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  • AFI Establishes the Top Contenders of This Season

    AFI Establishes the Top Contenders of This Season

    The American Film Institute released their list of the top 10 films and TV shows of the year. As always, AFI is the first major predictor of what the Best Picture slate is going to look like. Here are their picks:

    AFI MOTION PICTURES OF THE YEAR

    “Anora”

    “The Brutalist”

    “A Complete Unknown”

    “Conclave”

    “Dune: Part Two”

    “Emilia Perez”

    “Nickel Boys”

    “A Real Pain”

    “Sing Sing”

    “Wicked”

    AFI TELEVISION PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR

    “Abbott Elementary”

    “The Bear”

    “Hacks”

    “A Man on the Inside”

    “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”

    “Nobody Wants This”

    “The Penguin”

    “Shogun”

    “Shrinking”

    “True Detective: Night Country”

    AFI SPECIAL AWARD

    “Baby Reindeer”

    Source: The Wrap

     

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

    • 2024 – 8 of the 10 Oscar nominees received a nod from the AFI (Missed: Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest
    • 2023 – 8 of 10 (Missed: Triangle of Sadness and All Quiet on the Western Front)
    • 2022 – 9 of 10 (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 2022, 2020 and 2019, The Banshees of Inisherin, 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.

    • Anatomy of a Fall – Nominated at BAFTA and Golden Globes
    • The Zone of Interest – Nominated at the Golden Globes
    • All Quiet on The Western Front – Nominated at BAFTA (won as well)
    • Triangle of Sadness – Nominated at the Golden Globes
    • Drive My Car – none (won LAFCA, NYFCC, NSFC trifecta though)
    • 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 1 to 3 of the 10 films chosen by AFI will miss, and if three films do miss my picks for what those will be are (in order from most to least likely to miss): Nickel Boys, Sing Sing, and A Complete Unknown.

  • Oscar Nominations 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads with 13

    Oscar Nominations 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads with 13

    With Picture, Director, Screenplay, and Editing nods, Oppenheimer is the clear frontrunner for Best Picture. Killers of the Flower Moon’s misses in Adapted Screenplay and Lead Actor makes it very unlikely that the film will win Best Picture. Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things is the only other film that was nominated for the quartet of Picture, Director, Screenplay, and Editing. In terms of Best Picture, watch out for PGA and SAG. If either of these guilds is won by a film other than Oppenheimer, we might see another film take Picture from Nolan’s film.

    Outside of the previously-mentioned miss for Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, and Willem Dafoe were snubbed in the acting categories for their respective films. Greta Gerwig and Alexander Payne missed in Director and were replaced by BAFTA nominees Jonathan Glazer and Justine Triet. With Best Picture nominations for Anatomy of a Fall, Past Lives, and Barbie, this year saw the most number of female-directed films in the Best Picture lineup than ever before.

    Poor Things received 11 nominations, Killers of the Flower Moon received 10, Barbie received 8, and Maestro received 7. Read the full list of nominees below.

    Best motion picture of the year

    • “American Fiction” Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers
    • “Anatomy of a Fall” Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers
    • “Barbie” David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers
    • “The Holdovers” Mark Johnson, Producer
    • “Killers of the Flower Moon” Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers
    • “Maestro” Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
    • “Oppenheimer” Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers
    • “Past Lives” David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers
    • “Poor Things” Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers
    • “The Zone of Interest” James Wilson, Producer

    Achievement in directing

    • “Anatomy of a Fall” Justine Triet
    • “Killers of the Flower Moon” Martin Scorsese
    • “Oppenheimer” Christopher Nolan
    • “Poor Things” Yorgos Lanthimos
    • “The Zone of Interest” Jonathan Glazer

    Performance by an actor in a leading role

    • Bradley Cooper in “Maestro”
    • Colman Domingo in “Rustin”
    • Paul Giamatti in “The Holdovers”
    • Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer”
    • Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction”

    Performance by an actor in a supporting role

    • Sterling K. Brown in “American Fiction”
    • Robert De Niro in “Killers of the Flower Moon”
    • Robert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer”
    • Ryan Gosling in “Barbie”
    • Mark Ruffalo in “Poor Things”

