“Oppenheimer” got a big boost in its bid for Best Editing at the Oscars with a win at the Ace Golden Eddie Awards on March 3. It prevailed in the drama race at these awards bestowed by American Cinema Editors over two of its Oscar rivals –“Anatomy of a Fall” and “Killers of the Flower Moon ” — as well as “Maestro” and “Past Lives.”
Another of the Oscar nominees, “The Holdovers ” won the comedy/musical category over the fifth Oscar contender, “Poor Things,” plus “Air”, “American Fiction” and “Barbie.”
Since 1990, the film that came up with one of the ACEs went on to win the top prize at the Academy Awards 19 times, including the 2023 winner for best comedy/musical editing, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and the 2020 winner for best drama editing, “Parasite.” And in 10 of the 14 years when the Ace barometer was wrong, at least one of the Eddie champs was a contender for Best Picture.
Another of the Oscar nominees, “The Holdovers ” won the comedy/musical category over the fifth Oscar contender, “Poor Things,” plus “Air”, “American Fiction” and “Barbie.”
Since 1990, the film that came up with one of the ACEs went on to win the top prize at the Academy Awards 19 times, including the 2023 winner for best comedy/musical editing, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and the 2020 winner for best drama editing, “Parasite.” And in 10 of the 14 years when the Ace barometer was wrong, at least one of the Eddie champs was a contender for Best Picture.
- 3/4/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Best Picture favorite “Oppenheimer” and “The Holdovers” were the drama and comedy editing winners at the 74th Ace Eddie Awards, March 3 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. “Oppenheimer” editor Jennifer Lame is now a step closer to winning the Oscar for deftly balancing Christopher Nolan’s interlocking, subjective POVs of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Best Actor nominee Cillian Murphy) in color and adversary Admiral Lewis Strauss (Best Supporting Actor nominee Robert Downey Jr.) in black-and-white.
The other Oscar nominees are “The Holdovers” (edited by Ace president Kevin Tent), Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Anatomy of Fall,” and “Poor Things.”
“Spider-Man: Across the Universe” won the animation award, “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” earned theatrical documentary honors, and “Escaping Twin Flames” took the non-theatrical prize.
TV editing winners included “The Last of Us” for drama series, “Beef” for limited series, “How I Met Your Father” for multi-camera comedy series, “The Bear” for single-camera comedy series,...
The other Oscar nominees are “The Holdovers” (edited by Ace president Kevin Tent), Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Anatomy of Fall,” and “Poor Things.”
“Spider-Man: Across the Universe” won the animation award, “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” earned theatrical documentary honors, and “Escaping Twin Flames” took the non-theatrical prize.
TV editing winners included “The Last of Us” for drama series, “Beef” for limited series, “How I Met Your Father” for multi-camera comedy series, “The Bear” for single-camera comedy series,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Universal’s Oppenheimer and Focus Features’ The Holdovers won the top theatrical prizes Sunday at the 74th Annual Ace Eddie Awards, presented by the American Cinema Editors at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
Ace president Kevin Tent, who presided over the event, won best edited feature film, comedy, for The Holdovers, while the drama feature award went to Oppenheimer editor Jennifer Lame.
Other theatrical winners include animated feature winner Michael Andrews for Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and documentary winner Michael Harte for Apple’s Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. Television winners include The Bear‘s Joanna Naugle, who won for the acclaimed episode “Fishes” that featured a star-studded lineup of guest actors led by Jamie Lee Curtis; The Last of Us‘ Timothy A. Good, for the episode “Long, Long Time;” Beef‘s Harry Yoon and Laura Zempel; and How I Met Your Father‘s Russell Griffin.
The team...
Ace president Kevin Tent, who presided over the event, won best edited feature film, comedy, for The Holdovers, while the drama feature award went to Oppenheimer editor Jennifer Lame.
Other theatrical winners include animated feature winner Michael Andrews for Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and documentary winner Michael Harte for Apple’s Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. Television winners include The Bear‘s Joanna Naugle, who won for the acclaimed episode “Fishes” that featured a star-studded lineup of guest actors led by Jamie Lee Curtis; The Last of Us‘ Timothy A. Good, for the episode “Long, Long Time;” Beef‘s Harry Yoon and Laura Zempel; and How I Met Your Father‘s Russell Griffin.
The team...
- 3/4/2024
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” topped the dramatic feature editing category at the American Cinema Editors’ 74th Ace Eddie Awards, while “The Holdovers” won the category for best edited comedic feature during Sunday’s ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
Jennifer Lame edited “Oppenheimer,” which also took top honors at last week’s SAG Awards and Producers Guild Awards. The recent honor further cements the film’s position to take top prize at the Oscars next weekend. But she faces competition from Kevin Tent, who won here for “The Holdovers.”
Should Lame go on to win the Oscar, it will mark nine years since a woman has won. Margaret Sixel won in 2015 for “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
Tent, also president of Ace, kicked off the ceremony addressing last year’s labor strikes, saying, “It’s great to look out and see so many rock star editors…Last year was an extraordinarily...
Jennifer Lame edited “Oppenheimer,” which also took top honors at last week’s SAG Awards and Producers Guild Awards. The recent honor further cements the film’s position to take top prize at the Oscars next weekend. But she faces competition from Kevin Tent, who won here for “The Holdovers.”
Should Lame go on to win the Oscar, it will mark nine years since a woman has won. Margaret Sixel won in 2015 for “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
Tent, also president of Ace, kicked off the ceremony addressing last year’s labor strikes, saying, “It’s great to look out and see so many rock star editors…Last year was an extraordinarily...
- 3/4/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Laurent Sénéchal for Anatomy Of A Fall and Keith Fraase for Past Lives are among the American Cinema Editors’ best edited dramatic feature film nominees heading into the Ace Eddie Awards on Sunday, March 3, 2024.
Thelma Schoonmaker for Killers Of The Flower Moon, Jennifer Lame for Oppenheimer, and Michelle Tesoro for Maestro round out the category nominations.
Comedy feature nominees are William Goldenberg for Air, Hilda Rasula for American Fiction, Nick Houy for Barbie, Kevin Tent for The Holdovers, and Yorgos Mavropsaridis for Poor Things.
The animated feature category pits Stephen Schaffer for Elemental against Randy Trager and Erin Crackel for Nimona,...
Thelma Schoonmaker for Killers Of The Flower Moon, Jennifer Lame for Oppenheimer, and Michelle Tesoro for Maestro round out the category nominations.
Comedy feature nominees are William Goldenberg for Air, Hilda Rasula for American Fiction, Nick Houy for Barbie, Kevin Tent for The Holdovers, and Yorgos Mavropsaridis for Poor Things.
The animated feature category pits Stephen Schaffer for Elemental against Randy Trager and Erin Crackel for Nimona,...
- 1/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
The nominations for the 2024 Ace Eddie Awards announced on Thursday (Jan. 25) include our Oscar frontrunner for Best Film Editing, “Oppenheimer,” along with the other four films contending in that race: “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Poor Things” and “The Holdovers.”
The Ace Eddie Awards divide their prizes for editing between dramas and comedies/musicals.
“Anatomy of a Fall,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Oppenheimer” contend here in the drama race, which is rounded out by “Maestro” and “Past Lives.”
Facing off against “Poor Things” and “The Holdovers” on the comedy side are “Air,” “American Fiction” and “Barbie.”
In 1992, the Eddies went from three to five nominees (matching that of the Oscars) and in 2000 it split the award in two, with five nominees for each of drama and comedy/musical. Over the past 31 years, 139 of the 155 Academy Awards nominees for Best Film Editing have reaped an...
The Ace Eddie Awards divide their prizes for editing between dramas and comedies/musicals.
“Anatomy of a Fall,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Oppenheimer” contend here in the drama race, which is rounded out by “Maestro” and “Past Lives.”
Facing off against “Poor Things” and “The Holdovers” on the comedy side are “Air,” “American Fiction” and “Barbie.”
In 1992, the Eddies went from three to five nominees (matching that of the Oscars) and in 2000 it split the award in two, with five nominees for each of drama and comedy/musical. Over the past 31 years, 139 of the 155 Academy Awards nominees for Best Film Editing have reaped an...
