The European Film Awards Announce Nominees
A Warning for Hollywood on Election Day No Matter How It Turns Out
Is Hollywood Dead? Yes … and No
Focus Dropped Nosferatu Character Posters
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The European Film Awards Announce Nominees
With my apologies, here are the belated nominations: European Film “Bye Bye Tiberias” (BYE BYE TIBERIADE) (France, Belgium, Palestine, Qatar) – documentary film, directed by Lina Soualem, produced by Jean-Marie Nizan, Guillaume Malandrin & Ossama Bawardi “Dahomey” (France, Senegal) – documentary film, directed by Mati Diop, produced by Eve Robin, Judith Lou-Lévy & Mati Diop “Emilia Pérez” (France) – feature film, directed by Jacques Audiard,...
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A Warning for Hollywood on Election Day No Matter How It Turns Out
I predicted Trump would win in 2016 and won $100. In 2020, I can't remember what I predicted but I think believed Trump would win. Now, I still can't predict. It's a very tight election, and it could go either way. The one thing I know for sure is that these aren't two equal sides. One side has all of the power and the other side represents a challenge to that power. The bigger problem is that the side...
NextGen Oscarwatcher: Best Picture Temperature Check Part Two of Two – What is not known
After mentioning the core seven Best Picture “locks” of the year, at least in this current moment, those being: - Anora - The Brutalist - Emilia Perez - Sing Sing - A Real Pain - Dune Part II - Conclave It seemed only natural for this next article to be focused on the uncertainties of the best picture race, or as the article states, what is ultimately “not known” and what can still be an unknown variable for the...
Is Hollywood Dead? Yes … and No
Justine Bateman has written an op-ed for Fast Company proclaiming Hollywood is dead. It is a very well written piece that is hard to refute. She's mostly talking about how films and art became "content," and the threat of AI on the horizon. She writes of the old days of Hollywood: I’ll tell you what it was like, up to the last era of Hollywood. There was a high concentration of talented artists. There was enough room for everyone...
2025 Oscar Predictions: It was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were...
Focus Dropped Nosferatu Character Posters
Nosferatu will open on Christmas. It's been said to be a Dracula-like vampire tale with demon possession. Yes, it's a Christmas movie but it has Oscar cross-over because it appears to be a quality horror film. And yes, I'm ignoring the test screening reactions because those never reflect the end result. Here are the character posters. Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold...
Angelina Jolie Gets Tribute from Gothams Instead of a Nomination
I'm not clear as to why the Gothams are giving Angelina Jolie an acting tribute for Maria rather than a nomination. It makes no sense except that maybe they want her at the show? Maybe they feel bad that the jury members made a dumb mistake? I don't know. Netflix has two competing contenders for Best Actress, Angelina Jolie for Maria and Karla Sofia Gascon, neither of whom were name-checked at the Gothams (which isn't saying much, considering only...
It Isn’t Just Joe Biden Who Thinks Trump Supporters are “Garbage,” Hollywood Thinks So Too
I have now felt the cold hand of Hollywood, those who work as publicists, run studios, write about movies, and even star in those movies. I had to walk in the shoes of the perceived "enemy" to understand it and that hasn't been easy. It isn't so much the money, although that's the primary method of control. I care more about having a mind that is free than I do about being able to afford to live comfortably. The...
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Emmy-Nominated Writers Sam Means and Meredith Scardino on ‘Home Alone’ Doorknobs and the Puppet We Never Met in the ‘Girls5eva’ Episode ‘Orlando’
Awards Daily talks to Girls5eva writer Sam Means and writer/showrunner Meredith Scardino about their Emmy-nominated episode "Orlando." Girls5eva writers Sam...
