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  • Golden Globes 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins 5, ‘Succession’ 4

    Golden Globes 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins 5, ‘Succession’ 4

    The Golden Globes saw big success for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The Universal film won Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Original Score, and Best Drama. Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Nolan, and composer Ludwig Goransson will all most likely repeat their Globe success with Academy success.

    Barbie showed itself to be a lot weaker at the Globes than many thought it would be. While the film was the nominations leader, it lost Best Comedy/Musical to Poor Things and Best Screenplay to Anatomy of a Fall. Interestingly enough, Anatomy of a Fall was the only nominee in that category that wasn’t also nominated in Best Director.

    On the TV side, Succession, The Bear, and Beef swept the categories specific to their genre. As a result, there wasn’t much variety here.

    Here is the full list of winners:

    Best Motion Picture – Drama

    Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)
    Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
    Maestro (Netflix)
    Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures) (WINNER)
    Past Lives (A24)
    The Zone of Interest (A24)

    Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

    Air (Amazon MGM Studios)
    American Fiction (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
    Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
    The Holdovers (Focus Features)
    May December (Netflix)
    Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures) (WINNER)

    Best Motion Picture – Animated

    The Boy and the Heron (GKids) (WINNER)
    Elemental (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)
    The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal Pictures)
    Suzume (Crunchyroll / Sony Pictures Entertainment)
    Wish (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

    Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

    Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures) (WINNER)
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
    John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate)
    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Paramount Pictures)
    Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures Releasing)
    The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal Pictures)
    Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (AMC Theatres Distribution)

    Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

    Anatomy of a Fall, France (Neon) (WINNER)
    Fallen Leaves, Finland (Mubi)
    Io Capitano, Italy (Pathe Distribution)
    Past Lives, United States (A24)
    Society of the Snow, Spain (Netflix)
    The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom/USA (A24)

    Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

    Bradley Cooper, Maestro
    Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Colman Domingo, Rustin
    Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
    Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer (WINNER)
    Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers

    Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

    Annette Bening, Nyad
    Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon (WINNER)
    Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
    Greta Lee, Past Lives
    Carey Mulligan, Maestro
    Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla

    Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

    Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
    Jennifer Lawrence, No Hard Feelings
    Natalie Portman, May December
    Alma Pöysti, Fallen Leaves
    Margot Robbie, Barbie
    Emma Stone, Poor Things (WINNER)

    Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

    Nicolas Cage, Dream Scenario
    Timothée Chalamet, Wonka
    Matt Damon, Air
    Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers (WINNER)
    Joaquin Phoenix, Beau Is Afraid
    Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

    Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

    Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
    Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer (WINNER)
    Ryan Gosling, Barbie
    Charles Melton, May December
    Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

    Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

    Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
    Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
    Jodie Foster, Nyad
    Julianne Moore, May December
    Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
    Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers (WINNER)

    Best Director — Motion Picture

    Bradley Cooper, Maestro
    Greta Gerwig, Barbie
    Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
    Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer (WINNER)
    Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Celine Song, Past Lives

    Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

    Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Barbie
    Tony McNamara, Poor Things
    Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
    Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Celine Song, Past Lives
    Justine Triet, Arthur Harari, Anatomy of a Fall (WINNER)

    Best Original Song – Motion Picture

    “Addicted to Romance,” She Came to Me, Music and lyrics by Bruce Springsteen
    “Dance the Night,” Barbie, Music and lyrics by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin
    “I’m Just Ken,” Barbie, Music and lyrics by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt
    “Peaches,” The Super Mario Bros. Move, Music and lyrics by Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond, John Spiker
    “Road to Freedom,” Rustin, Music and lyrics by Lenny Kravitz
    “What Was I Made For?” Barbie, Music and lyrics by Billie Eilish O’Connell, Finneas O’Connell (WINNER)

    Best Original Score – Motion Picture

    Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
    Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer (WINNER)
    Joe Hisaishi, The Boy and the Heron
    Mica Levi, The Zone of Interest
    Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon

    Best Television Series – Drama

    1923 (Paramount+)
    The Crown (Netflix)
    The Diplomat (Netflix)
    The Last of Us (HBO/Max)
    The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
    Succession (HBO/Max) (WINNER)

    Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

    Abbott Elementary (ABC)
    Barry (HBO/Max)
    The Bear (FX) (WINNER)
    Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
    Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
    Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

    Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

    All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix)
    Beef (Netflix) (WINNER)
    Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
    Fargo (FX)
    Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
    Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)

    Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

    Helen Mirren, 1923
    Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
    Keri Russell, The Diplomat
    Sarah Snook, Succession (WINNER)
    Imelda Staunton, The Crown
    Emma Stone, The Curse

    Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama

    Brian Cox, Succession
    Kieran Culkin, Succession (WINNER)
    Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
    Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
    Jeremy Strong, Succession
    Dominic West, The Crown

    Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

    Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
    Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (WINNER)
    Elle Fanning, The Great
    Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
    Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face

    Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

    Bill Hader, Barry
    Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
    Jason Segel, Shrinking
    Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
    Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
    Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (WINNER)

    Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

    Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & the Six
    Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
    Elizabeth Olsen, Love & Death
    Juno Temple, Fargo
    Rachel Weisz, Dead Ringers
    Ali Wong, Beef (WINNER)

    Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

    Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
    Sam Claflin, Daisy Jones & the Six
    Jon Hamm, Fargo
    Woody Harrelson, White House Plumbers
    David Oyelowo, Lawmen: Bass Reeves
    Steven Yeun, Beef (WINNER)

    Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

    Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown (WINNER)
    Abby Elliott, The Bear
    Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets
    J. Smith-Cameron, Succession
    Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
    Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

    Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

    Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
    Matthew Macfadyen, Succession (WINNER)
    James Marsden, Jury Duty
    Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
    Alan Ruck, Succession
    Alexander Skarsgard, Succession

    Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

    Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (WINNER)
    Trevor Noah, Trevor Noah: Where Was I
    Chris Rock, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
    Amy Schumer, Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact
    Sarah Silverman, Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
    Wanda Sykes, Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer

    Source: The Hollywood Reporter

  • Venice Recap: ‘Poor Things’ Wins Golden Lion; ‘Priscilla’ and Hamaguchi Pick Up Prizes as Well

    Venice Recap: ‘Poor Things’ Wins Golden Lion; ‘Priscilla’ and Hamaguchi Pick Up Prizes as Well

    With Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things winning the Golden Lion a couple days back, it has cemented itself as a top 6 Best Picture contender. High-profile films like Maestro and Ferrari were shutout, while films like Priscilla, Evil Does Not Exist, El Conde, and Memory all won major awards. Of these films, however, other than Poor Things, I think Maestro is the only film that will end up earning a Best Picture nod. It’s the type of major studio distributed film backed by big stars that does not need as much festival acclaim as indie films like Memory and Evil Does Not Exist do.

