‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ & ‘The Favourite’ Take Top Prizes at the ACE Eddie Awards
Feb02

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ & ‘The Favourite’ Take Top Prizes at the ACE Eddie Awards

It’s a little known fact that after the Academy Awards, the Directors Guild Awards and the Golden Globes, the American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie Awards are the longest-running awards show in showbiz. So the spirits, as always at these ceremonies, were ebullient for the 69th edition held Friday night at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom when that was pointed out to the more than 1,000 attendees at the black tie gala....

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Callie Khouri, Boots Riley, and Tanya Saracho Honored at 14th Annual Final Draft Awards
Jan30

Callie Khouri, Boots Riley, and Tanya Saracho Honored at 14th Annual Final Draft Awards

It’s billed as the fastest awards presentation of the season, rolling in at little more than an hour. But that doesn’t mean the 14th Annual Final Draft Awards didn’t give its full due to the talented television and film screenwriters who were honored during the ceremonies, ably hosted by comedians Randy and Jason Sklar at the Paramount Theater Tuesday night. Naturally, they started off by making jokes about Kevin Hart and the lack of...

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Lady Gaga, ‘Roma’ and Christian Bale Steal the Show at the Critics’ Choice Awards
Jan14

Lady Gaga, ‘Roma’ and Christian Bale Steal the Show at the Critics’ Choice Awards

It was a night of unexpected multiplicity at the 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, with ties in two marquee acting categories in film and television. Lady Gaga tied with Glenn Close for Best Actress for their roles in “A Star Is Born” and “The Wife,” while Amy Adams and Patricia Arquette also tied and both took home statuettes for Best Actress in a limited television series.   Christian Bale scored two trophies for his...

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Golden Globes Rhapsodic About Rami, ‘Roma’ and Versace
Jan07

Golden Globes Rhapsodic About Rami, ‘Roma’ and Versace

The Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” and its star, Rami Malek were the big champions at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards hosted by Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh, who made history at the event’s first Asian American host– and also scored a statuette as lead actress in the television drama “Killing Eve.” Last year nearly everyone wore black in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the ensuing Time’s Up and #MeToo...

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Critics’ Choice Nominations Laud ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘The Americans’ and ‘Versace’
Dec10

Critics’ Choice Nominations Laud ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘The Americans’ and ‘Versace’

Nominations for the 24thAnnual Critics’ Choice Awards, announced today, are putting awards season in clear focus. Critics clearly love royal period drama “The Favourite,” which leads all films this year with 14 nominations, followed by “Black Panther” with 12 nominations. Other films garnering much love are “First Man” with ten nominations and “Mary Poppins Returns,” “A Star Is Born,” and “Vice” with nine nominations each.  “Roma”...

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