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  • Critics’ Choice Awards: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Wins Best Picture A Day Before Oscar Nominations Release

    Critics’ Choice Awards: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Wins Best Picture A Day Before Oscar Nominations Release

    BEST PICTURE
    “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” 
    “1917”
    “Ford v Ferrari”
    “The Irishman”
    “Jojo Rabbit”
    “Joker”
    “Little Women”
    “Marriage Story”
    “Parasite”
    “Uncut Gems”

    BEST ACTOR
    Joaquin Phoenix – “Joker” 
    Antonio Banderas – “Pain and Glory”
    Robert De Niro – “The Irishman”
    Leonardo DiCaprio – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
    Adam Driver – “Marriage Story”
    Eddie Murphy – “Dolemite Is My Name”
    Adam Sandler – “Uncut Gems”

    BEST ACTRESS
    Renée Zellweger – “Judy” 
    Awkwafina – “The Farewell”
    Cynthia Erivo – “Harriet”
    Scarlett Johansson – “Marriage Story”
    Lupita Nyong’o – Us
    Saoirse Ronan – “Little Women”
    Charlize Theron – “Bombshell”

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
    Brad Pitt – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
    Willem Dafoe – “The Lighthouse”
    Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
    Anthony Hopkins – “The Two Popes”
    Al Pacino – “The Irishman”
    Joe Pesci – “The Irishman”

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
    Laura Dern – “Marriage Story” 
    Scarlett Johansson – “Jojo Rabbit”
    Jennifer Lopez – “Hustlers”
    Florence Pugh – “Little Women”
    Margot Robbie – “Bombshell”
    Zhao Shuzhen – “The Farewell”

    BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
    Roman Griffin Davis – “Jojo Rabbit” 
    Julia Butters – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
    Noah Jupe – “Honey Boy”
    Thomasin McKenzie – “Jojo Rabbit”
    Shahadi Wright Joseph – “Us”
    Archie Yates – “Jojo Rabbit”

    BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
    “The Irishman” 
    “Bombshell”
    “Knives Out”
    “Little Women”
    “Marriage Story”
    “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
    “Parasite”

    BEST DIRECTOR
    Sam Mendes – “1917” (TIE)
    Bong Joon Ho – “Parasite” (TIE)
    Noah Baumbach – “Marriage Story”
    Greta Gerwig – “Little Women”
    Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie – “Uncut Gems”
    Martin Scorsese – “The Irishman”
    Quentin Tarantino – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
    Quentin Tarantino – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” 
    Noah Baumbach – “Marriage Story”
    Rian Johnson – “Knives Out”
    Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won – “Parasite”
    Lulu Wang – “The Farewell”

    BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
    Greta Gerwig – “Little Women” 
    Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
    Anthony McCarten – “The Two Popes”
    Todd Phillips & Scott Silver – “Joker”
    Taika Waititi – “Jojo Rabbit”
    Steven Zaillian – “The Irishman”

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Roger Deakins – “1917” 
    Jarin Blaschke – “The Lighthouse”
    Phedon Papamichael – “Ford v Ferrari”
    Rodrigo Prieto – “The Irishman”
    Robert Richardson – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
    Lawrence Sher – “Joker”

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
    Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” 
    Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran – “Joker”
    Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales – “1917”
    Jess Gonchor, Claire Kaufman – “Little Women”
    Lee Ha Jun – “Parasite”
    Bob Shaw, Regina Graves – “The Irishman”
    Donal Woods, Gina Cromwell – “Downton Abbey”

    BEST EDITING
    Lee Smith – “1917” 
    Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie – “Uncut Gems”
    Andrew Buckland, Michael McCusker – “Ford v Ferrari”
    Yang Jinmo – “Parasite”
    Fred Raskin – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
    Thelma Schoonmaker – “The Irishman”

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN
    Ruth E. Carter – “Dolemite Is My Name” 
    Julian Day – “Rocketman”
    Jacqueline Durran – “Little Women”
    Arianne Phillips – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
    Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson – “The Irishman”
    Anna Robbins – “Downton Abbey”

    BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
    “Bombshell” 
    “Dolemite Is My Name”
    “The Irishman”
    “Joker”
    “Judy”
    “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”
    “Rocketman”

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
    “Avengers: Endgame” 
    “1917”
    “Ad Astra”
    “The Aeronauts”
    “Ford v Ferrari”
    “The Irishman”
    “The Lion King”

    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
    “Toy Story 4” 
    “Abominable”
    “Frozen II”
    “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
    “I Lost My Body”
    “Missing Link”

    BEST ACTION MOVIE
    “Avengers: Endgame” 
    “1917”
    “Ford v Ferrari”
    “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum”
    “Spider-Man: Far From Home”

    BEST COMEDY
    “Dolemite Is My Name” 
    “Booksmart”
    “The Farewell”
    “Jojo Rabbit”
    “Knives Out”

    BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE
    “Us” 
    “Ad Astra”
    “Avengers: Endgame”
    “Midsommar”

    BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
    “Parasite” 
    “Atlantics”
    “Les Misérables”
    “Pain and Glory”
    “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”

    BEST SONG
    “Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” – “Wild Rose” (TIE)
    “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” – “Rocketman” (TIE)
    “I’m Standing With You” – “Breakthrough”
    “Into the Unknown” – “Frozen II”
    “Speechless” – “Aladdin”
    “Spirit” – “The Lion King”
    “Stand Up” – “Harriet”

    BEST SCORE
    Hildur Guðnadóttir – “Joker” 
    Michael Abels – “Us”
    Alexandre Desplat – “Little Women”
    Randy Newman – “Marriage Story”
    Thomas Newman – “1917”
    Robbie Robertson – “The Irishman”

  • FINAL Oscar Nominations 2020 Predictions

    FINAL Oscar Nominations 2020 Predictions

    The time has come. After months of speculation the Oscar nominations will be released on Monday.

    Here are my predictions:

    BEST PICTURE

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Parasite

    The Irishman

    1917

    Marriage Story

    Joker

    Jojo Rabbit

    Little Women

    Ford v Ferrari

    Could Jump In: The Two Popes, The Farewell, Knives Out, Bombshell

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, The Irishman, 1917, Marriage Story, Joker, Jojo Rabbit, Little Women, and Ford v Ferrari are the films that got both Critics’ Choice and Producers Guild nominations. In the past 4 years, only two films have not received a Best Picture nomination after getting those two notices, The Big Sick and Sicario. The Big Sick was mainly a comedy and the Academy does have a bias against that genre of film. Sicario was an action-thriller and would have probably been nominated if Mad Max: Fury Road, the superior action-thriller, had not been released in the same year.

    Little Women received enough support from BAFTA and a PGA nomination showing that it has enough support to get a nomination. Now, Ford v Ferrari is in the 9th spot and I believe it could get realistically switched out with The Two Popes. The Two Popes seems like a film that Oscar voters loved and that could push it into the field. However, Ford v Ferrari got both a Critics Choice nomination and a PGA nomination so its support seems widespread. Also, if The Two Popes were to receive a Best Picture nomination it would be the third Netflix film to do so this year. And streaming-bias is still very much alive among the Hollywood elite so this outcome is unlikely.

    BEST DIRECTOR

    Bong Joon-Ho – Parasite

    Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Sam Mendes -1917

    Martin Scorsese – The Irishman

    Greta Gerwig – Little Women

    Could Jump In: Todd Phillips – Joker, Taika Waititi, Noah Baumbach

    Bong Joon-Ho, Quentin Tarantino, Sam Mendes, and Martin Scorsese seem to be guaranteed a spot in this field because of their nominations at most major awards precursor, but there is a chance that one of them (I think Scorsese) might be snubbed.

    Little Women has received the support it has needed at the correct time and because of that, Gerwig could deservedly get her second Best Director nomination (Becoming the first woman ever to do that). The Academy has undoubtedly heard the public outcry over the lack of female directors and will hopefully respond by acknowledging this great film and its great director. Todd Phillips seems like the more obvious choice to take the 5th spot in this race, but his lack of a Directors Guild nomination coupled with the Academy likely viewing him as a comedy director (as they did with Peter Farrelly who did not get nominated in Best Director even though his film Green Book eventually won Best Picture) might keep on the sidelines for this race.

