With the 91st Oscars airing tonight on ABC, I present my final predictions as to how I believe that the awards will be honored during the telecast. One of the biggest question marks for me is certainly Best Supporting Actress. I would certainly not in any way be opposed to Regina King taking home the award for If Beale Street Could Talk. She won during the Spirit Awards ceremony last night but the strong factor…
"My 91st Oscars Predictions"Category: Awards
Hosted by Aubrey Plaza, the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards are taking place today on the beach in Santa Monica, just north of the Santa Monica Pier. 2019 Film Independent Spirit Award Winners Best Supporting Male: Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me? Best First Screenplay: Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade John Cassavetes Award: En el Séptimo Día Writer/Director/Producer: Jim McKay Producers: Alex Bach, Lindsey Cordero, Caroline Kaplan, Michael Stipe Bonnie Award: Debra Granik Best International Film: Roma (Mexico), Director: Alfonso…
"2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards Winners"
The 2019 Sundance Film Festival has come and gone but some films and performances have left a lasting impression on my mind. TOP NARRATIVE FEATURES Brittany Runs A Marathon Late Night To The Stars Little Monsters Corporate Animals The Report Greener Grass Blinded by the Light Adam Luce TOP DOCUMENTARIES Apollo 11 Sea of Shadows Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins Stieg Larsson: The Man Who Played With Fire Mike Wallace Is…
"The Best of Sundance 2019: Solzy Awards Edition"
The Writers Guild Awards took place this evening in NY and LA with big wins going to Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Eighth Grade. The Writers differs from that of the Academy in that they have stricter rules than the Oscars. Put it this way: A screenplay could sweep the boards with critical acclaim and miss out on a Writers Guild nomination. In a perfect world, Bo Burnham would have a a chance to repeat…
"2019 Writers Guild Awards Winners: The Writers Have Spoken" Four categories are among those to have gotten the boot from the 91st Oscars ceremony according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter. Among these four categories are editing, cinematography, live-action, short, and makeup/hairstyling. This is completely unacceptable to cinephiles such as myself. It’s completely unfair to the nominees, winners, and those people who will be inspired by just one speech to enter the industry. I did a series of interviews with a few of…
"Oscars 2019: Four Categories Get The Boot"
The EE Brtish Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) for 2019 were presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in a ceremony hosted by Joanna Lumley. Today’s BAFTA ceremony is one of the last ceremonies to be held of the major predictors going into the Oscars on February 24th. The ceremony takes places days before the final round of Oscar voting begins–with voting to start on February 12th and end on February 19th at…
"BAFTA Winners for 2019" The 91st Oscars nominations were announced this morning with plenty of snubs and surprises as we get closer to next month’s ceremony. Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards Performance by an actor in a leading role Christian Bale in “Vice” Bradley Cooper in “A Star Is Born” Willem Dafoe in “At Eternity’s Gate” Rami Malek in “Bohemian Rhapsody” Viggo Mortensen in “Green Book” Performance by an actor in a supporting role Mahershala Ali in “Green Book” Adam Driver in “BlacKkKlansman” Sam Elliott in…
"Oscars Nominations 2019: The Nominees" Among the early snubs for this year’s Oscars nominations are La La Land composer Justin Hurwitz. This nomination comes as First Man is now available to bring home on home media. Also missing from Best Original Score is Marco Beltrami for his score in A Quiet Place. Given the lack of sound in the film, the score is among the most important aspects. With regards to Best Editing, Tom Cross misses out on a nomination…
"2019 Oscars Nominations: The Snubs"
The 30th annual Producers Guild Awards are being presented by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) this evening at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. I’m going to keep updating this page throughout the night. While the ceremony takes place on the west coast, The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures isn’t typically announced until after midnight on the east coast. Previously announced honors going into tonight’s ceremony include: Milestone…
"2019 Producers Guild Awards Winners" As we approach the Oscars, the awards landscape is looking to get locked in following the Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony airing on Sunday night. As the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) made their picks known during the Critics’ Choice Awards, things were noticeably different from last week’s Golden Globes Ceremony. Most tellingly, Bohemian Rhapsody was completely shut out. It’s a safe bet that the the film likely did not have a shot winning best picture. …
"Oscars 2019: What do the Critics Choice Awards mean?"