- 1/25/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in ‘Barbie’ ((Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Oppenheimer, The Bear, and Barbie are among the nominees for the 74th Annual Ace Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in film, television, and documentaries. In addition to the 14 competitive categories, the American Cinema Editors (Ace) will honor filmmaker John Waters and editors Kate Amend, Stephen Lovejoy, and Walter Murch with special awards during this year’s ceremony.
Winners will be announced at the Ace Eddie Awards to be held on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Drag queen, performer, and queer activist Nina West (Hairspray) will handle hosting duties.
2024 Ace Eddie Awards Nominees:
Best Edited Feature Film:
Anatomy of a Fall, Laurent Sénéchal
Killers of the Flower Moon, Thelma Schoonmaker, Ace
Maestro, Michelle Tesoro, Ace
Oppenheimer, Jennifer Lame, Ace
Past Lives, Keith Fraase
Best Edited Feature Film:
Air,...
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Oppenheimer, The Bear, and Barbie are among the nominees for the 74th Annual Ace Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in film, television, and documentaries. In addition to the 14 competitive categories, the American Cinema Editors (Ace) will honor filmmaker John Waters and editors Kate Amend, Stephen Lovejoy, and Walter Murch with special awards during this year’s ceremony.
Winners will be announced at the Ace Eddie Awards to be held on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Drag queen, performer, and queer activist Nina West (Hairspray) will handle hosting duties.
2024 Ace Eddie Awards Nominees:
Best Edited Feature Film:
Anatomy of a Fall, Laurent Sénéchal
Killers of the Flower Moon, Thelma Schoonmaker, Ace
Maestro, Michelle Tesoro, Ace
Oppenheimer, Jennifer Lame, Ace
Past Lives, Keith Fraase
Best Edited Feature Film:
Air,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The 2024 American Cinema Editors (Ace) Eddie Award nominations have been unveiled.
As announced today, January 25, the 74th Annual Ace Eddie Awards will recognize Thelma Schoonmaker’s work on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Jennifer Lame’s editing skills on “Oppenheimer,” Nick Houy’s vision for “Barbie,” Laurent Sénéchal for “Anatomy of a Fall,” and more nominees across drama and comedy.
The annual awards ceremony honors outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television, and documentaries. The winners will be announced live during the Ace Eddie Awards on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at UCLA’s Royce Hall at a special brunch celebration, with “Hairspray” actress, drag queen, and queer activist Nina West hosting.
TV nominees include “The Bear,” “Succession,” “Barry,” “Ahsoka,” “The Last of Us,” and “Beef.”
“Hairspray” director John Waters will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes filmmakers who exemplify distinguished achievement in the art and business of film.
As announced today, January 25, the 74th Annual Ace Eddie Awards will recognize Thelma Schoonmaker’s work on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Jennifer Lame’s editing skills on “Oppenheimer,” Nick Houy’s vision for “Barbie,” Laurent Sénéchal for “Anatomy of a Fall,” and more nominees across drama and comedy.
The annual awards ceremony honors outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television, and documentaries. The winners will be announced live during the Ace Eddie Awards on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at UCLA’s Royce Hall at a special brunch celebration, with “Hairspray” actress, drag queen, and queer activist Nina West hosting.
TV nominees include “The Bear,” “Succession,” “Barry,” “Ahsoka,” “The Last of Us,” and “Beef.”
“Hairspray” director John Waters will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes filmmakers who exemplify distinguished achievement in the art and business of film.
- 1/25/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The American Cinema Editors unwrapped the nominees for its 74th Eddie Awards.
Ace’s live-action theatrical feature competition is divided into two categories, for drama and comedy. Nominees in the category for best edited dramatic theatrical feature are Laurent Sénéchal for Anatomy of a Fall, Thelma Schoonmaker for Killers of the Flower Moon, Michelle Tesoro for Maestro, Jennifer Lame for Oppenheimer and Keith Fraase for Past Lives. Nominees for best edited comedic theatrical feature are William Goldenberg for Air, Hilda Rasula for American Fiction, Nick Houy for Barbie; Kevin Tent for The Holdovers and Yorgos Mavropsaridis for Poor Things.
The Eddie nominees include the five nominees for the Oscar in film editing: Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon and Oppenheimer (from the drama category); and The Holdovers and Poor Things (from the comedy category). With the nomination for Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese’s longtime...
Ace’s live-action theatrical feature competition is divided into two categories, for drama and comedy. Nominees in the category for best edited dramatic theatrical feature are Laurent Sénéchal for Anatomy of a Fall, Thelma Schoonmaker for Killers of the Flower Moon, Michelle Tesoro for Maestro, Jennifer Lame for Oppenheimer and Keith Fraase for Past Lives. Nominees for best edited comedic theatrical feature are William Goldenberg for Air, Hilda Rasula for American Fiction, Nick Houy for Barbie; Kevin Tent for The Holdovers and Yorgos Mavropsaridis for Poor Things.
The Eddie nominees include the five nominees for the Oscar in film editing: Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon and Oppenheimer (from the drama category); and The Holdovers and Poor Things (from the comedy category). With the nomination for Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese’s longtime...
- 1/25/2024
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The American Cinema Editors (Ace) have nominated “Anatomy of a Fall,” Killers of the Flower Moon,”
“Maestro,” “Oppenheimer” and “Past Lives” in the category of feature film drama for the 74th annual Ace Eddie Awards. “Air,” “Barbie,” “American Fiction,” “Poor Things” and “The Holdovers” received nominations in the best edited comedic feature category.
The TV nominees include “The Bear,” “Barry,” “Succession,” Only Murders in the Building” and “Ahsoka.” Also landing a nomination for editing was the team behind “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.”
As previously announced, John Waters will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award. Film editors Kate Amend, Ace and Walter Murch, Ace will receive career achievement awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing. Stephen Lovejoy, Ace will receive the Heritage award for his unwavering commitment to Ace.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” alumni and star of “Hairspray” Nina West will emcee the event. The winners...
“Maestro,” “Oppenheimer” and “Past Lives” in the category of feature film drama for the 74th annual Ace Eddie Awards. “Air,” “Barbie,” “American Fiction,” “Poor Things” and “The Holdovers” received nominations in the best edited comedic feature category.
The TV nominees include “The Bear,” “Barry,” “Succession,” Only Murders in the Building” and “Ahsoka.” Also landing a nomination for editing was the team behind “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.”
As previously announced, John Waters will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award. Film editors Kate Amend, Ace and Walter Murch, Ace will receive career achievement awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing. Stephen Lovejoy, Ace will receive the Heritage award for his unwavering commitment to Ace.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” alumni and star of “Hairspray” Nina West will emcee the event. The winners...
- 1/25/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
American Cinemas Editors has cut together the nominees for its 74rd annual Ace Eddie Awards, which will be handed out next month. See the list of all 13 film and TV categories below.
The group also said today that Nina West, who played Divine in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and Edna Turnblad in the touring production of Hairspray, will host the March 3 ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Westwood.
Vying for the marquee prize of Best Edited Feature Film are the editors behind Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer and Past Lives. The Comedy Theatrical race will be among Air, American Fiction, Barbie, The Holdovers and Poor Things.
Since the turn of the 21st century, the Eddie winner for theatrical drama has gone on to score the Academy Award for Best Editing 13 of 23 times — but none of the past four years. In a twist,...
The group also said today that Nina West, who played Divine in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and Edna Turnblad in the touring production of Hairspray, will host the March 3 ceremony at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Westwood.
Vying for the marquee prize of Best Edited Feature Film are the editors behind Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer and Past Lives. The Comedy Theatrical race will be among Air, American Fiction, Barbie, The Holdovers and Poor Things.
Since the turn of the 21st century, the Eddie winner for theatrical drama has gone on to score the Academy Award for Best Editing 13 of 23 times — but none of the past four years. In a twist,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
With awards season now fully in swing, this past weekend saw the Critics Choice Awards take place giving us our second glimpse of what we can expect the big winners to be come Oscar night.
‘Oppenheimer’ emerged as the biggest winner at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, bagging eight trophies that included Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), and Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.). ‘Barbie’ followed closely with six wins, including Best Comedy and Best Song (“I’m Just Ken”).