    BEST ACTOR

    Adam Driver – Marriage Story

    Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

    Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Taron Egerton – Rocketman

    Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory

    Could Jump In: Christian Bale – Ford v Ferrari, Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes, Eddie Murphy – Dolemite is My Name

    Adam Driver, Joaquin Phoenix, and Leonardo DiCaprio have all received nominations from BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, and the Screen Actors Guild, but while Driver and Phoenix seem very secure, DiCaprio’s lack of success at the Golden Globes makes him very snubbable.

    Taron Egerton had the perfect push at the perfect time with his Golden Globe award and BAFTA nomination and seems to be mostly secured in the race. Antonio Banderas, however, has not found the same success at the major awards as he has only a Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice nomination, but his beautiful performance should be able to carry its weight into this category. There is usually one actor who gets nominated for the SAG award and not the Oscar and that seems to be Christian Bale, who did not get the BAFTA nomination that would have secured his place in the race. The person who did get that BAFTA nom was Jonathan Pryce who could get be a spoiler come Monday.

    BEST ACTRESS

    Renee Zellweger – Judy

    Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story

    Charlize Theron – Bombshell

    Cynthia Erivo – Harriet

    Saoirse Ronan – Little Women

    Could Jump In: Lupita Nyong’o – Us, Awkwafina – The Farewell

    Renee Zellweger, ScarJo, and Charlize Theron all received BAFTA, SAG, Golden Globe, and Critics’ Choice award nominations. Erivo and Ronan each missed one of those (Erivo missed BAFTA and Ronan missed SAG) making them vulnerable for their spots to be taken by Nyong’o who has been racking up second-tier precursor awards left and right. But the fact that Nyong’o’s performance is in a horror movie that she will likely be the sole nomination of diminishes her chances.

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Joe Pesci – The Irishman

    Al Pacino – The Irishman

    Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

    Song Kang-Ho – Parasite

    Could Jump In: Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes, Jamie Foxx – Just Mercy

    Brad Pitt, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, and Tom Hanks have all received the Big 4 Oscar precursors (BAFTA, SAG, Golden Globe, and Critics’ Choice), but Tom Hanks has had similar scenarios play out with him failing getting an Oscar nomination (Case in point his performances in Saving Mr. Banks, Captain Phillips, which was an especially egregious omission, and Sully).

    Parasite is getting so much love from both film critics and movie buffs alike. Song Kang-Ho should be able to ride that wave of support on his way to a nomination, but if he doesn’t, look for Anthony Hopkins to earn a spot. Hopkins has nabbed three (BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, and Golden Globes) of the Big 4 precursors, while Song has 0.

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    Laura Dern – Marriage Story

    Margot Robbie – Bombshell

    Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers

    Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit

    Florence Pugh – Little Women

    Could Jump In: Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell

    Laura Dern and Margot Robbie are the two actresses with the Big 4 precursors in this category and are secure for nominations. Jennifer Lopez didn’t get BAFTA but that was likely a major outlier, so she should be secure as well. Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh each received two of the Big 4 precursors, but Zhao Shuzhen could get in for the kind of performance that the Academy loves. If Johansson gets a nomination here and in Best Actress she would be the first actor to get a nomination in two categories since Cate Blanchett at the 2008 Oscars, which would be the Oscars way of saying sorry for not nominating her for anything, ever (even Lost in Translation!).

    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    Marriage Story

    Parasite

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Knives Out

    1917

    Could Jump In: Booksmart, The Farewell

    Marriage Story and Parasite have received all Big 4 writing precursors (BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, Golden Globes, and Writers’ Guild of America (WGA)) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood would have most likely hit the WGA if Quentin Tarantino was a member of the Writers’ Guild.

