Stars: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Chris Tenzis, Andrea Frankle, Gabriel Chung, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, D.W. Moffett, Charles Green | Written by Alex Mechanik, Samy Burch | Directed by Todd Haynes
Best known for starring in a TV series, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) wishes to distance herself from that past role and prove herself as an actress. Her opportunity arrives in the form of an independent film which adapts a notorious tabloid story that gripped the nation. She intends to research the role by shadowing Gracie (Julianne Moore), the woman she will portray, and Gracie’s husband, Joe (Charles Melton), although Elizabeth’s arrival reveals cracks within their lengthy marriage.
Based off a script by Alex Mechanik and Samy Burch, director Todd Haynes slowly builds the mystery of May December regarding what scandal put the couple in the spotlight. They may be beloved within their community, yet the arriving parcels indicate...
Best known for starring in a TV series, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) wishes to distance herself from that past role and prove herself as an actress. Her opportunity arrives in the form of an independent film which adapts a notorious tabloid story that gripped the nation. She intends to research the role by shadowing Gracie (Julianne Moore), the woman she will portray, and Gracie’s husband, Joe (Charles Melton), although Elizabeth’s arrival reveals cracks within their lengthy marriage.
Based off a script by Alex Mechanik and Samy Burch, director Todd Haynes slowly builds the mystery of May December regarding what scandal put the couple in the spotlight. They may be beloved within their community, yet the arriving parcels indicate...
- 5/20/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Five full weeks after the Oscars, the Writers Guild of America finally got around to giving out its awards. Oscar winner Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”) won the original screenplay prize while David Hemingson (“The Holdovers”) picked up the adapted screenplay trophy; he had lost at the Oscars to “Anatomy of a Fall,” which was ineligible here.
Three other scripts deemed ineligible by the WGA went on to win Oscars in the past decade: “Birdman” (2015; original), “The Father” (2021; adapted), and “Belfast” (2022; original). During that time, 68 of the WGA Awards nominees numbered among the 100 screenplays that reaped Oscar bids.
Two other Oscar contenders — “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest” — were ruled out of the running by the guild before nominations were announced way back on Feb. 21. The WGA included “Barbie” in the original lineup while the academy had it over in adapted. That was the third time in a decade that...
Three other scripts deemed ineligible by the WGA went on to win Oscars in the past decade: “Birdman” (2015; original), “The Father” (2021; adapted), and “Belfast” (2022; original). During that time, 68 of the WGA Awards nominees numbered among the 100 screenplays that reaped Oscar bids.
Two other Oscar contenders — “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest” — were ruled out of the running by the guild before nominations were announced way back on Feb. 21. The WGA included “Barbie” in the original lineup while the academy had it over in adapted. That was the third time in a decade that...
- 4/15/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
David Hemingson’s The Holdovers at Focus Features won original screenplay and Cord Jefferson’s Oscar-winning American Fiction from Amazon MGM Studios took adapted honours at the strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards on Sunday.
This was a second major adapted screenplay award in relatively short order for Jefferson after last month’s Oscar win.
The Holdovers prevailed in an original screenplay category that included Barbie and May December, but not the Oscar winner Anatomy Of A Fall, rendered ineligible here because it was not produced under a Writers Guild of America (WGA) contract.
The best documentary screenplay award went to Errol Morris for The Pigeon Tunnel.
This was a second major adapted screenplay award in relatively short order for Jefferson after last month’s Oscar win.
The Holdovers prevailed in an original screenplay category that included Barbie and May December, but not the Oscar winner Anatomy Of A Fall, rendered ineligible here because it was not produced under a Writers Guild of America (WGA) contract.
The best documentary screenplay award went to Errol Morris for The Pigeon Tunnel.
- 4/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
David Hemingson’s The Holdovers at Focus Features won original screenplay and Cord Jefferson’s Oscar-winning American Fiction from Amazon MGM Studios took adapted honours at the strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards on Sunday.
This was a second major adapted screenplay award in relatively short order for Jefferson after last month’s Oscar win.
The Holdovers prevailed in an original screenplay category that included Barbie and May December, but not the Oscar winner Anatomy Of A Fall, rendered ineligible here because it was not produced under a Writers Guild of America (WGA) contract.
The best documentary screenplay award went to Errol Morris for The Pigeon Tunnel.
This was a second major adapted screenplay award in relatively short order for Jefferson after last month’s Oscar win.
The Holdovers prevailed in an original screenplay category that included Barbie and May December, but not the Oscar winner Anatomy Of A Fall, rendered ineligible here because it was not produced under a Writers Guild of America (WGA) contract.
The best documentary screenplay award went to Errol Morris for The Pigeon Tunnel.
- 4/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
Writer/director Cord Jefferson on the set of ‘American Fiction’ (Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC)
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) stretched out the awards season, handing out their annual awards during ceremonies held in Los Angeles and New York on April 14, 2024. Niecy Nash-Betts (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story) had the honor of hosting the Writers Guild of America West’s ceremony while Josh Gondelman (Desus & Mero) handled hosting duties for the Writers Guild of America East.
The final season of Succession was recognized with Drama Series and Episodic Drama awards, and the first season of The Last of Us snagged the New Series trophy. The Bear and Beef continued their winning streaks, scoring Comedy Series and Limited Series wins.
David Hemingson’s The Holdovers and Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction were recognized as the best original and adapted screenplays of 2023. And Errol Morris’ The Pigeon Tunnel took...
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) stretched out the awards season, handing out their annual awards during ceremonies held in Los Angeles and New York on April 14, 2024. Niecy Nash-Betts (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story) had the honor of hosting the Writers Guild of America West’s ceremony while Josh Gondelman (Desus & Mero) handled hosting duties for the Writers Guild of America East.
The final season of Succession was recognized with Drama Series and Episodic Drama awards, and the first season of The Last of Us snagged the New Series trophy. The Bear and Beef continued their winning streaks, scoring Comedy Series and Limited Series wins.
David Hemingson’s The Holdovers and Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction were recognized as the best original and adapted screenplays of 2023. And Errol Morris’ The Pigeon Tunnel took...
- 4/15/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
With the 2024 Oscars and the 2023 Emmys firmly in the rearview mirror, the film and TV awards calendar is all but ready to return to normalcy after last years Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes disrupted the first half of award season. The last major event to be impacted by the altered schedule is today’s WGA Awards, which took place in an unusual post-Oscars slot after the strikes forced the guild to delay its voting process. As most of Hollywood looks ahead to the 2024 film and TV slate, today’s concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium and New York City’s Edison Ballroom gave award watchers one last chance to celebrate the best screenwriting of 2023.
David Hemingson’s “The Holdovers” won the night’s marquee award for Original Screenplay, beating out heavyweights including Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s “Barbie” and Celine Song’s “Past Lives.” In the Adapted Screenplay category,...
David Hemingson’s “The Holdovers” won the night’s marquee award for Original Screenplay, beating out heavyweights including Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s “Barbie” and Celine Song’s “Past Lives.” In the Adapted Screenplay category,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
‘Succession’ has gone out with one final bang: The HBO drama won two Writers Guild of America Awards on Sunday night — the most of any series — for best drama series and also for best drama episode. Creator Jesse Armstrong was on hand in New York to accept the award, while several of the show’s writers were also in LA to accept the honor.
This reps the final major awards show where “Succession” (which ended its run last May) was still eligible. Besides best drama, the show also won the episodic drama prize, for the episode “Living+,” written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery.
The WGA Awards recognized the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual event held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.
Big winners on the film side included “American Fiction” writer Cord Jefferson,...
This reps the final major awards show where “Succession” (which ended its run last May) was still eligible. Besides best drama, the show also won the episodic drama prize, for the episode “Living+,” written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery.
The WGA Awards recognized the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual event held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.
Big winners on the film side included “American Fiction” writer Cord Jefferson,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Sunday marked the 96th Academy Awards, hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel. 2023 saw box office hits Oppenheimer and Barbie dominating the summer to critical favorites Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon bringing outstanding roles for actresses Emma Stone and Lily Gladstone.
Oppenheimer swept most of the top honors, including Best Picture, while fan favorite Barbie took just a single award.
Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell set a new record as the youngest people to win two Oscars for their song “What Was I Made For?” for the Barbie soundtrack. The Best Actor/Actress categories featured previous Oscar winners such as Michelle Yeoh and Brendan Fraser introducing the nominees with personal messages to each star.
See below for all the 2024 Oscar winners.
Best Picture
Winner: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
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Oppenheimer swept most of the top honors, including Best Picture, while fan favorite Barbie took just a single award.
Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell set a new record as the youngest people to win two Oscars for their song “What Was I Made For?” for the Barbie soundtrack. The Best Actor/Actress categories featured previous Oscar winners such as Michelle Yeoh and Brendan Fraser introducing the nominees with personal messages to each star.
See below for all the 2024 Oscar winners.
Best Picture
Winner: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
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- 3/11/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Another Oscars season is over. The 96th Academy Awards have wrapped, and the full 2024 Oscars winners list has been revealed.
“Oppenheimer” had an air of inevitability about it unlike few Best Picture contenders in recent memory: IndieWire’s Anne Thompson predicted it would win seven Oscars tonight, including the top prize. And indeed it did, nabbing seven statuettes overall. But the triumphs for “Oppenheimer” at the Golden Globes, the Critics Choice Awards, the BAFTAs, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards suggested it was the film to beat, by any standard.
“Oppenheimer” also received the most nominations overall, with 13. Its seven wins were for: Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and Best Picture — the most of any film tonight. The next-most nominations was 11 for “Poor Things,” and then 10 for “Killers of the Flower Moon.
“Oppenheimer” had an air of inevitability about it unlike few Best Picture contenders in recent memory: IndieWire’s Anne Thompson predicted it would win seven Oscars tonight, including the top prize. And indeed it did, nabbing seven statuettes overall. But the triumphs for “Oppenheimer” at the Golden Globes, the Critics Choice Awards, the BAFTAs, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards suggested it was the film to beat, by any standard.
“Oppenheimer” also received the most nominations overall, with 13. Its seven wins were for: Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and Best Picture — the most of any film tonight. The next-most nominations was 11 for “Poor Things,” and then 10 for “Killers of the Flower Moon.
- 3/11/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Oppenheimer was named best picture at the 2024 Oscars, which were were handed out Sunday.
The film took a total of seven awards during the night: Christopher Nolan won best director, Cillian Murphy won best actor and Robert Downey Jr. won best supporting actor. The film also won awards for best cinematography, best original score and best film editing.
In a surprise, Emma Stone won best actress for Poor Things, which also snapped up three crafts wins, for best costume design, production design, and makeup and hairstyling. She beat out perceived frontrunner Lily Gladstone, who has scooped up numerous awards for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph won best supporting actress for The Holdovers.
Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki’s The Boy and the Heron was named best animated feature, while Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest won the Oscar for best international feature. 20 Days in Mariupol...
The film took a total of seven awards during the night: Christopher Nolan won best director, Cillian Murphy won best actor and Robert Downey Jr. won best supporting actor. The film also won awards for best cinematography, best original score and best film editing.
In a surprise, Emma Stone won best actress for Poor Things, which also snapped up three crafts wins, for best costume design, production design, and makeup and hairstyling. She beat out perceived frontrunner Lily Gladstone, who has scooped up numerous awards for her role in Killers of the Flower Moon.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph won best supporting actress for The Holdovers.
Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki’s The Boy and the Heron was named best animated feature, while Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest won the Oscar for best international feature. 20 Days in Mariupol...
- 3/11/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Oscars are done for another year and Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy are newly minted Oscar winners for Oppenheimer! Overall, it was an expected and welcome result, with Oppenheimer also taking home Best Picture, while Poor Things star Emma Stone won a second Oscar, in a surprising, but well-earned result. Overall, it was the icing on the cake of a refreshingly entertaining edition of the Oscars – one of the best in years.
Right off the bat it was pretty amusing, Jimmy Kimmel made some pretty fun digs in his opening monologue, including some references to Robert Downey Jr’s checkered history (which he was happy to play along to) and Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling’s genetic perfection (he ain’t wrong). Plus, there was a close-up of Anatomy of a Fall’s breakout dog star, Messi (who showed up despite earlier giving the award show the high hat...
Right off the bat it was pretty amusing, Jimmy Kimmel made some pretty fun digs in his opening monologue, including some references to Robert Downey Jr’s checkered history (which he was happy to play along to) and Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling’s genetic perfection (he ain’t wrong). Plus, there was a close-up of Anatomy of a Fall’s breakout dog star, Messi (who showed up despite earlier giving the award show the high hat...
- 3/10/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Our forum posters, many of whom are Hollywood insiders shielded by clever screen names, didn’t waste any time voicing their opinions regarding the 2024 Oscar winners. As the trophies were delved out during the March 10 ceremony, their reactions ran the gamut from overjoyed to mournful to downright angry.
Below is just a sampling of our passionate posters’ sassy comments concerning this year’s slate of victors. Take a look and then join the conversation if you’re brave enough.
Best Picture
“American Fiction” – Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson, producers
“Anatomy of a Fall” – Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, producers
“Barbie” – David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner, producers
“The Holdovers” – Mark Johnson, producer
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese, and Daniel Lupi, producers
“Maestro” – Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning, and Kristie Macosko Krieger, producers
X – “Oppenheimer” – Emma Thomas,...
Below is just a sampling of our passionate posters’ sassy comments concerning this year’s slate of victors. Take a look and then join the conversation if you’re brave enough.
Best Picture
“American Fiction” – Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, and Jermaine Johnson, producers
“Anatomy of a Fall” – Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, producers
“Barbie” – David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Robbie Brenner, producers
“The Holdovers” – Mark Johnson, producer
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese, and Daniel Lupi, producers
“Maestro” – Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning, and Kristie Macosko Krieger, producers
X – “Oppenheimer” – Emma Thomas,...
- 3/10/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The 96th Annual Academy Awards were handed out on Sunday night, March 10, during a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. So who were the big winners? Scroll down for the complete list in all 23 categories, updated throughout the night.
SEEOscar Best Picture gallery: History of every Academy Award-winning movie
“Oppenheimer” went into these awards with a leading 13 nominations, and it was the heavy favorite to win Best Picture and Best Director (Christopher Nolan). Throughout the season Nolan and his film have been feted by awards groups including the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, BAFTAs, SAG Awards, Directors Guild and Producers Guild, among other honors.
Yorgos Lanthimos‘s absurdist comedy “Poor Things” was next with 11 nominations including Best Picture. Martin Scorsese‘s historical epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” had 10 nominations. Those two films were locked in a tight battle for Best Actress, with Emma Stone...
SEEOscar Best Picture gallery: History of every Academy Award-winning movie
“Oppenheimer” went into these awards with a leading 13 nominations, and it was the heavy favorite to win Best Picture and Best Director (Christopher Nolan). Throughout the season Nolan and his film have been feted by awards groups including the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, BAFTAs, SAG Awards, Directors Guild and Producers Guild, among other honors.
Yorgos Lanthimos‘s absurdist comedy “Poor Things” was next with 11 nominations including Best Picture. Martin Scorsese‘s historical epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” had 10 nominations. Those two films were locked in a tight battle for Best Actress, with Emma Stone...
- 3/10/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Refresh for updates: The votes are in, the tuxes are pressed, and the envelopes are sealed: It’s time for the 96th Academy Awards. Deadline is updating the winners list live as they are announced, so check it out below.
Christopher Nolan’s near-billion-dollar juggernaut Oppenheimer has been collecting trophies at nearly every stop this awards season and comes into the ceremony as the odds-on favorite for Best Picture, among other nods. It’s vying for the Big Prize on Hollywood’s Big Night against the No. 1 movie of 2023, Barbie, along with American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest.
Here are the winners announced so far at the Oscars, followed by the remaining nominees:
Winners
Tba
Nominees
Best Picture
American Fiction
Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
Anatomy of a Fall...
Christopher Nolan’s near-billion-dollar juggernaut Oppenheimer has been collecting trophies at nearly every stop this awards season and comes into the ceremony as the odds-on favorite for Best Picture, among other nods. It’s vying for the Big Prize on Hollywood’s Big Night against the No. 1 movie of 2023, Barbie, along with American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest.
Here are the winners announced so far at the Oscars, followed by the remaining nominees:
Winners
Tba
Nominees
Best Picture
American Fiction
Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
Anatomy of a Fall...
- 3/10/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Another awards season comes to an end, as the 2024 Oscars named Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer as Best Picture, beating out contenders like Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie, and Poor Things. Nolan also won for directing, while Cillian Murphy beat out The Holdovers‘s Paul Giamatti for Lead Actor and Robert Downey Jr. received the win for Supporting Actor.
But Poor Things didn’t fare too badly, taking home four awards including a surprise win for Emma Stone, who was widely considered the underdog given Lily Gladstone’s heavily favored performance in Flower Moon. American Fiction also took home a well-deserved adapted screenplay nomination, while Anatomy of a Fall won for original screenplay.