On the TV side, ‘The Bear,’ ‘Succession’ and ‘Beef’ won big, each taking multiple acting awards and winning best comedy series, drama series and limited series, respectively.
Here’s the full list of winners.
Best Picture
Winner: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
Saltburn
Best Actor
Winner: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon...
‘Oppenheimer’ emerged as the biggest winner at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, bagging eight trophies that included Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), and Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.). ‘Barbie’ followed closely with six wins, including Best Comedy and Best Song (“I’m Just Ken”).
On the TV side, ‘The Bear,’ ‘Succession’ and ‘Beef’ won big, each taking multiple acting awards and winning best comedy series, drama series and limited series, respectively.
Here’s the full list of winners.
Best Picture
Winner: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
Saltburn
Best Actor
Winner: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon...
- 1/15/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
‘Oppenheimer’ cast, producer Emma Thomas, and director Christopher Nolan accept the Best Picture Award (Photo by Kevin Winter / Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)
Take that, Golden Globes. Chelsea Handler did a masterful job hosting the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards, nailing the jokes and showing she completely understood the assignment. Hosting for the second consecutive year, Handler kept the show on track and even called an audible late into the broadcast, bringing Barbie‘s Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie to the stage to accept the Best Comedy Movie award – one of a dozen not scheduled to be handed out on stage.
The acceptance speeches were heartfelt, lively, and memorable, and America Ferrera’s SeeHer acceptance speech will go down as one of the better speeches in Critics Choice Awards‘ history. Harrison Ford kept his Career Achievement Award acceptance speech short, recognizing the positive changes in the industry over his decades as an actor.
Take that, Golden Globes. Chelsea Handler did a masterful job hosting the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards, nailing the jokes and showing she completely understood the assignment. Hosting for the second consecutive year, Handler kept the show on track and even called an audible late into the broadcast, bringing Barbie‘s Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie to the stage to accept the Best Comedy Movie award – one of a dozen not scheduled to be handed out on stage.
The acceptance speeches were heartfelt, lively, and memorable, and America Ferrera’s SeeHer acceptance speech will go down as one of the better speeches in Critics Choice Awards‘ history. Harrison Ford kept his Career Achievement Award acceptance speech short, recognizing the positive changes in the industry over his decades as an actor.
- 1/15/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Oppenheimer was named best picture at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, which were handed out Sunday night.
The film’s haul — a leading eight total wins — also included wins for best acting ensemble and Robert Downey Jr. as best supporting actor in a film. Barbie scored best comedy, best song for “I’m Just Ken” and best original screenplay, among its wins, while American Fiction won best adapted screenplay. Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph won acting awards for The Holdovers, and Emma Stone won for Poor Things.
Succession won best drama series, while Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin took acting awards for their work on the show. The Bear was named best comedy series, with the show’s Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach taking home acting awards. Beef won for best limited series as well as three acting awards, for Ali Wong, Steven Yeun and Maria Bello.
The film’s haul — a leading eight total wins — also included wins for best acting ensemble and Robert Downey Jr. as best supporting actor in a film. Barbie scored best comedy, best song for “I’m Just Ken” and best original screenplay, among its wins, while American Fiction won best adapted screenplay. Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph won acting awards for The Holdovers, and Emma Stone won for Poor Things.
Succession won best drama series, while Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin took acting awards for their work on the show. The Bear was named best comedy series, with the show’s Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach taking home acting awards. Beef won for best limited series as well as three acting awards, for Ali Wong, Steven Yeun and Maria Bello.
- 1/15/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2024 Critics Choice Awards just wrapped up!
The show took place on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually by the Critics Choice Association to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Barbie led the film contenders with 18 nominations and The Morning Show led the TV contenders with six nominations. Historically, they are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.
Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners from the Critics Choice Awards…
Movie Nominations
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) - Winner
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”
Leonardo DiCaprio — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Colman Domingo — “Rustin”
Paul Giamatti...
The show took place on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually by the Critics Choice Association to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Barbie led the film contenders with 18 nominations and The Morning Show led the TV contenders with six nominations. Historically, they are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.
Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners from the Critics Choice Awards…
Movie Nominations
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) - Winner
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”
Leonardo DiCaprio — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Colman Domingo — “Rustin”
Paul Giamatti...
- 1/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“Oppenheimer” was the big winner at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, taking home eight trophies including best picture, director (Christopher Nolan) and supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.).
“Barbie” followed behind with six wins, including best comedy and best song (“I’m Just Ken”).
The ceremony shook up the awards race, handing best actress to Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) and best actor to Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”).
There were fewer surprises on the television side, as “The Bear,” “Succession” and “Beef” won big, each taking multiple acting awards and winning best comedy series, drama series and limited series, respectively.
“The Bear” and “Beef” each took home four awards, and “Succession” landed three.
Chelsea Handler hosted the Sunday night ceremony, broadcast live on the CW and held at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. Harrison Ford accepted the career achievement award, and America Ferrera was honored with the SeeHer Award.
View the full list...
“Barbie” followed behind with six wins, including best comedy and best song (“I’m Just Ken”).
The ceremony shook up the awards race, handing best actress to Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) and best actor to Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”).
There were fewer surprises on the television side, as “The Bear,” “Succession” and “Beef” won big, each taking multiple acting awards and winning best comedy series, drama series and limited series, respectively.
“The Bear” and “Beef” each took home four awards, and “Succession” landed three.
Chelsea Handler hosted the Sunday night ceremony, broadcast live on the CW and held at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. Harrison Ford accepted the career achievement award, and America Ferrera was honored with the SeeHer Award.
View the full list...
- 1/15/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony on January 14 aired on the CW and was hosted by Chelsea Handler. These kudos honor the best films and TV series of 2023 as voted on by the Critics Choice Association, who define themselves as “broadcast, radio and online critics as well as entertainment journalists who review films and documentaries as well as scripted and unscripted television.”
This year’s respective movie and TV nominations leaders are “Barbie” with a record-smashing 18 bids and “The Morning Show” with six. Other top feature films in the mix include “Oppenheimer” (13), “Poor Things” (13) and “Killers of the Flower Moon” (12), with “Succession” (five) ranking as the second most-recognized TV program. When it comes to small screen comedies, voters showed the most love toward “Abbott Elementary,” “The Bear” and “Reservation Dogs.”
Historically, Critics Choice Award triumphs translate to Oscar victories 60.8% of the time. Last year, the more than 600 members in...
This year’s respective movie and TV nominations leaders are “Barbie” with a record-smashing 18 bids and “The Morning Show” with six. Other top feature films in the mix include “Oppenheimer” (13), “Poor Things” (13) and “Killers of the Flower Moon” (12), with “Succession” (five) ranking as the second most-recognized TV program. When it comes to small screen comedies, voters showed the most love toward “Abbott Elementary,” “The Bear” and “Reservation Dogs.”
Historically, Critics Choice Award triumphs translate to Oscar victories 60.8% of the time. Last year, the more than 600 members in...
- 1/14/2024
- by Matthew Stewart and David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Killers Of The Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, The Holdovers, Past Lives also in contention for top prizes.
Warner Bros’ Barbie heads into the 29th Critics Choice Awards ceremony on Sunday evening with a record-breaking 18 nominations.
A raft of high-profile nominees from Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Emily Blunt indicates a potentially starry red carpet.
The Critics Choice Association tends to champion more commercial titles and has tried to position itself as the leading mainstream awards show and Oscar prognosticator.
It must compete with the Golden Globes for that accolade after the latter staged a...
Warner Bros’ Barbie heads into the 29th Critics Choice Awards ceremony on Sunday evening with a record-breaking 18 nominations.
A raft of high-profile nominees from Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Emily Blunt indicates a potentially starry red carpet.
The Critics Choice Association tends to champion more commercial titles and has tried to position itself as the leading mainstream awards show and Oscar prognosticator.
It must compete with the Golden Globes for that accolade after the latter staged a...
- 1/14/2024
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The 2024 Critics Choice Awards show is happening this weekend and we’re here to remind you about the nominees!
The show will honor the best in both film and television.
Chelsea Handler is returning as host for the ceremony, which will take place on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The show will air on The CW at 4pm Pt/7pm Et, airing live for both coasts.
