The nominations were announced this morning for the 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards with The Favourite leading the field with 14 nominations. Black Panther and First Man follow with twelve and ten nominations, respectively. Mary Poppins Returns, A Star is Born, and Vice tie each other with nine nominations. Roma picked up eight nominations. Finally, Green Book has seven nominations. “The films of 2018 have been some of the most culturally impactful in recent history,” said BFCA…
"24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards Nominations"Category: Awards
It’s the end of the year so that means that it’s the time of year to announce the Solzy Awards for 2018. This has been another great year for film. As a result of film festivals more so than living in Chicago, I’ve seen more films than ever before. This comes after setting a personal best in 2017 with 264 films. At the end of November, I had seen 422 feature films–all first viewings! While…
"The Solzy Awards for 2018"
The American Film Institute has announced the honorees of the AFI Awards 2018, celebrating the most outstanding achievements in both film and television. There were ten films, ten TV series, and an AFI Special Award for Roma. These films and series were honored for what AFI considers to be culturally and artistically significant. Because Roma comes from a Mexican-born director and filmed in Mexico, the film doesn’t meet the criteria to be considered as an…
"AFI Awards 2018 Honorees Announced" In presenting the Solzy Awards for Documentaries, this year has proven to be the toughest year ever. It’s so tough that I’m not issuing just one award as I’ve done in years past. As you can see from many of the below winners, Sundance truly kicked off the Year of the Documentary. While it tends to be the case every year, this year proved to be harder than most. I wish I could honor every film…
"The Solzy Awards for Documentaries in 2018" I’m changing it up this year with how I present my awards and as such, I’m presenting the Solzy Awards for Short Films prior to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. It’s been a great year for film. When it comes to short films, I’ve seen some films that have blown me away. I’ve seen some films that I don’t think that anyone could have possibly imagined. Without any further adieu, here are the winners of this…
"The Solzy Awards for Short Films" We’re at the halfway point of the year and here are the Solzy Awards contenders for the first half of the year. Heading into the midway point, I’ve seen 230 narrative/documentary features and 40 short films. This comes up to a grand total of 269 films as we enter the month of July. It’s a new personal best having set my old record of 264 films during the last calendar year. I’ve been privileged to…
"The Solzy Awards for 2018…So Far"
A Fantastic Woman took home the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film during the 90th Academy Awards ceremony. It was A Fantastic Woman director Sebastián Lelio who accepted the win for Chile’s winning film during the ceremony. He was joined on stage by a few members of the cast and crew, including transgender actress Daniela Vega. Vega was one of a very few transgender people to actually play a transgender person in a feature film. Thank…
"Oscars 2018: A Fantastic Woman wins Best Foreign Language Film"
With the 90th Academy Awards set to air tonight, here are my predictions for who will be taking home Oscars this evening. Best Picture: The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale, Producers Best Director: Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water Best Actor: Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour Best Actress: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Supporting Actress: Allison Janney, I, Tonya Best Adapted…
"Oscars 2018: Predictions for the 90th Academy Awards"
The awards ceremony was held tonight for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The winners follow. 2018 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL FEATURE FILM AWARDS The U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented by Simon Chin to: Kailash / U.S.A. (Director: Derek Doneen, Producers: Davis Guggenheim, Sarah Anthony) — As a young man, Kailash Satyarthi promised himself that he would end child slavery in his lifetime. In the decades since, he has rescued more than eighty thousand children and built a…
"2018 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners" I never got around to posting The Solzy Awards in 2015 as I was dealing with a lot of shit at the time, mostly coming out as transgender while living under the roof of my in-denial parents. As 2017 comes to a close, I decided that I should finally get around to posting the awards. Better late than never, am I right? I didn’t see Star Wars: The Force Awakens under the best of circumstances–major…
"The Long-Overdue Solzy Awards for Film in 2015"