Barbie didn’t go completely win-less, as Billie Eilish and Finneas won their second Oscar for “What Was I Made For?” (just after a jaw-dropping rendition of “I’m Just Ken” by Ryan Gosling and a whole...
But Poor Things didn’t fare too badly, taking home four awards including a surprise win for Emma Stone, who was widely considered the underdog given Lily Gladstone’s heavily favored performance in Flower Moon. American Fiction also took home a well-deserved adapted screenplay nomination, while Anatomy of a Fall won for original screenplay.
Barbie didn’t go completely win-less, as Billie Eilish and Finneas won their second Oscar for “What Was I Made For?” (just after a jaw-dropping rendition of “I’m Just Ken” by Ryan Gosling and a whole...
- 3/10/2024
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Consequence - Film News
My, how much the race has evolved since the 96th Oscars nominations were announced January 23. We won’t say changed, since it seems like the certain sure bets at that time have become even surer bets. You all know “Oppenheimer,” long considered a frontrunner in many categories,” received the most nominations then with 13, followed by “Poor Things” with 11 and “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10. Well, tonight, this evening of Sunday March 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles at 7:00pm Et, we’re finally gonna see if what we all assume to be true is actually going to pan out: That “Oppenheimer” is teed up for a very big night, as IndieWire’s own Anne Thompson has predicted, with her final Oscar picks, herself.
“Oppenheimer” has won top honors at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, BAFTAs, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Surely Oscars domination is next, right?...
“Oppenheimer” has won top honors at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, BAFTAs, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Surely Oscars domination is next, right?...
- 3/10/2024
- by Marcus Jones and Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Best Picture:
And the Oscar Goes to: - OPPENHEIMER
AMERICAN FICTION
ANATOMY OF A FALL
BARBIE
THE HOLDOVERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
MAESTRO
PAST LIVES
POOR THINGS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Emma Stone - POOR THINGS
Annettte Bening - NYAD
Sandra Huller - ANATOMY OF A FALL
Carey Mulligan - MAESTRO
Lily Gladstone – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Best Achievement in Directing:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Christopher Nolan - OPPENHEIMER
Jonathan Glazer - THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Yorgos Lanthimos - POOR THINGS
Martin Scorsese – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Justine Triet - ANATOMY OF A FALL
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Cillian Murphy – OPPENHEIMER
Bradley Cooper - MAESTRO
Colman Domingo - RUSTIN
Paul Giamatti - THE HOLDOVERS
Jeffrey Wright - AMERICAN FICTION
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song):
And the Oscar Goes to: - Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell - BARBIE: "What Was I Made For?"
Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson - AMERICAN SYMPHONY: "It Never Went Away"
Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt - BARBIE: "I'm Just Ken"
Dianne Warren - FLAMIN' HOT: "The Fire Inside"
Scott George - – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: ""Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)"
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score):
And the Oscar Goes to: - Ludwig Göransson - OPPENHEIMER
Laura Karpman - AMERICAN FICTION
John Williams - INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
Robbie Robertson - – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Jerskin Fendrix - POOR THINGS
Best Sound:
And the Oscar Goes to: - THE ZONE OF INTEREST
THE CREATOR
MAESTRO
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
NAPOLEON
OPPENHEIMER
Best Live-Action Short Film:
And the Oscar Goes to: - THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR
INVINCIBLE
KNIGHT OF FORTUNE
RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
THE AFTER
Best Achievement in Cinematography:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Hoyte Van Hoytema - OPPENHEIMER
Ed Lachman - EL CONDE
Rodrigo Prieto – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Matthew Libatique - MAESTRO
Robbie Ryan - POOR THINGS
Best Documentary Feature:
And the Oscar Goes to: - 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
BOBBY WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT
FOUR DAUGHTERS
THE ETERNAL MEMORY
TO KILL A TIGER
Best Documentary Short Film:
And the Oscar Goes to: - THE LAST REPAIR SHOP
THE ABCs OF BOOK BANNING
THE BARBER OF LITTLE ROCK
THE ISLAND IN BETWEEN
NAI NAI & WAI PO
Best Achievement in Editing:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Jennifer Lame - OPPENHEIMER
Laurent Sénéchal - ANATOMY OF A FALL
Kevin Tent - THE HOLDOVERS
Thelma Schoonmaker – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Yorgos Mavropsaridis - POOR THINGS
Best Achievement in Visual Effects:
And the Oscar Goes to: - GODZILLA MINUS ONE
THE CREATOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
NAPOLEON
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Robert Downey Jr. - OPPENHEIMER
Sterling K. Brown - AMERICAN FICTION
Robert De Niro – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Ryan Gosling - BARBIE
Mark Ruffalo - POOR THINGS
Best International Feature Film:
And the Oscar Goes to: - THE ZONE OF INTEREST
IO CAPINTANO
PERFECT DAYS
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW
THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE
Best Achievement in Costume Design:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Holly Woddington - POOR THINGS
Jacqueline Durran - BARBIE
Jacqueline West – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Janty Yates, David Crossman - NAPOLEON
Ellen Mirojnick - OPPENHEIMER
Best Achievement in Production Design:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Yorgos Mavropsaridis - POOR THINGS
Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer - BARBIE
Jack Fisk Adam Willis – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Arthur Max, Elli Griff - NAPOLEON
Jennifer Lame - OPPENHEIMER
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling:
And the Oscar Goes to: - POOR THINGS
GOLDA
OPPENHEIMER
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW
MAESTRO
Best Adapted Screenplay:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Cord Jefferson - AMERICAN FICTION
Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach - BARBIE
Christopher Nolan - OPPENHEIMER
Tony McNamara - POOR THINGS
Jonathan Glazer - THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Best Original Screenplay:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Arthur Harari, Justine Triet - ANATOMY OF A FALL
Josh Singer, Bradley Cooper - MAESTRO
Samy Burch, Alex Mechanic - MAY DECEMBER
Celine Song - PAST LIVES
David Hemingson - THE HOLDOVERS
Best Animated Feature Film:
And the Oscar Goes to: - THE BOY AND THE HERON
ELEMENTAL
NIMONA
ROBOT DREAMS
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Best Animated Short Film:
And the Oscar Goes to -WAR IS OVER!
LETTER TO A PIG
NINETY-FIVE SENSES
OUR UNIFORM
PACHYDERME
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
And the Oscar Goes to - Da'Vine Joy Randolph - THE HOLDOVERS
Emily Blunt - OPPENHEIMER
Danielle Brooks - THE COLOR PURPLE
America Ferrera - BARBIE
Jodie Foster - NYAD...
And the Oscar Goes to: - OPPENHEIMER
AMERICAN FICTION
ANATOMY OF A FALL
BARBIE
THE HOLDOVERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
MAESTRO
PAST LIVES
POOR THINGS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Emma Stone - POOR THINGS
Annettte Bening - NYAD
Sandra Huller - ANATOMY OF A FALL
Carey Mulligan - MAESTRO
Lily Gladstone – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Best Achievement in Directing:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Christopher Nolan - OPPENHEIMER
Jonathan Glazer - THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Yorgos Lanthimos - POOR THINGS
Martin Scorsese – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Justine Triet - ANATOMY OF A FALL
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Cillian Murphy – OPPENHEIMER
Bradley Cooper - MAESTRO
Colman Domingo - RUSTIN
Paul Giamatti - THE HOLDOVERS
Jeffrey Wright - AMERICAN FICTION
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song):
And the Oscar Goes to: - Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell - BARBIE: "What Was I Made For?"