Greta Gerwig‘s smash-hit Barbie received the most nominations of any film this year with 18. In fact, 18 nominations is the most of any movie in Critics Choice history! Last year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once received 14, which was the most at the time.
Apple TV+’s The Morning Show garnered the most TV nominations this year with a total of six, including Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon earning nods in the Best Actress category.
Keep reading to see the full list of nominees…...
The show will honor the best in both film and television.
Chelsea Handler is returning as host for the ceremony, which will take place on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The show will air on The CW at 4pm Pt/7pm Et, airing live for both coasts.
Greta Gerwig‘s smash-hit Barbie received the most nominations of any film this year with 18. In fact, 18 nominations is the most of any movie in Critics Choice history! Last year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once received 14, which was the most at the time.
Apple TV+’s The Morning Show garnered the most TV nominations this year with a total of six, including Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon earning nods in the Best Actress category.
Keep reading to see the full list of nominees…...
- 1/12/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Sandra Hüller in ‘The Zone of Interest’ (Photo Credit: A24)
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) voted The Zone of Interest starring Sandra Hüller and Christian Friede as Best Film of 2023, with Barbie‘s Greta Gerwig collecting Best Director honors. The critics group also recognized Killers of the Flower Moon, American Fiction, The Holdovers, and The Boy and the Heron as Eda Awards winners.
“2023 was an exceptional year with so many women playing major creative roles in high-profile projects,” said AWFJ President Jennifer Merin. “AWFJ always focuses on and supports women’s contributions in all aspects of film production, and we are delighted that this year’s AWFJ Eda Awards honor women creatives in six of our ten non-gendered Best Of categories, as well as in all of our Female Focus categories. We hope this female forward trend will continue in 2024.”
2023 Eda Awards Winners
Best Film
American Fiction
Anatomy Of A Fall...
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) voted The Zone of Interest starring Sandra Hüller and Christian Friede as Best Film of 2023, with Barbie‘s Greta Gerwig collecting Best Director honors. The critics group also recognized Killers of the Flower Moon, American Fiction, The Holdovers, and The Boy and the Heron as Eda Awards winners.
“2023 was an exceptional year with so many women playing major creative roles in high-profile projects,” said AWFJ President Jennifer Merin. “AWFJ always focuses on and supports women’s contributions in all aspects of film production, and we are delighted that this year’s AWFJ Eda Awards honor women creatives in six of our ten non-gendered Best Of categories, as well as in all of our Female Focus categories. We hope this female forward trend will continue in 2024.”
2023 Eda Awards Winners
Best Film
American Fiction
Anatomy Of A Fall...
- 1/4/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The Academy picked the right year to give an Honorary Oscar to film editor Carol Littleton. They’re saluting a female editor at a time when three of the year’s major awards contenders —“Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Oppenheimer” and “Maestro” — are edited by Thelma Schoonmaker, Jennifer Lame and Michelle Tesoro, respectively, and when other women in the mix include Hilda Rasula for “American Fiction,” Victoria Boydell for “Saltburn,” Sarah Flack for “Priscilla” and co-editors Claire Simpson (with Sam Restivo) for “Napoleon” and Oona Flaherty (with Nick Moore) for “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
“The Editors Guild has about 2,900 picture editors, and 764 women,” said Littleton, a one-time president of that guild. “That’s about a fourth. So isn’t it interesting that these three big prestigious films, ‘Oppenheimer,’ and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and ‘Maestro,’ are edited by women?”
If all three are nominated for Oscars...
“The Editors Guild has about 2,900 picture editors, and 764 women,” said Littleton, a one-time president of that guild. “That’s about a fourth. So isn’t it interesting that these three big prestigious films, ‘Oppenheimer,’ and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and ‘Maestro,’ are edited by women?”
If all three are nominated for Oscars...
- 12/29/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Ana Cruz Kayne, Sharon Rooney, Alexandra Shipp, Margot Robbie, Hari Nef, and Emma MacKey in ‘Barbie’ (Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) announced their 2023 Eda Awards nominees, with voting members showing their support of awards season favorites including Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Past Lives. The 95 voting members also showered The Holdovers, Oppenheimer, and The Zone of Interest with multiple nominations.
The year-end awards are divided into three main categories: Best Of, Eda Female Focus (for women only), and Special Mention.
“2023 has been a banner year for women working in film. We are particularly proud that this year’s member-determined roster of nominees included a goodly number of female contenders in non-gender specific categories, including Greta Gerwig, Justine Triet, and Celine Song, who are nominated in both the Best Director category and Best Screenplay categories,” stated Jennifer Merin,...
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) announced their 2023 Eda Awards nominees, with voting members showing their support of awards season favorites including Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Past Lives. The 95 voting members also showered The Holdovers, Oppenheimer, and The Zone of Interest with multiple nominations.
The year-end awards are divided into three main categories: Best Of, Eda Female Focus (for women only), and Special Mention.
“2023 has been a banner year for women working in film. We are particularly proud that this year’s member-determined roster of nominees included a goodly number of female contenders in non-gender specific categories, including Greta Gerwig, Justine Triet, and Celine Song, who are nominated in both the Best Director category and Best Screenplay categories,” stated Jennifer Merin,...
- 12/25/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
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The luxury photo book brand Assouline has announced a new photo book behind Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” including an introduction by Steven Spielberg.
A digital version of the book, which comes with an audio narration and musical score, is now available for free at www.makingofmaestro.com. A physical version of the book will become available to purchase next month.
The 288-page book delves behind the scenes of the Leonard Bernstein biopic , offering insights from Cooper on the creative journey from conception to realization. Contributors include Academy Award winners like Mark Bridges, Michelle Tesoro, Kazu Hiro, and Matthew Libatique, who provide a comprehensive exploration of the filmmaking process. Other essays include those by Jamie Bernstein, Janet Maslin and Rick Rubin, accompanied by behind-the-scenes photos, production art and set images.
The luxury photo book brand Assouline has announced a new photo book behind Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” including an introduction by Steven Spielberg.
A digital version of the book, which comes with an audio narration and musical score, is now available for free at www.makingofmaestro.com. A physical version of the book will become available to purchase next month.
The 288-page book delves behind the scenes of the Leonard Bernstein biopic , offering insights from Cooper on the creative journey from conception to realization. Contributors include Academy Award winners like Mark Bridges, Michelle Tesoro, Kazu Hiro, and Matthew Libatique, who provide a comprehensive exploration of the filmmaking process. Other essays include those by Jamie Bernstein, Janet Maslin and Rick Rubin, accompanied by behind-the-scenes photos, production art and set images.
- 12/21/2023
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
‘Poor Things’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ followed with 13 nods each.
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie leads this year’s Critics Choice Award nominations with 18, breaking the record for most nominations ever for a single film.
The blockbuster is up for best picture, best director, best original screenplay and acting nods for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
Next in line is Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, which have 13 nominations each including best picture. American Fiction, The Color Purple, Killers Of The Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives and Saltburn round off the best picture cohort.
The nominations follow a similar pattern...
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie leads this year’s Critics Choice Award nominations with 18, breaking the record for most nominations ever for a single film.
The blockbuster is up for best picture, best director, best original screenplay and acting nods for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
Next in line is Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, which have 13 nominations each including best picture. American Fiction, The Color Purple, Killers Of The Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives and Saltburn round off the best picture cohort.
The nominations follow a similar pattern...
- 12/13/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Margot Robbie as Barbie (Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)
It’s a Barbie world, and members of the Critics Choice Association (of which I’m one) are living in it. The record-breaking blockbuster earned 18 Critics Choice Awards nominations, followed by Oppenheimer and Poor Things with 13 each. Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon picked up 12 nominations.
The Holdovers and Maestro each scored eight nominations.
Barbie‘s 18 nominations came in the Best Picture, Best Comedy, Best Actress (Margot Robbie), Best Supporting Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Supporting Actress (America Ferrera), Best Young Actor/Actress (Ariana Greenblatt), and Best Acting Ensemble categories. Additional nominations included Best Director (Greta Gerwig), Best Original Screenplay (Gerwig and Noah Baumbach), Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto), Best Production Design (Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer), Best Editing (Nick Houy), Best Costume Design (Jacqueline Durran), and Best Hair and Makeup.
“Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken,” and “What Was...
It’s a Barbie world, and members of the Critics Choice Association (of which I’m one) are living in it. The record-breaking blockbuster earned 18 Critics Choice Awards nominations, followed by Oppenheimer and Poor Things with 13 each. Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon picked up 12 nominations.
The Holdovers and Maestro each scored eight nominations.
Barbie‘s 18 nominations came in the Best Picture, Best Comedy, Best Actress (Margot Robbie), Best Supporting Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Supporting Actress (America Ferrera), Best Young Actor/Actress (Ariana Greenblatt), and Best Acting Ensemble categories. Additional nominations included Best Director (Greta Gerwig), Best Original Screenplay (Gerwig and Noah Baumbach), Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto), Best Production Design (Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer), Best Editing (Nick Houy), Best Costume Design (Jacqueline Durran), and Best Hair and Makeup.
“Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken,” and “What Was...
- 12/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The Critics Choice Association (Cca) announced the nominations for its annual movie awards on December 13. Hot off its establishment as this year’s Golden Globe bids leader, “Barbie” now reigns supreme over every other Cca contender with a record-shattering 18 notices across 16 categories. With this astonishing total, the comedic fantasy film sails past the previous movie mentions record of 14, which was shared by “The Shape of Water” (2018), “The Favourite” (2019), “The Irishman” (2020), and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (2023). See the full list of this year’s nominations below.
Tied for second place with a lucky 13 bids apiece are “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things,” followed by “Killers of the Flower Moon” with an even dozen. Those three films and “Barbie” are joined in the Best Picture lineup by “The Holdovers” (eight nominations), “Maestro” (eight”), “American Fiction” (five), “The Color Purple” (five), “Past Lives” (three), and “Saltburn” (three).
SEECritics Choice TV Awards nominations: Complete list...
Tied for second place with a lucky 13 bids apiece are “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things,” followed by “Killers of the Flower Moon” with an even dozen. Those three films and “Barbie” are joined in the Best Picture lineup by “The Holdovers” (eight nominations), “Maestro” (eight”), “American Fiction” (five), “The Color Purple” (five), “Past Lives” (three), and “Saltburn” (three).
SEECritics Choice TV Awards nominations: Complete list...
- 12/13/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Barbie leads the 2024 Critics Choice film nominations, with 18 nods, it was announced today.
Oppenheimer and Poor Things scored the second most nominations with 13 nods each, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon, which landed 12 nominations.
Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon are all up for best picture, alongside American Fiction, Maestro, Past Lives, Saltburn, The Color Purple and The Holdovers.
Barbie also landed nods for best comedy, hair and makeup, best director (Greta Gerwig), best original screenplay (Gerwig and Noah Baumbach), best actress (Margot Robbie), supporting actor (Ryan Gosling), supporting actress (America Ferrara), best young actor/actress (Ariana Greenblatt), best acting ensemble, best cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto), best production design (Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer), best editing (Nick Houy), best costume design (Jacqueline Durran) and best score (Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt). Several of the movie’s hit songs were also nominated, including “Dance the Night,...
Oppenheimer and Poor Things scored the second most nominations with 13 nods each, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon, which landed 12 nominations.
Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon are all up for best picture, alongside American Fiction, Maestro, Past Lives, Saltburn, The Color Purple and The Holdovers.
Barbie also landed nods for best comedy, hair and makeup, best director (Greta Gerwig), best original screenplay (Gerwig and Noah Baumbach), best actress (Margot Robbie), supporting actor (Ryan Gosling), supporting actress (America Ferrara), best young actor/actress (Ariana Greenblatt), best acting ensemble, best cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto), best production design (Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer), best editing (Nick Houy), best costume design (Jacqueline Durran) and best score (Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt). Several of the movie’s hit songs were also nominated, including “Dance the Night,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The nominations for the 2024 Critics Choice Awards have been unveiled!
Last week, we learned the nominations for the television categories and today, we learned the nominations for the film categories.
Greta Gerwig‘s smash-hit Barbie received the most nominations of any film this year with 18. In fact, 18 nominations is the most of any movie in Critics Choice history! Last year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once received 14, which was the most at the time.
The Critics Choice Awards will air on Sunday (January 14) on The CW with Chelsea Handler returning as host.
Keep reading to see the full list of nominees…
Critics’ Choice Film Award nominations List
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios...
Last week, we learned the nominations for the television categories and today, we learned the nominations for the film categories.
Greta Gerwig‘s smash-hit Barbie received the most nominations of any film this year with 18. In fact, 18 nominations is the most of any movie in Critics Choice history! Last year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once received 14, which was the most at the time.
The Critics Choice Awards will air on Sunday (January 14) on The CW with Chelsea Handler returning as host.
Keep reading to see the full list of nominees…
Critics’ Choice Film Award nominations List
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios...
- 12/13/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It’s a “Barbie” awards world.
Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar sensation leads the Critics Choice Awards nominations for film with a record-breaking 18, the most of any film in the organization’s 29 years, surpassing “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Shape of Water” which landed 14 during their respective years. Among its mentions were for best picture, director, actress (Margot Robbie), supporting actor (Ryan Gosling (supporting actor), supporting actress (America Ferrera (supporting actress) and three for original song: “Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?”
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” garnered 13 nominations each including best picture, tied for the second most for movies. Rounding out the best picture category are Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple,” Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Celine Song’s “Past Lives” and a surprising nom for Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn.
Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar sensation leads the Critics Choice Awards nominations for film with a record-breaking 18, the most of any film in the organization’s 29 years, surpassing “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Shape of Water” which landed 14 during their respective years. Among its mentions were for best picture, director, actress (Margot Robbie), supporting actor (Ryan Gosling (supporting actor), supporting actress (America Ferrera (supporting actress) and three for original song: “Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?”
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” garnered 13 nominations each including best picture, tied for the second most for movies. Rounding out the best picture category are Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple,” Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Celine Song’s “Past Lives” and a surprising nom for Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn.
- 12/13/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Oscars Predictions: Best Film Editing – ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Picking Up Momentum From Critics’ Groups
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Achievement in Film Editing All of Us Strangers
Weekly Commentary: Lafca has only been handing out prizes for editing since 2012. Out of the past 11 winners, six became Oscar nominees with one winner among them – “Gravity” (2013). Interestingly, last year’s Lafca recipient “Aftersun,” was the first narrative...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Achievement in Film Editing All of Us Strangers
Weekly Commentary: Lafca has only been handing out prizes for editing since 2012. Out of the past 11 winners, six became Oscar nominees with one winner among them – “Gravity” (2013). Interestingly, last year’s Lafca recipient “Aftersun,” was the first narrative...
- 12/10/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Maestro filmmaker and star Bradley Cooper admires the courage he saw his colleagues exhibit in making the Netflix movie about Leonard Bernstein and wife Felicia Montealegre.
In a behind-the-scenes video that is exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter and can be seen below, Cooper is joined by co-stars Carey Mulligan and Sarah Silverman, in addition to production designer Kevin Thompson, costume designer Mark Bridges, editor Michelle Tesoro and others who worked on the film. The team share favorite memories from the shoot and celebrate Cooper for all the multitasking that the project required.
“To work with people who were able to be as brave as I felt we all needed to be to tell this story, that is a blessing for me, and it was divine,” Cooper says in the video. “Everybody had equal love for Lenny and Felicia. It really was a common goal — like, all we were thinking about was,...
In a behind-the-scenes video that is exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter and can be seen below, Cooper is joined by co-stars Carey Mulligan and Sarah Silverman, in addition to production designer Kevin Thompson, costume designer Mark Bridges, editor Michelle Tesoro and others who worked on the film. The team share favorite memories from the shoot and celebrate Cooper for all the multitasking that the project required.
“To work with people who were able to be as brave as I felt we all needed to be to tell this story, that is a blessing for me, and it was divine,” Cooper says in the video. “Everybody had equal love for Lenny and Felicia. It really was a common goal — like, all we were thinking about was,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers.]
The musical legend of Leonard Bernstein was very much of interest to Emmy-winning editor Michelle Tesoro (“The Queen’s Gambit”). But what really drew her to Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” (Netflix) was the complicated love story, spanning four decades, between Lenny (Cooper) and Chilean-American actress Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan). Theirs was a rocky 25-year marriage that descended into a divided life consumed by his enormous appetite for music, fame, and same-sex lovers.