    Poor Things should follow the trajectory of films like The Shape of Water, Roma, Joker, and Nomadland, all films that won the Golden Lion at Venice and ended up translating that into becoming top five Best Picture contenders in their respective years.

    Here are the rest of the Venice winners.

    Golden Lion
    Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos

    Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
    Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi

    Silver Lion Best Director
    Matteo Garrone, Io Capitano

    Special Jury Prize
    Green Border, Agnieszka Holland

    Best Screenplay
    Pablo Larrain and Guillermo Calderón, El Conde

    Best Actress
    Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla

    Best Actor
    Peter Sarsgaard, Memory

    Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress
    Seydou Sarr, Io Capitano

    HORIZONS
    Best Film
    Explanation For Everything, Gábor Reisz

    Best Director
    Mika Gustafson, Paradise Is Burning

    Special Jury Prize
    Una Sterminata Domenica, Alain Parroni

    Best Actress
    Margarita Rosa De Francisco, El Paraiso

    Best Actor
    Tergel Bold-Erdene, City of Wind

    Best Screenplay
    El Paraiso, Enrico Maria Artale

    Best Short Film
    A Short Trip, Erenik Beqiri

    Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film
    Love Is A Gun, Lee Hong-Chi

    HORIZONS EXTRA
    Audience Award
    FELICITÀ (HAPPINESS), Micaela Ramazzotti

    VENICE CLASSICS

    Best Documentary
    Thank You Very Much, Alex Braverman

    Best Restored Film
    OHIKKOSHI (MOVING), Shinji Somai

    VENICE IMMERSIVE

    Grand Jury Prize
    Songs For A Passerby, Celine Daemen

    Special Jury Prize
    Flow, Adriaan Lokman

    Immersive Achievement Prize
    Emperor, Marion Burger, Ilan Cohen

  • Toronto and Venice Release Lineups: ‘Maestro’, ‘Priscilla’, ‘The Killer’, ‘Poor Things’ Will Debut

    Toronto and Venice Release Lineups: ‘Maestro’, ‘Priscilla’, ‘The Killer’, ‘Poor Things’ Will Debut

    2023 is poised to be a strange year for film festivals. With the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes showing no signs of stopping, many of these films’ stars will be absent at the festivals. Both festivals will run as planned even without many of their films’ A-list talent showing up. Actors campaigning for their films has always had a large impact on their film’s Oscar chances and more significantly on their chances at acting awards. It will be interesting to see how that changes this year.

     

    ‘Maestro’ (Netflix)

    VENICE

    The lineup for this year’s Venice Film Festival was just announced. This is the first major festival lineup announcement of the Oscar season and it gives us our first introductory look at this year’s possible contenders. In six of the past seven years, a top two Picture contender has played at Venice and this trend shows no signs of stopping.

    In my predictions from this month, I have two of the films that have shown up in the Venice lineup in the top 10: Bradley Cooper’s Maestro and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. However, Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, Ava DuVernay’s Origin, Michael Mann’s Ferrari, Ryusuke Hamguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist, David Fincher’s The Killer, Michel Franco’s Memory, Pablo Larrain’s El Conde, and Matteo Garrone’s Io Capitano should also be watched. If any one of these ten films leave Venice highly-acclaimed and/or win one of their top prizes, their chances of being a Best Picture contender expand greatly. While I’m not confident that any of these films will become a top 2 Best Picture contender this season, I’m essentially guaranteeing that one of them will end up being a top 5 contender.

    Anyways, here is the Venice slate:

    Competition

    Comandante, dir: Edoardo de Angelis (opening night film)

    Adagio, dir: Stefano Sollima
    La Bête, dir: Bertrand Bonello
    DogMan, dir: Luc Besson
    El Conde, dir: Pablo Larrain
    Enea, dir: Pietro Castellitto
    Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi
    Ferrari, dir: Michael Mann
    Finalmente L’Alba, dir: Saverio Costanzo
    The Green Border, dir: Agnieszka Holland
    Holly, dir: Fien Troch
    Hors-Saison, dir: Stéphane Brizé
    Io Capitano, dir: Matteo Garrone
    The Killer, dir: David Fincher
    Lubo, dir: Giorgio Diritti
    Maestro, dir: Bradley Cooper
    Memory, dir: Michel Franco
    Origin, dir: Ava DuVernay
    Poor Things, dir: Yorgos Lanthimos
    Priscilla, dir: Sofia Coppola
    The Promised Land, dir: Nikolaj Arcel
    Die Theorie Von Allem, dir: Timm Kroger
    Woman Of, dirs: Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert

    Out of Competition

    Fiction

    Aggro Dr1ft, dir: Harmony Korine
    The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, dir: William Friedkin
    Coup de Chance, dir: Woody Allen
    Daaaaaal!, dir: Quentin Dupieux
    Hit Man, dir: Richard Linklater
    L’Ordine del Tempo, dir: Liliana Cavani
    The Palace, dir: Roman Polanski
    The Penitent, dir: Luca Barbareschi
    Snow Leopard, dir: Pema Tseden
    Vivants, dir: Alix Delaporte
    The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, dir: Wes Anderson (short)

    Here are the Best Picture nominees that went to Venice from the past 7 years:

    2022 – In Competition: Tar (Best Actress winner), The Banshees of Inisherin (Best Actor and Best Screenplay winner)

    2021 – In Competition: The Power of the Dog (Silver Lion winner); Out of Competition: Dune

    2020 – In Competition: Nomadland (Golden Lion winner)

    2019 – In Competition: Joker (Golden Lion winner), Marriage Story

    2018 – In Competition: The Favourite (Grand Jury Prize and Best Actress winner), Roma (Golden Lion winner); Out of Competition: A Star is Born

    2017 – In Competition: The Shape of Water (Golden Lion winner), Three Billboard Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Best Screenplay winner)

    2016 – In Competition: Arrival, La La Land (Best Actress winner); Out of Competition: Hacksaw Ridge

    Based on this, it would be reasonable to suspect that at least two fiction films from this year’s in competition and out of competition slates will make it in Best Picture. I don’t really see anything from the out of competition slate becoming a Picture contender but in terms of likelihood, the films from the competition slate that I think have a best chance of receiving a Picture nomination are, Maestro, Poor Things, Origin, Priscilla, Ferrari, The Killer, and Evil Doesn’t Exist. If DuVernay’s Origin is highly-acclaimed, I can see that film being a possible Picture winner. The film tackles historical systemic racism in the United States and could very well be the kind of accessible socially-conscious cinematic lightning rod the Academy would want to support if it ends up being very good. If the film is near the quality and raw strength of previous Duvernay projects When They See Us and 13th, I think we might have our Best Picture winner.