Jon Batiste, Dan Wilson - AMERICAN SYMPHONY: "It Never Went Away"
Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt - BARBIE: "I'm Just Ken"
Dianne Warren - FLAMIN' HOT: "The Fire Inside"
Scott George - – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: ""Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)"
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score):
And the Oscar Goes to: - Ludwig Göransson - OPPENHEIMER
Laura Karpman - AMERICAN FICTION
John Williams - INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
Robbie Robertson - – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Jerskin Fendrix - POOR THINGS
Best Sound:
And the Oscar Goes to: - THE ZONE OF INTEREST
THE CREATOR
MAESTRO
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
NAPOLEON
OPPENHEIMER
Best Live-Action Short Film:
And the Oscar Goes to: - THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR
INVINCIBLE
KNIGHT OF FORTUNE
RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
THE AFTER
Best Achievement in Cinematography:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Hoyte Van Hoytema - OPPENHEIMER
Ed Lachman - EL CONDE
Rodrigo Prieto – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Matthew Libatique - MAESTRO
Robbie Ryan - POOR THINGS
Best Documentary Feature:
And the Oscar Goes to: - 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
BOBBY WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT
FOUR DAUGHTERS
THE ETERNAL MEMORY
TO KILL A TIGER
Best Documentary Short Film:
And the Oscar Goes to: - THE LAST REPAIR SHOP
THE ABCs OF BOOK BANNING
THE BARBER OF LITTLE ROCK
THE ISLAND IN BETWEEN
NAI NAI & WAI PO
Best Achievement in Editing:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Jennifer Lame - OPPENHEIMER
Laurent Sénéchal - ANATOMY OF A FALL
Kevin Tent - THE HOLDOVERS
Thelma Schoonmaker – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Yorgos Mavropsaridis - POOR THINGS
Best Achievement in Visual Effects:
And the Oscar Goes to: - GODZILLA MINUS ONE
THE CREATOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
NAPOLEON
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Robert Downey Jr. - OPPENHEIMER
Sterling K. Brown - AMERICAN FICTION
Robert De Niro – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Ryan Gosling - BARBIE
Mark Ruffalo - POOR THINGS
Best International Feature Film:
And the Oscar Goes to: - THE ZONE OF INTEREST
IO CAPINTANO
PERFECT DAYS
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW
THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE
Best Achievement in Costume Design:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Holly Woddington - POOR THINGS
Jacqueline Durran - BARBIE
Jacqueline West – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Janty Yates, David Crossman - NAPOLEON
Ellen Mirojnick - OPPENHEIMER
Best Achievement in Production Design:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Yorgos Mavropsaridis - POOR THINGS
Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer - BARBIE
Jack Fisk Adam Willis – KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Arthur Max, Elli Griff - NAPOLEON
Jennifer Lame - OPPENHEIMER
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling:
And the Oscar Goes to: - POOR THINGS
GOLDA
OPPENHEIMER
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW
MAESTRO
Best Adapted Screenplay:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Cord Jefferson - AMERICAN FICTION
Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach - BARBIE
Christopher Nolan - OPPENHEIMER
Tony McNamara - POOR THINGS
Jonathan Glazer - THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Best Original Screenplay:
And the Oscar Goes to: - Arthur Harari, Justine Triet - ANATOMY OF A FALL
Josh Singer, Bradley Cooper - MAESTRO
Samy Burch, Alex Mechanic - MAY DECEMBER
Celine Song - PAST LIVES
David Hemingson - THE HOLDOVERS
Best Animated Feature Film:
And the Oscar Goes to: - THE BOY AND THE HERON
ELEMENTAL
NIMONA
ROBOT DREAMS
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Best Animated Short Film:
And the Oscar Goes to -WAR IS OVER!
LETTER TO A PIG
NINETY-FIVE SENSES
OUR UNIFORM
PACHYDERME
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
And the Oscar Goes to - Da'Vine Joy Randolph - THE HOLDOVERS
Emily Blunt - OPPENHEIMER
Danielle Brooks - THE COLOR PURPLE
America Ferrera - BARBIE
Jodie Foster - NYAD...
- 3/9/2024
- IMDbPro News
The 96th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 10 and air live on ABC at 7:00 p.m. Et/ 4:00 p.m. Pt. We update predictions through awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2024 Oscar picks.
The State of the Race
The Best Original Screenplay race weirdly goes all the way back to the Gotham Awards, which get plenty of credit as the ceremony that most often kicks off awards season, but is not the most accurate in predicting what players will be winning Academy Awards come Oscar night. But the reason to mention its 2023 iteration specifically is that it was the first place where “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Best Screenplay category, but “Past Lives” won Best Film.
Throughout the season, “Past Lives” has managed to win some huge awards, most recently receiving Best Feature, Best Director, and Best First Feature at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards,...
The State of the Race
The Best Original Screenplay race weirdly goes all the way back to the Gotham Awards, which get plenty of credit as the ceremony that most often kicks off awards season, but is not the most accurate in predicting what players will be winning Academy Awards come Oscar night. But the reason to mention its 2023 iteration specifically is that it was the first place where “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Best Screenplay category, but “Past Lives” won Best Film.
Throughout the season, “Past Lives” has managed to win some huge awards, most recently receiving Best Feature, Best Director, and Best First Feature at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
The films in contention for the 2024 Best Original Screenplay Oscar are “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Holdovers,” “Maestro,” “May December,” and “Past Lives.” Our odds currently indicate that “Anatomy of a Fall” (16/5) will take the prize, followed in order of likelihood by “The Holdovers” (37/10), “Past Lives” (9/2), “Maestro” (9/2), and “May December” (9/2).
Of the eight individual writers behind these five films, only Josh Singer (“Maestro”) has earned recognition in this category before. Indeed, he is looking to go two-for-two here after succeeding on his 2016 bid for “Spotlight,” which he co-wrote with its director, Tom McCarthy. Coincidentally, he shares his new nomination with the director of “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper, who also has a personal stake in the Best Picture and Best Actor races as a producer and star of the same film.
With this original writing notice, Cooper’s Oscars resume now includes five different categories, the remaining two of which are Best...
Of the eight individual writers behind these five films, only Josh Singer (“Maestro”) has earned recognition in this category before. Indeed, he is looking to go two-for-two here after succeeding on his 2016 bid for “Spotlight,” which he co-wrote with its director, Tom McCarthy. Coincidentally, he shares his new nomination with the director of “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper, who also has a personal stake in the Best Picture and Best Actor races as a producer and star of the same film.
With this original writing notice, Cooper’s Oscars resume now includes five different categories, the remaining two of which are Best...
- 3/7/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
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
2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Screenplay Past Lives, from left: Teo Yoo, Greta Lee, John Magro, 2023. © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection
Weekly Commentary: Following its victories at the Golden Globes for best screenplay and the BAFTA for original screenplay, it appears almost inevitable that “Anatomy of a Fall” will secure the Oscar for its co-writers,...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Screenplay Past Lives, from left: Teo Yoo, Greta Lee, John Magro, 2023. © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection
Weekly Commentary: Following its victories at the Golden Globes for best screenplay and the BAFTA for original screenplay, it appears almost inevitable that “Anatomy of a Fall” will secure the Oscar for its co-writers,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
“Anatomy of a Fall” is the clear favorite to win Best Original Screenplay this year but nominees “The Holdovers,” “Past Lives,” “Maestro,” and “May December” are all hoping to spoil the party. But is “Anatomy of a Fall’s” status as frontrunner as solid as it seems? It’s won a bunch of precursor awards, sure, but what about the academy?
What movies do they like best in this category? Let’s take a look at the last 10 winners of Best Original Screenplay to see what they can tell us about the academy’s tastes in this category, and how that affects “Anatomy of a Fall” and this year’s nominees.
As you can see, drama is the order of the day for academy voters. Five out of the last 10 winners here have been serious fare: Kenneth Branagh‘s “Belfast,” Emerald Fennell‘s “Promising Young Woman,” and Kenneth Lonergan‘s...
What movies do they like best in this category? Let’s take a look at the last 10 winners of Best Original Screenplay to see what they can tell us about the academy’s tastes in this category, and how that affects “Anatomy of a Fall” and this year’s nominees.
As you can see, drama is the order of the day for academy voters. Five out of the last 10 winners here have been serious fare: Kenneth Branagh‘s “Belfast,” Emerald Fennell‘s “Promising Young Woman,” and Kenneth Lonergan‘s...
- 3/6/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Comb through the Oscar nominations this year and you’ll find that there records being broken left, right, and center while more records could be matched or broken at the ceremony this coming Sunday on March 10.
One of those such records concerns the Best Original Screenplay category, in which the nominees are “Anatomy of a Fall” (Justine Triet and Arthur Harari), “The Holdovers” (David Hemingson), “Maestro” (Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer), “May December” (Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik), and “Past Lives” (Celine Song).
It’s “Maestro” co-scribe Singer we’re looking at here for his work in penning the Netflix biopic. This is his second nomination. His first bid came in 2016, when he won this very category, Best Original Screenplay, alongside director Tom McCarthy for “Spotlight.” It’s interesting that Singer now has two nominations in the same category, both of which came for co-writing a script based on a...
One of those such records concerns the Best Original Screenplay category, in which the nominees are “Anatomy of a Fall” (Justine Triet and Arthur Harari), “The Holdovers” (David Hemingson), “Maestro” (Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer), “May December” (Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik), and “Past Lives” (Celine Song).
It’s “Maestro” co-scribe Singer we’re looking at here for his work in penning the Netflix biopic. This is his second nomination. His first bid came in 2016, when he won this very category, Best Original Screenplay, alongside director Tom McCarthy for “Spotlight.” It’s interesting that Singer now has two nominations in the same category, both of which came for co-writing a script based on a...