“The love story was more attractive to me in terms of telling a story and finding a way for people to connect with these iconic people,” Tesoro told IndieWire. “Love comes in many different forms: how we accept it, and how it functions in our lives is not always a romantic love. It’s that ‘you can’t always get what you want, but you get what you need’ type of thing. But then how do you deal with a life like that,...
The musical legend of Leonard Bernstein was very much of interest to Emmy-winning editor Michelle Tesoro (“The Queen’s Gambit”). But what really drew her to Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” (Netflix) was the complicated love story, spanning four decades, between Lenny (Cooper) and Chilean-American actress Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan). Theirs was a rocky 25-year marriage that descended into a divided life consumed by his enormous appetite for music, fame, and same-sex lovers.
“The love story was more attractive to me in terms of telling a story and finding a way for people to connect with these iconic people,” Tesoro told IndieWire. “Love comes in many different forms: how we accept it, and how it functions in our lives is not always a romantic love. It’s that ‘you can’t always get what you want, but you get what you need’ type of thing. But then how do you deal with a life like that,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Bradley Cooper’s Maestro opens presumptuously with a quote that Leonard Bernstein uttered during a lecture he gave at Harvard University in 1976: “A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them; and its essential meaning is in the tension between the contradictory answers.” To some degree, the quote encapsulates Cooper and co-writer Josh Singer’s mosaic-like method in attempting to capture Bernstein as a human being—one that lays the man’s contradictions bare without overt psychologizing. It also, though, inevitably raises the question of whether Cooper’s film approaches the breadth and majesty of its subject.
Maybe no biopic, however sensitively done, can come close to encompassing the entirety of Bernstein’s life. This was a man so filled with passion for music in all its forms that he couldn’t help but let it out not only in the music he composed, but also on...
Maybe no biopic, however sensitively done, can come close to encompassing the entirety of Bernstein’s life. This was a man so filled with passion for music in all its forms that he couldn’t help but let it out not only in the music he composed, but also on...
- 10/5/2023
- by Kenji Fujishima
- Slant Magazine
When it comes to predicting the Oscar winner for Best Film Editing, you can’t go wrong by looking for the movie with the most cuts. Past winners “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2008), “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2016), “Ford v Ferrari” (2020), “Dune” (2022) and last year’s champ “Everything Everywhere All at Once” included high-octane action sequences with frenetic cutting. A slew of winners — including “Saving Private Ryan” in 1999, “Black Hawk Down” (2002), “The Hurt Locker” (2010), “Hacksaw Ridge” (2017) and “Dunkirk” (2018) — have been war pictures. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2024 Oscar predictions for Best Film Editing.)
Oscar voters also embrace film editors who skillfully juggle multiple storylines, as was the case with “Traffic” (2001) and “Crash” (2006). And they like films that expertly inter-cut music with images, such as “Cabaret” (1973), “Chicago” (2003), “Whiplash” (2015), “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2019) and 2021 winner “Sound of Metal.” Special effects extravaganzas like “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004) and “Gravity” (2014) won by...
Oscar voters also embrace film editors who skillfully juggle multiple storylines, as was the case with “Traffic” (2001) and “Crash” (2006). And they like films that expertly inter-cut music with images, such as “Cabaret” (1973), “Chicago” (2003), “Whiplash” (2015), “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2019) and 2021 winner “Sound of Metal.” Special effects extravaganzas like “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004) and “Gravity” (2014) won by...
- 9/13/2023
- by Paul Sheehan and Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Venice Film Festival hosted the world premiere of the Leonard Berstein biopic, Maestro, starring and directed by Bradley Cooper, with an ensemble cast featuring Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton and Miriam Shor.
Related: ‘Maestro’ Review: Bradley Cooper’s Triumphant Turn As Leonard Bernstein Is A Love Story On More Than One Level
Bradley Cooper and the film’s cast were absent from the premiere, citing the SAG-AFTRA strikes. Instead, Leonard Bernstein’s family members, including Jamie Bernstein, Mina Bernstein, and Alex Bernstein, graced the red carpet alongside guests Isabelle Huppert, Caterina Murino, Michelle Tesoro, Kevin Thompson, Mark Bridges, and the film’s prosthetic makeup designer, Kazu Hiro.
Maestro is Cooper’s directorial follow-up to A Star Is Born, centering on Bernstein’s decades-long relationship with his wife, Felicia, who is portrayed by Carey Mulligan.
Related: Venice Film Festival 2023 Photos: Premieres,...
Related: ‘Maestro’ Review: Bradley Cooper’s Triumphant Turn As Leonard Bernstein Is A Love Story On More Than One Level
Bradley Cooper and the film’s cast were absent from the premiere, citing the SAG-AFTRA strikes. Instead, Leonard Bernstein’s family members, including Jamie Bernstein, Mina Bernstein, and Alex Bernstein, graced the red carpet alongside guests Isabelle Huppert, Caterina Murino, Michelle Tesoro, Kevin Thompson, Mark Bridges, and the film’s prosthetic makeup designer, Kazu Hiro.
Maestro is Cooper’s directorial follow-up to A Star Is Born, centering on Bernstein’s decades-long relationship with his wife, Felicia, who is portrayed by Carey Mulligan.
Related: Venice Film Festival 2023 Photos: Premieres,...
- 9/2/2023
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Kazu Hiro said he “wasn’t expecting” the controversy; “I feel sorry that I hurt some people’s feelings.”
Kazu Hiro, make-up designer on Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, has responded to the controversy around the nose of Cooper’s lead character Leonard Bernstein, saying “I feel sorry that I hurt some people’s feelings.”
Speaking at the press conference in Venice for the Competition title, Hiro said “I wasn’t expecting [the controversy] to happen. My goal and Bradley’s goal was to portray Lennie [Bernstein] as authentically as possible.
“Lennie had a really iconic look that everybody knows,” said Hiro, who earlier...
Kazu Hiro, make-up designer on Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, has responded to the controversy around the nose of Cooper’s lead character Leonard Bernstein, saying “I feel sorry that I hurt some people’s feelings.”
Speaking at the press conference in Venice for the Competition title, Hiro said “I wasn’t expecting [the controversy] to happen. My goal and Bradley’s goal was to portray Lennie [Bernstein] as authentically as possible.
“Lennie had a really iconic look that everybody knows,” said Hiro, who earlier...
- 9/2/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: With the Venice Film Festival opening tonight, all eyes are on Italy to give us some early clues as to what some of the most anticipated movies of the season will be delivering in terms of their awards potential. Certainly one of the more eagerly awaited expected contenders is Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein movie, Maestro.
It comes with one of the most impressive pedigrees of the year — not only because it is Cooper’s second directorial effort, one in which he not only stars as Bernstein but also co-wrote (with Josh Singer) and was one of six producers along with such legends as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Cooper’s hit first film as director, A Star Is Born with Lady Gaga, also was chosen for Venice in 2018, a boost that gives a star-driven film worldwide attention in an instant. That was the hope when Netflix decided to bring Maestro to the Lido,...
It comes with one of the most impressive pedigrees of the year — not only because it is Cooper’s second directorial effort, one in which he not only stars as Bernstein but also co-wrote (with Josh Singer) and was one of six producers along with such legends as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Cooper’s hit first film as director, A Star Is Born with Lady Gaga, also was chosen for Venice in 2018, a boost that gives a star-driven film worldwide attention in an instant. That was the hope when Netflix decided to bring Maestro to the Lido,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The Sundance Institute has announced the participants in their famed screenwriters, directors and Native labs.
The directors and screenwriters labs will support 12 fellows, with five fellows selected for the Native lab. Lab participants will develop their original works under the mentorship of notable advisors. Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, David Gordon Green, Sterlin Harjo, Taika Waititi, Lulu Wang and Chloé Zhao are among previous Sundance lab participants.