    Where it gets confusing is the last two spots, Knives Out, 1917, Booksmart, or The Farewell could take these two spots. Knives Out seems more likely than the others as it is an on-the-bubble Best Picture nomination contender where the script is an enormous part of the film’s appeal (I think Knives Out is great, by the way). Now for the last spot, I decided to choose the film with the best Best Picture chances which was 1917. While 1917 is a war film and that genre of film does not usually get screenplay nominations (see: Dunkirk and Hacksaw Ridge), it got a WGA nomination. Booksmart got both a WGA nomination and a BAFTA nomination so it would probably get an Oscar original screenplay nomination as well if it wasn’t for its lackluster box office performance and lack of presence whatsoever in the Best Picture race. People are pointing to Bridesmaids as a female-fronted comedy that got an original screenplay nomination at the Oscars, but that film had some exposure in the Best Picture conversation (It got both a SAG and PGA nomination), which Booksmart does not. The Farewell could get in as a spoiler, but just doesn’t seem to have enough people talking about it.

    BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    The Irishman

    Jojo Rabbit

    Little Women

    The Two Popes

    Joker

    Could Jump In: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

    This is one of the most secure categories at the Oscars this year. However, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood still has a chance to shock.

    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

    Toy Story 4

    Missing Link

    Frozen 2

    I Lost My Body

    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

    Could Jump In: Klaus, Abominable

    This is pretty much locked, but Klaus or Abominable could replace I Lost My Body or How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

    BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    1917

    The Irishman

    Jojo Rabbit

    Joker

    Could Jump In: Parasite, Little Women

    I could see Jojo Rabbit or Joker dropping out to make way for Parasite. Even though Parasite is set in a contemporary time period, which could be detrimental in this category, a whole village was created for the film.

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

    1917

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    The Irishman

    Joker

    Ford v Ferrari

    Could Jump In: The Lighthouse, Parasite, Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    I really want to put The Lighthouse in the top 5, but all of the other films that have done amazing at the cinematography precursors are legitimate Best Picture nomination contenders. I also don’t think the Oscars believe that they have to give The Lighthouse a nomination here. The last two times Best Cinematography was a film’s only Oscar nomination were the films Prisoners and Silence. The former was because Prisoners was shot by the GOAT Roger Deakins and the latter was because Silence was directed by Martin Scorsese and Best Cinematography was the best place to give it a nomination.

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Little Women

    Rocketman

    Dolemite is My Name

    Jojo Rabbit

    Could Jump In: The Irishman, Downtown Abbey

    This is a mostly fixed category with The Irishman’s Sandy Powell (3-time Oscar winner) poised for an upset.

    BEST EDITING

    Ford v Ferrari

    The Irishman

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Joker

    Parasite

    Could Jump In: Jojo Rabbit, 1917

    If a movie wants to win Best Picture they have to have a nomination here (unless you are 1917 in which case you don’t have to because 1917 was made to look like it wasn’t edited). Jojo Rabbit could get a nomination instead of Parasite or Joker.

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN

    Bombshell

    Joker

    Rocketman

    Judy

    Dolemite is My Name

    Could Jump In: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Downtown Abbey, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    This is the first year that this category is five nominations (it has been three nominations most years) and with that change comes a different kind of uncertainty that we don’t have in any other category. We don’t have a full idea of what this branch likes and doesn’t like.

    BEST SOUND MIXING

    1917

    Ford v Ferrari

    Rocketman

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Joker

    Could Jump In: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Irishman, Avengers: Endgame

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker could jump in pretty easily here and it would have if there weren’t so many movies in the Best Picture conversation in this category.

    BEST SOUND EDITING

    1917

    Ford v Ferrari

    Joker

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Could Jump In: Avengers: Endgame, Rocketman

    The real question in many of these technical categories is whether The Academy will lean more toward Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker or Avengers: Endgame.

    BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

    The Lion King

    Avengers: Endgame

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    The Irishman

    1917

    Could Jump In: Alita: Battle Angel, Gemini Man, Terminator: Dark Fate

    Like I said before they could knock out either Star Wars or Avengers. Alita has a good chance of taking 1917’s 5th spot.

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

    1917

    Joker

    Little Women

    Marriage Story

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Could Jump In: Jojo Rabbit

    This category also seems pretty much locked with Jojo Rabbit, Us, or Pain and Glory maybe making a move into the fray.

