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The ASC Nominates 2017
American Society of Cinematographers Unveils Nominees in All Categories LOS ANGELES (January 9, 2018) — The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced the nominees in all categories of the 32nd Annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement. Winners will be revealed at the organization’s February 17 ceremony, which will be emceed this year by Ben Mankiewicz, a longtime host on Turner…
Read the full article »GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER KICKS OFF AWARDS SEASON WITH 90TH ANNUAL OSCAR NOMINATIONS PANEL, JANUARY 23, 2018
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER KICKS OFF AWARDS SEASON WITH 90TH ANNUAL OSCAR NOMINATIONS PANEL, JANUARY 23, 2018 Panel Discussion Features Top Chicago Film Critics J.R. Jones, Sergio Mims, Michael Phillips, Pamela Powell and Ray Pride CHICAGO — The Gene Siskel Film Center (GSFC) of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presents the 90th Academy Awards® Nominations Panel Tuesday,…
Read the full article »Alliance Of Women Film Journalists Gives 2017 Nods
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 AWFJ EDA Awards. This year, AWFJ presents EDA Awards in 25 categories, divided into three sections: the standard ‘Best Of’ section, the Female Focus awards and the irreverent EDA Special Mention awards—including Actress Most in Need of a New Agent…
Read the full article »20 Weeks To Oscar: Season of Assumption
There has never been less plain talk in an Oscar season.
The field lacks many frontrunners and has representation on many fronts, which is stirring passion amongst a wider-than-usual range of interested observers.
This is a good thing.
Read the full article » 4 Comments »PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2018 PRODUCERS GUILD AWARDS
LOS ANGELES (January 5, 2018) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today theatrical motion picture and television nominations for the 29th Annual Producers Guild Awards. This year, the nominees in the category for The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures included a tie, so for the first time the PGA…
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: The Globes Party On
The Gurus return from the holidays with a mostly unchanged view of Best Picture, along with picks of all the winners at Sunday’s Golden Globes, with strong consensus in only five of 14 categories.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 10 scientific and technical achievements represented by 34 individual award recipients, as well as one organization, will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 10, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. In addition, visual effects technologist Jonathan Erland will receive…
Read the full article »American Cinema Editors Eddie Nominations Announced
American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced nominations for the 68th Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during ACE’s annual black-tie awards ceremony on Friday, January 26, 2018 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will be presided over by ACE President, Stephen…
Read the full article »Suprateek Chatterjee on “Bollywood’s Terrible 2017 “
Suprateek Chatterjee on “Bollywood’s Terrible 2017 “
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: And The Horses Are In The Gate (And Going On Vacation)…
As Oscar voters head to the beach or the snow or lands of eternal beauty and dysentery, The Gurus take one more look at Best Picture, the Acting races, Director and Screenplay, Also, some suggestions about which DVDs should make the journey with you and fill your happy holiday nights. Even better, find a movie theater with these films and buy a ticket. You can afford it… you just got a big tax break! Happy, happy holidays from the Gurus o’ Gold.
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7 FEATURES ADVANCE IN RACE FOR MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING OSCAR® LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 90th Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “Bright” “Darkest Hour” “Ghost in the Shell”…
Read the full article »141 Original Scores Tune Up For Oscar
141 ORIGINAL SCORES IN 2017 OSCAR RACE LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 141 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2017 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 90th Academy Awards. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in…
Read the full article »70 ORIGINAL SONGS VIE FOR 2017 OSCAR
70 ORIGINAL SONGS VIE FOR 2017 OSCAR LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 70 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2017 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 90th Academy Awards. The original songs, along with the motion picture in which…
Read the full article »Indiana Film Journalists Like Lady Bird
“Lady Bird” big winner in Indiana Film Journalists Association awards “Lady Bird” was the runaway winner in the 2017 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) awards, taking the top prize of Best Picture as well as Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Greta Gerwig, Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan and Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf….
Read the full article »10 Visual Effects Oscar Contenders Advance
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 90th Academy Awards. “Alien: Covenant” “Blade Runner 2049” “Dunkirk” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” “Kong: Skull Island” “Okja” “The Shape of Water” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” “Valerian and the…
Read the full article »Oscar’s Best Foreign-Language Film Shortlist
9 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ADVANCE IN OSCAR® RACE LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 90th Academy Awards ®. Ninety-two films had originally been considered in the category. The…
Read the full article »Nominations Announced for the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 13, 2017) – Nominees for the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances in film and television of 2017, as well as the honorees for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning. Two nominating panels — one for television and one for film…
Read the full article »African American Film Critics Association Names Get Out Top Film of 2017
AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION NAMES “GET OUT” TOP FILM OF 2017 Daniel Kaluuya, Frances McDormand, Laurence Fishburne and Tiffany Haddish Earn Acting Wins from the Nation’s Premiere Black Critics Group Los Angeles, CA (December 12, 2017) – Jordan Peele’s seismic thriller GET OUT captured the most wins from the members of the African American Film…
Read the full article »Globe Reactions
“The Golden Globes, hooray! What wonderful news on such a snowy day in London.” Judi Dench, Others React to The Getting Global
Read the full article »Golden Globes Reactions
“THE DISASTER ARTIST gets nominated for big Hollywood awards!! What a story!!” – Seth Rogan via Twitter “Thank you to the HFPA for this honor and thank you beyond measure to the one and only Billie Jean King. She is a brilliant, brave and game-changing human being, and I wish to be half the woman…
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