The directors lab advisor cohort includes Miguel Arteta, Joan Darling, Rick Famuyiwa, Stephen Goldblatt, Keith Gordon, Randa Haines, Ed Harris, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Polly Morgan, Ira Sachs, Michelle Tesoro and Joan Tewkesbury. The screenwriters lab advisor cohort, led by artistic director Howard Rodman, includes Justin Chon, Sebastian Cordero, Cherien Dabis, D.V. Devincentis, Scott Frank, John Gatins, Nicole Kassell, Kasi Lemmons, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Elena Soarez and Robin Swicord. The Native Lab creative advisors include Andrew Ahn, Alex Lazarowich (Cree), Dana Ladoux Miller (Sāmoan) and Jennifer Reeder.
The directors and screenwriters labs will support 12 fellows, with five fellows selected for the Native lab. Lab participants will develop their original works under the mentorship of notable advisors. Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, David Gordon Green, Sterlin Harjo, Taika Waititi, Lulu Wang and Chloé Zhao are among previous Sundance lab participants.
The directors lab advisor cohort includes Miguel Arteta, Joan Darling, Rick Famuyiwa, Stephen Goldblatt, Keith Gordon, Randa Haines, Ed Harris, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Polly Morgan, Ira Sachs, Michelle Tesoro and Joan Tewkesbury. The screenwriters lab advisor cohort, led by artistic director Howard Rodman, includes Justin Chon, Sebastian Cordero, Cherien Dabis, D.V. Devincentis, Scott Frank, John Gatins, Nicole Kassell, Kasi Lemmons, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Elena Soarez and Robin Swicord. The Native Lab creative advisors include Andrew Ahn, Alex Lazarowich (Cree), Dana Ladoux Miller (Sāmoan) and Jennifer Reeder.
- 4/27/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Sundance Institute on Thursday announced the fellows set for the 2023 edition of their Directors, Screenwriters and Native Labs.
Native Lab participants will include Eva Grant (Degrees of Separation), Quinne Larsen (Trouble), Anpa’o Locke (Growing Pains), Jana Schmieding (Auntie Chuck) and Cian Elyse White (Te Puhi’).
Those taking part in the Directors Lab and/or the Screenwriters Lab include Hadas Ayalon (In a Minute You’ll Be Gone), Dania Bdeir & Bane Fakih (Pigeon Wars), Rashad Frett & Lin Que Ayoung (Ricky), Masami Kawai (Valley of the Tall Grass), Gabriela Ortega (Huella), Audrey Rosenberg (Wild Animals), Abinash Bikram Shah (Elephants in the Fog), Walter Thompson-Hernández (If I Go Will They Miss Me), Sean Wang (DìDi (弟弟)) and Farida Zahran (The Leftover Ladies).
A significant part of supporting Indigenous filmmakers for nearly two decades, the Native Lab will kick off online this year from May 1–5 before continuing in person in Santa Fe,...
Native Lab participants will include Eva Grant (Degrees of Separation), Quinne Larsen (Trouble), Anpa’o Locke (Growing Pains), Jana Schmieding (Auntie Chuck) and Cian Elyse White (Te Puhi’).
Those taking part in the Directors Lab and/or the Screenwriters Lab include Hadas Ayalon (In a Minute You’ll Be Gone), Dania Bdeir & Bane Fakih (Pigeon Wars), Rashad Frett & Lin Que Ayoung (Ricky), Masami Kawai (Valley of the Tall Grass), Gabriela Ortega (Huella), Audrey Rosenberg (Wild Animals), Abinash Bikram Shah (Elephants in the Fog), Walter Thompson-Hernández (If I Go Will They Miss Me), Sean Wang (DìDi (弟弟)) and Farida Zahran (The Leftover Ladies).
A significant part of supporting Indigenous filmmakers for nearly two decades, the Native Lab will kick off online this year from May 1–5 before continuing in person in Santa Fe,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
After becoming the must-see cultural phenomenon last year during the pandemic, Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit” dominated the Creative Arts Emmys this weekend with nine awards. Scott Frank’s Cold War-era limited series about orphan chess prodigy Beth (Anya Taylor-Joy) was honored across the board for casting, cinematography, period costumes, editing, period makeup (non-prosthetic), original dramatic score (Carlos Rafael Rivera), production design, sound editing, and sound mixing.
We’ll have to wait and see if this translates to “The Queen’s Gambit” winning Outstanding Limited Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 19. Regardless, Frank assembled a talented team of craftspeople for conveying an almost surreal mood and atmosphere to Beth’s rite of passage.
But the big question for Tesoro was: What is too much chess? The answer: Play the faces more than the chess. And once viewers got their first glimpse of Beth, they were hooked and carried...
We’ll have to wait and see if this translates to “The Queen’s Gambit” winning Outstanding Limited Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 19. Regardless, Frank assembled a talented team of craftspeople for conveying an almost surreal mood and atmosphere to Beth’s rite of passage.
But the big question for Tesoro was: What is too much chess? The answer: Play the faces more than the chess. And once viewers got their first glimpse of Beth, they were hooked and carried...
- 9/13/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
It’s checkmate on the first of three 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards shows, and Saturday was a huge evening for “The Queen’s Gambit.” The excellent Netflix limited series led by Anya Taylor-Joy has already won seven 2021 Emmys, technically (and in mostly technical categories).
(By the way, if you think three is a lot of shows to celebrate the television industry’s mostly below-the-line workers, 2020 had Five Creative Arts Emmys shows.)
Sunday’s first show began at 1 p.m. Pt. The second Sunday show, the final one of the two-day 2021 Creative Arts Emmys, begins at 5 p.m. Pt. That’s the presentation that has most of the mainstream categories that don’t fit in next week’s Primetime Emmys.
None of the three Creative Arts Emmys shows are being televised live. Next Saturday, a highlights show of sorts will air on Fxx starting at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.
The *real* Emmys,...
(By the way, if you think three is a lot of shows to celebrate the television industry’s mostly below-the-line workers, 2020 had Five Creative Arts Emmys shows.)
Sunday’s first show began at 1 p.m. Pt. The second Sunday show, the final one of the two-day 2021 Creative Arts Emmys, begins at 5 p.m. Pt. That’s the presentation that has most of the mainstream categories that don’t fit in next week’s Primetime Emmys.
None of the three Creative Arts Emmys shows are being televised live. Next Saturday, a highlights show of sorts will air on Fxx starting at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.
The *real* Emmys,...
- 9/12/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Society opens door for non-us editors with launch at EditFest Global virtual conference.
American Cinema Editors (Ace) has created an international partnership programme allowing film editors from outside the US to become members of the honourary society.
The Ace International Partners programme will be officially launched at the society’s EditFest Global virtual conference event, staged this year on August 28 and 29.
The programme – developed by Ace international committee leaders Edgar Burcksen and Michael Ornstein, together with executive director Jenni McCormick – will be open to “experienced and well-established” editors who are members of an Ace-recognised editing organisation in their own countries.
American Cinema Editors (Ace) has created an international partnership programme allowing film editors from outside the US to become members of the honourary society.
The Ace International Partners programme will be officially launched at the society’s EditFest Global virtual conference event, staged this year on August 28 and 29.
The programme – developed by Ace international committee leaders Edgar Burcksen and Michael Ornstein, together with executive director Jenni McCormick – will be open to “experienced and well-established” editors who are members of an Ace-recognised editing organisation in their own countries.
- 8/25/2021
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Ace (American Cinema Editors) has launched its new International Partnership Program which allows for film editors in other countries to become members of Ace.
The International Committee, led by long-time Ace members Edgar Burcksen, Ace and Michael Ornstein, Ace, in collaboration with Ace Executive Director Jenni McCormick have been working to expand the community of editors who live and work outside the United States and are members of an editing organization. Their vision for a more united and synched up global film editing family is finally coming to fruition and will be officially launched and celebrated at this year’s global Editfest event being held virtually Aug. 28 and 29.
Ace International Partners can become part of Ace’s network of film editing professionals. They attend Ace gatherings, receive discounts on Ace events around the world (including U.S. events), and receive a complimentary subscription to CinemaEditor Magazine.
They are also invited...
The International Committee, led by long-time Ace members Edgar Burcksen, Ace and Michael Ornstein, Ace, in collaboration with Ace Executive Director Jenni McCormick have been working to expand the community of editors who live and work outside the United States and are members of an editing organization. Their vision for a more united and synched up global film editing family is finally coming to fruition and will be officially launched and celebrated at this year’s global Editfest event being held virtually Aug. 28 and 29.