    Here is the rest of the Venice slate:

    Short (Out of Competition)

    Welcome to Paradise, dir: Leonardo Di Costanzo

    Non-Fiction (Out of Competition)

    Amor, dir: Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri
    Enzo Jannacci Vengo Anch’io, dir: Giorgio Verdelli
    Frente a Guernica (Version Integrale), dirs: Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi
    Hollywoodgate, dir: Ibrahim Nash’at
    Menus Plaisirs – Les Troisgros, dir: Frederick Wiseman
    Ryuichi Sakamoto Opus, dir: Neo Sora

    Series (Out of Competition)

    D’Argent et de Sang (episodes 1-12), dirs: Xavier Giannoli, Frederic Planchon
    I Know Your Soul (episodes 1-2), dirs: Alen Drljevic, Nermin Hamzagic

    Special Screening

    La Parte del Leone: Una Storia della Mostra, dirs: Baptiste Etchegary, Guiseppe Bucchi

    Horizons

    En Attendant la Nuit, dir: Céline Rouzet
    Behind the Mountains, dir: Mohamed Ben Attia
    A Cielo Abierto, dirs: Mariana Arriaga, Santiago Arriaga
    City of Wind, dir: Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
    Dormitory, dir: Nehir Tuna
    El Paraiso, dir: Enrico Maria Artale
    Explanation for Everything, dir: Gabor Reisz
    The Featherweight, dir: Robert Kolodny
    Gasoline Rainbow, dirs: Bill Ross, Turner Ross
    Heartless, dirs: Nara Normande, Tiao
    Hesitation Wound, dir: Selman Nacar
    Housekeeping for Beginners, dir: Goran Stolevski
    Invelle, dir: Simone Massi
    Paradise Is Burning, dir: Mika Gustafson The Red Suitcase, dir: Fidel Devkota Shadow of Fire, dir: Shinya Tsukamoto
    Una Sterminata Domenica, dir: Alain Perroni
    Tatami, dirs: Guy Nattiv, Zar Amir Ebrahimi

    Horizons Extra

    Bota Jone, dir: Luana Bajrami
    Day of the Fight, dir: Jack Huston
    Felicita, dir: Micaela Ramazzotti
    Forever Forever, dir: Anna Buryachkova
    L’Homme d’Argile, dir: Anais Tellenne
    In the Land of Saints and Sinners, dir: Robert Lorenz
    Pet Shop Boys, dir: Olmo Schnabel
    Stolen, dir: Karan Tejpal
    The Rescue, dir: Daniela Goggi

    Venice Classics

    Non-Fiction

    Un Altra Italia Era Possibile, Il Cinema Di Guiseppe De Santis, dir: Stefano Della Casa
    Bill Douglas My Best Friend, dir: Jack Archer
    Dario Argento Panico, dir: Simone Scafidi
    Frank Capra: Mr America, dir: Matthew Wells
    Ken Jacobs From Orchard Street to the Museum of Modern Art, dir: Fred Riedel
    Le Film Pro-Nazi d’Hitchcock, dir: Daphne Baiwir
    Landrian, dir: Ernesto Daranas Serrano
    Michel Gondry Do It Yourself, dir: François Nemeta
    Thank You Very Much, dir: Alex Braverman

     

    ‘The Zone of Interest’ (A24)

    TORONTO

    In the last ten years, the eventual Best Picture winner has played at TIFF seven times. As a result, it has garnered a reputation as the most important festival in the Oscar race. Additionally, in the last 10 years, excluding the COVID year 2020, at least three films that screened at TIFF were nominated for Best Picture later that season. This year, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, George C. Wolfe’s Rustin, Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins, Ellen Kuras’ Lee, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, Ladj Ly’s Les Indesirables, Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera, Hirokazu Koreeda’s Monster, Craig Gillespie’s Dumb Money, Christos Nikou’s Fingernails, Michel Franco’s Memory, Kristin Scott Thomas’ North Star, James Hawes’ One Life, Michael Winterbottom’s Shoshanna, Ethan Hawke’s Wildcat, and Atom Egoyan’s Seven Veils are some of the most high-profile films being shown.

    Anyway, here is the Toronto slate:

    Gala Presentations 

    Concrete Utopia, directed by Um Tae-Hwa

    Dumb Money, directed by Craig Gillespie

    Fair Play, directed by Chloe Domont

    Flora and Son, directed by John Carney

    Hate to Love: Nickelback, directed by Leigh Brooks

    Lee, directed by Ellen Kuras

    Next Goal Wins, directed by Taika Waititi

    NYAD, directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin

    Punjab ’95, directed by Honey Trehan

    Solo, directed by Sophie Dupuis

    The End We Start From, directed by Mahalia Belo

    The Movie Emperor, directed by Ning Hao

    The New Boy, directed by Warwick Thornton

    The Royal Hotel, directed by Kitty Green

    Special Presentations

    A Difficult Year, directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache

    A Normal Family, directed by Hur Jin-ho

    American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson

    Anatomy of a Fall, directed by Justine Triet

    Close to You, directed by Dominic Savage

    Days of Happiness, directed by Chloé Robichaud

    El Rapto, directed by Daniela Goggi

    Ezra, directed by Tony Goldwyn

    Fingernails, directed by Christos Nikou

    Four Daughters, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania

    His Three Daughters, directed by Azazel Jacobs

    Hitman, directed by Richard Linklater

    In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, directed by Alex Gibney

    Kidnapped, directed by Marco Bellocchio

    Knox Goes Away, directed by Michael Keaton

    La Chimera, directed by Alice Rohrwacher

    Last Summer, directed by Catherine Breillat

    Les Indésirables, directed by Ladj Ly

    Memory, directed by Michel Franco

    Monster, directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu

    Mother Couch, directed by Niclas Larsson

    North Star, directed by Kristin Scott Thomas

    One Life, directed by James Hawes

    Pain Hustlers, directed by David Yates

    Poolman, directed by Chris Pine

    Reptile, directed by Grant Singer

    Rustin, directed by George C. Wolfe

    Seven Veils, directed by Atom Egoyan

    Shoshana, directed by Michael Winterbottom

    Sing Sing, directed by Greg Kwedar

    Smugglers, directed by Ryoo Seung-wan

    Swan Song, directed by Chelsea McMullan

    The Beast, directed by Bertrand Bonello

    The Burial, directed by Maggie Betts

    The Convert, directed by Lee Tamahori

    The Critic, directed by Anand Tucker

    The Dead Don’t Hurt, directed by Viggo Mortensen

    The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne

    The Peasants, directed by DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman

    The Zone of Interest, directed by Jonathan Glazer

    Together 99, directed by Lukas Moodysson

    Unicorns, directed by Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd

    Uproar, directed by Paul Middleditch and Hamish Bennett

    Wicked Little Letters, directed by Thea Sharrock

    Wildcat, directed by Ethan Hawke

    Woman of the Hour, directed by Anna Kendrick

    Here are the Best Picture nominees that went to Toronto from the past 10 years:

    2022 – Special Presentations: All Quiet on the Western Front, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking

    2021 – Gala Presentations: Belfast (People’s Choice Award 1st place); Special Presentations: Drive My Car, The Power of the Dog (People’s Choice Award 3rd place); Special Events: Dune

    2020 – Gala Presentations: Nomadland (People’s Choice Award 1st place); Special Presentations: The Father

    2019 – Gala Presentations: Ford v Ferrari, Joker; Special Presentations: Jojo Rabbit (People’s Choice award 1st place), Marriage Story (People’s Choice Award 2nd place), Parasite (People’s Choice Award 3rd place)

    2018 – Gala Presentations: Green Book (People’s Choice Award 1st place), A Star is Born; Special Presentations: Roma (People’s Choice Award 3rd place)

    2017 – Gala Presentations: Darkest Hour; Special Presentations: Call Me By Your Name (People’s Choice Award 3rd place), Lady Bird, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (People’s Choice Award 1st place)

    2016 – Gala Presentations: Arrival; Special Presentations: La La Land (People’s Choice Award 1st place), Lion (People’s Choice Award 2nd place), Manchester by the Sea; Platform: Moonlight

    2015 – Gala Presentations: The Martian; Special Presentations: Brooklyn, Room (People’s Choice Award winner), Spotlight (People’s Choice Award 3rd place)

    2014 – Special Presentations: The Imitation Game (People’s Choice Award 1st place), The Theory of Everything, Whiplash

    2013 – Special Presentations: 12 Years a Slave (People’s Choice Award 1st place), Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Philomena (People’s Choice Award 2nd place)

    Based on this, I think it’s reasonable to expect that four to five of the films playing at TIFF will end up as Best Picture nominees. I’m not confident on whether this year’s Best Picture winner will play at TIFF, but history says that at least two of this year’s top five contenders will play at Toronto. In terms of likelihood, the films from the competition slate that I think have a best chance of receiving a Picture nomination are, The Zone of Interest, Anatomy of a Fall, Rustin, Lee, Next Goal Wins, Les Indesirables, and The Holdovers.

     

  • PGA Awards 2023: ‘EEAAO’ Wins Another; ‘Navalny’ Cements Itself as Doc Frontrunner

    PGA Awards 2023: ‘EEAAO’ Wins Another; ‘Navalny’ Cements Itself as Doc Frontrunner

    Everything Everywhere All at Once is going to win Best Picture. There are no ifs and or buts about it. PGA is the most important precursor and with EEAAO’s win here and at DGA and Critics Choice, it has all it needs to truly truly cement it as the Best Picture frontrunner. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio which has now won at PGA, CCA, the Golden Globes, and the Annies will be winning Animated Feature with essentially complete certainty as well.

    Navalny winning here at PGA was huge. While consensus frontrunner Fire of Love won DGA, Navalny now has both BAFTA and PGA, a combo that the last two winners in this category had (My Octopus Teacher and Summer of Soul). I’ve had as my winner for a month now because of its strong showing at guild nominations and since the political documentaries that win are like this (ones that are almost completely non-controversial to the general liberal Hollywood population).

    Here’s the full list of nominees and winners.

    Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

    • “Avatar: The Way of Water”
    • “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    • “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
    • “Elvis”
    • “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (WINNER)
    • “The Fabelmans”
    • “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
    • “TÁR”
    • “Top Gun: Maverick”
    • “The Whale”

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

    • “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (WINNER)
    • “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
    • “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
    • “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
    • “Turning Red”

    Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama

    • “Andor”
    • “Better Call Saul”
    • “Ozark”
    • “Severance”
    • “The White Lotus” (WINNER)

    Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy

    • “Abbott Elementary”
    • “Barry”
    • “The Bear” (WINNER)
    • “Hacks”
    • “Only Murders in the Building”

    David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television

    • “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
    • “The Dropout” (WINNER)
    • “Inventing Anna”
    • “Obi-Wan Kenobi”
    • “Pam & Tommy”

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures

    • “Fire Island”
    • “Hocus Pocus 2”
    • “Pinocchio”
    • “Prey”
    • “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (WINNER)

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television

    • “30 for 30”
    • “60 Minutes”
    • “George Carlin’s American Dream”
    • “Lucy and Desi”
    • “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” (WINNER)

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television

    • “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
    • “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
    • “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (WINNER)
    • “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
    • “Saturday Night Live”

    Award for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television

    • “The Amazing Race”
    • “Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls” (WINNER)
    • “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars”
    • “Top Chef”
    • “The Voice”

    The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture

    • “All That Breathes”
    • “Descendant”
    • “Fire of Love”
    • “Navalny” (WINNER)
    • “Nothing Compares”
    • “Retrograde”
    • “The Territory”

    The Award for Outstanding Sports Program

    • “Formula 1: Drive to Survive”
    • “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Detroit Lions”
    • “Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers”
    • “McEnroe”
    • “Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Come Off” (WINNER)

    The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program

    • “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock”
    • “Green Eggs and Ham”
    • “Sesame Street” (WINNER)
    • “Snoopy Presents: It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown”
    • “Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant”

    The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program

    • “Better Call Saul: Filmmaker Training”
    • “Love, Death + Robots”
    • “Only Murders in the Building: One Killer Question” (WINNER)
    • “Sesame Street’s #ComingTogether Word of the Day Series”
    • “Tales of the Jedi”

    Source: IndieWire

  • SAG 2023 Nominees Announced: ‘Everything Everywhere’ and ‘Banshees’ Lead Pack With 5 Each

    SAG 2023 Nominees Announced: ‘Everything Everywhere’ and ‘Banshees’ Lead Pack With 5 Each

    Both Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Banshees of Inisherin cemented their place as the top two contenders of this year’s race with record-tying hauls at SAG. Both received 5 nods apiece which only three films, Shakespeare in Love, Chicago, and Doubt, have done before. The former two went on to win Best Picture.