    Performance by an actress in a leading role

    • Annette Bening in “Nyad”
    • Lily Gladstone in “Killers of the Flower Moon”
    • Sandra Hüller in “Anatomy of a Fall”
    • Carey Mulligan in “Maestro”
    • Emma Stone in “Poor Things”

    Performance by an actress in a supporting role

    • Emily Blunt in “Oppenheimer”
    • Danielle Brooks in “The Color Purple”
    • America Ferrera in “Barbie”
    • Jodie Foster in “Nyad”
    • Da’Vine Joy Randolph in “The Holdovers”

    Adapted screenplay

    • “American Fiction” Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson
    • “Barbie” Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
    • “Oppenheimer” Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan
    • “Poor Things” Screenplay by Tony McNamara
    • “The Zone of Interest” Written by Jonathan Glazer

    Original screenplay

    • “Anatomy of a Fall”Screenplay – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
    • “The Holdovers”Written by David Hemingson
    • “Maestro”Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer
    • “May December”Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik
    • “Past Lives”Written by Celine Song

    Achievement in film editing

    • “Anatomy of a Fall” Laurent Sénéchal
    • “The Holdovers” Kevin Tent
    • “Killers of the Flower Moon” Thelma Schoonmaker
    • “Oppenheimer” Jennifer Lame
    • “Poor Things” Yorgos Mavropsaridis

    Achievement in cinematography

    • “El Conde” Edward Lachman
    • “Killers of the Flower Moon” Rodrigo Prieto
    • “Maestro” Matthew Libatique
    • “Oppenheimer” Hoyte van Hoytema
    • “Poor Things” Robbie Ryan

    Achievement in costume design

    • “Barbie” Jacqueline Durran
    • “Killers of the Flower Moon” Jacqueline West
    • “Napoleon” Janty Yates and Dave Crossman
    • “Oppenheimer” Ellen Mirojnick
    • “Poor Things” Holly Waddington

    Achievement in production design

    • “Barbie” Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
    • “Killers of the Flower Moon” Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
    • “Napoleon” Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff
    • “Oppenheimer” Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman
    • “Poor Things” Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

    • “American Fiction” Laura Karpman
    • “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” John Williams
    • “Killers of the Flower Moon” Robbie Robertson
    • “Oppenheimer” Ludwig Göransson
    • “Poor Things” Jerskin Fendrix

    Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

    • “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot”
      Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
    • “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie”
      Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
    • “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony”
      Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson
    • “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon”
      Music and Lyric by Scott George
    • “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
      Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell

    Achievement in sound

    • “The Creator” Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
    • “Maestro” Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic
    • “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor
    • “Oppenheimer” Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell
    • “The Zone of Interest” Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn

    Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

    • “Golda” Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue
    • “Maestro” Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell
    • “Oppenheimer” Luisa Abel
    • “Poor Things” Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston
    • “Society of the Snow” Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé

    Achievement in visual effects

    • “The Creator” Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould
    • “Godzilla Minus One” Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima
    • “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek
    • “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould
    • “Napoleon” Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould

    Best animated feature film of the year

    • “The Boy and the Heron” Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
    • “Elemental” Peter Sohn and Denise Ream
    • “Nimona” Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary
    • “Robot Dreams” Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz
    • “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal

    Best documentary feature film

    • “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek
    • “The Eternal Memory” Nominees to be determined
    • “Four Daughters” Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha
    • “To Kill a Tiger” Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim
    • “20 Days in Mariupol” Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath

    Best international feature film of the year

    • “Io Capitano” Italy
    • “Perfect Days” Japan
    • “Society of the Snow” Spain
    • “The Teachers’ Lounge” Germany
    • “The Zone of Interest” United Kingdom

    Best animated short film

    • “Letter to a Pig” Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter
    • “Ninety-Five Senses” Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
    • “Our Uniform” Yegane Moghaddam
    • “Pachyderme” Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius
    • “WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko” Dave Mullins and Brad Booker

    Best documentary short film

    • “The ABCs of Book Banning” Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic
    • “The Barber of Little Rock” John Hoffman and Christine Turner
    • “Island in Between” S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien
    • “The Last Repair Shop” Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
    • “Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó” Sean Wang and Sam Davis

    Best live action short film

    • “The After” Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham
    • “Invincible” Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron
    • “Knight of Fortune” Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk
    • “Red, White and Blue” Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane
    • “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” Wes Anderson and Steven Rales
  • BAFTA Nominations 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads With 13; ‘KOTFM’ and ‘Barbie’ Falter in Major Categories

