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Dorian Awards Given to ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ and ‘Nomadland’
We’re officially one week away from the Oscars, where Nomadland is expected to be the big winner, and it’s not showing much sign of slowing down, earning more awards tonight at the Dorian Awards. GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment handed out the Dorians at a virtual ceremony, with Nomadland earning prizes for Best Film, Best Director, and Most […] More
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Before the Gold: Best Production Design
This month, we’re taking a look at this year’s Oscar nominees and digging into their past work to find hidden gems that you may have overlooked. Best Production Design includes a diverse array of landscapes, from an ever-changing apartment to a claustrophobic recording studio, from an antique Hollywood to an open desert, to some version […] More
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Costume Designers Guild Awards Announced!
The Costume Designers Guild handed out their 2021 awards for film and television on Tuesday night, where all of the Oscar nominated films for Costume Design were up for awards. So, who took home prizes? Of the five Oscar nominees, both Mulan and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom won from the guild awards, in the categories of Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy […] More
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The Case for All Five Nominees in Best Actress
How about this Best Actress race? No other category is as up in the air as this one. Furthermore, Actress is setting itself up to be one of the most thrilling categories in some time. It all begs the question that I asked last week: who the hell is winning Best Actress? Whomever wins among […] More
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Music Supervisors Guild Rewards ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’
The Music Supervisors Guild have handed out their awards, ending off a very successful weekend for the films Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Promising Young Woman, both of which also had strong showings at the BAFTAs over the past two days. Other winners in the film categories were Soul and The Cuban. The television categories topped off amusingly with a three-way […] More
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BAFTA Night One Winners Led By ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
The BAFTA Awards continue to break from tradition in a major way this year. After their decision to have smaller juries decide the nominations for many categories resulted in one of the most wildly exciting and unpredictable groups of nominees we’ve perhaps ever seen, the BAFTAs have split their awards presentation out over two nights. […] More
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Before the Gold: Best Makeup and Hairstyling
This month, we’re taking a look at this year’s Oscar nominees and digging into their past work to find hidden gems that you may have overlooked. Best Makeup and Hairstyling offers a journey through time and around the globe, beginning in England in the 1800s and making stops in a fantastical countryside Italy, the Roaring […] More
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SAG Winners Include Viola Davis, Youn Yuh-jung, and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
Moments ago, the 27th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards wrapped up, with the 2021 ceremony looking a lot different. Clocking in at one hour and being a pre-recorded affair, SAG opted for brevity. it ran smoothly, though one could argue that the winners deserved more room to breathe. As for the winners, we had the […] More
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Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Rewards ‘Birds of Prey’ and ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS) have handed out their 8th annual awards, with the film categories being split between Birds of Prey and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, each earning two prizes for their Make-Up and Hairstyling, with Birds of Prey in the contemporary categories and Ma Rainey in the period ones. With Birds of Prey not nominated in the Make-Up and […] More
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NAACP Image Awards Handed Out
The NAACP Image Awards have handed out the awards for their 52nd annual ceremony, with Anthony Anderson hosting for the eighth year in a row. Anderson was already a winner before the televised ceremony, having won an award at Friday’s non-televised ceremony for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for Black-ish. Black-ish couldn’t take the Outstanding Comedy Series prize, […] More
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Interview: Hair and Makeup Team on Wigs, Details, and Authenticity in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Earlier this week, we featured a conversation with production designer Marc Ricker about his amazing work creating the world of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Another key factor in mimicking the 1920s and giving off an authentic feel is the hair and makeup team, which earned a deserved place on the corresponding Oscar shortlist in that […] More
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Interview: Production Designer Mark Ricker on Enclosed Space and Class Signifiers in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
The world of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom gives audiences the opportunity to engage with a formidable cast of characters led by Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Colman Domingo, and Glynn Turman, who have all been attracting awards attention. The visual elements of the film are particularly striking, conjuring up a specific moment in a specific neighborhood […] More
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