    MOVIES

    Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture

    Babylon
    The Banshees of Inisherin
    Everything Everywhere All at Once
    The Fabelmans
    Women Talking

    Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role

    Cate Blanchett (Tar)
    Viola Davis (The Woman King)
    Ana de Armas (Blonde)
    Danielle Deadwyler (Till)
    Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

    Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role

    Austin Butler (Elvis)
    Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
    Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
    Bill Nighy (Living)
    Adam Sandler (Hustle)

    Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role

    Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
    Hong Chau (The Whale)
    Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin)
    Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
    Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

    Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role

    Paul Dano (The Fabelmans)
    Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin)
    Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)
    Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
    Eddie Redmayne (The Good Nurse)

    TELEVISION

    Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series

    Abbott Elementary
    Barry
    The Bear
    Hacks
    Only Murders in the Building

    Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series

    Better Call Saul
    The Crown
    Ozark
    Severance
    The White Lotus

    Outstanding performance by a female actor in a miniseries or television movie

    Emily Blunt (The English)
    Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy)
    Julia Garner (Inventing Anna)
    Niecy Nash-Betts (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)
    Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout)

    Outstanding performance by a male actor in a miniseries or television movie

    Steve Carell (The Patient)
    Taron Egerton (Black Bird)
    Sam Elliott (1883)
    Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird)
    Evan Peters (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story)

    Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series

    Christina Applegate (Dead to Me)
    Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
    Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)
    Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)
    Jean Smart (Hacks)

    Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series

    Anthony Carrigan (Barry)
    Bill Hader (Barry)
    Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
    Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
    Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

    Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series

    Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul)
    Jason Bateman (Ozark)
    Jeff Bridges (The Old Man)
    Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
    Adam Scott (Severance)

    Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series

    Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
    Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown)
    Julia Garner (Ozark)
    Laura Linney (Ozark)
    Zendaya (Euphoria)

    STUNTS

    Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a comedy or drama television series

    Andor
    The Boys
    House of the Dragon
    Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
    Stranger Things

    Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a motion picture

    Avatar: The Way of Water
    The Batman
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
    Top Gun: Maverick
    The Woman King

    Source: People

  • Golden Globes 2023: ‘Banshees’ Shocks ‘EEAAO’, ‘Abbott’ Has a Great Night

    Golden Globes 2023: ‘Banshees’ Shocks ‘EEAAO’, ‘Abbott’ Has a Great Night

    The biggest news when it comes to the Oscar race is the Banshees of Inisherin prevailing over Everything Everywhere All at Once in the Best Comedy/Musical category. While I think Everything Everywhere All at Once will still win Picture, I now doubt it will take the Picture, Director, Screenplay trifecta. The Fabelmans took Drama and Director cementing it as a top three Picture contender.

    On the TV side, it was a big day for Abbott Elementary (Tyler James Williams surprised for a win in Supporting Actor!) and The White Lotus

    Here are the winners:

    BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
    The Fabelmans, Universal Pictures

    BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
    The Banshees of Inisherin, Searchlight Pictures

    BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
    House of the Dragon, HBO Max

    BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
    Abbott Elementary, ABC

    BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
    Kevin Costner, Yellowstone

    BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR TELEVISION MOTION PICTURE
    The White Lotus, HBO Max

    BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
    Evan Peters, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
    Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES/MOTION PICTURE
    Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES/ANTHOLOGY/TV MOVIE
    Paul Walter Houser, Black Bird

    BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
    Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

    BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
    Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin

    BEST MOTION PICTURE – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE
    Argentina, 1985 (Argentina), Amazon Prime Video

    BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
    Cate Blanchett, Tár

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – TELEVISION SERIES
    Julia Garner, Ozark

    BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
    Zendaya, Euphoria

    BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
    Austin Butler, Elvis

    BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
    Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Netflix

    BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
    Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

    BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
    Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin

    BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
    Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

    BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
    Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

    BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
    “Naatu Naatu”, RRR
    Music by: M.M. Keeravani; Lyrics by: Kala Bhairava, Rahul Sipligunj

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
    Justin Hurwitz, Babylon

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – TELEVISION SERIES
    Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary

    BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
    Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
    Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Source: Deadline

  • Critics Choice Nominations: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Leads With 14, ‘She Said’ Misses in All but Screenplay

    Critics Choice Nominations: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Leads With 14, ‘She Said’ Misses in All but Screenplay

    With the Critics Choice Awards coming through with their nominations this morning, we now have the penultimate piece of the puzzle (other than the Producers Guild Awards which will release on January 12th) when it comes to the Best Picture nomination slate. At this point, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’, ‘The Fabelmans’, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, ‘Tar’, ‘Babylon’, ‘Women Talking’, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, and ‘Elvis’ are all essentially locked for nominations. ‘Glass Onion’, ‘Avatar’, and ‘RRR’ were also given nods, while other films on the cusp like ‘She Said, ‘The Woman King’, ‘Till’, ‘The Whale’ and ‘Triangle of Sadness’ missed the cut. In my eyes, ‘She Said’, a film that I had predicted for a Best Picture nod up to this point, now needs a PGA nod to stay in the slate. At this point, my picks for which films will fill the remaining two slots in Best Picture are ‘Avatar: The Way of the Water’ and ‘RRR’ (though Aftersun also has a pretty good chance of taking this tenth slot).

    Here are Critics Choice’s nominees:

    BEST PICTURE

    “Avatar: The Way of Water”
    “Babylon”
    “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    “Elvis”
    “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    “The Fabelmans”
    “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
    “RRR”
    “Tár”
    “Top Gun: Maverick”
    “Women Talking”

    BEST ACTOR

    Austin Butler – “Elvis”
    Tom Cruise – “Top Gun: Maverick”
    Colin Farrell – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    Brendan Fraser – “The Whale”
    Paul Mescal – “Aftersun”
    Bill Nighy – “Living”

    BEST ACTRESS

    Cate Blanchett – “Tár”
    Viola Davis – “The Woman King”
    Danielle Deadwyler – “Till”
    Margot Robbie – “Babylon”
    Michelle Williams – “The Fabelmans”
    Michelle Yeoh – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    Paul Dano – “The Fabelmans”
    Brendan Gleeson – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    Judd Hirsch – “The Fabelmans”
    Barry Keoghan – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    Ke Huy Quan – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    Brian Tyree Henry – “Causeway”

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    Angela Bassett – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
    Jessie Buckley – “Women Talking”
    Kerry Condon – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    Jamie Lee Curtis – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    Stephanie Hsu – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    Janelle Monáe – “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”

    BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

    Frankie Corio – “Aftersun”
    Jalyn Hall – “Till”
    Gabriel LaBelle – “The Fabelmans”
    Bella Ramsey – “Catherine Called Birdy”
    Banks Repeta – “Armageddon Time”
    Sadie Sink – “The Whale”

    BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

    “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    “The Fabelmans”
    “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
    “The Woman King”
    “Women Talking”

    BEST DIRECTOR

    James Cameron – “Avatar: The Way of Water”
    Damien Chazelle – “Babylon”
    Todd Field – “Tár”
    Baz Luhrmann – “Elvis”
    Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    Martin McDonagh – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    Sarah Polley – “Women Talking”
    Gina Prince-Bythewood – “The Woman King”
    S. S. Rajamouli – “RRR”
    Steven Spielberg – “The Fabelmans”

    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    Todd Field – “Tár”
    Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    Martin McDonagh – “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner – “The Fabelmans”
    Charlotte Wells – “Aftersun”

    BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    Samuel D. Hunter – “The Whale”
    Kazuo Ishiguro – “Living”
    Rian Johnson – “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
    Rebecca Lenkiewicz – “She Said”
    Sarah Polley – “Women Talking”