    BAFTA Nominations 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads With 13; ‘KOTFM’ and ‘Barbie’ Falter in Major Categories

    Both Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things performed well at this year’s BAFTA nominations receiving 13 and 11 nominations respectively. Both Killers of the Flower Moon and Barbie missed in major categories. The Scorsese film missed in Director, Lead Actress, and Lead Actor. Lead Actress is especially concerning for Lily Gladstone’s chances at the Oscars. After losing to Emma Stone at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Gladstone needs a SAG win to take the Oscar. Barbie missed in Best Film, Best Director, and many of the below-the-line categories. However, there’s also a point to be made that Killers of the Flower Moon and Barbie have aspects to them that would appeal to American audiences in comparison to British audiences. Killers of the Flower Moon is very specifically dealing with American colonialism and Barbie dolls don’t have the same level of popularity in the UK as they do in the United States.

    Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest, and All of Us Strangers found success across the board spelling good prospects for their chances with the Academy.

    Here is the full list of BAFTA nominees:

    BEST FILM

    “Anatomy of a Fall” — Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
    “The Holdovers” — Mark Johnson
    “Killers of the Flower Moon” — Dan Friedkin, Daniel Lupi, Martin Scorsese, Bradley Thomas
    “Oppenheimer” — Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
    “Poor Things” — Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone

    DIRECTOR

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    “All of Us Strangers,” Andrew Haigh
    “Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet
    “The Holdovers,” Alexander Payne
    “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper
    “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan
    “The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer

    SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
    Danielle Brooks, “The Color Purple”
    Claire Foy, “All of Us Strangers”
    Sandra Hüller, “The Zone of Interest,”
    Rosamund Pike, “Saltburn”
    Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”

    SUPPORTING ACTOR

    Robert De Niro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
    Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
    Jacob Elordi, “Saltburn”
    Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
    Paul Mescal, “All of Us Strangers”
    Dominic Sessa, “The Holdovers”

    LEADING ACTRESS

    Fantasia Barrino, “The Color Purple”
    Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”
    Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”
    Vivian Oparah, “Rye Lane”
    Margot Robbie, “Barbie”
    Emma Stone, “Poor Things”

    LEADING ACTOR

    Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
    Colman Domingo, “Rustin”
    Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers”
    Barry Keoghan, “Saltburn”
    Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
    Teo Yoo, “Past Lives”

    OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

    “All of Us Strangers” — Andrew Haigh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Sarah Harvey
    “How to Have Sex” — Molly Manning Walker, Emily Leo, Ivana MacKinnon, Konstantinos Kontovrakis
    “Napoleon” — Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Kevin J. Walsh, David Scarpa
    “The Old Oak” — Ken Loach, Rebecca O’Brien, Paul Laverty
    “Poor Things” — Yorgos Lanthimos, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, Tony McNamara
    “Rye Lane” — Raine Allen-Miller, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, Damian Jones, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia
    “Saltburn” — Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara, Margot Robbie
    “Scrapper” — Charlotte Regan, Theo Barrowclough
    “Wonka” — Paul King, Alexandra Derbyshire, David Heyman, Simon Farnaby
    “The Zone of Interest” — Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska

    OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

    “Blue Bag Life” — Lisa Selby (director), Rebecca Lloyd-Evans (director, producer), Alex Fry (producer)
    “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” — Christopher Sharp (director) [also directed by Moses Bwayo]
    “Earth Mama” — Savanah Leaf (writer, director, producer), Shirley O’Connor (producer), Medb Riordan (producer)
    “How to Have Sex” — Molly Manning Walker (writer, director)
    “Is There Anybody Out There?” — Ella Glendining (director)

    ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    “Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
    “Barbie,” Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
    “The Holdovers,” David Hemingson
    “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer
    “Past Lives,” Celine Song

    ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    “All of Us Strangers,” Andrew Haigh
    “American Fiction,” Cord Jefferson
    “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan
    “Poor Things,” Tony McNamara
    “The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer

    FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

    “20 Days in Mariupol” — Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath
    “Anatomy of a Fall” — Justine Triet, Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
    “Past Lives” — Celine Song, David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon
    “Society of the Snow” — J.A. Bayona, Belen Atienza
    “The Zone of Interest” — Jonathan Glazer

