A24, operating on its new mandate to act aggressively in the pursuit of projects, just outplayed the Hollywood studios and streamers in order to pick up Checkmate, a hot feature package centered on a book proposal by Ben Mezrich, the author whose books were adapted into films such The Social Network and Dumb Money.
If deals close, Checkmate will reteam Emma Stone with Nathan Fielder, who both adorned the most recent edition of The Hollywood Reporter magazine and the stars of the Showtime series The Curse. Fielder is attached to direct, while Stone will produce along with her husband and partner Dave McCary via the duo’s Fruit Tree banner. It also reunites the pair with A24, which backed The Curse. Sources say the book deal is closing or has closed while the talent deals are still being hammered out.
In true Mezrich fashion, Checkmate sees the author tackling an...
If deals close, Checkmate will reteam Emma Stone with Nathan Fielder, who both adorned the most recent edition of The Hollywood Reporter magazine and the stars of the Showtime series The Curse. Fielder is attached to direct, while Stone will produce along with her husband and partner Dave McCary via the duo’s Fruit Tree banner. It also reunites the pair with A24, which backed The Curse. Sources say the book deal is closing or has closed while the talent deals are still being hammered out.
In true Mezrich fashion, Checkmate sees the author tackling an...
- 5/2/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2024 Writers Guild Awards (76th Annual) were held on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at concurrent ceremonies at New York’s Edison Ballroom and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford was on the red carpet to catch up with nominees and guests in Hollywood.
See WGA Awards winners: ‘American Fiction,’ ‘The Holdovers’ …
Watch each short video below from the 2024 Writers Guild Awards by clicking that person’s name:
Erika Alexander
Alex Convery
Julia Cox
Kelly Fremon Craig
Charmaine DeGraté
Walter Hill (Laurel Award for Lifetime Achievement)
Brit Marling
Jim Mickle and Linda Moran
Predict the 2024 Emmy Award nominations through July 17
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Watch each short video below from the 2024 Writers Guild Awards by clicking that person’s name:
Erika Alexander
Alex Convery
Julia Cox
Kelly Fremon Craig
Charmaine DeGraté
Walter Hill (Laurel Award for Lifetime Achievement)
Brit Marling
Jim Mickle and Linda Moran
Predict the 2024 Emmy Award nominations through July 17
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- 4/15/2024
- by Latasha Ford and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
The 2024 Writers Guild Awards (76th Annual) were held on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at concurrent ceremonies at New York’s Edison Ballroom and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford was on the red carpet to catch up with nominees and guests in Hollywood.
See WGA Awards winners: ‘American Fiction,’ ‘The Holdovers’ …
Watch each short video below from the 2024 NAACP Image Awards by clicking that person’s name:
Erika Alexander
Alex Convery
Julia Cox
Kelly Fremon Craig
Charmaine DeGraté
Walter Hill (Laurel Award for Lifetime Achievement)
Brit Marling
Jim Mickle and Linda Moran
Predict the 2024 Emmy Award nominations through July 17
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See WGA Awards winners: ‘American Fiction,’ ‘The Holdovers’ …
Watch each short video below from the 2024 NAACP Image Awards by clicking that person’s name:
Erika Alexander
Alex Convery
Julia Cox
Kelly Fremon Craig
Charmaine DeGraté
Walter Hill (Laurel Award for Lifetime Achievement)
Brit Marling
Jim Mickle and Linda Moran
Predict the 2024 Emmy Award nominations through July 17
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- 4/15/2024
- by Latasha Ford and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Five full weeks after the Oscars, the Writers Guild of America finally got around to giving out its awards. Oscar winner Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”) won the original screenplay prize while David Hemingson (“The Holdovers”) picked up the adapted screenplay trophy; he had lost at the Oscars to “Anatomy of a Fall,” which was ineligible here.
Three other scripts deemed ineligible by the WGA went on to win Oscars in the past decade: “Birdman” (2015; original), “The Father” (2021; adapted), and “Belfast” (2022; original). During that time, 68 of the WGA Awards nominees numbered among the 100 screenplays that reaped Oscar bids.
Two other Oscar contenders — “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest” — were ruled out of the running by the guild before nominations were announced way back on Feb. 21. The WGA included “Barbie” in the original lineup while the academy had it over in adapted. That was the third time in a decade that...
Three other scripts deemed ineligible by the WGA went on to win Oscars in the past decade: “Birdman” (2015; original), “The Father” (2021; adapted), and “Belfast” (2022; original). During that time, 68 of the WGA Awards nominees numbered among the 100 screenplays that reaped Oscar bids.
Two other Oscar contenders — “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest” — were ruled out of the running by the guild before nominations were announced way back on Feb. 21. The WGA included “Barbie” in the original lineup while the academy had it over in adapted. That was the third time in a decade that...
- 4/15/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
David Hemingson’s The Holdovers at Focus Features won original screenplay and Cord Jefferson’s Oscar-winning American Fiction from Amazon MGM Studios took adapted honours at the strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards on Sunday.
This was a second major adapted screenplay award in relatively short order for Jefferson after last month’s Oscar win.
The Holdovers prevailed in an original screenplay category that included Barbie and May December, but not the Oscar winner Anatomy Of A Fall, rendered ineligible here because it was not produced under a Writers Guild of America (WGA) contract.
The best documentary screenplay award went to Errol Morris for The Pigeon Tunnel.
This was a second major adapted screenplay award in relatively short order for Jefferson after last month’s Oscar win.
The Holdovers prevailed in an original screenplay category that included Barbie and May December, but not the Oscar winner Anatomy Of A Fall, rendered ineligible here because it was not produced under a Writers Guild of America (WGA) contract.
The best documentary screenplay award went to Errol Morris for The Pigeon Tunnel.
- 4/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
David Hemingson’s The Holdovers at Focus Features won original screenplay and Cord Jefferson’s Oscar-winning American Fiction from Amazon MGM Studios took adapted honours at the strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards on Sunday.
This was a second major adapted screenplay award in relatively short order for Jefferson after last month’s Oscar win.
The Holdovers prevailed in an original screenplay category that included Barbie and May December, but not the Oscar winner Anatomy Of A Fall, rendered ineligible here because it was not produced under a Writers Guild of America (WGA) contract.
The best documentary screenplay award went to Errol Morris for The Pigeon Tunnel.
This was a second major adapted screenplay award in relatively short order for Jefferson after last month’s Oscar win.
The Holdovers prevailed in an original screenplay category that included Barbie and May December, but not the Oscar winner Anatomy Of A Fall, rendered ineligible here because it was not produced under a Writers Guild of America (WGA) contract.
The best documentary screenplay award went to Errol Morris for The Pigeon Tunnel.
