The Academy’s International Feature Category Isn’t as Global as Some May Expect
In April 2019, the Academy made a major change to the category formerly known as best foreign-language film. The following March, at the 92nd Academy Awards, Parasite made Oscar history when it became the first non-English film to take best picture — and the first movie to win the Oscar for the newly designated category […]
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Ava DuVernay, Andrew Haigh and Celine Song to Be Honored at 2024 Kodak Film Awards
The sixth annual Kodak Film Awards announced their honorees, to be feted at an invitation-only event on Feb. 23 at the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Clubhouse in Los Angeles. Origin writer-director Ava DuVernay and All of Us Strangers writer-director Andrew Haigh will both receive the Auteur Award in recognition of their exceptional directorial achievements. Oscar […]
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‘Saltburn’ and ‘Maestro’ Both Collect Pair of Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706) announced winners of its 11th annual awards on Saturday, with Amazon MGM Studios’ Saltburn taking home two MUAHS Awards for best contemporary make-up and best contemporary hair styling. Netflix’s Maestro also picked up a pair of honors for best period and/or character make-up and best […]
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Diane Lane on the Unfiltered Slim Keith, Her Betrayal and What the Real Swans Would Say About ‘Feud’ Season 2
[This story contains spoilers from the fourth episode of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, “It’s Impossible.”] For Diane Lane, the entire premise of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans is full of complexity and layers. As the FX series depicts the fallout from Truman Capote’s “La Côte Basque” — a chapter from his unfinished novel, Answered […]
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DGA Awards: Christopher Nolan Takes Top Honor for ‘Oppenheimer’
Christopher Nolan took home the top prize at the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday night, earning his first DGA Award for the historical epic Oppenheimer. Past Lives director Celine Song won the Michael Apted Award for first feature. Accepting the award, Song promised to “continue to keep directing films for as long as […]
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Producers Guild Reveals 2024 Innovation Award Nominees
The Producers Guild of America have announced the nominees for the PGA Innovation Award ahead of the 35th Annual PGA Awards, set to take place on Feb. 25. The PGA Innovation Award recognizes the production of a noteworthy, impactful new media program that significantly elevates the audience’s viewing experience. The nominees, in alphabetical order, are Body […]
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Dorian Film Awards: ‘All of Us Strangers’ Tops Nominations
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced the nominees of the 15th Dorian Film Awards, and Searchlight’s All of Us Strangers leads the nominations with nine. The Andrew Haigh-written and -directed drama earned nods for film of the year, LGBTQ film of the year and genre film of the year, with Haigh also landing […]
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‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Poor Things’ Lead Oscar Nominations
Oppenheimer and Poor Things lead the pack of the 2024 Oscars nominees, with both features earning 13 and 11 nominations apiece, respectively, including best picture. The Universal biopic about the father of the A-bomb earned 13 nods for Christopher Nolan (for best director and adapted screenplay), lead actor Cillian Murphy, supporting performers Emily Blunt and […]
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Peabody Awards Reveal Date for 2024 Ceremony, New Board Members
The Peabody Awards are looking to (finally) host their first in-person Los Angeles awards ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on June 9. The organization announced a planned move to Los Angeles (from New York) for its annual awards in early 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic and last year’s writers strike have prevented the organization […]
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PGA Awards: Gail Berman Tapped for Norman Lear Achievement Honor
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced Wednesday that producer Gail Berman will be honored with this year’s Norman Lear Achievement Award. The Norman Lear Award recognizes a producer or producing team for their extraordinary body of work in television. Past honorees include Mindy Kaling, Greg Berlanti, Marta Kauffman, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Ryan Murphy, Shonda Rhimes, […]
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AARP Movies for Grownups Awards: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Named Best Picture
Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moon was named best picture at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, the winners of which were unveiled on Wednesday. Robert De Niro also won best supporting actor for his role in Martin Scorsese’s true-crime epic, which tells the story of the systemic assassinations of the Osage people in 1920s […]
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How ‘Oppenheimer’ Production and Costume Designers Brought Christopher Nolan’s Vision to the Screen
Production designer Ruth De Jong and costume designer Ellen Mirojnick have worked on projects helmed by incredible filmmakers. De Jong earned an Emmy nomination for David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return and worked as the production designer on Jordan Peele’s Us and Nope. Mirojnick, meanwhile, earned an Emmy for Behind the Candelabra — one of her six […]
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