    ANIMATED FILM

    “The Boy and the Heron” — Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki
    “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” — Sam Fell, Leyla Hobart, Steve Pegram
    “Elemental” — Peter Sohn, Denise Ream
    “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” — Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Avi Arad, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Christina Steinberg

    DOCUMENTARY

    “20 Days in Mariupol” — Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath
    “American Symphony” — Matthew Heineman, Lauren Domino, Joedan Okun
    “Beyond Utopia” — Madeleine Gavin, Rachel Cohen, Jana Edelbaum
    “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” — Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan King, Annetta Marion
    “Wham!” — Chris Smith

    CASTING

    “All of Us Strangers” — Kahleen Crawford
    “Anatomy of a Fall” — Cynthia Arra
    “The Holdovers” — Susan Shopmaker
    “How to Have Sex” — Isabella Odoffin
    “Killers of the Flower Moon” — Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes

    CINEMATOGRAPHY

    “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Rodrigo Prieto
    “Maestro,” Matthew Libatique
    “Oppenheimer,” Hoyte van Hoytema
    “Poor Things,” Robbie Ryan
    “The Zone of Interest,” Łukasz Żal

    EDITING

    “Anatomy of a Fall,” Laurent Sénéchal
    “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Thelma Schoonmaker
    “Oppenheimer,” Jennifer Lame
    “Poor Things,” Yorgos Mavropsaridis
    “The Zone of Interest,” Paul Watts

    COSTUME DESIGN

    “Barbie,” Jacqueline Durran
    “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Jacqueline West
    “Napoleon,” Dave Crossman, Janty Yates
    “Oppenheimer,” Ellen Mirojnick
    “Poor Things,” Holly Waddington

    MAKEUP & HAIR

    “Killers of the Flower Moon” — Kay Georgiou, Thomas Nellen
    “Maestro” — Sian Grigg, Kay Georgiou, Kazu Hiro, Lori McCoy-Bell
    “Napoleon” — Jana Carboni, Francesco Pegoretti, Satinder Chumber, Julia Vernon
    “Oppenheimer” — Luisa Abel, Jaime Leigh McIntosh, Jason Hamer, Ahou Mofid
    “Poor Things” — Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston

    ORIGINAL SCORE

    “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Robbie Robertson
    “Oppenheimer,” Ludwig Göransson
    “Poor Things,” Jerskin Fendrix
    “Saltburn,” Anthony Willis
    “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” Daniel Pemberton

    PRODUCTION DESIGN

    “Barbie” — Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
    “Killers of the Flower Moon” — Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
    “Oppenheimer” — Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman
    “Poor Things” — Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek
    “The Zone of Interest” — Chris Oddy, Joanna Maria Kuś, Katarzyna Sikora

    SOUND

    “Ferrari” — Angelo Bonanni, Tony Lamberti, Andy Nelson, Lee Orloff, Bernard Weiser
    “Maestro” — Richard King, Steve Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, Dean Zupancic
    “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” — Chris Burdon, James H. Mather, Chris Munro, Mark Taylor
    “Oppenheimer” — Willie Burton, Richard King, Kevin O’Connell, Gary A. Rizzo
    “The Zone of Interest” — Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers

    SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

    “The Creator” — Jonathan Bullock, Charmaine Chan, Ian Comley, Jay Cooper
    “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” — Theo Bialek, Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams
    “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” — Neil Corbould, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, Alex Wuttke
    “Napoleon” — Henry Badgett, Neil Corbould, Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet
    “Poor Things” — Simon Hughes

    BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

    “Crab Day” — Ross Stringer, Bartosz Stanislawek, Aleksandra Sykulak
    “Visible Mending” — Samantha Moore, Tilley Bancroft
    “Wild Summon” — Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Jay Woolley

    BRITISH SHORT FILM

    “Festival of Slaps” — Abdou Cissé, Cheri Darbon, George Telfer
    “Gorka” — Joe Weiland, Alex Jefferson
    “Jellyfish and Lobster” — Yasmin Afifi, Elizabeth Rufai
    “Such a Lovely Day” — Simon Woods, Polly Stokes, Emma Norton, Kate Phibbs
    “Yellow” — Elham Ehsas, Dina Mousawi, Azeem Bhati, Yiannis Manolopoulos

    EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)