- 3/6/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The 2024 Oscars are almost here. Here’s what to know about the 2024 Oscars so far, including how to watch, the full list of 2024 Oscar nominees, Oscar winner predictions, and what time the show starts.
When are the Oscars?
The 2024 Oscars take place on Sunday, March 10, 2023. The Oscars 2024 ceremony starts at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt and airs on linear television via ABC.
What time are the Oscars?
The 96th Oscars ceremony officially starts at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt on March 10, 2024. The show will air live on ABC and be available to stream online via ABC.com and the ABC app provided the user has a cable subscription.
What films are nominated for Oscars this year?
Take a deep breath. Here is the full list of 2024 Oscar nominees, led by “Oppenheimer” (13 nominations), “Poor Things” (11 nominations), “Killers of the Flower Moon” (10 nominations), “Barbie” (eight nominations), and “Maestro” (seven nominations...
When are the Oscars?
The 2024 Oscars take place on Sunday, March 10, 2023. The Oscars 2024 ceremony starts at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt and airs on linear television via ABC.
What time are the Oscars?
The 96th Oscars ceremony officially starts at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt on March 10, 2024. The show will air live on ABC and be available to stream online via ABC.com and the ABC app provided the user has a cable subscription.
What films are nominated for Oscars this year?
Take a deep breath. Here is the full list of 2024 Oscar nominees, led by “Oppenheimer” (13 nominations), “Poor Things” (11 nominations), “Killers of the Flower Moon” (10 nominations), “Barbie” (eight nominations), and “Maestro” (seven nominations...
- 3/5/2024
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Deadline’s annual Read the Screenplay series highlights the scripts for the year’s buzziest awards-season movies. This year, we snagged all 10 Oscar-nominated adapted and original screenplays as chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Click on the cover pages below to catch up on the words that fueled the films American Fiction, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest in the Adapted race and Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Maestro, May December at Past Lives in Original.
This year’s writing nominees include one previous Oscar screenplay winner: Josh Singer, who co-wrote Maestro with Bradley Cooper, won the Original Screenplay category in 2015 for Spotlight. The list also includes multiple past writing nominees including Barbie‘s Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (both their third noms overall), Oppenheimer‘s Christopher Nolan (his third), Poor Things‘ Tony McNamara (his second) and Cooper (his second).
First-time writing...
Click on the cover pages below to catch up on the words that fueled the films American Fiction, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest in the Adapted race and Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Maestro, May December at Past Lives in Original.
This year’s writing nominees include one previous Oscar screenplay winner: Josh Singer, who co-wrote Maestro with Bradley Cooper, won the Original Screenplay category in 2015 for Spotlight. The list also includes multiple past writing nominees including Barbie‘s Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (both their third noms overall), Oppenheimer‘s Christopher Nolan (his third), Poor Things‘ Tony McNamara (his second) and Cooper (his second).
First-time writing...
- 3/2/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Christine Vachon doesn’t mess around. She is a film professor, best-selling film book author, wife, mother of a film marketing professional, and most of all, producer of independent films. They’re often directed by her close friend and fellow Brown alumnus Todd Haynes. She launched her career at Sundance 1991 with her first feature film, Haynes’ “Poison,” which won the Grand Jury Prize.
Since 1995, she and her producing partner Pam Koffler’s company Killer Films has steadily produced hundreds of movies and television series. Many have won prizes and nominations over the years for the likes of Hilary Swank (“Boys Don’t Cry”), Julianne Moore (“Still Alice”) and Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara (“Carol”), but this year’s Best Picture Oscar nomination for Celine Song’s “Past Lives” is Killer’s first.
New York-based Vachon was packing her bags for the Berlin International Film Festival when we spoke on Zoom, a...
Since 1995, she and her producing partner Pam Koffler’s company Killer Films has steadily produced hundreds of movies and television series. Many have won prizes and nominations over the years for the likes of Hilary Swank (“Boys Don’t Cry”), Julianne Moore (“Still Alice”) and Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara (“Carol”), but this year’s Best Picture Oscar nomination for Celine Song’s “Past Lives” is Killer’s first.
New York-based Vachon was packing her bags for the Berlin International Film Festival when we spoke on Zoom, a...
- 2/26/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Can you use the Film Independent Spirit Awards to predict the Oscars? That's a risky endeavour, but when you consider that last year's Indie Spirit Best Feature Everything Everywhere All At Once went on to win big at the Oscars, hopes are certainly higher for Celine Song's Past Lives' Best Picture chances come 10 March.
Song also picked up Best Director for her emotional tale of reconnection and regret, While Av Rockwell took Best First Feature for A Thousand And One and Co-writer/director Babak Jalali won the John Cassavetes Award for best feature made for under $1 million for Fremont.
The Holdovers took home the most film gongs, nabbing Best Cinematography for Eigil Bryld, a welcome Best Breakthrough Performance for Dominic Sessa and in what should probably this year be renamed the Da’Vine Joy Randolph Award, she won her latest trophy: Best Supporting Performance.
How To Blow Up A Pipeline...
Song also picked up Best Director for her emotional tale of reconnection and regret, While Av Rockwell took Best First Feature for A Thousand And One and Co-writer/director Babak Jalali won the John Cassavetes Award for best feature made for under $1 million for Fremont.
The Holdovers took home the most film gongs, nabbing Best Cinematography for Eigil Bryld, a welcome Best Breakthrough Performance for Dominic Sessa and in what should probably this year be renamed the Da’Vine Joy Randolph Award, she won her latest trophy: Best Supporting Performance.
How To Blow Up A Pipeline...
- 2/26/2024
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Arguably the biggest surprise at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards was the small but loud protest over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war outside the ceremony, the chants from which could be heard inside the tent in Santa Monica and on the livestream on Film Independent’s YouTube channel.
The demonstration was the first to disrupt a major awards show this season.
But as host Aidy Bryant and presenters and winners forged ahead with the ceremony, some acknowledging the protest, there were still some surprises in terms of which films won which awards — or didn’t win.
After seemingly losing its awards momentum with the Screen Actors Guild and Oscar nominations last month, May December could’ve had a big day at the Spirit Awards, as the Todd Haynes film, starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, was up for five awards — the same number of nominations received by best feature and director...
The demonstration was the first to disrupt a major awards show this season.
But as host Aidy Bryant and presenters and winners forged ahead with the ceremony, some acknowledging the protest, there were still some surprises in terms of which films won which awards — or didn’t win.
After seemingly losing its awards momentum with the Screen Actors Guild and Oscar nominations last month, May December could’ve had a big day at the Spirit Awards, as the Todd Haynes film, starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, was up for five awards — the same number of nominations received by best feature and director...
- 2/26/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The rain stayed away from Santa Monica Beach on Sunday (February 25) as Past Lives was named best film and Celine Song best director at the 39th annual Spirit Awards.
While the legacy studio and streamer contenders have dominated much of the big-ticket awards shows this season like Saturday night’s SAG Awards, last weekend’s Baftas, the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, this was a good opportunity for the Oscar-nominated A24 romance and Song to earn gongs for a film which has done well among critics groups since its world premiere at Sundance just over one year ago.
Jeffrey Wright...
While the legacy studio and streamer contenders have dominated much of the big-ticket awards shows this season like Saturday night’s SAG Awards, last weekend’s Baftas, the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, this was a good opportunity for the Oscar-nominated A24 romance and Song to earn gongs for a film which has done well among critics groups since its world premiere at Sundance just over one year ago.
Jeffrey Wright...
- 2/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
Greta Lee and Teo Yoo in ‘Past Lives’ (Photo Credit: Jon Pack / Courtesy of A24)
Past Lives took home top film honors at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards, held on February 25th in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. The film also earned Celine Song the Best Director award, with American Fiction‘s Cord Jefferson and May December‘s Samy Burch earning screenplay honors.
On the television side, The Last of Us collected two awards: Nick Offerman for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series and Keivonn Montreal Woodard for Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series. Beef also netted two wins, with Ali Wong awarded Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series and the show earning the Best New Scripted Series award.
2024 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature (Award given to the producer.)
All of Us Strangers
Producers: Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin,...
Past Lives took home top film honors at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards, held on February 25th in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. The film also earned Celine Song the Best Director award, with American Fiction‘s Cord Jefferson and May December‘s Samy Burch earning screenplay honors.
On the television side, The Last of Us collected two awards: Nick Offerman for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series and Keivonn Montreal Woodard for Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series. Beef also netted two wins, with Ali Wong awarded Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series and the show earning the Best New Scripted Series award.