- 4/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
Writer/director Cord Jefferson on the set of ‘American Fiction’ (Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC)
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) stretched out the awards season, handing out their annual awards during ceremonies held in Los Angeles and New York on April 14, 2024. Niecy Nash-Betts (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story) had the honor of hosting the Writers Guild of America West’s ceremony while Josh Gondelman (Desus & Mero) handled hosting duties for the Writers Guild of America East.
The final season of Succession was recognized with Drama Series and Episodic Drama awards, and the first season of The Last of Us snagged the New Series trophy. The Bear and Beef continued their winning streaks, scoring Comedy Series and Limited Series wins.
David Hemingson’s The Holdovers and Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction were recognized as the best original and adapted screenplays of 2023. And Errol Morris’ The Pigeon Tunnel took...
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) stretched out the awards season, handing out their annual awards during ceremonies held in Los Angeles and New York on April 14, 2024. Niecy Nash-Betts (Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story) had the honor of hosting the Writers Guild of America West’s ceremony while Josh Gondelman (Desus & Mero) handled hosting duties for the Writers Guild of America East.
The final season of Succession was recognized with Drama Series and Episodic Drama awards, and the first season of The Last of Us snagged the New Series trophy. The Bear and Beef continued their winning streaks, scoring Comedy Series and Limited Series wins.
David Hemingson’s The Holdovers and Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction were recognized as the best original and adapted screenplays of 2023. And Errol Morris’ The Pigeon Tunnel took...
- 4/15/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
With the 2024 Oscars and the 2023 Emmys firmly in the rearview mirror, the film and TV awards calendar is all but ready to return to normalcy after last years Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes disrupted the first half of award season. The last major event to be impacted by the altered schedule is today’s WGA Awards, which took place in an unusual post-Oscars slot after the strikes forced the guild to delay its voting process. As most of Hollywood looks ahead to the 2024 film and TV slate, today’s concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium and New York City’s Edison Ballroom gave award watchers one last chance to celebrate the best screenwriting of 2023.
David Hemingson’s “The Holdovers” won the night’s marquee award for Original Screenplay, beating out heavyweights including Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s “Barbie” and Celine Song’s “Past Lives.” In the Adapted Screenplay category,...
David Hemingson’s “The Holdovers” won the night’s marquee award for Original Screenplay, beating out heavyweights including Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s “Barbie” and Celine Song’s “Past Lives.” In the Adapted Screenplay category,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
‘Succession’ has gone out with one final bang: The HBO drama won two Writers Guild of America Awards on Sunday night — the most of any series — for best drama series and also for best drama episode. Creator Jesse Armstrong was on hand in New York to accept the award, while several of the show’s writers were also in LA to accept the honor.
This reps the final major awards show where “Succession” (which ended its run last May) was still eligible. Besides best drama, the show also won the episodic drama prize, for the episode “Living+,” written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery.
The WGA Awards recognized the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual event held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.
Big winners on the film side included “American Fiction” writer Cord Jefferson,...
This reps the final major awards show where “Succession” (which ended its run last May) was still eligible. Besides best drama, the show also won the episodic drama prize, for the episode “Living+,” written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery.
The WGA Awards recognized the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual event held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.
Big winners on the film side included “American Fiction” writer Cord Jefferson,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
This is the latest round in this year’s 35 boxes theory: the WGA nominations. This theory tracks a film’s support across the industry throughout awards season. The test is made up of 35 boxes, each one presenting a key nomination or win that a potential Best Picture champion typically needs to get in order to win the Oscars’ big prize. All of the big awards organizations are involved here, including the Golden Globes, the SAGs, DGAs, PGAs, the BAFTAs, the Critics Choice Awards, and more.
The idea is, the more boxes a film ticks off, the greater the movie’s support across the industry, the higher the chance that flick has of winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards. For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each...
The idea is, the more boxes a film ticks off, the greater the movie’s support across the industry, the higher the chance that flick has of winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards. For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each...
- 2/23/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
As was the case last year, only six of the current 10 Oscar nominees for screenplay achieved similar recognition from the Writers Guild of America. Three of the four films that were excluded from the WGA rosters revealed on February 21 – “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest” – had been deemed ineligible in January, while “Maestro” simply failed to garner enough support from the guild.
Although it’s competing for the adapted screenplay Oscar, “Barbie” is included in the WGA’s original lineup. This marks the third such instance in 10 years, following the cases of “Whiplash” (2015) and “Moonlight” (2017), the latter of which won the favor of both organizations. The remaining original WGA contenders are “Air” and Oscar hopefuls “The Holdovers,” “May December,” and “Past Lives.”
The films presently running first and second in Gold Derby’s adapted Oscar race – “Oppenheimer” and “American Fiction” – will also face off at the WGA Awards,...
Although it’s competing for the adapted screenplay Oscar, “Barbie” is included in the WGA’s original lineup. This marks the third such instance in 10 years, following the cases of “Whiplash” (2015) and “Moonlight” (2017), the latter of which won the favor of both organizations. The remaining original WGA contenders are “Air” and Oscar hopefuls “The Holdovers,” “May December,” and “Past Lives.”
The films presently running first and second in Gold Derby’s adapted Oscar race – “Oppenheimer” and “American Fiction” – will also face off at the WGA Awards,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The strike-delayed nominations for the 2024 Writers Guild Awards are out. Check out the list below.
In a flipping of the script this season, the WGA Awards will be held on April 14 – more than a month after the Academy Awards.
As always, the Writers Guild of America has different eligibility requirements than the Movie Academy, so some awards-season favorite scripts are missing from today’s nominations.
Related: Oscar Nominations: Diversified Voting Throws The Love Around As ‘Oppenheimer’ Tops With 13, With ‘Poor Things’, ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ And ‘Barbie’ Close Behind – Full List
The guild and the Oscars mostly are on the same page for Original Screenplay, with both nominating The Holdovers, May December and Past Lives. The WGA also cited Air, while the Academy went with Anatomy of a Fall and Maestro. But the Writers Guild also has Barbie on its Original List, whereas the script for 2023’s No. 1 movie...
In a flipping of the script this season, the WGA Awards will be held on April 14 – more than a month after the Academy Awards.
As always, the Writers Guild of America has different eligibility requirements than the Movie Academy, so some awards-season favorite scripts are missing from today’s nominations.
Related: Oscar Nominations: Diversified Voting Throws The Love Around As ‘Oppenheimer’ Tops With 13, With ‘Poor Things’, ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ And ‘Barbie’ Close Behind – Full List
The guild and the Oscars mostly are on the same page for Original Screenplay, with both nominating The Holdovers, May December and Past Lives. The WGA also cited Air, while the Academy went with Anatomy of a Fall and Maestro. But the Writers Guild also has Barbie on its Original List, whereas the script for 2023’s No. 1 movie...
- 2/21/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The nominees for the 2024 Writers Guild of America Awards are finally here.
The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing for 2023.
