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Before the Gold: Best Adapted Screenplay
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, or specific credits that may have influenced their Oscar-nominated work this year. The nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay run the gamut from indie filmmakers graduating to mainstream exposure, to […] More
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Spirit Award Winners Include Carey Mulligan and ‘Nomadland’
Moments ago, the Film Independent Spirit Awards had their gathering, giving out prizes for the best in indie cinema. Normally, they’re held the day before the Oscars, but what’s normal anymore, right? Nomadland took Best Feature and Best Director for Chloe Zhao, while Promising Young Woman scored Emerald Fennell a Best Screenplay prize, with Carey […] More
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Before the Gold: Best Leading Actress
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, or specific credits that may have influenced their Oscar-nominated work this year. The Best Leading Actress this year is one of the most entertaining, unpredictable races we’ve seen in… […] More
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Before the Gold: Best Cinematography
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, or specific credits that may have influenced their Oscar-nominated work this year. This year’s Best Achievement in Cinematography nominees are a relatively new group, with only one boasting a […] More
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What if ‘Nomadland’ Loses Best Picture?
In all likelihood, we’re now six days out from Nomadland being the latest Oscar winner in Best Picture. Voting for the Academy Awards ends tomorrow, so we’re truly in the eleventh hour for members making up their minds. Despite a small bump or two in the road of late, nothing really suggests that Chloe Zhao‘s […] More
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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 Film Editing
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. One of the joys of this year’s Oscars is the abundance of first time Oscar nominees, especially in craft categories. Best Film Editing has a host of newbies. Four […] 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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BAFTA’s Led by ‘Nomadland’ with ‘The Father’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ Among Those Next in Line
This afternoon brought the results of the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards, also known as BAFTA. After the nominations, due in part to a quirk in voting this year, brought some surprises, the wins more or less went according to plan. As expected, Nomadland led the way, taking home four BAFTA prizes, including Best Picture, […] More
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DGA Awards Given to Chloé Zhao and Darius Marder
Tonight, the Directors Guild of America held their big awards ceremony. Of course, we all went in to this DGA show knowing that Chloé Zhao was going win the big category for her Nomadland work. That proved to be the case, as Zhao beat back Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), David […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Can ‘Promising Young Woman’ Shock the World?
By all reasonable metrics, Nomadland is going to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Especially after winning with the Producers Guild, everything is in its favor. Instead of a close race, what we’re likely getting is a runaway victory, the kind we haven’t had in a while. The precursor domination has been far and […] More
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Producers Guild Awards ‘Nomadland’ With Its Top Prize
Folks, the Oscar for Best Picture appears to be wrapped up. Why do I say that? Well, moments ago, Nomadland won the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. That prize, the most prestigious one given out by the Producers Guild of America, makes Chloé Zhao‘s film easily the odds on […] More