2024 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature (Award given to the producer.)
All of Us Strangers
Producers: Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Another big award show took place this weekend (in addition to the SAG Awards), the Film Independent Spirit Awards, which celebrates indie film and TV. One thing about this awards show is that their idea of independent sometimes makes me scratch my head a bit, with HBO’s big-budget The Last of Us nominated a whole bunch in the TV category, along with Netflix’s Beef and several other streaming shows, which I’m not sure one could call independent. For films, there’s a $30 million budget cap. For TV, I’m honestly not sure what the benchmark is because Last of Us was notoriously an expensive show to shoot, costing at least $100 million.
Indeed, The Last of Us won some key awards on the TV side, winning Best Supporting Performance (for Nick Offerman) and Best Breakthrough Performance (for Keivonn Montreal Woodard). Over on the film side, American Fiction and...
Indeed, The Last of Us won some key awards on the TV side, winning Best Supporting Performance (for Nick Offerman) and Best Breakthrough Performance (for Keivonn Montreal Woodard). Over on the film side, American Fiction and...
- 2/26/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
A24’s Past Lives won the top prize for best feature at the 39th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, with writer-director Celine Song also winning best director for her feature film debut.
American Fiction’s Jeffrey Wright won best lead performance for his role in the Amazon MGM Studios comedy, presented to him by his fellow Oscar nominee Colman Domingo. “It’s funny, you go to these award shows, and you kind of grow tired of them,” laughed Wright. “And then you get one. It changes the vibe a little bit.”
American Fiction writer-director Cord Jefferson also won best screenplay for his directorial debut. “Our film is so independent that one morning I woke up at our hotel to find out that there had been a triple stabbing the night before in the lobby,” said Jefferson. “They were cleaning up the blood. And I would not have it any other way.
American Fiction’s Jeffrey Wright won best lead performance for his role in the Amazon MGM Studios comedy, presented to him by his fellow Oscar nominee Colman Domingo. “It’s funny, you go to these award shows, and you kind of grow tired of them,” laughed Wright. “And then you get one. It changes the vibe a little bit.”
American Fiction writer-director Cord Jefferson also won best screenplay for his directorial debut. “Our film is so independent that one morning I woke up at our hotel to find out that there had been a triple stabbing the night before in the lobby,” said Jefferson. “They were cleaning up the blood. And I would not have it any other way.
- 2/26/2024
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Past Lives was named best feature at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which were handed out Sunday afternoon in Santa Monica.
In addition, Celine Song was named best director for her work on the film.
Elsewhere, Da’Vine Joy Randolph won the Spirit Award for best supporting performance, for her role in The Holdovers, repeating her win from Saturday night’s SAG Awards and other shows this awards season. Her co-star, Dominic Sessa, won the Spirit Award for best breakthrough performance.
American Fiction also collected two trophies: Cord Jefferson won the award for best screenplay, while Jeffrey Wright won for best lead performance.
May December won the award for best first screenplay for Samy Burch (story by Burch and Alex Mechanik). Four Daughters was named best documentary.
On the TV side, Beef was named best new scripted series, while Ali Wong won best lead performance for her role in the show,...
In addition, Celine Song was named best director for her work on the film.
Elsewhere, Da’Vine Joy Randolph won the Spirit Award for best supporting performance, for her role in The Holdovers, repeating her win from Saturday night’s SAG Awards and other shows this awards season. Her co-star, Dominic Sessa, won the Spirit Award for best breakthrough performance.
American Fiction also collected two trophies: Cord Jefferson won the award for best screenplay, while Jeffrey Wright won for best lead performance.
May December won the award for best first screenplay for Samy Burch (story by Burch and Alex Mechanik). Four Daughters was named best documentary.
On the TV side, Beef was named best new scripted series, while Ali Wong won best lead performance for her role in the show,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The best in independent film and television were honored at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards!
Plenty of A-List stars were in attendance at the event on Sunday afternoon (February 25) at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif.
Movies are only eligible for a Spirit Award if they have a budget of less than $30 million, so there are some awards favorites like Barbie, Oppenheimer, and Killers of the Flower Moon that are not nominated.
American Fiction, May December, and Past Lives lead the pack this year with five nominations each.
Make sure to check out our post with photos of Every celeb who attended the event! Also check out our best dressed list.
Head inside to see the full list of winners…
Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners…
Best Feature (Award given to the producer)
All of Us Strangers
Producers: Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Sarah Harvey
American Fiction
Producers: Cord Jefferson,...
Plenty of A-List stars were in attendance at the event on Sunday afternoon (February 25) at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif.
Movies are only eligible for a Spirit Award if they have a budget of less than $30 million, so there are some awards favorites like Barbie, Oppenheimer, and Killers of the Flower Moon that are not nominated.
American Fiction, May December, and Past Lives lead the pack this year with five nominations each.
Make sure to check out our post with photos of Every celeb who attended the event! Also check out our best dressed list.
Head inside to see the full list of winners…
Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners…
Best Feature (Award given to the producer)
All of Us Strangers
Producers: Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Sarah Harvey
American Fiction
Producers: Cord Jefferson,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday awarded A24’s Past Lives its Best Feature and the film’s Celine Song the Best Director in a ceremony on the beach in Santa Monica, giving the indie romantic drama a boost as it heads toward the Oscars where it is up for Best Picture.
Past Lives topped a marquee Best Feature category that included Netflix’s May December, Amazon MGM Studios’ American Fiction, Searchlight’s All of Us Strangers, Sony Pictures Classics’ We Grown Now and Mubi’s Passages.
“There is a concept in our film, an Eastern concept, and it’s called inyeon,” Song, making her feature directorial debut, said in her acceptance speech with her producers and cast. “It is about how just by being in the same space and time in this life, it means we actually knew each other for many, many lives that came before this one.
Past Lives topped a marquee Best Feature category that included Netflix’s May December, Amazon MGM Studios’ American Fiction, Searchlight’s All of Us Strangers, Sony Pictures Classics’ We Grown Now and Mubi’s Passages.
“There is a concept in our film, an Eastern concept, and it’s called inyeon,” Song, making her feature directorial debut, said in her acceptance speech with her producers and cast. “It is about how just by being in the same space and time in this life, it means we actually knew each other for many, many lives that came before this one.
- 2/26/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Live from a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, California, it’s the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards! This year’s ceremony, which kicked off this afternoon, was hosted by “Saturday Night Live” alum Aidy Bryant and feted the best in indie film and TV.
This year’s pack of nominees included a slew of Oscar contenders and a number of indie gems, all competing for the biggest prizes in the indie sphere.
Celine Song’s “Past Lives” won Best Feature (which the filmmaker picked up just minutes after winning Best Director as well), while “The Holdovers” and “American Fiction” also enjoyed multiple wins, including a Best Performance win for “American Fiction” star Jeffrey Wright and Best Screenplay for writer Cord Jefferson, and a Best Supporting Performance win for “The Holdovers” standout Da’Vine Joy Randolph and a Breakthrough Performance win for newbie Dominic Sessa.
Thanks to the Spirits’ various TV categories,...
This year’s pack of nominees included a slew of Oscar contenders and a number of indie gems, all competing for the biggest prizes in the indie sphere.
Celine Song’s “Past Lives” won Best Feature (which the filmmaker picked up just minutes after winning Best Director as well), while “The Holdovers” and “American Fiction” also enjoyed multiple wins, including a Best Performance win for “American Fiction” star Jeffrey Wright and Best Screenplay for writer Cord Jefferson, and a Best Supporting Performance win for “The Holdovers” standout Da’Vine Joy Randolph and a Breakthrough Performance win for newbie Dominic Sessa.
Thanks to the Spirits’ various TV categories,...
- 2/25/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
This is the latest round in this year’s 35 boxes theory: the WGA nominations. This theory tracks a film’s support across the industry throughout awards season. The test is made up of 35 boxes, each one presenting a key nomination or win that a potential Best Picture champion typically needs to get in order to win the Oscars’ big prize. All of the big awards organizations are involved here, including the Golden Globes, the SAGs, DGAs, PGAs, the BAFTAs, the Critics Choice Awards, and more.
The idea is, the more boxes a film ticks off, the greater the movie’s support across the industry, the higher the chance that flick has of winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards. For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each...
The idea is, the more boxes a film ticks off, the greater the movie’s support across the industry, the higher the chance that flick has of winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards. For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each...
- 2/23/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
As was the case last year, only six of the current 10 Oscar nominees for screenplay achieved similar recognition from the Writers Guild of America. Three of the four films that were excluded from the WGA rosters revealed on February 21 – “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest” – had been deemed ineligible in January, while “Maestro” simply failed to garner enough support from the guild.