Oscar-nominated screenplays for “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “May December,” “Past Lives,” “American Fiction,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and “Oppenheimer” were expected WGA nominations. However, surprise nods for “Air,” “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” and “Nyad” prove the WGA Awards still have a few tricks up their sleeve. If you’re wondering, “Poor Things” was not eligible because it wasn’t produced under a WGA contract, per a source close to the project.
Despite now taking place one month after the Academy Awards, the WGA nominations still carry weight this season — and could be a deciding factor for final Oscar voting. As IndieWire’s Anne Thompson predicted,...
The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing for 2023.
Oscar-nominated screenplays for “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “May December,” “Past Lives,” “American Fiction,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and “Oppenheimer” were expected WGA nominations. However, surprise nods for “Air,” “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” and “Nyad” prove the WGA Awards still have a few tricks up their sleeve. If you’re wondering, “Poor Things” was not eligible because it wasn’t produced under a WGA contract, per a source close to the project.
Despite now taking place one month after the Academy Awards, the WGA nominations still carry weight this season — and could be a deciding factor for final Oscar voting. As IndieWire’s Anne Thompson predicted,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Writers Guild of America’s west and east arms have announced nominations for this year’s honors in screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2023. Delayed due to the Hollywood strikes, this year’s ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Here are the nominees:
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
“Air,” Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
“Barbie,” Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Pictures
“The Holdovers,” Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features
“May December,” Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
“Past Lives,” Written by Celine Song; A24
Adapted Screenplay
“American Fiction,” Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based upon the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.,” Screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig, Based on the book by Judy Blume; Lionsgate
“Killers of the Flower Moon,” Screenplay by Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese,...
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
“Air,” Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
“Barbie,” Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Pictures
“The Holdovers,” Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features
“May December,” Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
“Past Lives,” Written by Celine Song; A24
Adapted Screenplay
“American Fiction,” Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based upon the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.,” Screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig, Based on the book by Judy Blume; Lionsgate
“Killers of the Flower Moon,” Screenplay by Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The 2024 Writers Guild Awards nominations have been revealed.
The nominees in the category of original screenplay are Air, Barbie, The Holdovers, May December and Past Lives.
In the adapted screenplay category the nominees are American Fiction, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Killers of the Flower Moon, Nyad and Oppenheimer.
In an unusual move this year, the WGA Awards will take place after the Oscars, with the winners awarded on April 14.
A complete list of this year’s nominees follows.
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
Air, Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Pictures
The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features
May December, Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
Past Lives, Written by Celine Song; A24
Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction, Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
Are You There God?...
The nominees in the category of original screenplay are Air, Barbie, The Holdovers, May December and Past Lives.
In the adapted screenplay category the nominees are American Fiction, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Killers of the Flower Moon, Nyad and Oppenheimer.
In an unusual move this year, the WGA Awards will take place after the Oscars, with the winners awarded on April 14.
A complete list of this year’s nominees follows.
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
Air, Written by Alex Convery; Amazon MGM Studios
Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach; Warner Bros. Pictures
The Holdovers, Written by David Hemingson; Focus Features
May December, Screenplay by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik; Netflix
Past Lives, Written by Celine Song; A24
Adapted Screenplay
American Fiction, Screenplay by Cord Jefferson, Based upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett; Amazon MGM Studios
Are You There God?...
- 2/21/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Writers Guild Of America has announced its feature nominees and the roster includes The Holdovers, May December and Barbie for original screenplay and American Fiction, Oppenheimer and Killers Of The Flower Moon in the adapted category.
Air is the surprise among the original contenders and takes its place alongside Past Lives. Barbie earned an Oscar nod in the adapted screenplay category.
Anatomy Of A Fall was ineligible as it was not produced under a WGA contract. Justine Triet’s film, like Maestro, which was not in Wednesday’s announcement, earned an Oscar nod.
Competing for the adapted screenplay prize are...
Air is the surprise among the original contenders and takes its place alongside Past Lives. Barbie earned an Oscar nod in the adapted screenplay category.
Anatomy Of A Fall was ineligible as it was not produced under a WGA contract. Justine Triet’s film, like Maestro, which was not in Wednesday’s announcement, earned an Oscar nod.
Competing for the adapted screenplay prize are...
- 2/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
Clockwise from top left: Jeff, Who Lives At Home (Screenshot); The Farewell (Photo: A24); igby Goes Down (Screenshot); Election (Screenshot); Young Adult (Screenshot); Friends With Kids (Screenshot); Ghost World (Screenshot)Graphic: The A.V. Club
Streaming libraries expand and contract. Algorithms are imperfect. Those damn thumbnail images are always changing. But...
Streaming libraries expand and contract. Algorithms are imperfect. Those damn thumbnail images are always changing. But...
- 1/30/2024
- by The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Please Note: This forecast, assembled by Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor of awards coverage, reflects Scott’s best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these projections by drawing upon conversations with voters and other industry insiders, analysis of marketing and awards campaigns, results of awards ceremonies that precede the Oscars and the history of the Oscars itself. There will be regular updates to reflect new developments.
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Best Picture
Projected Nominees
1. Oppenheimer (Universal)
2. Barbie (Warner Bros.)
3. Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple)
4. The Holdovers (Focus)
5. The Zone of Interest (A24)
6. Poor Things (Searchlight)
7. Maestro (Netflix)
8. Past Lives (A24)
9. Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)
10. American Fiction (Amazon/MGM)
Alternate
Saltburn (Amazon/MGM)
Potential Surprise
Rustin (Netflix)
Shoulda Been a Contenda
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony)
Best Director
Projected Nominees
1. Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
2. Greta Gerwig...
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Best Picture
Projected Nominees
1. Oppenheimer (Universal)
2. Barbie (Warner Bros.)
3. Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple)
4. The Holdovers (Focus)
5. The Zone of Interest (A24)
6. Poor Things (Searchlight)
7. Maestro (Netflix)
8. Past Lives (A24)
9. Anatomy of a Fall (Neon)
10. American Fiction (Amazon/MGM)
Alternate
Saltburn (Amazon/MGM)
Potential Surprise
Rustin (Netflix)
Shoulda Been a Contenda
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony)
Best Director
Projected Nominees
1. Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
2. Greta Gerwig...
- 1/19/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With awards season now fully in swing, this past weekend saw the Critics Choice Awards take place giving us our second glimpse of what we can expect the big winners to be come Oscar night.
‘Oppenheimer’ emerged as the biggest winner at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, bagging eight trophies that included Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), and Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.). ‘Barbie’ followed closely with six wins, including Best Comedy and Best Song (“I’m Just Ken”).
On the TV side, ‘The Bear,’ ‘Succession’ and ‘Beef’ won big, each taking multiple acting awards and winning best comedy series, drama series and limited series, respectively.
Here’s the full list of winners.
Best Picture
Winner: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
Saltburn
Best Actor
Winner: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon...
