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ACE Eddie Backs ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ and More
The ACE Eddie Awards have handed out their winners for the best achievements in the field of editing over the last year in films and television series. The big winner of the day was Alan Baumgarten, who earned the Feature Film (Dramatic) prize for his work on The Trial of the Chicago 7, giving him the edge […] More
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Motion Picture Sound Editors Hand Out Some Surprises!
The Motion Picture Sound Editors handed out their awards last night for the best work in sound editing over the past year, and there was a big shutout for the leading contenders of the night. Sound of Metal, largely considered the frontrunner for the Best Sound award at the Oscars, and News of the World, both […] More
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Watch: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Editor Alan Baumgarten Breaks Down the Film’s Opening Sequence
Editing any movie is difficult, but one imagines that editing an Aaron Sorkin movie must be particularly hard. With all of the snappy, razor-sharp dialogue and the abundance of characters, keeping the audience’s attention clear and focused on the right places isn’t an easy feat, yet it’s one that Alan Baumgarten made look simple with his work for The Trial […] 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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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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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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Interview: Producer Ryan Donnell Smith on History and Timing in ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
One of the best movies of 2020 was The Trial of the Chicago 7, which earned six Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture. Writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s lofty recreation of a grand hearing with massive political implications features a tremendously talented cast. Awards Radar had the chance to speak with producer Ryan Donnell Smith on […] More
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Awards Radar Oscars Shortlist Analysis: Original Song
Are there any categories harder to predict than Best Original Song? The music branch has notoriously excluded frontrunners in this category before (“See You Again” from Furious 7, “The Wrestler” from The Wrestler). There always seems to be room for a stray song from the end credits of a documentary. We’re still trying to figure […] 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: Oscar-Shortlisted Composer Daniel Pemberton Talks ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
Four-time Golden Globe nominee, Daniel Pemberton, has been receiving plenty of Oscar buzz surrounding his score for Aaron Sorkin’s latest film, and Netflix’s Best Picture hopeful, The Trial of the Chicago 7. He’s also on the Oscar Shortlist for the film’s original song “Hear My Voice,” which he co-wrote with British singer-songwriter Celeste. On Wednesday […] More
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Interview: Phedon Papamichael Talks Cinematography and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
You often see a truly great cinematographer return to work numerous times with certain filmmakers. It’s actually rare to see a DP who always works with different directors. So, it’s not surprising that Phedon Papamichael has consistent fans in storytellers like James Mangold and Alexander Payne. He has a flexible visual language that allows him […] More
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Awards Season Update: Could ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Be the New ‘Spotlight’ in Best Picture?
For a significant portion of the year, my predicted winner in Best Picture has been The Trial of the Chicago 7. Aaron Sorkin‘s film has been in the pole position, Oscar prediction-wise, for months now. However, as the season has evolved, some of its potential wins have slipped away, to the point where I now […] More