    BEST ORIGINAL SONG

    Frozen 2

    Rocketman

    Harriet

    The Lion King

    Wild Rose

    Could Jump In: Toy Story 4, Breakthrough, Parasite

    The first four have all been nominated for a Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe award. Wild Rose seems like it can be that less-known that everybody is looking up on Monday.

    BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

    For Sama

    American Factory

    Apollo 11

    Honeyland

    One Child Nation

    Could Jump In: Maiden, The Biggest Little Farm

    I’ve seen that many other pundits have been saying that Apollo 11 could get snubbed like Won’t You Be My Neighbor (last year’s frontrunner) did last year. I’m not predicting that, but I can see it happening.

    BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

    Parasite

    Pain and Glory

    Les Miserables

    Atlantics

    Those Who Remained

    Could Jump In: Beanpole, Corpus Christi

    Parasite is going to win this and the first three are going to get a nomination. There is usually one Holocaust-related film in the mix, this year Those Who Remained and Corpus Christi are those films. Those Who Remained is a more easily-digestible film (if there is such a Holocaust film) and therefore has a better chance of getting a nomination.

    BEST ANIMATED SHORT

    Hair Love

    Kitbull

    The Physics of Sorrow

    Hors Piste

    Mind My Mind

    Could Jump In: Daughter, Sister, Memorable

    BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

    Learning To Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re A Girl)

    Fire in Paradise

    St. Louis Superman

    Stay Close

    In the Absence

    Could Jump In: Walk Run Cha-Cha, After Maria, Life Overtakes Me, The Nightcrawlers

    BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

    Brotherhood

    Little Hands

    Neighbors’ Window

    Refugee

    Nefta Football Club

    Could Jump In: A Sister, Miller and Son

  • DGA Nominations Hold Four Expected Picks And One Surprise

    DGA Nominations Hold Four Expected Picks And One Surprise

    The Directors Guild nominations gave nods to Bong Joon-Ho, Sam Mendes, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and Taika Waititi. Waititi’s, the director of Jojo Rabbit, nomination shows that there is a lot of love in the industry for Jojo Rabbit and that could help it get more nominations than what was initially expected of it. (Maybe nods in Supporting Actress, Production Design, Costume Design, Score, Editing, or even Director)

    Here are the DGA’s nominations:

    The nominees for OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM FOR 2019 are (in alphabetical order):

    BONG JOON HO

    Parasite

    (Neon)

    Mr. Bong’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Park Min Chul

    First Assistant Director: Kim Seong Sik

    SAM MENDES

    1917

    (Universal Pictures)

    Mr. Mendes’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Managers: Callum McDougall, Hannah Godwin

    First Assistant Director: Michael Lerman

    Second Assistant Director: Joey Coughlin

    MARTIN SCORSESE

    The Irishman

    (Netflix)

    Mr. Scorsese’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Managers: John A. Machione, Carla Raij

    First Assistant Director: David Webb

    Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks

    Second Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares

    Additional Second Assistant Director: Ryan Robert Howard

    Location Manager: Kip Myers

    QUENTIN TARANTINO

    Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood

    (Columbia Pictures)

    Mr. Tarantino’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Managers: Georgia Kacandes, Nathan Kelly

    First Assistant Director: William Paul Clark

    Second Assistant Director: Christopher T. Sadler

    Second Second Assistant Director: Brendan “Bear” Lee

    Additional Second Assistant Directors: Debbie Chung, Katie Pruitt

    TAIKA WAITITI

    Jojo Rabbit

    (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

    Mr. Waititi’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Managers: Václav Mottl, Pavel Voráček

    First Assistant Director: Mark Taylor

    Second Assistant Director: Martina Götthansová

    Second Second Assistant Director: Martina Frimelová

    The nominees for OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF A FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR FOR 2019 are (in alphabetical order):

    MATI DIOP

    Atlantics

    (Netflix)

    Ms. Diop’s Directorial Team:

    First Assistant Director: Vincent Prades

    ALMA HAR’EL

    Honey Boy

    (Amazon Studios)