Although it’s competing for the adapted screenplay Oscar, “Barbie” is included in the WGA’s original lineup. This marks the third such instance in 10 years, following the cases of “Whiplash” (2015) and “Moonlight” (2017), the latter of which won the favor of both organizations. The remaining original WGA contenders are “Air” and Oscar hopefuls “The Holdovers,” “May December,” and “Past Lives.”
The films presently running first and second in Gold Derby’s adapted Oscar race – “Oppenheimer” and “American Fiction” – will also face off at the WGA Awards,...
Although it’s competing for the adapted screenplay Oscar, “Barbie” is included in the WGA’s original lineup. This marks the third such instance in 10 years, following the cases of “Whiplash” (2015) and “Moonlight” (2017), the latter of which won the favor of both organizations. The remaining original WGA contenders are “Air” and Oscar hopefuls “The Holdovers,” “May December,” and “Past Lives.”
The films presently running first and second in Gold Derby’s adapted Oscar race – “Oppenheimer” and “American Fiction” – will also face off at the WGA Awards,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The strike-delayed nominations for the 2024 Writers Guild Awards are out. Check out the list below.
In a flipping of the script this season, the WGA Awards will be held on April 14 – more than a month after the Academy Awards.
As always, the Writers Guild of America has different eligibility requirements than the Movie Academy, so some awards-season favorite scripts are missing from today’s nominations.
Related: Oscar Nominations: Diversified Voting Throws The Love Around As ‘Oppenheimer’ Tops With 13, With ‘Poor Things’, ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ And ‘Barbie’ Close Behind – Full List
The guild and the Oscars mostly are on the same page for Original Screenplay, with both nominating The Holdovers, May December and Past Lives. The WGA also cited Air, while the Academy went with Anatomy of a Fall and Maestro. But the Writers Guild also has Barbie on its Original List, whereas the script for 2023’s No. 1 movie...
In a flipping of the script this season, the WGA Awards will be held on April 14 – more than a month after the Academy Awards.
As always, the Writers Guild of America has different eligibility requirements than the Movie Academy, so some awards-season favorite scripts are missing from today’s nominations.
Related: Oscar Nominations: Diversified Voting Throws The Love Around As ‘Oppenheimer’ Tops With 13, With ‘Poor Things’, ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ And ‘Barbie’ Close Behind – Full List
The guild and the Oscars mostly are on the same page for Original Screenplay, with both nominating The Holdovers, May December and Past Lives. The WGA also cited Air, while the Academy went with Anatomy of a Fall and Maestro. But the Writers Guild also has Barbie on its Original List, whereas the script for 2023’s No. 1 movie...
- 2/21/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The nominees for the 2024 Writers Guild of America Awards are finally here.
The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing for 2023.
Oscar-nominated screenplays for “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “May December,” “Past Lives,” “American Fiction,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and “Oppenheimer” were expected WGA nominations. However, surprise nods for “Air,” “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” and “Nyad” prove the WGA Awards still have a few tricks up their sleeve. If you’re wondering, “Poor Things” was not eligible because it wasn’t produced under a WGA contract, per a source close to the project.
Despite now taking place one month after the Academy Awards, the WGA nominations still carry weight this season — and could be a deciding factor for final Oscar voting. As IndieWire’s Anne Thompson predicted,...
The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing for 2023.
Oscar-nominated screenplays for “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “May December,” “Past Lives,” “American Fiction,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and “Oppenheimer” were expected WGA nominations. However, surprise nods for “Air,” “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” and “Nyad” prove the WGA Awards still have a few tricks up their sleeve. If you’re wondering, “Poor Things” was not eligible because it wasn’t produced under a WGA contract, per a source close to the project.
Despite now taking place one month after the Academy Awards, the WGA nominations still carry weight this season — and could be a deciding factor for final Oscar voting. As IndieWire’s Anne Thompson predicted,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Writers Guild of America’s west and east arms have announced nominations for this year’s honors in screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2023. Delayed due to the Hollywood strikes, this year’s ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Here are the nominees:
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
“Air,” Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
“Barbie,” Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Pictures
“The Holdovers,” Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features
“May December,” Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
“Past Lives,” Written by Celine Song; A24
Adapted Screenplay
“American Fiction,” Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based upon the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.,” Screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig, Based on the book by Judy Blume; Lionsgate
“Killers of the Flower Moon,” Screenplay by Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese,...
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
“Air,” Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
“Barbie,” Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Pictures
“The Holdovers,” Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features
“May December,” Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
“Past Lives,” Written by Celine Song; A24
Adapted Screenplay
“American Fiction,” Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based upon the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.,” Screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig, Based on the book by Judy Blume; Lionsgate
“Killers of the Flower Moon,” Screenplay by Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The 2024 Writers Guild Awards nominations have been revealed.
The nominees in the category of original screenplay are Air, Barbie, The Holdovers, May December and Past Lives.
In the adapted screenplay category the nominees are American Fiction, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Killers of the Flower Moon, Nyad and Oppenheimer.
In an unusual move this year, the WGA Awards will take place after the Oscars, with the winners awarded on April 14.
A complete list of this year’s nominees follows.
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
Air, Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Pictures
The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features
May December, Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
Past Lives, Written by Celine Song; A24
Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction, Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
Are You There God?...
The nominees in the category of original screenplay are Air, Barbie, The Holdovers, May December and Past Lives.
In the adapted screenplay category the nominees are American Fiction, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Killers of the Flower Moon, Nyad and Oppenheimer.
In an unusual move this year, the WGA Awards will take place after the Oscars, with the winners awarded on April 14.
A complete list of this year’s nominees follows.
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
Air, Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Pictures
The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features
May December, Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
Past Lives, Written by Celine Song; A24
Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction, Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
Are You There God?...
- 2/21/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Writers Guild Of America has announced its feature nominees and the roster includes The Holdovers, May December and Barbie for original screenplay and American Fiction, Oppenheimer and Killers Of The Flower Moon in the adapted category.
Air is the surprise among the original contenders and takes its place alongside Past Lives. Barbie earned an Oscar nod in the adapted screenplay category.
Anatomy Of A Fall was ineligible as it was not produced under a WGA contract. Justine Triet’s film, like Maestro, which was not in Wednesday’s announcement, earned an Oscar nod.
Competing for the adapted screenplay prize are...
Air is the surprise among the original contenders and takes its place alongside Past Lives. Barbie earned an Oscar nod in the adapted screenplay category.
Anatomy Of A Fall was ineligible as it was not produced under a WGA contract. Justine Triet’s film, like Maestro, which was not in Wednesday’s announcement, earned an Oscar nod.
Competing for the adapted screenplay prize are...
- 2/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
Thousands of Gold Derby users, representing the savviest awards pundits and cineastes on the web, voted for the 22nd Annual Gold Derby Film Awards over recent weeks. The biographical drama “Oppenheimer” came out on top with 10 victories including Best Picture. That sets a new record for the most awards won by a film in a single year. Watch the 30-minute ceremony video above, which includes almost all winners with fun acceptance speeches. Scroll down for the complete list of winners in all 22 categories.
SEEWill the Oscars be a rerun of the BAFTAs?
In addition to Best Picture, “Oppenheimer” claimed Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Christopher Nolan, who previously won Gold Derby Awards for directing “The Dark Knight” and writing “Inception.” It also won Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and Best Ensemble Cast. In below-the-line races it was honored for its film editing, score,...
SEEWill the Oscars be a rerun of the BAFTAs?
In addition to Best Picture, “Oppenheimer” claimed Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Christopher Nolan, who previously won Gold Derby Awards for directing “The Dark Knight” and writing “Inception.” It also won Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and Best Ensemble Cast. In below-the-line races it was honored for its film editing, score,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Denton Davidson, Marcus James Dixon, Latasha Ford and Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
“Oppenheimer” is the juggernaut Oscar contender that is predicted to take home not just Best Picture but a whole bunch of other Academy Awards, too, including Best Director for Christopher Nolan and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. However, we thought that “La La Land” had Best Picture all wrapped up in 2017 but come Oscars night, “Moonlight” swept in to claim the evening’s biggest prize in a shock win. So, is “Oppenheimer” as safe as everyone thinks?
“The Holdovers” is well-poised to pull off an upset. The movie follows Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly professor who is forced to look after students staying behind during the Christmas holidays. The film has been a hit with critics, audiences, and awards groups, too.
As such, it could be a major dark horse to win the Oscar for Best Picture. In the last 10 years, four movies have claimed the top prize...