    Phoebe Dynevor
    Ayo Edebiri
    Jacob Elordi
    Mia McKenna-Bruce
    Sophie Wilde

  • 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

  • Critics Choice Nominations: ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Poor Things’ Lead; ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ is Snubbed

    Critics Choice Nominations: ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Poor Things’ Lead; ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ is Snubbed

    This year’s Critics Choice Awards saw a glaring lack of nomination for non-English language features outside of the “Foreign Language” category. Both Anatomy of a Fall and LAFCA Best Film winner The Zone of Interest were snubbed from Best Picture. ‘Anatomy”s stars Sandra Huller and Milo Machado Graner received nods but the film missed in Original Screenplay and Editing.

    The Color Purple rebounded from its Golden Globe miss with a Best Picture nomination here, something it needed to even have a chance at a Best Picture nomination. Saltburn also made it into Best Picture and also received nods in Cinematography and Production Design.

    With the massive snubs for across the board for both major international contenders Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest, I doubt that they will mean much for the Oscar race. The Academy has diverged greatly from the Critics Chouce Awards in their acknowledgement of international films in recent years, so this should not be too concerning. However, with the inclusion of The Color Purple in the Best Picture slate, there are now eleven films that I think have a realistic chance at an Oscar Best Picture nod: Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things, Barbie, The Holdovers, Past Lives, American Fiction, Maestro, Anatomy of a Fall, The Color Purple, and The Zone of Interest. Either The Color Purple or The Zone of Interest will miss, time will tell which one.

    Here are the Critics’ Choice Award nominees:

    Best Picture

    American Fiction
    Barbie
    The Color Purple
    The Holdovers
    Killers of the Flower Moon
    Maestro
    Oppenheimer
    Past Lives
    Poor Things
    Saltburn

    Best Actor

    Bradley Cooper, Maestro
    Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Colman Domingo, Rustin
    Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
    Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
    Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction

    Best Actress

    Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
    Greta Lee, Past Lives
    Carey Mulligan, Maestro
    Margot Robbie, Barbie
    Emma Stone, Poor Things

    Best Supporting Actor

    Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
    Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
    Ryan Gosling, Barbie
    Charles Melton, May December
    Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

    Best Supporting Actress

    Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
    Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
    America Ferrera, Barbie
    Jodie Foster, Nyad
    Julianne Moore, May December
    Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers

    Best Young Actor/Actress

    Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
    Ariana Greenblatt, Barbie
    Calah Lane, Wonka
    Milo Machado Graner, Anatomy of a Fall
    Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
    Madeleine Yuna Voyles, The Creator

    Best Acting Ensemble

    Air
    Barbie
    The Color Purple
    The Holdovers
    Killers of the Flower Moon
    Oppenheimer

    Best Director

    Bradley Cooper, Maestro
    Greta Gerwig, Barbie
    Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
    Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
    Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
    Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Kelly Fremon Craig, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
    Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
    Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
    Tony McNamara, Poor Things
    Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
    Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon

    Best Original Screenplay

    Samy Burch, May December
    Alex Convery, Air
    Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer, Maestro
    Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach, Barbie
    David Hemingson, The Holdovers
    Celine Song, Past Lives

    Best Cinematography

    Matthew Libatique, Maestro
    Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie
    Rodrigo Prieto, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
    Linus Sandgren, Saltburn
    Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer

    Best Production Design

    Suzie Davies, Charlotte Dirickx, Saltburn
    Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman, Oppenheimer
    Jack Fisk, Adam Willis, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer, Barbie
    James Price, Shona Heath, Szusza Mihalek, Poor Things
    Adam Stockhausen, Kris Moran, Asteroid City

    Best Editing

    William Goldenberg – Air
    Nick Houy – Barbie
    Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer
    Yorgos Mavropsaridis – Poor Things
    Thelma Schoonmaker – Killers of the Flower Moon
    Michelle Tesoro – Maestro

    Best Costume Design

    Jacqueline Durran, Barbie
    Lindy Hemming, Wonka
    Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, The Color Purple
    Holly Waddington, Poor Things
    Jacqueline West, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Janty Yates, David Crossman, Napoleon

    Best Hair and Makeup

    Barbie
    The Color Purple
    Maestro
    Oppenheimer
    Poor Things
    Priscilla

    Best Visual Effects

    The Creator
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
    Oppenheimer
    Poor Things
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    Best Comedy

