‘We were putting on the parachute as we fell’

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‘We were putting on the parachute as we fell’

There is a very competitive race in the Visual Effects Oscar category this year. There’s the old standby (“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”), the head-scratcher (“Napoleon”), the iconic monster (“Godzilla Minus One”), the space-faring super-hero team (“Guardians of…

Picard Earn 2024 WGA Awards Nominations

Can you even hear a guild awards ceremony if it occurs after the Academy Awards? Thanks to the WGA strike, we’re about to find out. The nominees were announced this morning for the 2024 WGA Awards which will take place…

Part Two Is The First Major Best Picture Player Of 2025

As always, the 2024 Sundance Film Festival gave us several likely Oscar nominees. Keiran Culkin for “A Real Pain,” documentaries “Union” or “Daughters“,” and, potentially, Sebastian Stan for “A Different Man.” But there was no Best Picture player in the…

J.A. Bayona Reflects On Young People Embracing The Netflix Blockbuster Society of the Snow

J.A. Bayona and his producing partners spent years attempting to finance “Society of the Snow.” Despite his track record, no one, no studio, no production company from his native Spain wanted to back it. And, the story of the 45…

Maestro, Saltburn, And Dancing With The Stars Top 2024 Make-Up Artists and Hairstylists Guild Awards

“Poor Things” may have taken home the BAFTA or Makeup and Hair on Sunday morning Los Angeles time, but “Maestro” showed its awards season strength later that evening at the 2024 Make-Up Artists and Hairstylists Guild Awards. The Bradley Cooper…

‘Oppenheimer’ Wins Best Film, Best Actor & Dominates The 2024 BAFTA Awards [Full List]

If you were looking for the BAFTA Awards to provide some surprises this Oscar season, you will be sorely disappointed. As expected, “Oppenheimer” dominated the night taking Best Film, Director (Christopher Nolan), Lead Actor (Cillian Murphy), Supporting Actor (Robert Downey,…

Five Pressing Oscars Questions As The Wait To Crown Oppenheimer Continues

In theory, we owe the world another edition of the Contender Countdown. A long-awaited update on the state of the Best Picture race. Except, here’s the thing, there’s really nothing to update. Yes, it’s true. We’ve entered yet another Oscar…

Christopher Nolan Wins 2024 DGA Award For Oppenheimer

The annual awards for the guild that settled with the AMPTP while the other two major guilds went on strike and that former guild somehow reaped the same rewards afterward were held tonight and, shockingly, there were few surprises. In…

‘Saltburn,’ ‘Poor Things,’ ‘Succession’ Top 2024 ADG Awards

While the Director’s Guild was celebrating the best in filmmaking on one end of town, the Art Director’s Guild of America was handing out their own 2024 honors. Shocked by her win, Ruth De Jong took the Period Feature Film…

Academy Award For Casting Will Be Added For 98th Oscars

In an under-the-radar move that will delight many in Hollywood, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has added a new category to the Academy Awards. Beginning with the 98th Oscars in 2026, an achievement in Casting Oscar will…

Hoyte van Hoytema Lighting Oppenheimer With ‘Our Own Technology’

If you were to look over Hoyte van Hoytema‘s resume you would probably think he already has an Oscar statue somewhere hidden in his home. Surprisingly, despite collaborations with Spike Jonze, Same Mendes, and Jordan Peele, among others, that isn’t…

Billie Eilish And Ludwig Göransson Win Grammys For Barbie And Oppenheimer

The Television Academy handed out 94 Grammy Awards this year and a majority of those were announced during a 3-hour ceremony before the main CBS telecast. Despite many of the winners waiting to show up to Staples, er, Crypto.com Arena…

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