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

    Russell Carpenter – “Avatar: The Way of Water”
    Roger Deakins – “Empire of Light”
    Florian Hoffmeister – “Tár”
    Janusz Kaminski – “The Fabelmans”
    Claudio Miranda – “Top Gun: Maverick”
    Linus Sandgren – “Babylon”

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

    Hannah Beachler, Lisa K. Sessions – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
    Rick Carter, Karen O’Hara – “The Fabelmans”
    Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole – “Avatar: The Way of Water”
    Jason Kisvarday, Kelsi Ephraim – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn – “Elvis”
    Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino – “Babylon”

    BEST EDITING

    Tom Cross – “Babylon”
    Eddie Hamilton – “Top Gun: Maverick”
    Stephen Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua, James Cameron – “Avatar: The Way of Water”
    Paul Rogers – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond – “Elvis”
    Monika Willi – “Tár”

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN

    Ruth E. Carter – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
    Jenny Eagan – “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
    Shirley Kurata – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    Catherine Martin – “Elvis”
    Gersha Phillips – “The Woman King”
    Mary Zophres – “Babylon”

    BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

    “Babylon”
    “The Batman”
    “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
    “Elvis”
    “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    “The Whale”

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

    “Avatar: The Way of Water”
    “The Batman”
    “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
    “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    “RRR”
    “Top Gun: Maverick”

    BEST COMEDY

    “The Banshees of Inisherin”
    “Bros”
    “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
    “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
    “Triangle of Sadness”
    “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”

    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

    “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
    “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
    “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
    “Turning Red”
    “Wendell & Wild”

    BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

    “All Quiet on the Western Front”
    “Argentina, 1985”
    “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
    “Close”
    “Decision to Leave”
    “RRR”

    BEST SONG

    “Carolina” – “Where the Crawdads Sing”
    “Ciao Papa” – “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
    “Hold My Hand” – “Top Gun: Maverick”
    “Lift Me Up” – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
    “Naatu Naatu” – “RRR”
    “New Body Rhumba” – “White Noise”

    BEST SCORE

    Alexandre Desplat – “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
    Michael Giacchino – “The Batman”
    Hildur Guðnadóttir – “Tár”
    Hildur Guðnadóttir – “Women Talking”
    Justin Hurwitz – “Babylon”
    John Williams – “The Fabelmans”

  • AFI Top 10 Announced: No Major Misses as This Year’s Contenders Become Much Clearer

    AFI Top 10 Announced: No Major Misses as This Year’s Contenders Become Much Clearer

    The AFI awards are announced over a month before nominations are released yet are consistently one of the most consistently strong predictors of the Best Picture slate. Last year, Drive My Car was the only Best Picture nominee that didn’t appear in AFI’s slate and in the last seven years, in a single year, a max of two films have made Best Picture without hitting AFI. That trend shows no signs of stopping and with that, here is AFI’s slate.

    AFI Movies of the Year

    • “Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)
    • “Elvis” (Warner Bros.)
    • “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24)
    • “The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
    • “Nope” (Universal Pictures)
    • “She Said” (Universal Pictures)
    • “Tár” (Focus Features)
    • “Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
    • “The Woman King” (Sony Pictures)
    • “Women Talking” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)

    AFI Television Programs of the Year

    • “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
    • “The Bear” (FX)
    • “Better Call Saul” (AMC)
    • “Hacks” (HBO Max)
    • “Mo” (Netflix)
    • “Pachinko” (Apple TV+)
    • “Reservation Dogs” (FX)
    • “Severance” (Apple TV+)
    • “Somebody Somewhere” (HBO)
    • “The White Lotus” (HBO)

    AFI Special Award

    • “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)

    Source: Variety

    In past years, AFI has one of the best track records when it comes to predicting the Oscar nomination slate.

    • 2022 – 9 of the 10 Oscar nominees received a nod from the AFI (Missed: Drive My Car)
    • 2021 – 6 of 8 (Missed: Promising Young Woman and The Father)
    • 2020 – 8 of 9 (Missed: Ford v Ferrari)
    • 2019 – 6 of 8 (Missed: Vice and Bohemian Rhapsody)
    • 2018 – 7 of 9 (Missed: Phantom Thread and Darkest Hour)
    • 2017: 7 of 9 (Missed: Lion and Hidden Figures)
    • 2016: 6 of 8 (Missed: The Revenant and Brooklyn)

    (Note: The AFI Top 10 can only include American films but in 2020 and 2019, Parasite and Roma, respectively, won AFI Special Awards)

    Here’s every film that did not make the AFI cut but received either a Golden Globe, SAG, Critics Choice, BAFTA, or National Board of Review nod on their way to becoming a Best Picture nominee.

    • Drive My Car – none
    • The Father – Nominated at BAFTA and at the Golden Globes
    • Promising Young Woman – Nominated for Best Picture at Critics Choice. Also nominated by the Golden Globes, BAFTA, and the National Board of Review.
    • Ford v Ferrari – Nominated for Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards and by the National Board of Review
    • Vice – Nominated at both Golden Globes and Critics Choice
    • Bohemian Rhapsody – Nominated at Golden Globes (won as well) and SAG
    • Phantom Thread – Nominated by National Board of Review
    • Darkest Hour – Nominated at BAFTA and at Critics Choice
    • Lion – Nominated at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice
    • Hidden Figures – Nominated at SAG (won as well) and picked by the NBR
    • The Revenant – Nominated by Golden Globes (won as well), BAFTAs (won as well), and the Critics Choice Awards
    • Brooklyn – Nominated at the Critics Choice Awards

    It seems likely that around 2 to 4 of the 11 films chosen by AFI (including The Banshees of Inisherin’s Special Award), and if four films do miss my picks for what those will be are (in order from most to least likely to miss): Nope, Avatar: The Way of the Water, The Woman King, and She Said.

  • Critics Choice Awards: Campion, Smith, and DeBose Complete Their Sweeps

    Critics Choice Awards: Campion, Smith, and DeBose Complete Their Sweeps

    Jane Campion, Will Smith, and Ariana DeBose have swept all four major precursors in their respective categories and are essentially locked for wins come Oscar night. The Power of the Dog has now won the Golden Globe, the DGA, the BAFTA, and the CCA for Best Film and will likely win the PGA as well on Saturday. It’s already indisputably the frontrunner for the win, but if TPOTD wins the PGA, I really won’t be able to see any other film earning the top prize.

    In other news, Jessica Chastain and Troy Kotsur won in their respective categories and I think Kotsur will most probably win as a result of him earning 3 (SAG, BAFTA, CCA) of the major precursor awards. I think Kodi Smit-McPhee needed a win here for me to continue to have him as my frontrunner in Supporting Actor but since Kotsur ended up winning, I think the CODA star is the favorite.

    I was expecting three different actresses to win GG, SAG, and CCA, yet Jessica Chastain has now won the latter two. With these wins, she is automatically catapulted to frontrunner status, though she is easily the most vulnerable of any of the other acting category frontrunners.