    Ms. Har’el’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: David Grace

    First Assistant Director: Sean Vawter

    Second Assistant Director: Colin Flaherty

    Second Second Assistant Director: Sarah Balboa

    MELINA MATSOUKAS

    Queen & Slim

    (Universal Pictures)

    Ms. Matsoukas’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Managers: Pamela Hirsch, Max Berryhill (Los Angeles Unit)

    First Assistant Directors: HH Cooper, Joe Suarez (Los Angeles Unit)

    Second Assistant Directors: James Roque, Johnny Recher (Los Angeles Unit)

    Second Second Assistant Directors: Sumner Boissiere, Tami Kumin (Ohio Unit)

    TYLER NILSON &MICHAEL SCHWARTZ

    The Peanut Butter Falcon

    (Roadside Attractions)

    Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Manu Gargi

    First Assistant Director: James Grayford

    Second Assistant Director: Dee Jones

    Second Second Assistant Director: Michael McKay

    JOE TALBOT

    The Last Black Man in San Francisco

    (A24 Films)

    Mr. Talbot’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Natalie Teter

    First Assistant Director: Hilton J. Day

    Second Assistant Director: Dominic Martin

    Second Second Assistant Director: Jeremiah Kelleher

    Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Alex Gilbert

  • Producers Guild Nominations reveal concrete information on the Oscar race

    Producers Guild Nominations reveal concrete information on the Oscar race

    The PGA nominations are usually a good indicator of what will be nominated for Best Picture because it has a similar voting body as the Academy and uses the preferential ballot system.

    Here are their nominations:

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

    1917

    Producers: Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne‐Ann Tenggren, Callum McDougall

    Ford v Ferrari

    Producers: Peter Chernin & Jenno Topping, James Mangold

    The Irishman

    Producers: Jane Rosenthal & Robert De Niro, Emma Tillinger Koskoff & Martin Scorsese

    Jojo Rabbit

    Producers: Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi

    Joker

    Producers: Todd Phillips & Bradley Cooper, Emma Tillinger Koskoff

    Knives Out

    Producers: Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman

    Little Women

    Producer: Amy Pascal

    Marriage Story

    Producers: Noah Baumbach, David Heyman

    Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood

    Producers: David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, Quentin Tarantino

    Parasite

    Producers: Kwak Sin Ae, Bong Joon Ho

    The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

    Abominable

    Producer: Suzanne Buirgy

    Frozen II

    Producer: Peter Del Vecho

    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

    Producers: Bradford Lewis, Bonnie Arnold

    Missing Link

    Producers: Arianne Sutner, Travis Knight

    Toy Story 4

    Producers: Mark Nielsen, Jonas Rivera

  • BAFTA Nominations announced with Joker taking field-best 11 nominations

    BAFTA Nominations announced with Joker taking field-best 11 nominations

    Joker has translated its overperformance at the various guilds into 11 BAFTA nominations. I will come back with in-depth analysis on what these, and today’s other released nominations (Producers and Directors Guild Associations), entail for the Oscar race.

    Here are the nominations:

    (Note: Le Mans 66 is what Ford v Ferrari is known as in countries other than those in North America)

    Best Film

    1917

    The Irishman

    Joker

    Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood

    Parasite

    Outstanding British Film
    1917
    Bait
    For Sama
    Rocketman
    Sorry We Missed You
    The Two Popes

    Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
    Bait, Mark Jenkin (Writer/Director), Kate Byers, Linn Waite (Producers)
    For Sama, Waad Al-Kateab (Director/Producer), Edward Watts (Director)
    Maiden, Alex Holmes (Director)
    Only You, Harry Wootliff (Writer/Director)
    Retablo, Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio (Writer/Director)*

    Film Not In The English Language
    The Farewell
    For Sama
    Pain And Glory
    Parasite
    Portrait Of A Lady On Fire

    Documentary
    American Factory
    Apollo 11
    Diego Maradona
    For Sama
    The Great Hack

    Animated Film
    Frozen 2
    Klaus
    A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
    Toy Story 4

    Director
    1917, Sam Mendes
    The Irishman, Martin Scorsese
    Joker, Todd Phillips
    Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino
    Parasite, Bong Joon-Ho