“The Holdovers” is well-poised to pull off an upset. The movie follows Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly professor who is forced to look after students staying behind during the Christmas holidays. The film has been a hit with critics, audiences, and awards groups, too.
As such, it could be a major dark horse to win the Oscar for Best Picture. In the last 10 years, four movies have claimed the top prize...
- 2/16/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Please Note: This forecast, assembled by Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor of awards coverage, reflects Scott’s best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these projections by drawing upon conversations with voters and other industry insiders, analysis of marketing and awards campaigns, results of awards ceremonies that precede the Oscars and the history of the Oscars itself. There will be regular updates to reflect new developments.
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Best Picture
Nominees
1. Oppenheimer (Universal)
2. The Zone of Interest (A24)
3. Poor Things (Searchlight)
4. Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)
5. Barbie (Warner Bros.)
6. The Holdovers (Focus)
7. Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple)
8. Maestro (Netflix)
9. American Fiction (Amazon/MGM)
10. Past Lives (A24)
Best Director
Nominees
1. Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
2. Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)
3. Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon) — podcast
4. Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things)
5. Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall...
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Best Picture
Nominees
1. Oppenheimer (Universal)
2. The Zone of Interest (A24)
3. Poor Things (Searchlight)
4. Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)
5. Barbie (Warner Bros.)
6. The Holdovers (Focus)
7. Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple)
8. Maestro (Netflix)
9. American Fiction (Amazon/MGM)
10. Past Lives (A24)
Best Director
Nominees
1. Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
2. Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)
3. Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon) — podcast
4. Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things)
5. Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall...
- 2/15/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Both Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay are full of beautiful writing, with a variety of genres and writers being acknowledged for their work this year.
We have previous Oscar winners nominated, such as Josh Singer, who co-wrote “Maestro” with Bradley Cooper; previous nominees such as “Oppenheimer” scribe Christopher Nolan and “Poor Things” penman Tony McNamara; and we have a whole bunch of first-time nominees such as “Past Lives” writer and director Celine Song.
But… could we have two first-time nominees win both writing categories? Oscar history says this is unlikely; this has not happened a single time in the last 10 years. There have, however, been five instances in both categories where rookie contenders have won the Oscar.
Best Original Screenplay
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” in 2023 Emerald Fennell for “Promising Young Woman” in 2021 Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won for “Parasite” in 2020 Brian Currie,...
We have previous Oscar winners nominated, such as Josh Singer, who co-wrote “Maestro” with Bradley Cooper; previous nominees such as “Oppenheimer” scribe Christopher Nolan and “Poor Things” penman Tony McNamara; and we have a whole bunch of first-time nominees such as “Past Lives” writer and director Celine Song.
But… could we have two first-time nominees win both writing categories? Oscar history says this is unlikely; this has not happened a single time in the last 10 years. There have, however, been five instances in both categories where rookie contenders have won the Oscar.
Best Original Screenplay
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” in 2023 Emerald Fennell for “Promising Young Woman” in 2021 Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won for “Parasite” in 2020 Brian Currie,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Does “Anatomy of a Fall” have the “write” stuff in the Academy Awards race for Best Original Screenplay? Gold Derby’s Oscar Experts from major media outlets predict that the script written by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari will persevere despite fierce competition from co-nominees “The Holdovers” by David Hemingson, “Maestro” by Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer, “May December” by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, and “Past Lives” Celine Song.
A leading 11 of these 16 awards pundits are going with the “Anatomy of a Fall” screenplay: Anne Thompson (Indiewire), Christopher Rosen (Gold Derby), Claudia Puig (Kpcc), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Keith Simanton (IMDb), Matt Neglia (Next Best Picture), Michael Musto (Queerty), Nikki Novak (Fandango), Sasha Stone (Awards Daily) and Tariq Khan (Gold Derby).
Directed by French filmmaker Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall” stars Sandra Hüller as a woman who is put on trial for the mysterious death of her husband.
A leading 11 of these 16 awards pundits are going with the “Anatomy of a Fall” screenplay: Anne Thompson (Indiewire), Christopher Rosen (Gold Derby), Claudia Puig (Kpcc), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Keith Simanton (IMDb), Matt Neglia (Next Best Picture), Michael Musto (Queerty), Nikki Novak (Fandango), Sasha Stone (Awards Daily) and Tariq Khan (Gold Derby).
Directed by French filmmaker Triet, “Anatomy of a Fall” stars Sandra Hüller as a woman who is put on trial for the mysterious death of her husband.
- 1/31/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Stars: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Chris Tenzis, Andrea Frankle, Gabriel Chung, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, D.W. Moffett, Charles Green | Written by Alex Mechanik, Samy Burch | Directed by Todd Haynes
Best known for starring in a TV series, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) wishes to distance herself from that past role and prove herself as an actress. Her opportunity arrives in the form of an independent film which adapts a notorious tabloid story that gripped the nation. She intends to research the role by shadowing Gracie (Julianne Moore), the woman she will portray, and Gracie’s husband, Joe (Charles Melton), although Elizabeth’s arrival reveals cracks within their lengthy marriage.
Based off a script by Alex Mechanik and Samy Burch, director Todd Haynes slowly builds the mystery of May December regarding what scandal put the couple in the spotlight. They may be beloved within their community, yet the arriving parcels indicate...
Best known for starring in a TV series, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) wishes to distance herself from that past role and prove herself as an actress. Her opportunity arrives in the form of an independent film which adapts a notorious tabloid story that gripped the nation. She intends to research the role by shadowing Gracie (Julianne Moore), the woman she will portray, and Gracie’s husband, Joe (Charles Melton), although Elizabeth’s arrival reveals cracks within their lengthy marriage.
Based off a script by Alex Mechanik and Samy Burch, director Todd Haynes slowly builds the mystery of May December regarding what scandal put the couple in the spotlight. They may be beloved within their community, yet the arriving parcels indicate...
- 1/30/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Barbie and Oppenheimer are just two of this year’s Oscar-nominated films created by life partners who are also creative teams
The Academy award nominations on Tuesday contained, among the plethora of announcements, intriguing evidence of the strength of familial connections underpinning major Oscar bids, with a number of the 10 films nominated for best picture containing both members of high profile relationships, working together on the same film. Barbie, the doll-inspired blockbuster that, to the chagrin of many including Ryan Gosling, appeared to be snubbed in the best actress and best director categories, even contains two of them. Star Margot Robbie and husband Tom Ackerley are co-founders of LuckyChap Entertainment, the company that produced the film, while director Greta Gerwig is up for best adapted screenplay alongside her husband Noah Baumbach.
The 2024 Oscar crop appears to have been particularly favourable to these kind of partnerships: the director-producer team behind best picture nominee Oppenheimer,...
The Academy award nominations on Tuesday contained, among the plethora of announcements, intriguing evidence of the strength of familial connections underpinning major Oscar bids, with a number of the 10 films nominated for best picture containing both members of high profile relationships, working together on the same film. Barbie, the doll-inspired blockbuster that, to the chagrin of many including Ryan Gosling, appeared to be snubbed in the best actress and best director categories, even contains two of them. Star Margot Robbie and husband Tom Ackerley are co-founders of LuckyChap Entertainment, the company that produced the film, while director Greta Gerwig is up for best adapted screenplay alongside her husband Noah Baumbach.
The 2024 Oscar crop appears to have been particularly favourable to these kind of partnerships: the director-producer team behind best picture nominee Oppenheimer,...
- 1/27/2024
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Julianne Moore will star alongside Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English-language feature from acclaimed, Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, his production company has confirmed.
Almodóvar first spoke about Swinton’s casting last year. The Scottish actress starred in Almodovar’s 2021 short The Human Voice, which premiered in Venice and was one of the director’s first steps towards an English-language feature. He followed up with the short Strange Way of Life starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, which screened at Cannes last year. Almodóvar said the shorts were a testing ground to make him more comfortable with directing actors in English. He had been attached to direct the English-language feature A Manual for Cleaning Women, with Cate Blanchett set to star and produce, but pulled out in 2022.
Almodóvar is considered one of the greatest European directors of his generation and has won international acclaim with features...
Almodóvar first spoke about Swinton’s casting last year. The Scottish actress starred in Almodovar’s 2021 short The Human Voice, which premiered in Venice and was one of the director’s first steps towards an English-language feature. He followed up with the short Strange Way of Life starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, which screened at Cannes last year. Almodóvar said the shorts were a testing ground to make him more comfortable with directing actors in English. He had been attached to direct the English-language feature A Manual for Cleaning Women, with Cate Blanchett set to star and produce, but pulled out in 2022.
Almodóvar is considered one of the greatest European directors of his generation and has won international acclaim with features...
- 1/25/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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