    American Fiction
    Barbie
    Bottoms
    The Holdovers
    No Hard Feelings
    Poor Things

    Best Animated Film

    The Boy and the Heron
    Elemental
    Nimona
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
    Wish

    Best Foreign Language Film

    Anatomy of a Fall
    Godzilla Minus One
    Perfect Days
    Society of the Snow
    The Taste of Things
    The Zone of Interest

    Best Song

    “Dance the Night,” Barbie
    “I’m Just Ken,” Barbie
    “Peaches,” The Super Mario Bros. Movie
    “Road to Freedom,” Rustin
    “This Wish,” Wish
    “What Was I Made For,” Barbie

    Best Score

    Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
    Michael Giacchino, Society of the Snow
    Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
    Daniel Pemberton, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
    Robbie Robertson, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Barbie

    Source: Entertainment Weekly

  • Golden Globe Nominations: ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’, and ‘Poor Things’ Lead the Pack

    Golden Globe Nominations: ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’, and ‘Poor Things’ Lead the Pack

    On the film side, this year’s Golden Globe nominations didn’t see any major snubs outside of The Color Purple missing in the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy category. With the film missing here, at AFI, and with NBR last week, I think its Best Picture nomination chances are quickly dwindling and I am increasingly confident that my top 10 of Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things, Barbie, The Holdovers, Past Lives, American Fiction, Maestro, Anatomy of a Fall, and The Zone of Interest will be this year’s Best Picture nominees. If The Color Purple gets a Critics Choice nomination on Wednesday its back in the race but otherwise it seems that May December is the only film outside the top 10 that has a chance at a Best Picture nomination (and while I thought that film was fantastic, it’s not getting a Best Picture nomination). Critics Choice will be a major precursor as always so stay tuned for their picks on Wednesday.

    One thing I always mention when the Golden Globe noms are released is the stat that in the last 15 years (in all years except 2021 when ‘CODA’ won Best Picture), the eventual Best Picture winner was nominated for a Best Film, Director, and Screenplay award at the Globes before going on to win Oscar’s biggest prize. This year, FIVE films, Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie, and Past Lives, achieved that trifecta. I think only those former three films have a chance at a Best Picture win and while my instincts are leaning towards Poor Things, both Oppenheimer and ‘Killers’ are incredibly strong possibilities.

    On the TV side, there were many more snubs and surprises. Succession leading the nominations pack was expected but misses for Abbott Elementary stars Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams weren’t. While ‘Abbott’ won Best Film – Musical or Comedy at last year’s Globes, expect this year to be the year of The Bear, which was nominated in five categories.

    See the full list of nominees below:

    Best Motion Picture – Drama

    Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)
    Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple Original Films)
    Maestro (Netflix)
    Oppenheimer (Universal Pictures)
    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)

    Best Motion Picture – Animated

    The Boy and the Heron (GKids)
    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)
    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)
    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
    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
    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

    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
    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
    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

    Best Director — Motion Picture

    Bradley Cooper, Maestro
    Greta Gerwig, Barbie
    Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
    Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
    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

    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, Finneas

    Best Original Score – Motion Picture

    Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things
    Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
    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)

    Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

    Abbott Elementary (ABC)
    Barry (HBO/Max)
    The Bear (FX)
    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)
    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
    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
    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
    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

    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

    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

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

    Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
    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
    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
    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

  • No Major Surprises as the AFI Releases its Top 10

    No Major Surprises as the AFI Releases its Top 10

    AFI’s Top 10 Films of the year released earlier today and saw little in terms of surprises. The Color Purple missed again following its snub at NBR while Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction rebounded from its NBR miss with an inclusion here.

    This AFI Awards marks the first year in a while without an AFI Special Award that is traditionally awarded to international films. This means no AFI love for Anatomy of a Fall or The Zone of Interest, both films that would have likely competed for that Special Award.

    AFI MOTION PICTURES OF THE YEAR

    AMERICAN FICTION

    BARBIE

    THE HOLDOVERS

    KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

    MAESTRO

    MAY DECEMBER

    OPPENHEIMER

    PAST LIVES

    POOR THINGS

    SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

    AFI TELEVISION PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR

    ABBOTT ELEMENTARY

    THE BEAR

    BEEF

    JURY DUTY

    THE LAST OF US

    THE MORNING SHOW

    ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING

    POKER FACE

    RESERVATION DOGS

    SUCCESSION

    Source: IndieWire

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

    • 2023 – 8 of the 10 Oscar nominees received a nod from the AFI (Missed: Triangle of Sadness and All Quiet on the Western Front)
    • 2022 – 9 of 10 (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 2022, 2020 and 2019, The Banshees of Inisherin, 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.

