‘Spotlight,’ ‘The Big Short,’ ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Veep’ Top WGA Awards
If the show had been televised, 2016 WGA Awards ceremony in Los Angeles would almost certainly be nominated itself as best comedy/variety special. Rarely has an awards show that honors excellence in film and television– much of it very serious or dramatic in nature—been filled with the amount of humor, wit and irony that was brought to the table during ceremonies focused on the craft of writing. (Ceremonies were also held in New York...
Iñárritu Doubles the Pleasure at the DGA Awards
Even as the controversy over the second year of #OscarsSoWhite simmers down a few notches with the Academy’s accelerated efforts to diversify its membership, Hollywood’s major professional guilds continue to make clear statements that could be termed #NotSoWhite. The Screen Actors Guild recently anointed actor Idris Elba with two SAG awards after he was left out of Oscar nominations, and Saturday night, it was the Directors...
Secrets Behind the Screenplays: Nominated Writers Open Up at WGA’s Beyond Words
You know it’s going to be an entertaining evening when a “fight” breaks out amongst acclaimed screenwriters of some of the most honored films this awards season. That’s what happened at the Writers Guild of America West’s Beyond Words Feb. 4 event, which spotlights the writers of original and adapted screenplays who are up for WGA Awards. Most of them, not surprisingly, are also nominated for Oscars. Screenwriter John August moderated...
‘Compton,’ ‘The Big Short,’ and ‘Transparent’ Shine at Casting Society’s Artios Awards
With all the recent controversy about the lack of inclusion at the Oscars, and on the evening before the motion picture academy took action to broaden its membership, the point was made several times during the 31st annual Artios Awards that casting directors are responsible for most of the diversity seen on screen and on stage. The awards, put on by the Casting Society of America, honor the best casting in film, television, theater...
Critics’ Choice Awards Anoint ‘Spotlight,’ ‘Mad Max,’ ‘Fargo’ and ‘Mr. Robot’
Although it doesn’t fit into the typical parameters of an awards-worthy film by any stretch of the imagination, the critics are madly in love with “Mad Max: Fury Road.” The George Miller-directed actioner sped to the finish line at the 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards Sunday night with nine trophies–out of its record ten nominations–including one each for Miller and co-stars Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy. On the TV side, the...
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