    Here are the Critics Choice results:

    FILM

    BEST PICTURE

    The Power of the Dog (WINNER)

    Belfast

    CODA

    Don’t Look Up

    Dune

    King Richard

    Licorice Pizza

    Nightmare Alley

    Tick, Tick … Boom!

    West Side Story

    BEST ACTOR

    Will Smith – King Richard (WINNER)

    Nicolas Cage – Pig

    Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog

    Peter Dinklage – Cyrano

    Andrew Garfield – Tick, Tick … Boom!

    Denzel Washington – The Tragedy of Macbeth

    BEST ACTRESS

    Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye (WINNER)

    Olivia Colman – The Lost Daughter

    Lady Gaga – House of Gucci

    Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza

    Nicole Kidman – Being the Ricardos

    Kristen Stewart – Spencer

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    Troy Kotsur – CODA (WINNER)

    Jamie Dornan – Belfast

    Ciarán Hinds – Belfast

    Jared Leto – House of Gucci

    J.K. Simmons – Being the Ricardos

    Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    Ariana DeBose – West Side Story (WINNER)

    Caitríona Balfe – Belfast

    Ann Dowd – Mass

    Kirsten Dunst – The Power of the Dog

    Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard

    Rita Moreno – West Side Story

    BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

    Jude Hill – Belfast (WINNER)

    Cooper Hoffman – Licorice Pizza

    Emilia Jones – CODA

    Woody Norman – C’mon, C’mon

    Saniyya Sidney – King Richard

    Rachel Zegler – West Side Story

    BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

    Belfast (WINNER)

    Don’t Look Up

    The Harder They Fall

    Licorice Pizza

    The Power of the Dog

    West Side Story

    BEST DIRECTOR

    Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog (WINNER)

    Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza

    Kenneth Branagh – Belfast

    Guillermo del Toro – Nightmare Alley

    Steven Spielberg – West Side Story

    Denis Villeneuve – Dune

    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    Kenneth Branagh – Belfast (WINNER)

    Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza

    Zach Baylin – King Richard

    Adam McKay, David Sirota – Don’t Look Up

    Aaron Sorkin – Being the Ricardos

    BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog (WINNER)

    Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter

    Siân Heder – CODA

    Tony Kushner – West Side Story

    Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth – Dune

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

    Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog (WINNER)

    Bruno Delbonnel – The Tragedy of Macbeth

    Greig Fraser – Dune

    Janusz Kaminski – West Side Story

    Dan Laustsen – Nightmare Alley

    Haris Zambarloukos – Belfast

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

    Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos – Dune (WINNER)

    Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards – Belfast

    Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – Nightmare Alley

    Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – The French Dispatch

    Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo – West Side Story

    BEST EDITING

    Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn – West Side Story (WINNER)

    Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Belfast

    Andy Jurgensen – Licorice Pizza

    Peter Sciberras – The Power of the Dog

    Joe Walker – Dune

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN

    Jenny Beavan – Cruella (WINNER)

    Luis Sequeira – Nightmare Alley

    Paul Tazewell – West Side Story

    Jacqueline West, Robert Morgan – Dune

    Janty Yates – House of Gucci

    BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP

    The Eyes of Tammy Faye (WINNER) Cruella

    Dune

    House of Gucci

    Nightmare Alley

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

    Dune (WINNER)

    The Matrix Resurrections

    Nightmare Alley

    No Time to Die

    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    BEST COMEDY

    Licorice Pizza (WINNER) Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar

    Don’t Look Up

    Free Guy

    The French Dispatch

    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

    The Mitchells vs. the Machines (WINNER) Encanto

    Flee

    Luca

    Raya and the Last Dragon

    BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

    Drive My Car (WINNER)

    A Hero

    Flee

    The Hand of God

    The Worst Person in the World

    BEST SONG

    “No Time to Die” – No Time to Die (WINNER)

    “Be Alive” – King Richard

    “Dos Oruguitas” – Encanto

    “Guns Go Bang” – The Harder They Fall

    “Just Look Up” – Don’t Look Up

    BEST SCORE

    Hans Zimmer – Dune (WINNER)

    Nicholas Britell – Don’t Look Up

    Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog

    Jonny Greenwood – Spencer

    Nathan Johnson – Nightmare Alley

     

    TELEVISION

    BEST DRAMA SERIES

    Succession (HBO) (WINNER)

    Evil (Paramount+)

    For All Mankind (Apple TV+)

    The Good Fight (Paramount+)

    Pose (FX)

    Squid Game (Netflix)

    This Is Us (NBC)

    Yellowjackets (Showtime)

    BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

    Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game (Netflix) (WINNER)

    Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)

    Mike Colter – Evil (Paramount+)

    Brian Cox – Succession (HBO)

    Billy Porter – Pose (FX)

    Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)

    BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

    Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime) (WINNER)

    Uzo Aduba – In Treatment (HBO)

    Chiara Aurelia – Cruel Summer (Freeform)

    Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (Paramount+)

    Katja Herbers – Evil (Paramount+)

    MJ Rodriguez – Pose (FX)

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

    Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO) (WINNER)

    Nicholas Braun – Succession (HBO)

    Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)

    Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC)

    Matthew Macfadyen – Succession (HBO)

    Mandy Patinkin – The Good Fight (Paramount+)

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

    Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO) (WINNER)

    Andrea Martin – Evil (Paramount+)

    Audra McDonald – The Good Fight (Paramount+)

    Christine Lahti – Evil (Paramount+)

    J. Smith-Cameron – Succession (HBO)

    Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC)

    BEST COMEDY SERIES

    Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) (WINNER)

    The Great (Hulu)

    Hacks (HBO Max)

    Insecure (HBO)

    Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

    The Other Two (HBO Max)

    Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu)

    What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

    BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

    Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) (WINNER)

    Iain Armitage – Young Sheldon (CBS)

    Nicholas Hoult – The Great (Hulu)

    Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

    Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

    Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

    BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

    Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max) (WINNER)

    Elle Fanning – The Great (Hulu)

    Renée Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva (Peacock)

    Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

    Sandra Oh – The Chair (Netflix)

    Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO)

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

    Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) (WINNER)

    Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education (Netflix)

    Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

    Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)

    Ray Romano – Made for Love (HBO Max)

    Bowen Yang – Saturday Night Live (NBC)

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

    Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) (WINNER)

    Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)

    Kristin Chenoweth – Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+)

    Molly Shannon – The Other Two (HBO Max)

    Cecily Strong – Saturday Night Live (NBC)

    Josie Totah – Saved By the Bell (Peacock)

    BEST LIMITED SERIES

    Mare of Easttown (HBO) (WINNER)

    Dopesick (Hulu)

    Dr. Death (Peacock)

    It’s a Sin (HBO Max)

    Maid (Netflix)

    Midnight Mass (Netflix)

    The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)

    WandaVision (Disney+)

    BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    Oslo (HBO) (WINNER)

    Come From Away (Apple TV+)

    List of a Lifetime (Lifetime)

    The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (Amazon Prime Video)

    Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)

    Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas (The Roku Channel)

    BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    Michael Keaton – Dopesick (Hulu) (WINNER)

    Olly Alexander – It’s a Sin (HBO Max)

    Paul Bettany – WandaVision (Disney+)

    William Jackson Harper – Love Life (HBO Max)

    Joshua Jackson – Dr. Death (Peacock)

    Hamish Linklater – Midnight Mass (Netflix)

    BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown (HBO) (WINNER)

    Danielle Brooks – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)

    Cynthia Erivo – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)

    Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)

    Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision (Disney+)

    Margaret Qualley – Maid (Netflix)

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus (HBO) (WINNER)

    Zach Gilford – Midnight Mass (Netflix)

    William Jackson Harper – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)

    Evan Peters – Mare of Easttown (HBO)

    Christian Slater – Dr. Death (Peacock)

    Courtney B. Vance – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (HBO) (WINNER)

    Kaitlyn Dever – Dopesick (Hulu)

    Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision (Disney+)

    Melissa McCarthy – Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu)

    Julianne Nicholson – Mare of Easttown (HBO)

    Jean Smart – Mare of Easttown (HBO)

    BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES

    Squid Game (Netflix) (WINNER)

    Acapulco (Apple TV+)

    Call My Agent! (Netflix)

    Lupin (Netflix)

    Money Heist (Netflix)

    Narcos: Mexico (Netflix)

    BEST ANIMATED SERIES

    What If…? (Disney+) (WINNER)

    Big Mouth (Netflix)

    Bluey (Disney+)

    Bob’s Burgers (Fox)

    The Great North (Fox)

    Q-Force (Netflix)

    BEST TALK SHOW

    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO) (WINNER)

    The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)

    Desus & Mero (Showtime)

    The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)

    Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC)

    Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen (Bravo)

    BEST COMEDY SPECIAL

    Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix) (WINNER)

    Good Timing With Jo Firestone (Peacock)

    James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 (Vimeo)

    Joyelle Nicole Johnson: Love Joy (Peacock)

    Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American (Netflix)

    Trixie Mattel: One Night Only (YouTube)

    Source: The Hollywood Reporter

  • DGA Awards: Campion Wins Another Major Precursor En Route to Oscar

    DGA Awards: Campion Wins Another Major Precursor En Route to Oscar

    Of all the above-the-line categories, Best Director is the closest to being locked as Campion will likely sweep the precursors on her way to Oscar glory.

    This precursor is also an important one for the Doc race. Stanley Nelson won for Attica and though I’m not saying that Summer of Soul missing here will move it from frontrunner status, I do think it’s vulnerable for a film like Flee to take the prize at the last second.

    Here are the DGA results:

    Theatrical Feature Film
    Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza”
    Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast”
    **WINNER Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
    Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story”
    Denis Villeneuve, “Dune”

    First-Time Feature Film Director
    **WINNER Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Lost Daughter”
    Rebecca Hall, “Passing”
    Tatiana Huezo, “Prayers for the Stolen”
    Lin-Manuel Miranda, “tick, tick…BOOM!”
    Michael Sarnoski, “Pig”
    Emma Seligman, “Shiva Baby”

    Documentary
    Jessica Kingdon, “Ascension”
    **WINNER Stanley Nelson, “Attica”
    Raoul Peck, “Exterminate All the Brutes”
    Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
    Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin, “The Rescue”

    Drama Series
    Kevin Bray, “Succession”: “Retired Janitors of Idaho”
    **WINNER Mark Mylod, “Succession”: “All the Bells Say”
    Andrij Parekh, “Succession”: “What It Takes”
    Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, “Succession”: “Lion in the Meadow”
    Lorene Scafaria, “Succession”: “Too Much Birthday”

    Comedy Series
    **WINNER Lucia Aniello, “Hacks”: “There Is No Line”
    MJ Delaney, “Ted Lasso”: “No Weddings and a Funeral”
    Erica Dunton, “Ted Lasso”: “Rainbow”
    Sam Jones, “Ted Lasso”: “Beard After Hours”
    Mike White, “The White Lotus”: “Mysterious Monkeys”

    Movies for Television and Limited Series
    **WINNER Barry Jenkins, “The Underground Railroad”
    Barry Levinson, “Dopesick”: “First Bottle”
    Hiro Murai, “Station Eleven”: “Wheel of Fire”
    Danny Strong: “Dopesick”: “The People vs. Purdue Pharma”
    Craig Zobel, “Mare of Easttown”

    Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
    Paul G. Casey, “Real Time With Bill Maher”: “Episode 1935: Fareed Zakaria, Chris Christie, Eric Adams”
    Jim Hoskinson, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: “Episode 1105”
    **WINNER Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live”: “Keegan-Michael Key; Olivia Rodrigo”
    David Paul Meyer, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”: “Episode 26112”
    Paul Pennolino & Christopher Werner, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”: “Episode 830 – Season Finale”

    Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
    Ian Berger, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Into the Magaverse”
    Bo Burnham, “Bo Burnham: Inside”
    **WINNER Paul Dugdale, “Adele: One Night Only”
    Stan Lathan, “Dave Chappelle: The Closer”
    Glenn P. Weiss, “The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors”

    Reality Programs
    Joseph Guidry, “Full Bloom”: “Final Floral Face Off”
    Patrick McManus, “American Ninja Warrior”: “1304: Qualifiers 4”
    Ramy Romany, “Making the Cut”: “Brand Statement”
    Ben Simms, “Running Wild with Bear Grylls”: “Gina Carano In The Dolomites”
    **WINNER Adam Vetri, “Getaway Driver”: “Electric Shock”

    Children’s Programs
    James Bobin, “The Mysterious Benedict Society”: “A Bunch of Smart Orphans”
    Michael Lembeck, “The J Team”
    Phill Lewis, “Head of the Class”: “Three More Years”
    **WINNER Smriti Mundhra, “Through Our Eyes”: “Shelter”
    Jeff Wadlow, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”: “The Tale of the Darkhouse”

    Commercials
    Steve Ayson (MJZ), Anthem, Mattress Firm – Droga5
    Kathryn Bigelow (Smuggler), Hollywood In Your Pocket, iPhone 13 – Media Arts Lab
    Ian Pons Jewell (Reset), ECG, Apple Watch – Apple; Sleep, Apple Watch – Apple; Time, Squarespace – Squarespace; Your Mom’s Short Ribs, Instacart – Goodby Silverstein
    Henry-Alex Rubin (Smuggler), Teenage Dream, Sandy Hook Promise – BBDO – New York
    **WINNER Bradford Young (Serial Pictures x Somesuch), Super. Human., Channel 4 Paralympics – 4Creative

    Source: The Wrap