    • All Quiet on The Western Front – Nominated at BAFTA (won as well)
    • Triangle of Sadness – Nominated at the Golden Globes
    • Drive My Car – none (won LAFCA, NYFCC, NSFC trifecta though)
    • 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 1 to 3 of the 10 films chosen by AFI will miss, and if three films do miss my picks for what those will be are (in order from most to least likely to miss): May December, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Maestro.

  • ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Wins its Second Major Prize of the Season at the NBR Awards

    ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Wins its Second Major Prize of the Season at the NBR Awards

    Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ won Best Film from the National Board of Review. Scorsese, lead actress Lily Gladstone, and cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto won in their categories respectively as well. This year’s other top Best Picture contenders, Oppenheimer and Poor Things were among the NBR’s Top 10 Films, the latter winning Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor as well. Usually, at least one of NBR’s four acting winners go on to win the Oscar in their respective category and this year both Gladstone and Da’Vine Joy Randolph of The Holdovers are both strong contenders to translate their NBR wins in to Oscar glory. The Holdovers also won both Best Actor for lead Paul Giamatti and Best Original Screenplay.

    In terms of misses, Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction and Blitz Bazawule’s The Color Purple were both noticeable exclusions. These are both films that will likely be chosen as some of the AFI’s Top Films and if they don’t that could mean trouble for their Oscar chances.

    NBR is our first semi-strong predictor of the Best Picture nominee slate, here is its track record in the past 10 years:

    2012 — 7/9

    2013 — 5/9

    2014 — 4/8

    2015 — 5/8

    2016 — 7/9

    2017 — 6/9 (The Shape of Water was not picked by the NBR)

    2018 — 4/8

    2019 — 6/9 (Parasite won Best Foreign Language Film)

    2020 — 5/8

    2021 – 7/10

    2022 – 6/10 (All Quiet on the Western Front was nominated for Best International Film)

    Also, in the last 10 years every eventual Best Picture winner except for The Shape of Water in 2017 and CODA in 2021 (though that was chosen as one of NBR’s Top 10 Independent Films) was a member of the NBR’s Top 10 Films, which makes it seem very likely that the eventual Best Picture winner from this year will one of the 10 films chosen by the NBR.

    Here are the National Board of Review’s 2023 honorees:

    Best Film:  Killers of the Flower Moon
    Best Director: Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Best Actor: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
    Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
    Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
    Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
    NBR Icon Award: Bradley Cooper
    Best Original Screenplay: David Hemingson, The Holdovers
    Best Adapted Screenplay: Tony McNamara, Poor Things
    Breakthrough Performance: Teyana Taylor, A Thousand and One
    Best Directorial Debut: Celine Song, Past Lives
    Best Animated Feature: Spider-ManAcross the Spider-Verse
    Best International Film: Anatomy of a Fall
    Best Documentary: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
    Best Ensemble: The Iron Claw
    Outstanding Achievement in Stunt Artistry: Director Chad Stahelski and stunt coordinators Stephen Dunlevy & Scott Rogers, John Wick: Chapter 4
    Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie and Killers of the Flower Moon

    Top Films (in alphabetical order):
    Barbie
    The Boy and the Heron
    Ferrari
    The Holdovers
    The Iron Claw
    Maestro
    Oppenheimer
    Past Lives
    Poor Things

    Top 5 International Films (in alphabetical order):
    La Chimera
    Fallen Leaves
    The Teachers’ Lounge
    Tótem
    The Zone of Interest

    Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order):
    20 Days in Mariupol
    32 Sounds
    The Eternal Memory
    The Pigeon Tunnel
    A Still Small Voice

    Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order):
    All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
    All of Us Strangers
    BlackBerry
    Earth Mama
    Flora and Son
    The Persian Version
    Scrapper
    Showing Up
    Theater Camp
    A Thousand and One

    Source: The Hollywood Reporter

    Based on NBR’s track record, we can assume that it’s pretty likely that at least 6 of the 1 films picked by NBR will go on to become Best Picture nominees. In my mind, this is the list of NBR’s top eleven films in order of their likelihood to get a BP nomination: Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things, Barbie, The Holdovers, Past Lives, Maestro, The Iron Claw, The Boy and the Heron, Ferrari. International Film winner Anatomy of a Fall and Top 5 International Film pick The Zone of Interest were both NBR inclusions and likely Best Picture nominees.