‘Oppenheimer’ emerged as the biggest winner at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, bagging eight trophies that included Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), and Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.). ‘Barbie’ followed closely with six wins, including Best Comedy and Best Song (“I’m Just Ken”).
On the TV side, ‘The Bear,’ ‘Succession’ and ‘Beef’ won big, each taking multiple acting awards and winning best comedy series, drama series and limited series, respectively.
Here’s the full list of winners.
Best Picture
Winner: Oppenheimer
American Fiction
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Past Lives
Poor Things
Saltburn
Best Actor
Winner: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon...
- 1/15/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As the 2024 Critics Choice Awards unfolded on Sunday night, our forum posters let loose with their frank opinions regarding who was feted and who went home empty-handed. In typical fashion, their reactions ran the gamut from celebratory to exasperated as winners were revealed across 21 movie categories.
Below is just a sampling of what was dished in the forums during the live telecast, which was broadcast on The CW and hosted by Chelsea Handler. Take a look, then dive in if you dare.
See Critics Choice Awards: Complete list of winners in all movie and TV races [Updating Live]
Best Picture
“American Fiction”
“Barbie”
“The Color Purple”
“The Holdovers”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro”
X – “Oppenheimer”
“Past Lives”
“Poor Things”
“Saltburn”
Derrick Eoghan Oisín O’Callaghan: Congratulations to “Oppenheimer”!
jujutoobootie: Cca is still a joke.
Victor: Knew Barbenheimer would dominate the awards. They’re too big to ignore.
Moviebuff22: “Killers of the Flower Moon” is flopping.
Below is just a sampling of what was dished in the forums during the live telecast, which was broadcast on The CW and hosted by Chelsea Handler. Take a look, then dive in if you dare.
See Critics Choice Awards: Complete list of winners in all movie and TV races [Updating Live]
Best Picture
“American Fiction”
“Barbie”
“The Color Purple”
“The Holdovers”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro”
X – “Oppenheimer”
“Past Lives”
“Poor Things”
“Saltburn”
Derrick Eoghan Oisín O’Callaghan: Congratulations to “Oppenheimer”!
jujutoobootie: Cca is still a joke.
Victor: Knew Barbenheimer would dominate the awards. They’re too big to ignore.
Moviebuff22: “Killers of the Flower Moon” is flopping.
- 1/15/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
‘Oppenheimer’ cast, producer Emma Thomas, and director Christopher Nolan accept the Best Picture Award (Photo by Kevin Winter / Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)
Take that, Golden Globes. Chelsea Handler did a masterful job hosting the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards, nailing the jokes and showing she completely understood the assignment. Hosting for the second consecutive year, Handler kept the show on track and even called an audible late into the broadcast, bringing Barbie‘s Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie to the stage to accept the Best Comedy Movie award – one of a dozen not scheduled to be handed out on stage.
The acceptance speeches were heartfelt, lively, and memorable, and America Ferrera’s SeeHer acceptance speech will go down as one of the better speeches in Critics Choice Awards‘ history. Harrison Ford kept his Career Achievement Award acceptance speech short, recognizing the positive changes in the industry over his decades as an actor.
Take that, Golden Globes. Chelsea Handler did a masterful job hosting the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards, nailing the jokes and showing she completely understood the assignment. Hosting for the second consecutive year, Handler kept the show on track and even called an audible late into the broadcast, bringing Barbie‘s Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie to the stage to accept the Best Comedy Movie award – one of a dozen not scheduled to be handed out on stage.
The acceptance speeches were heartfelt, lively, and memorable, and America Ferrera’s SeeHer acceptance speech will go down as one of the better speeches in Critics Choice Awards‘ history. Harrison Ford kept his Career Achievement Award acceptance speech short, recognizing the positive changes in the industry over his decades as an actor.
- 1/15/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The great Paul Giamatti seems well on his way towards winning an Oscar for The Holdovers, with the actor taking home another prestigious award at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards. Emma Stone also took home a trophy for Poor Things. At the same time, Christopher Nolan and Oppenheimer dominated the rest of the big awards, making it seem like the giant iceberg a lot of other awards season hopefuls are bound to crash into. The other half of the Barbenheimer equation, Barbie, was no slouch either, taking home a Best Screenplay award and Best Comedy. Still, it was shut out of the acting awards, with Robert Downey Jr. on his way to a potential Oscar win, nabbing best-supporting actor for Oppenheimer. Da’Vine Joy Randolph won a much-deserved Best Supporting Actress award for The Holdovers. Poor Bradley Cooper and Maestro were entirely shut out, with that film’s chances of winning major...
- 1/15/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Oppenheimer was named best picture at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, which were handed out Sunday night.
The film’s haul — a leading eight total wins — also included wins for best acting ensemble and Robert Downey Jr. as best supporting actor in a film. Barbie scored best comedy, best song for “I’m Just Ken” and best original screenplay, among its wins, while American Fiction won best adapted screenplay. Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph won acting awards for The Holdovers, and Emma Stone won for Poor Things.
Succession won best drama series, while Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin took acting awards for their work on the show. The Bear was named best comedy series, with the show’s Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach taking home acting awards. Beef won for best limited series as well as three acting awards, for Ali Wong, Steven Yeun and Maria Bello.
The film’s haul — a leading eight total wins — also included wins for best acting ensemble and Robert Downey Jr. as best supporting actor in a film. Barbie scored best comedy, best song for “I’m Just Ken” and best original screenplay, among its wins, while American Fiction won best adapted screenplay. Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph won acting awards for The Holdovers, and Emma Stone won for Poor Things.
Succession won best drama series, while Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin took acting awards for their work on the show. The Bear was named best comedy series, with the show’s Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach taking home acting awards. Beef won for best limited series as well as three acting awards, for Ali Wong, Steven Yeun and Maria Bello.
- 1/15/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2024 Critics Choice Awards just wrapped up!
The show took place on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually by the Critics Choice Association to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Barbie led the film contenders with 18 nominations and The Morning Show led the TV contenders with six nominations. Historically, they are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.
Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners from the Critics Choice Awards…
Movie Nominations
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) - Winner
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”
Leonardo DiCaprio — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Colman Domingo — “Rustin”
Paul Giamatti...
The show took place on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
The Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually by the Critics Choice Association to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Barbie led the film contenders with 18 nominations and The Morning Show led the TV contenders with six nominations. Historically, they are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.
Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners from the Critics Choice Awards…
Movie Nominations
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures) - Winner
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper — “Maestro”
Leonardo DiCaprio — “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Colman Domingo — “Rustin”
Paul Giamatti...
- 1/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“Oppenheimer” was the big winner at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, taking home eight trophies including best picture, director (Christopher Nolan) and supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.).
“Barbie” followed behind with six wins, including best comedy and best song (“I’m Just Ken”).
