Gregory Ellwood, Author at The Playlist

Brendan Fraser Wins The Best Actor Oscar Home For ‘The Whale’

March 12, 2023 11:27 pm

"So this is what the multiverse looks like," Brendan Fraser said as he accepted the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "The Whale." In his emotional speech, the longtime actor thanked his collaborators an...

The Daniels Become Just The Third Duo To Win Best Director Oscar

Gregory Ellwood

March 12, 2023 11:17 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Capping off a season of accolades, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert were honored with the Academy Award for Directing at the 95th Oscars. Better known as The Daniels, the duo won for just their second feature ...

‘Navalny’ Gives Sundance Yet Another Documentary Film Oscar Winner

Gregory Ellwood

March 12, 2023 8:52 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

With the war still raging in Ukraine, the membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made their feelings on the matter one for the history books. In a year of incredible documentaries, the O...

Ke Huy Quan Caps Off Incredible Comeback With Supporting Actor Oscar Win

Gregory Ellwood

March 12, 2023 8:31 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

There were a number of guaranteed wins this Oscar Sunday, but perhaps none as anticipated as the Supporting Actor category. In a surprise to no one, Ke Huy Quan capped off an incredible award season winning hi...

‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Wins Animated Feature Oscar

Gregory Ellwood

March 12, 2023 8:20 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

He's won Best Picture and Best Director, but now Guillermo del Toro can add the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film to his trophy case. "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" beat out a very competitive fie...

‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Wins Best Picture & Dominates The 2023 Oscars [Full Winners List]

Gregory Ellwood

March 12, 2023 7:43 pm

Awards, Features, News

In an awards season dominated by Oscars rules discussion and the multiversal "Everything Everywhere All at Once," the night is finally here. And guess what? Everything went just about as expected. Daniels' "Ev...

Oscar Predictions: ‘Everything Everywhere,’ Austin Butler, Michelle Yeoh & More

Gregory Ellwood

March 10, 2023 10:25 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

Considering the breathless ease of "Everything Everywhere All At Once's" award season so far, it's sort of remarkable how many categories are up for grabs when the Academy Awards begin on Sunday evening. Oscar...

Oscars Producers: Lady Gaga Will Not Perform Original Song Nominee ‘Hold My Hand’

Gregory Ellwood

March 8, 2023 5:04 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The 95th Academy Awards are just a few days away and the producers of the Oscars held a virtual press conference where they discussed the themes of the telecast (the goal is to "humanize" the craftspeople) and...

25 Greatest Oscar Telecast Performances So Far: Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Holiday & More

Gregory Ellwood

March 8, 2023 11:00 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

The 95th Academy Awards are upon us and with it a number of highly anticipated musical performances. Rihanna is set to perform "Lift Me Up" from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" for the first time publicly. Ra...

‘Elvis’ Cinematographer Mandy Walker Becomes First Woman To Win Top ASC Award

Gregory Ellwood

March 6, 2023 1:31 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Oscars are now just a week away and Sunday provided three guild award ceremonies to provide hints at who may take away Hollywood's most prestigious prizes. The Daniels' "Everything Everywhere All At Once" ...

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