  • 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

  • SAG Awards 2023: Fraser Triumphs; EEAAO Completes PGA, DGA, SAG Trifecta

    SAG Awards 2023: Fraser Triumphs; EEAAO Completes PGA, DGA, SAG Trifecta

    Everything Everywhere All at Once has now won the guild trifecta of PGA, DGA, and SAG, something no film has done since 2015’s Best Picture winner Birdman. It also took three of the four acting awards, showing the massive amount of love that SAG had for the film. With Michelle Yeoh’s win, no contender has won all four major acting precursors, making this year one of the most up in the air in a while.

    Brendan Fraser’s SAG-winning speech was incredible, powerful, and rousing. It’s exactly the kind of speech that turns Academy members heads and his performance is the kind of transformational, head-turning work that receives Oscars. While Austin Butler triumphed at the Globes and at BAFTA, those two awards bodies award young actors in the major acting categories more often than the Academy usually does. I think Fraser has this.

    While Barry Keoghan won at BAFTA, that was a one-off and Ke Huy Quan will easily take the Oscar. Now, the other supporting category isn’t as clear cut. While Jamie Lee Curtis surprised with a win here, that is an incredibly predictable SAG pick (they have a preference for big stars). So the question is will the Academy will go with Angela Bassett (who has GG and CCA like 2019 winner Regina King) or will they go with Kerry Condon (who has just BAFTA like Mark Rylance in 2016)? At this stage, I am leaning towards Condon since I think Bassett would have been a no-brainer prediction if she had won SAG but my thoughts on this have been like a yo-yo.

    While Michelle Yeoh is the lead from the film that has unquestionably captured the zeitgeist, Tar clearly has love from the academy being the only film with Picture, Directing, Editing, acting, and Cinematography nominations. I think Blanchett will take this, though like with my Supporting Actress prediction this is subject to change.

    Here are the winners and nominees:

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE

    WINNER: Everything Everywhere All At Once

    Babylon

    The Banshees of Inisherin

    The Fabelmans

    Women Talking

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

    WINNER: Brendan Fraser, The Whale

    Austin Butler, Elvis

    Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin

    Bill Nighy, Living

    Adam Sandler, Hustle

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

    WINNER: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Cate Blanchett, Tár

    Viola Davis, The Woman King

    Ana de Armas, Blonde

    Danielle Deadwyler, Till

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

    WINNER: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Paul Dano, The Fabelmans

    Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin

    Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin

    Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

    WINNER: Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Hong Chau, The Whale

    Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin

    Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES

    WINNER: The White Lotus

    Better Call Saul

    The Crown

    Ozark

    Severance

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

    WINNER: Jason Bateman, Ozark

    Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul

    Jeff Bridges, The Old Man

    Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

    Adam Scott, Severance

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

    WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus

    Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown

    Julia Garner, Ozark

    Laura Linney, Ozark

    Zendaya, Euphoria

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES

    WINNER: Abbott Elementary

    Barry

    The Bear

    Hacks

    Only Murders in the Building

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

    WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear

    Anthony Carrigan, Barry

    Bill Hader, Barry

    Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building

    Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

    WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks

    Christina Applegate, Dead to Me

    Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary

    Jenna Ortega, Wednesday

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES

    WINNER: Sam Elliott, 1883

    Steve Carell, The Patient

    Taron Egerton, Black Bird

    Paul Walter Hauser, Black Bird

    Evan Peters, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES

    WINNER: Jessica Chastain, George and Tammy

    Emily Blunt, The English

    Julia Garner, Inventing Anna

    Niecy Nash-Betts, Dahmer- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

    WINNER: Top Gun: Maverick

    Avatar: The Way of Water

    The Batman

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    The Woman King

    OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES

    WINNER: Stranger Things

    Andor

    The Boys

    House of the Dragon

    Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

    Source: Vanity Fair