The ceremony shook up the awards race, handing best actress to Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) and best actor to Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”).
There were fewer surprises on the television side, as “The Bear,” “Succession” and “Beef” won big, each taking multiple acting awards and winning best comedy series, drama series and limited series, respectively.
“The Bear” and “Beef” each took home four awards, and “Succession” landed three.
Chelsea Handler hosted the Sunday night ceremony, broadcast live on the CW and held at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. Harrison Ford accepted the career achievement award, and America Ferrera was honored with the SeeHer Award.
View the full list...
“Barbie” followed behind with six wins, including best comedy and best song (“I’m Just Ken”).
The ceremony shook up the awards race, handing best actress to Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) and best actor to Paul Giamatti (“The Holdovers”).
There were fewer surprises on the television side, as “The Bear,” “Succession” and “Beef” won big, each taking multiple acting awards and winning best comedy series, drama series and limited series, respectively.
“The Bear” and “Beef” each took home four awards, and “Succession” landed three.
Chelsea Handler hosted the Sunday night ceremony, broadcast live on the CW and held at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. Harrison Ford accepted the career achievement award, and America Ferrera was honored with the SeeHer Award.
View the full list...
- 1/15/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony on January 14 aired on the CW and was hosted by Chelsea Handler. These kudos honor the best films and TV series of 2023 as voted on by the Critics Choice Association, who define themselves as “broadcast, radio and online critics as well as entertainment journalists who review films and documentaries as well as scripted and unscripted television.”
This year’s respective movie and TV nominations leaders are “Barbie” with a record-smashing 18 bids and “The Morning Show” with six. Other top feature films in the mix include “Oppenheimer” (13), “Poor Things” (13) and “Killers of the Flower Moon” (12), with “Succession” (five) ranking as the second most-recognized TV program. When it comes to small screen comedies, voters showed the most love toward “Abbott Elementary,” “The Bear” and “Reservation Dogs.”
Historically, Critics Choice Award triumphs translate to Oscar victories 60.8% of the time. Last year, the more than 600 members in...
This year’s respective movie and TV nominations leaders are “Barbie” with a record-smashing 18 bids and “The Morning Show” with six. Other top feature films in the mix include “Oppenheimer” (13), “Poor Things” (13) and “Killers of the Flower Moon” (12), with “Succession” (five) ranking as the second most-recognized TV program. When it comes to small screen comedies, voters showed the most love toward “Abbott Elementary,” “The Bear” and “Reservation Dogs.”
Historically, Critics Choice Award triumphs translate to Oscar victories 60.8% of the time. Last year, the more than 600 members in...
- 1/14/2024
- by Matthew Stewart and David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Emma Stone, Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Robert Downey Jr. win acting prizes.
Oppenheimer dominated the 29th Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday evening with eight wins including best picture, director for Christopher Nolan, supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr., and acting ensemble.
The ‘Barbenheimer’ effect kicked in as Barbie, which began the night with a record 18 nominations, came second in the victory parade and walked off with a creditable six prizes.
Emma Stone earned best actress for Poor Things in something of a shock albeit a well-deserved one in the eyes of industry sources. She won the...
Oppenheimer dominated the 29th Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday evening with eight wins including best picture, director for Christopher Nolan, supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr., and acting ensemble.
The ‘Barbenheimer’ effect kicked in as Barbie, which began the night with a record 18 nominations, came second in the victory parade and walked off with a creditable six prizes.
Emma Stone earned best actress for Poor Things in something of a shock albeit a well-deserved one in the eyes of industry sources. She won the...
- 1/14/2024
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Dozens of Oscar and Emmy contenders celebrated in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday afternoon at the annual BAFTA Tea Party. Gold Derby was on the red carpet with an exclusive spot to host interviews with the British, Irish, Canadian and Australian celebrities (and even a few Americans).
Watch each short video below by clicking that person’s name:
Mark Bridges (“Maestro” costume designer)
Tantoo Cardinal (“Killers of the Flower Moon” supporting actress)
Alex Convery (“Air” screenwriter)
Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary” supporting actress)
Laura Karpman (“American Fiction” composer)
Cara Jade Myers (“Killers of the Flower Moon” supporting actress)
Alison Oliver (“Saltburn” supporting actress)
Rosamund Pike (“Saltburn” supporting actress)
Sam Richardson (“Ted Lasso” guest actor)
Rhea Seehorn (“Better Call Saul” supporting actress)
Peter Sohn and Denise Ream (“Elemental” director and producer)
Diane Warren (Flamin’ Hot songwriter)
Alex Wolff (“Oppenheimer” supporting actor)
SEEReading the BAFTA tea leaves: What do longlists tell us about nominations?...
Watch each short video below by clicking that person’s name:
Mark Bridges (“Maestro” costume designer)
Tantoo Cardinal (“Killers of the Flower Moon” supporting actress)
Alex Convery (“Air” screenwriter)
Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary” supporting actress)
Laura Karpman (“American Fiction” composer)
Cara Jade Myers (“Killers of the Flower Moon” supporting actress)
Alison Oliver (“Saltburn” supporting actress)
Rosamund Pike (“Saltburn” supporting actress)
Sam Richardson (“Ted Lasso” guest actor)
Rhea Seehorn (“Better Call Saul” supporting actress)
Peter Sohn and Denise Ream (“Elemental” director and producer)
Diane Warren (Flamin’ Hot songwriter)
Alex Wolff (“Oppenheimer” supporting actor)
SEEReading the BAFTA tea leaves: What do longlists tell us about nominations?...
- 1/14/2024
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
The 2024 Critics Choice Awards show is happening this weekend and we’re here to remind you about the nominees!
The show will honor the best in both film and television.
Chelsea Handler is returning as host for the ceremony, which will take place on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The show will air on The CW at 4pm Pt/7pm Et, airing live for both coasts.
Greta Gerwig‘s smash-hit Barbie received the most nominations of any film this year with 18. In fact, 18 nominations is the most of any movie in Critics Choice history! Last year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once received 14, which was the most at the time.
Apple TV+’s The Morning Show garnered the most TV nominations this year with a total of six, including Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon earning nods in the Best Actress category.
Keep reading to see the full list of nominees…...
The show will honor the best in both film and television.
Chelsea Handler is returning as host for the ceremony, which will take place on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The show will air on The CW at 4pm Pt/7pm Et, airing live for both coasts.
Greta Gerwig‘s smash-hit Barbie received the most nominations of any film this year with 18. In fact, 18 nominations is the most of any movie in Critics Choice history! Last year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once received 14, which was the most at the time.
Apple TV+’s The Morning Show garnered the most TV nominations this year with a total of six, including Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon earning nods in the Best Actress category.
Keep reading to see the full list of nominees…...
