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‘Summer of Soul,’ ‘Flee’ & ‘Ailey’ Make 2021 IDA Doc Feature Shortlist

October 25, 2021 1:23 pm

One of the more prestigious precursors for the Documentary Oscar are the IDA Documentary Awards. While the International Documentary Association's choices don't always line up with the Academy's, they can pro...

‘Passing’ & ‘Squid Game’ Top 2021 Gotham Awards Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

October 21, 2021 10:19 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

Awards season took another leap into the unknown with the unveiling of the 2021 Gotham Awards nominations. Chosen by select committees film and television critics, this year's crop of honorees gave major boost...

Original Screenplay Oscars 2022 Predictions & Contenders

Gregory Ellwood

October 21, 2021 9:55 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Unlike Adapted Screenplay, the Original Screenplay category is not only more competitive but likely more settled. Kenneth Branagh's autobiographical "Belfast" is pretty much a lock for a nomination (he earned ...

Adapted Screenplay Oscars 2022 Predictions & Contenders

Gregory Ellwood

October 21, 2021 6:34 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The current lowdown on the Adapted Screenplay category will sound very familiar to a number of other races this awards season. There are just one or two likely locks for a nomination (in this case, Jane Campi...

‘Eternals’: Chloe Zhao On Kevin Feige, Potential Sequels & Saying Yes To ‘Star Wars’ If Asked [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

October 20, 2021 10:19 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News

We have a spoiler for you. You've been warned. It will shake you to your core. It might even make you question your humanity. Yes, Chloe Zhao's two Academy Awards for "Nomadland" are currently safely secure in...

‘Parallel Mothers,’ ‘Swan Song’ Part Of Full 2021 AFI Fest Lineup

Gregory Ellwood

October 13, 2021 2:40 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

A staple of awards season returns to Hollywood next month with the 2021 edition of AFI Fest. This year, the festival will feature the world premieres of Benjamin Cleary's "Swan Song" and Lin Manuel-Miranda's "...

France Picks ‘Titane’ As International Film Oscar Race Comes Into Focus

Gregory Ellwood

October 12, 2021 4:55 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

To suggest that France had an abundance of quality candidates for its International Film Oscar submission this year is beyond an understatement. The top three candidates included Céline Sciamma's Berlin premie...

Willem Dafoe, Nightmare Alley, Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actor Oscars 2022 Predictions & Contenders

Gregory Ellwood

October 12, 2021 9:04 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

2021's unusual, pandemic-delayed Oscar season saw the late-arriving, Sundance premiere "Judas and the Black Messiah" provide Daniel Kaluuya with his first Academy Award. The 2022 Best Supporting Actor race may...

Ruth Negga, Passing, Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actress Oscars 2022 Predictions & Contenders

Gregory Ellwood

October 12, 2021 6:04 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

A year ago, Youn Yuh-jung was a presumed frontrunner or the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. The "Minari" star eventually took the honor after dominating the precursor awards. 2022 is shaping up to be a signific...

‘We’re Here’ Showrunner Peter LoGreco Reflects On A Decidedly More Ambitious Season 2 [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

October 11, 2021 9:43 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News, Television

In the midst of the controversy over David Chappelle's new Netflix special, LA Times columnist LZ Granderson dropped a piece on Friday that argued the comedian had blind spots when it came to the LGBTQ+ commun...

Will ‘Mass’ Put Ann Dowd On A Path To An Oscar Nomination? [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

October 8, 2021 8:56 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

Ann Dowd has been a working actor in film and television for over 35 years. She’s an Emmy winner for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” won Best Supporting Actress honor from the National Board of Review for 2012’s “Compl...

Vicky Krieps Leaps Into The Unknown With ‘Bergman Island’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

October 7, 2021 3:31 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

In the winter of 2018, Vicky Krieps as a "thing." The Luxembourg-born actress had worked steadily in the background for years, but her leading role in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Phantom Thread" put her in the mid...

Will Packer To Produce The 2022 Oscars

Gregory Ellwood

October 5, 2021 4:34 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Following historic rating lows for the 93rd Oscars, the Academy of Motion Pictures has decided to bring on a new producer for the 94th Academy Awards, Will Packer. The prolific film producer of films such as "...

Spain Shocks By Selecting ‘The Good Boss’ Over Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Parallel Mothers’ For International Oscar Consideration

Gregory Ellwood

October 5, 2021 1:36 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

In 1999, Spain selected "All About My Mother" as its submission for the Foreign Language Academy Award (now known as the International Film Oscar), and the Pedro Almodovar masterpiece won the coveted Oscar. Ju...

‘The Rescue’ Directors On The Importance Of Positive Asian Portrayals In Documentaries [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

October 4, 2021 8:56 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews

Over the past five years, there have been a few moments where the world's attention wasn't focused on the U.S. elections, Brexit, China, North Korea, the Middle East, or the onslaught of COVID. Perhaps you'll ...