‘Three Billboards,’ ‘I, Tonya’ Win Big at AACTA International Awards
The seventh annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA International Awards, first out of the gate during winter awards season, again set the tone for what is to come in the next two months before the Oscars. And very appropriately to being first out of the gate, the ceremony itself was fast and sleek– as viewers in Australia will see when it is televised on Foxtel. There will be no complaints of the...
Producers Guild Names Contenders for Best Film of the Year
Awards season may have come into clearer focus with the announcement of nominations from the Producer’s Guild, but it’s still a wide open race. One thing is clear – female-dominated films like Wonder Woman, I, Tonya, The Post, Lady Bird and Molly’s Game are making their mark in this #MeToo and #TimesUp era. Seven of the 11 nominees are produced by women and two honorees — Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird and Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman — are...
Writers Guild Reveals Nominations of Best Screenplays of the Year
Many organizations give out awards for writing, but members of the Writers Guild of America are inarguably the true experts when it comes to judging the quality of a screenplay. The WGA released its list of nominees for its top film honors today, many of which will likely land on the ballot for the Academy Awards as well. For many of the contenders, like Jordan Peele, Greta Gerwig, Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon it’s their first...
Olivia Munn to Emcee the Critics’ Choice Awards
There’s Tina, Amy, Ellen and now Olivia. Actress Olivia Munn just joined the small and mainly male ranks of major awards show hosts by being named the emcee of the 23rd Annual Critics Choice Awards, which will be broadcast live on the CW from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Jan. 11. The awards honor the best in film and television during the past year and are selected by the members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association...
Spike’s Sam Kinison Documentary is Must-See TV for Comedy Fans
It seems only fitting that a documentary on the late, great comedian Sam Kinison will be one of the last big hurrahs aired on Spike TV before it rebrands into the Paramount Network on January 18. And it was only fitting that a premiere event for the feature-length doc “I Am Sam Kinison” was held recently at Sunset Strip’s famed Comedy Store, a venue that Kinison headlined for years – until he was killed by a drunk driver in a 1992 car...
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