- 1/12/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Since the academy expanded the Best Picture category at the Oscars in 2010, Best Original Screenplay has gone to writers of a wide-range of genres: dramas; comedies (“Midnight in Paris”); biopics; true-life stories (“Spotlight”); memoirs (“Belfast”); period pictures (“Django Unchained”); war movies (“The Hurt Locker”); sci-fi (“Her”), thrillers horror (“Get Out”) and fantasies (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) . (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2023 Oscar predictions for Best Original Screenplay.)
Regardless of the type of film, a nominee needs broad academy support to win this race. Indeed, all 14 of the most recent Best Original Screenplay winners were, at the least, Best Picture nominees. And seven of them won the big prize, bringing the total number of Best Picture champs with Oscar-winning original screenplays to 18. By comparison, 42 films have done this on the adapted side including the 2022 double dipper “Coda.”
In 2023 all five nominees for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards were crafted by writer/directors.
Regardless of the type of film, a nominee needs broad academy support to win this race. Indeed, all 14 of the most recent Best Original Screenplay winners were, at the least, Best Picture nominees. And seven of them won the big prize, bringing the total number of Best Picture champs with Oscar-winning original screenplays to 18. By comparison, 42 films have done this on the adapted side including the 2022 double dipper “Coda.”
In 2023 all five nominees for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards were crafted by writer/directors.
- 1/11/2024
- by Paul Sheehan and Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
It doesn’t take much prompting to get actor Chris Messina to list all the ways he and his “Air” character, the iconic sports agent David Falk, diverge. “I’m nothing like David Falk. He’s taller than me. He has no hair. He’s brilliant,” Messina said during a recent interview with IndieWire. “Our one similarity: we’re both from Long Island.”
But Messina’s obvious admiration for the guy — one of the primary movers of the landmark deal his client Michael Jordan struck with Nike as a rookie, a fascinating true-life story that serves as the basis of Ben Affleck’s latest film — shines through, too. As the fierce sports agent, supporting standout Messina spends most of “Air” hamming it up on the phone, negotiating deals, yelling a lot, and having a tremendous amount of fun.
“Falk can be ferocious, and there were some people that when Falk called,...
But Messina’s obvious admiration for the guy — one of the primary movers of the landmark deal his client Michael Jordan struck with Nike as a rookie, a fascinating true-life story that serves as the basis of Ben Affleck’s latest film — shines through, too. As the fierce sports agent, supporting standout Messina spends most of “Air” hamming it up on the phone, negotiating deals, yelling a lot, and having a tremendous amount of fun.
“Falk can be ferocious, and there were some people that when Falk called,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In one of the odder twists of this awards season, the script that Ava DuVernay wrote for her film Origin has been deemed an adapted screenplay by the executive committee of the Academy’s writers branch, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, despite being classified as an original screenplay by the Writers Guild of America.
The moving drama, which premiered to acclaim at the Venice and Toronto international film festivals, was inspired by Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 best-selling book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent. Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize winner for her 2010 book The Warmth of Other Suns, is not featured at all in Caste, but is the beating heart and soul of Origin, as portrayed by Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (King Richard). The book is about prejudice across vast swaths of history and geography, but the film, meanwhile, chronicles Wilkerson’s path to arriving at those connections.
Origin’s script will...
The moving drama, which premiered to acclaim at the Venice and Toronto international film festivals, was inspired by Isabel Wilkerson’s 2020 best-selling book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent. Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize winner for her 2010 book The Warmth of Other Suns, is not featured at all in Caste, but is the beating heart and soul of Origin, as portrayed by Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (King Richard). The book is about prejudice across vast swaths of history and geography, but the film, meanwhile, chronicles Wilkerson’s path to arriving at those connections.
Origin’s script will...
- 1/4/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Poor Things’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ followed with 13 nods each.
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie leads this year’s Critics Choice Award nominations with 18, breaking the record for most nominations ever for a single film.
The blockbuster is up for best picture, best director, best original screenplay and acting nods for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
Next in line is Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, which have 13 nominations each including best picture. American Fiction, The Color Purple, Killers Of The Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives and Saltburn round off the best picture cohort.
The nominations follow a similar pattern...
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie leads this year’s Critics Choice Award nominations with 18, breaking the record for most nominations ever for a single film.
The blockbuster is up for best picture, best director, best original screenplay and acting nods for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
Next in line is Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, which have 13 nominations each including best picture. American Fiction, The Color Purple, Killers Of The Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives and Saltburn round off the best picture cohort.
The nominations follow a similar pattern...
- 12/13/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Margot Robbie as Barbie (Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)
It’s a Barbie world, and members of the Critics Choice Association (of which I’m one) are living in it. The record-breaking blockbuster earned 18 Critics Choice Awards nominations, followed by Oppenheimer and Poor Things with 13 each. Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon picked up 12 nominations.
The Holdovers and Maestro each scored eight nominations.
Barbie‘s 18 nominations came in the Best Picture, Best Comedy, Best Actress (Margot Robbie), Best Supporting Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Supporting Actress (America Ferrera), Best Young Actor/Actress (Ariana Greenblatt), and Best Acting Ensemble categories. Additional nominations included Best Director (Greta Gerwig), Best Original Screenplay (Gerwig and Noah Baumbach), Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto), Best Production Design (Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer), Best Editing (Nick Houy), Best Costume Design (Jacqueline Durran), and Best Hair and Makeup.
“Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken,” and “What Was...
It’s a Barbie world, and members of the Critics Choice Association (of which I’m one) are living in it. The record-breaking blockbuster earned 18 Critics Choice Awards nominations, followed by Oppenheimer and Poor Things with 13 each. Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon picked up 12 nominations.
The Holdovers and Maestro each scored eight nominations.
Barbie‘s 18 nominations came in the Best Picture, Best Comedy, Best Actress (Margot Robbie), Best Supporting Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Supporting Actress (America Ferrera), Best Young Actor/Actress (Ariana Greenblatt), and Best Acting Ensemble categories. Additional nominations included Best Director (Greta Gerwig), Best Original Screenplay (Gerwig and Noah Baumbach), Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto), Best Production Design (Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer), Best Editing (Nick Houy), Best Costume Design (Jacqueline Durran), and Best Hair and Makeup.
“Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken,” and “What Was...
- 12/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The Critics Choice Association (Cca) announced the nominations for its annual movie awards on December 13. Hot off its establishment as this year’s Golden Globe bids leader, “Barbie” now reigns supreme over every other Cca contender with a record-shattering 18 notices across 16 categories. With this astonishing total, the comedic fantasy film sails past the previous movie mentions record of 14, which was shared by “The Shape of Water” (2018), “The Favourite” (2019), “The Irishman” (2020), and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (2023). See the full list of this year’s nominations below.
Tied for second place with a lucky 13 bids apiece are “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things,” followed by “Killers of the Flower Moon” with an even dozen. Those three films and “Barbie” are joined in the Best Picture lineup by “The Holdovers” (eight nominations), “Maestro” (eight”), “American Fiction” (five), “The Color Purple” (five), “Past Lives” (three), and “Saltburn” (three).
