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ASC Award Goes to ‘Mank’ and Erik Messerschmidt
If you thought the Best Cinematography race for this year’s Oscars was all sealed up, you might want to reconsider. The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) handed out their wins today for the past year in film and television, including a big shock in their Theatrical Release category as they awarded Erik Messerschmidt for his work on Mank. […] 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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Art Directors Guild Winners Announced!
The 25th annual Art Directors Guild Awards were held this evening, and several big players of the awards season walked away with major prizes, with David Fincher’s Mank and Pete Docter’s Soul among them. Also rewarded were television sensations The Mandalorian and The Queen’s Gambit. The ADG gave out lifetime achievement awards to Stuart Wurtzel, […] 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 Original Score
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. This year’s Best Original Score nominees span decades of experience and include seasoned pros, newcomers, and Nine Inch Nails members alike. Here’s a showcase of the musical geniuses who’ve […] 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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Top Prize at the Visual Effects Society Awards Goes To ‘The Midnight Sky’
The Visual Effects Society (VES) have handed out their winners for the best achievements in film, television, and more, with the top prize perhaps being a bit of a surprise. While Tenet was presumed to be the frontrunner for their biggest award of the night, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, the win actually went to George […] More
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ASC Nominations Announced!
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) have announced their nominations for the best cinematography in film this year. While their nominees include several of the names we’ve been seeing this awards season (there’s Joshua James Richards again for Nomadland!), it did include one massive surprise: Newton Thomas Sigel for Cherry. A film with a lot of buzz that died down after […] More
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Interview: Amanda Seyfried Talks ‘Mank’ and Being a Good Person
Amanda Seyfried is far more than just one of the Mean Girls. Now, to be sure, she’s phenomenal in that film, but it does a disservice to Seyfried to ignore her other roles. Especially now, she’s finally getting some deserved raves for her work in Mank. Already nominated for a Golden Globe, an Academy Award […] More
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Interview: Oscar Winner Kirk Baxter Talks Working with David Fincher and Editing ‘Mank’
You don’t win two Academy Awards without being pretty great at your job. So, it’s not a stretch to call Kirk Baxter an ace editor. His work, not just alongside Angus Wall, but with director David Fincher, has produced some impeccably edited films. The Social Network, along with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, won […] More
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Vancouver Film Critics Cite ‘Mank’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ Among Their Nominees
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle have announced their nominations for the best in film this year, with Mank, Nomadland, and Promising Young Woman leading the field as their Best Picture nominees. Mank leads the nomination total with five all together, adding Best Director (David Fincher), Best Screenplay (Jack Fincher), Best Actor (Gary Oldman), and Best Supporting Actress (Amanda Seyfried) to […] More
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Interview: Erik Messerschmidt Chats About David Fincher and ‘Mank’
A David Fincher film has a number of hallmarks to it, but one guarantee is some top-notch cinematography. His latest movie, Mank, is certainly another example of this. Fincher’s cinematographer here is Erik Messerschmidt, who is quickly becoming a major name in the business. Messerschmidt is a terrific up and coming DP, one who is […] More