    Original Screenplay
    Booksmart, Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Katie Silberman
    Knives Out, Rian Johnson
    Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach
    Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino
    Parasite, Han Jin Won, Bong Joon-Ho,

    Adapted Screenplay
    The Irishman, Steven Zaillian
    Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi
    Joker, Todd Phillips, Scott Silver
    Little Women, Greta Gerwig
    The Two Popes, Anthony Mccarten

    Leading Actress
    Jessie Buckley, Wild Rose
    Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
    Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
    Charlize Theron, Bombshell
    Renée Zellweger, Judy

    Leading Actor
    Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
    Adam Driver, Marriage Story
    Taron Egerton, Rocketman
    Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
    Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

    Supporting Actress
    Laura Dern, Marriage Story
    Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
    Florence Pugh, Little Women
    Margot Robbie, Bombshell
    Margot Robbie, Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood

    Supporting Actor
    Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
    Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
    Al Pacino, The Irishman
    Joe Pesci, The Irishman
    Brad Pitt, Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood

    Original Score
    1917, Thomas Newman
    Jojo Rabbit, Michael Giacchino
    Joker, Hildur Guđnadóttir
    Little Women, Alexandre Desplat
    Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, John Williams

    Casting (new award)
    Joker, Shayna Markowitz
    Marriage Story, Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler
    Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, Victoria Thomas
    The Personal History Of David Copperfield, Sarah Crowe
    The Two Popes, Nina Gold

    Cinematography
    1917, Roger Deakins
    The Irishman, Rodrigo Prieto
    Joker, Lawrence Sher
    Le Mans ’66, Phedon Papamichael
    The Lighthouse, Jarin Blaschke

    Editing
    The Irishman, Thelma Schoonmaker
    Jojo Rabbit, Tom Eagles
    Joker, Jeff Groth
    Le Mans ’66, Andrew Buckland, Michael Mccusker
    Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, Fred Raskin

    Production Design
    1917, Dennis Gassner, Lee Sandales
    The Irishman, Bob Shaw, Regina Graves
    Jojo Rabbit, Ra Vincent, Nora Sopková
    Joker, Mark Friedberg, Kris Moran
    Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh

    Costume Design
    The Irishman, Christopher Peterson, Sandy Powell
    Jojo Rabbit, Mayes C. Rubeo
    Judy, Jany Temime
    Little Women, Jacqueline Durran
    Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, Arianne Phillips

    Make Up & Hair
    1917, Naomi Donne
    Bombshell, Vivian Baker, Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan
    Joker, Kay Georgiou, Nicki Ledermann
    Judy, Jeremy Woodhead
    Rocketman, Lizzie Yianni Georgiou

    Sound
    1917, Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor, Stuart Wilson
    Joker, Tod Maitland, Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic
    Le Mans ’66, David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Steven A. Morrow, Donald Sylvester
    Rocketman, Matthew Collinge, John Hayes, Mike Prestwood Smith, Danny Sheehan
    Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood

    Special Visual Effects
    1917, Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, Dominic Tuohy
    Avengers: Endgame, Dan Deleeuw, Dan Sudick
    The Irishman, Leandro Estebecorena, Stephane Grabli, Pablo Helman
    The Lion King, Andrew R. Jones, Robert Legato, Elliot Newman, Adam Valdez
    Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan, Dominic Tuohy

    British Short Animation
    Grandad Was A Romantic., Maryam Mohajer
    In Her Boots, Kathrin Steinbacher
    The Magic Boat, Naaman Azhari, Lilia Laurel

    British Short Film
    Azaar, Myriam Raja, Nathanael Baring
    Goldfish, Hector Dockrill, Harri Kamalanathan, Benedict Turnbull, Laura Dockrill
    Kamali, Sasha Rainbow, Rosalind Croad
    Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You’re A Girl), Carol Dysinger, Elena Andreicheva
    The Trap, Lena Headey, Anthony Fitzgerald

    Rising Star Award
    Awkwafina
    Jack Lowden
    Kaitlyn Dever
    Kelvin Harrison Jr.
    Micheal Ward