SEECritics Choice TV Awards nominations: Complete list...
Tied for second place with a lucky 13 bids apiece are “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things,” followed by “Killers of the Flower Moon” with an even dozen. Those three films and “Barbie” are joined in the Best Picture lineup by “The Holdovers” (eight nominations), “Maestro” (eight”), “American Fiction” (five), “The Color Purple” (five), “Past Lives” (three), and “Saltburn” (three).
SEECritics Choice TV Awards nominations: Complete list...
- 12/13/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Barbie leads the 2024 Critics Choice film nominations, with 18 nods, it was announced today.
Oppenheimer and Poor Things scored the second most nominations with 13 nods each, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon, which landed 12 nominations.
Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon are all up for best picture, alongside American Fiction, Maestro, Past Lives, Saltburn, The Color Purple and The Holdovers.
Barbie also landed nods for best comedy, hair and makeup, best director (Greta Gerwig), best original screenplay (Gerwig and Noah Baumbach), best actress (Margot Robbie), supporting actor (Ryan Gosling), supporting actress (America Ferrara), best young actor/actress (Ariana Greenblatt), best acting ensemble, best cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto), best production design (Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer), best editing (Nick Houy), best costume design (Jacqueline Durran) and best score (Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt). Several of the movie’s hit songs were also nominated, including “Dance the Night,...
Oppenheimer and Poor Things scored the second most nominations with 13 nods each, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon, which landed 12 nominations.
Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and Killers of the Flower Moon are all up for best picture, alongside American Fiction, Maestro, Past Lives, Saltburn, The Color Purple and The Holdovers.
Barbie also landed nods for best comedy, hair and makeup, best director (Greta Gerwig), best original screenplay (Gerwig and Noah Baumbach), best actress (Margot Robbie), supporting actor (Ryan Gosling), supporting actress (America Ferrara), best young actor/actress (Ariana Greenblatt), best acting ensemble, best cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto), best production design (Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer), best editing (Nick Houy), best costume design (Jacqueline Durran) and best score (Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt). Several of the movie’s hit songs were also nominated, including “Dance the Night,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This “Barbie” is ready for awards season.
The blockbuster film received a whopping 18 nominations for the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards, taking place January 14 in Los Angeles. Comedian Chelsea Handler will host the awards ceremony, which will air live on The CW.
In addition to Best Picture, “Barbie” is nominated for Best Comedy, Best Actress for Margot Robbie, Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling, and Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera. The film is additionally recognized in the Best Hair and Makeup and Best Acting Ensemble categories, with Ariana Greenblatt up for Best Young Actor/Actress.
Greta Gerwig is in the running for Best Director, with both Gerwig and Noah Baumbach as contenders for Best Original Screenplay. Rodrigo Prieto was nominated for Best Cinematography while Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer are up for Best Production Design, along with Nick Houy for Best Editing and Jacqueline Durran for Best Costume Design.
The blockbuster film received a whopping 18 nominations for the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards, taking place January 14 in Los Angeles. Comedian Chelsea Handler will host the awards ceremony, which will air live on The CW.
In addition to Best Picture, “Barbie” is nominated for Best Comedy, Best Actress for Margot Robbie, Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling, and Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera. The film is additionally recognized in the Best Hair and Makeup and Best Acting Ensemble categories, with Ariana Greenblatt up for Best Young Actor/Actress.
Greta Gerwig is in the running for Best Director, with both Gerwig and Noah Baumbach as contenders for Best Original Screenplay. Rodrigo Prieto was nominated for Best Cinematography while Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer are up for Best Production Design, along with Nick Houy for Best Editing and Jacqueline Durran for Best Costume Design.
- 12/13/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The nominations for the 2024 Critics Choice Awards have been unveiled!
Last week, we learned the nominations for the television categories and today, we learned the nominations for the film categories.
Greta Gerwig‘s smash-hit Barbie received the most nominations of any film this year with 18. In fact, 18 nominations is the most of any movie in Critics Choice history! Last year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once received 14, which was the most at the time.
The Critics Choice Awards will air on Sunday (January 14) on The CW with Chelsea Handler returning as host.
Keep reading to see the full list of nominees…
Critics’ Choice Film Award nominations List
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios...
Last week, we learned the nominations for the television categories and today, we learned the nominations for the film categories.
Greta Gerwig‘s smash-hit Barbie received the most nominations of any film this year with 18. In fact, 18 nominations is the most of any movie in Critics Choice history! Last year’s Everything Everywhere All At Once received 14, which was the most at the time.
The Critics Choice Awards will air on Sunday (January 14) on The CW with Chelsea Handler returning as host.
Keep reading to see the full list of nominees…
Critics’ Choice Film Award nominations List
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Past Lives” (A24)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Saltburn” (Amazon MGM Studios...
- 12/13/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It’s a “Barbie” awards world.
Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar sensation leads the Critics Choice Awards nominations for film with a record-breaking 18, the most of any film in the organization’s 29 years, surpassing “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Shape of Water” which landed 14 during their respective years. Among its mentions were for best picture, director, actress (Margot Robbie), supporting actor (Ryan Gosling (supporting actor), supporting actress (America Ferrera (supporting actress) and three for original song: “Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?”
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” garnered 13 nominations each including best picture, tied for the second most for movies. Rounding out the best picture category are Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple,” Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Celine Song’s “Past Lives” and a surprising nom for Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn.
Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar sensation leads the Critics Choice Awards nominations for film with a record-breaking 18, the most of any film in the organization’s 29 years, surpassing “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Shape of Water” which landed 14 during their respective years. Among its mentions were for best picture, director, actress (Margot Robbie), supporting actor (Ryan Gosling (supporting actor), supporting actress (America Ferrera (supporting actress) and three for original song: “Dance the Night,” “I’m Just Ken” and “What Was I Made For?”
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” garnered 13 nominations each including best picture, tied for the second most for movies. Rounding out the best picture category are Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” Blitz Bazawule’s “The Color Purple,” Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Celine Song’s “Past Lives” and a surprising nom for Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn.
- 12/13/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with first-timer Alex Convery’s screenplay for the Ben Affleck-directed Air.
Did you know that Michael Jordan makes $400 million a year in passive income due to the percentage he gets from the sale of Air Jordans? To understand how this came to be, we must travel back to the 1980s and the campus of famed sneaker label Nike, where Sonny Vaccaro (played by Matt Damon), a daring sneaker salesman, is on an ambitious quest to sign Jordan, arguably the most game-changing sports figure ever.
Affleck plays the role of Nike co-founder Phil Knight, who focuses on Nike’s improbable bid to land Jordan. While it seemed an unlikely feat at the time, it ultimately forged the most impactful partnership between a sports brand and an athlete, turning the global sneaker industry into a multibillion-dollar enterprise.