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Conclave
Emilia Perez
The Brutalist
Dune 2
A Real Pain
Sing Sing
Gladiator II
Nickel Boys
September 5
Saturday Night
The Substance
Hard Truths
All We Imagine as Light
The Piano Lesson
Inside Out 2
Best Actor Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Daniel Craig, Queer
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Paul Mescal, Gladiator II
John David Washington, The Piano Lesson
Peter Sarsgaard, September 5
Best Actress Mikey Madison, Anora
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
Angelina Jolie, Maria
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Perez
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl
Demi Moore, The Substance
Lupita Nyong'o, A Quiet Place Day One
Kate Winslet, Lee
Zendaya, Challengers
Jodie Comer, The Bikeriders
Anya Taylor-Joy, Furiosa
June Squibb, Thelma
Best Supporting Actor Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II
Stanley Tucci, Conclave
Samuel L. Jackson, The Piano Lesson
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
John Magaro, September 5
Paul Raci, Sing Sing
Best Supporting Actress Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Nickel Boys
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Rachel Sennott, Saturday Night
Best Director Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Edward Berger, Conclave
Denis Villeneuve, Dune 2
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Tim Fehlbaum, September 5
Ridley Scott, Gladiator II
Jason Reitman, Saturday Night
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Payal Kapadia. All We Imagine as Light
Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing
Luca Guadagnino, Challengers
George Miller, Furiosa
Adapted Screenplay Conclave
The Piano Lesson
The Life of Chuck
Nickel Boys
Dune 2
Inside Out 2
Furiosa Original Screenplay The Brutalist
A Real Pain
Anora
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Emilia Perez
The Substance
Challengers Cinematography The Brutalist
Dune 2
Gladiator II
Conclave
Furiosa
Best Editing Conclave
Anora
The Brutalist
Gladiator II
Saturday Night
Nickel Boys
Dune 2 Production Design The Brutalist
Dune 2
Saturday Night
Gladiator II
Conclave
Furiosa
Sound Mixing + Editing Dune 2
Saturday Night
Gladiator II
Twisters
Furiosa
Costumes The Brutalist
Dune 2
Gladiator II
Conclave
Furiosa
Visual Effects Twisters
Gladiator II
A Quiet Place: Day One
Deadpool & Wolverine
Alien: Romulus
Furiosa
Dune 2
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Original Score Challengers
Conclave
Dune 2
Emilia Perez
The Piano Lesson
Inside Out 2
The Wild Robot
Original Song
Makeup and Hair Furiosa
Maria
Gladiator II
The Piano Lesson
Conclave
Dune Part 2
Animated Feature Inside Out 2
Flow
Wild Robot
If
Despicable Me 4
Documentary Feature Will & Harper International Feature
Live Action Short
Documentary Short
Animated Short
Predictions
Interviews
Emmy-Nominated Writers Sam Means and Meredith Scardino on ‘Home Alone’ Doorknobs and the Puppet We Never Met in the ‘Girls5eva’ Episode ‘Orlando’
Awards Daily talks to Girls5eva writer Sam Means and writer/showrunner Meredith Scardino about their Emmy-nominated episode "Orlando." Girls5eva writers Sam...
Double Emmy-Nominee Jonathan Pryce On Embracing Grandfatherly Roles in ‘The Crown,’ ‘Slow Horses’
Actor Jonathan Pryce received two nomination at the 2024 Emmy Awards. His bid for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series...
Laura Dern & Jayme Lemons On the Undeniable Hope Beneath the Comedy of ‘Palm Royale’
Palm Royale has an inescapable charm, but there are so many issues bubbling beneath the surface. Come for the incredible...
Director John McDermott on the Story of How Electric Lady Studios was Created in his Documentary ‘Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision’
Grammy nominated Director John McDermott is a proud Jimi Hendrix completist. When we met on Zoom, John’s background was three...
Costume Designer Carol Case On Adding Dashes of Humor In the Darkness of ‘Fargo’
Noah Hawley's Fargo tore through this year's Primetime Emmy nominations with a snarky vengeance. Racking up an impressive 15 nominations,...
Safowa Bright Bitzelberger On Costuming the Rise of The Cocaine Godmother for Netflix’s ‘Griselda’
When I finally sat down to catch up with Netflix's wildly popular limited series Griselda, I was amped to chart...