Ace International Partners can become part of Ace’s network of film editing professionals. They attend Ace gatherings, receive discounts on Ace events around the world (including U.S. events), and receive a complimentary subscription to CinemaEditor Magazine.
They are also invited...
- 8/24/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
A trio of Emmy nominees from The Queen’s Gambit — editor Michelle Tesoro, sound designer Wylie Stateman and composer Carlos Rafael Rivera — are featured in a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Behind the Screen.
On Tuesday, the Netflix limited series earned an impressive 18 Emmys nominations including for outstanding limited or anthology series, lead actress for Anya Taylor-Joy and a string of Creative Arts categories.
Writer-director Scott Frank’s series follows Beth Harmon, an ambitious but troubled chess prodigy. By following her personal story as well as the drama in competitive matches, the filmmakers attracted both chess ...
On Tuesday, the Netflix limited series earned an impressive 18 Emmys nominations including for outstanding limited or anthology series, lead actress for Anya Taylor-Joy and a string of Creative Arts categories.
Writer-director Scott Frank’s series follows Beth Harmon, an ambitious but troubled chess prodigy. By following her personal story as well as the drama in competitive matches, the filmmakers attracted both chess ...
- 7/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A trio of Emmy nominees from The Queen’s Gambit — editor Michelle Tesoro, sound designer Wylie Stateman and composer Carlos Rafael Rivera — are featured in a new episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Behind the Screen.
On Tuesday, the Netflix limited series earned an impressive 18 Emmy nominations, including for outstanding limited or anthology series, lead actress for Anya Taylor-Joy and a string of Creative Arts categories.
Writer-director Scott Frank’s series follows Beth Harmon, an ambitious but troubled chess prodigy. By following her personal story as well as the drama in competitive matches, the filmmakers attracted both chess ...
On Tuesday, the Netflix limited series earned an impressive 18 Emmy nominations, including for outstanding limited or anthology series, lead actress for Anya Taylor-Joy and a string of Creative Arts categories.
Writer-director Scott Frank’s series follows Beth Harmon, an ambitious but troubled chess prodigy. By following her personal story as well as the drama in competitive matches, the filmmakers attracted both chess ...
- 7/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
“The Queen’s Gambit” premiered on Netflix in October last year to excellent reviews and outstanding ratings for the streaming giant. It told the story of chess prodigy Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), during the Cold War. Scroll down to watch our 12 exclusive video interviews with top Emmy contenders from the limited series which was written and directed by Scott Frank.
For her portrayal of Beth, Taylor-Joy won the SAG Award and Golden Globe. As the series follows Beth’s journey, she meets a range of personalities that make up the eclectic ensemble of “The Queen’s Gambit.” Moses Ingram plays Jolene, her rebellious best friend from the orphanage. Marielle Heller plays Alma, the lonely and supportive mother who adopts Beth. Thomas Brodie-Sangster plays Benny Watts, the brash U.S. chess champion who Beth faces and befriends. Harry Melling plays awkward Harry Beltik who moves in with Beth after she bests him. And...
For her portrayal of Beth, Taylor-Joy won the SAG Award and Golden Globe. As the series follows Beth’s journey, she meets a range of personalities that make up the eclectic ensemble of “The Queen’s Gambit.” Moses Ingram plays Jolene, her rebellious best friend from the orphanage. Marielle Heller plays Alma, the lonely and supportive mother who adopts Beth. Thomas Brodie-Sangster plays Benny Watts, the brash U.S. chess champion who Beth faces and befriends. Harry Melling plays awkward Harry Beltik who moves in with Beth after she bests him. And...
- 6/25/2021
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
This story about The Queen’s Gambit first appeared in the Limited Series & TV Movies issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
The Set-Up: American chess whiz Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), rising like a phoenix from the ashes after battling lifelong drug and alcohol addiction, bucks up and heads to Russia for the match of her life. The tense showdown, which includes one dramatic adjournment, leads to (spoiler alert) her triumphant victory against Vasily Borgov (Marcin Dorociński) at the 1968 Moscow Invitational Chess Tournament.
Four behind-the-scenes experts involved with writer-director Scott Frank’s blockbuster Netflix limited series spoke to TheWrap about shooting the heart-racing battle of wills.
The Production Design
Uli Hanisch, production designer
“This sequence looks a little different than the rest of the series. It’s very solemn and churchlike: lots of blacks, whites, grays. We had to illustrate visually that Beth was playing for dear life. There are no bright colors anymore,...
The Set-Up: American chess whiz Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), rising like a phoenix from the ashes after battling lifelong drug and alcohol addiction, bucks up and heads to Russia for the match of her life. The tense showdown, which includes one dramatic adjournment, leads to (spoiler alert) her triumphant victory against Vasily Borgov (Marcin Dorociński) at the 1968 Moscow Invitational Chess Tournament.
Four behind-the-scenes experts involved with writer-director Scott Frank’s blockbuster Netflix limited series spoke to TheWrap about shooting the heart-racing battle of wills.
The Production Design
Uli Hanisch, production designer
“This sequence looks a little different than the rest of the series. It’s very solemn and churchlike: lots of blacks, whites, grays. We had to illustrate visually that Beth was playing for dear life. There are no bright colors anymore,...
- 6/15/2021
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
“The story is about the cost of genius,” explains “The Queen’s Gambit” editor Michelle Tesoro. For our recent webchat, she adds, “That colored everything we did, how we cut things, what the point of view was. If we kept all of the scenes with that aspect in mind, it made it more interesting that trying to make us understand what the chess is. Ultimately that’s not what’s important. What’s important is understanding what it means to Beth.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
“The Queen’s Gambit” is a Netflix limited series that follows the rise of chess prodigy Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) during the Cold War. Tesoro says, “We are with this young lady and relate to her with all of her faults and all of her triumphs. I think, in the end, that’s what attracted people to the show.”
SEEThomas Brodie-Sangster interview: ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
The editor reveals,...
“The Queen’s Gambit” is a Netflix limited series that follows the rise of chess prodigy Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) during the Cold War. Tesoro says, “We are with this young lady and relate to her with all of her faults and all of her triumphs. I think, in the end, that’s what attracted people to the show.”
SEEThomas Brodie-Sangster interview: ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
The editor reveals,...
- 6/9/2021
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
The enormous popularity of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit” limited series took editor Michelle Tesoro by surprise. She thinks the pandemic played some part in keeping people confined to their homes, and once viewers got a glimpse of Anya Taylor-Joy as determined orphan chess prodigy Beth Harmon, they were hooked. And then, of course, the ’60s glam appeal of sex, drugs, alcohol, and rock music kicked in, along with the fascination of chess as a metaphor for power and control in a male-dominated sport.
But the editorial objective from the outset was finding the sweet spot between the right amount of chess and the emphasis on Taylor-Joy’s beguiling face. In fact, after cutting Netflix’s acclaimed western “Godless” with writer-director Scott Frank, Tesoro was particularly conscious of pacing on “The Queen’s Gambit.” “We had a lot of conversations about pacing after I read two drafts of the script, because I remember feeling that,...
But the editorial objective from the outset was finding the sweet spot between the right amount of chess and the emphasis on Taylor-Joy’s beguiling face. In fact, after cutting Netflix’s acclaimed western “Godless” with writer-director Scott Frank, Tesoro was particularly conscious of pacing on “The Queen’s Gambit.” “We had a lot of conversations about pacing after I read two drafts of the script, because I remember feeling that,...
- 6/4/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Editing is a craft that arguably never gets its due in the same way outwardly flashy crafts like cinematography and costumes can. It’s the invisible art, and one can argue it’s an easy one to overlook and underappreciate (look at all the “superstar” cinematographers you can name vs. say all the “superstar” editors). Take something like Netflix’s award-winning limited series “The Queen Gambit,” a very beloved, well-watched series that audiences seemed to adore, and it received major love at the Golden Globes.
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Continue reading ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Editor Michelle Tesoro Walks Through The Construction Of Her Favorite Dialogueless Scene [Exclusive Video] at The Playlist.
- 5/27/2021
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
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