Did you know that Michael Jordan makes $400 million a year in passive income due to the percentage he gets from the sale of Air Jordans? To understand how this came to be, we must travel back to the 1980s and the campus of famed sneaker label Nike, where Sonny Vaccaro (played by Matt Damon), a daring sneaker salesman, is on an ambitious quest to sign Jordan, arguably the most game-changing sports figure ever.
Affleck plays the role of Nike co-founder Phil Knight, who focuses on Nike’s improbable bid to land Jordan. While it seemed an unlikely feat at the time, it ultimately forged the most impactful partnership between a sports brand and an athlete, turning the global sneaker industry into a multibillion-dollar enterprise.
- 11/29/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Past Lives took the top prize at the 2023 Gotham Awards on Monday night, with the film that went into the night up for three awards winning best feature.
Fellow three-time and best feature nominee A Thousand and One picked up the breakthrough director award, in the all-female category, as helmer A.V. Rockwell gave an emotional speech about the challenges of telling authentic stories about certain identities.
“Maybe one of the biggest things actually was telling a very truthful, authentic, very raw experience that can be so hard when it’s culturally specific and I felt like I fought tooth and nail for every inch of, every piece of what you’ve seen on screen,” Rockwell said, tearing up. “Just to be frank, it is very hard to tell a very culturally specific story when you look like this,” she added, touching the skin on the back of her hand.
All of Us Strangers...
Fellow three-time and best feature nominee A Thousand and One picked up the breakthrough director award, in the all-female category, as helmer A.V. Rockwell gave an emotional speech about the challenges of telling authentic stories about certain identities.
“Maybe one of the biggest things actually was telling a very truthful, authentic, very raw experience that can be so hard when it’s culturally specific and I felt like I fought tooth and nail for every inch of, every piece of what you’ve seen on screen,” Rockwell said, tearing up. “Just to be frank, it is very hard to tell a very culturally specific story when you look like this,” she added, touching the skin on the back of her hand.
All of Us Strangers...
- 11/28/2023
- by Hilary Lewis and Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Air screenwriter Alex Convery and editor William Goldenberg represented the film at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles. The film tells the story of how Nike signed then-rookie Michael Jordan to the sneaker line that became Air Jordan. Even though Air Jordan is one of the most famous brands in the world, Convery said it remained suspenseful because Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) became such a strong character.
“If you can get the audience to care about the character, they’re going to forget that they know the ending,” Convery said. “Argo was similar. Titanic, you know how that’s going to end but you care about Jack and Rose.”
Goldenberg said the script laid a lot of the groundwork for making the Jordan-adjacent story suspenseful. To make it so, he and director Ben Affleck simply tightened up the events of the plot.
“In pacing it, the more I worked on it,...
“If you can get the audience to care about the character, they’re going to forget that they know the ending,” Convery said. “Argo was similar. Titanic, you know how that’s going to end but you care about Jack and Rose.”
Goldenberg said the script laid a lot of the groundwork for making the Jordan-adjacent story suspenseful. To make it so, he and director Ben Affleck simply tightened up the events of the plot.
“In pacing it, the more I worked on it,...
- 11/19/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Intellectual property — the books, films, characters and properties that get butts into seats — has long been a cornerstone of Hollywood moviemaking. But many of this year’s films have drawn from less likely, though perhaps inevitable, sources of inspiration: products and brands. Movies ranging from “Barbie” and “Air” to “BlackBerry” and Michael Mann’s upcoming “Ferrari” all to one extent or another leverage the namesake of the object, or the business associated with it in the name of attracting audiences to theaters.
This parade of product-driven titles seems to mark an inflection point in a crowded entertainment landscape where consumer recognizability has become one of the most important (or seemingly only) factor when deciding which movies to make.
At their best, these movies hit it out of the park with critics and moviegoers, as in the case with “Barbie,” the biggest movie of the year, or gain critical heat, as with “Air,...
This parade of product-driven titles seems to mark an inflection point in a crowded entertainment landscape where consumer recognizability has become one of the most important (or seemingly only) factor when deciding which movies to make.
At their best, these movies hit it out of the park with critics and moviegoers, as in the case with “Barbie,” the biggest movie of the year, or gain critical heat, as with “Air,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
You know a script is good when you give up your vacation to join the movie. Sound mixer Willie D. Burton was working on “Oppenheimer” with Matt Damon when the actor asked what he was doing next. Burton said he was taking a vacation. Damon countered with an offer he eventually couldn’t refuse: Alex Convery‘s script for “Air.”
“I read the script and it’s pretty incredible. So I said to Matt, ‘I’m not taking a vacation. I’m gonna do your film.’ And he says, ‘It’s gonna be like camp, like summer camp. Just treat it like summer camp. We’ll have a good time and everything will be good and we’ll have some fun,'” Burton tells Gold Derby at our Making of “Air” panel with the Oscar-contending editor William Goldenberg, costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones and production designer François Audouy. “And sure enough,...
“I read the script and it’s pretty incredible. So I said to Matt, ‘I’m not taking a vacation. I’m gonna do your film.’ And he says, ‘It’s gonna be like camp, like summer camp. Just treat it like summer camp. We’ll have a good time and everything will be good and we’ll have some fun,'” Burton tells Gold Derby at our Making of “Air” panel with the Oscar-contending editor William Goldenberg, costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones and production designer François Audouy. “And sure enough,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The Hollywood Critics Association has presented its midseason awards for the sixth time since 2018, giving Best Picture and Director to “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” The big winner a year ago was eventual Oscar juggernaut “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Does that make them a new Oscar bellwether? Probably not, considering just how unique a phenomenon that movie proved to be. However, if this boost to “Spider-Verse’s” fledgling campaign results in the critically acclaimed animated film actually contending for the academy’s top award, studios may begin treating the Hca Midyears like a stop along the road to the Oscars and elevate their importance. And if it doesn’t, we may still see more overlap in the future if Oscar showings by spring releases “Eeaao,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Elvis” discourage winter backloading.
Unsurprisingly, Best Actress went to “Past Lives’” Greta Lee, whom many of us are expecting to see...
Unsurprisingly, Best Actress went to “Past Lives’” Greta Lee, whom many of us are expecting to see...
- 7/2/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
Clockwise from top left: You Hurt My Feelings (A24), Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Sony), M3GAN (Universal), Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (Disney), Chevalier (Searchlight Pictures)Graphic: AVClub
For those who think we’re three years away from re-naming our Midyear Movie Scorecard something like Midyear Ranking of Bloated...
For those who think we’re three years away from re-naming our Midyear Movie Scorecard something like Midyear Ranking of Bloated...
- 6/26/2023
- by Ray Greene, Leigh Monson, Brent Simon, Manuel Betancourt, Murtada Elfadl, Andy Klein, Matthew Jackson, Jordan Hoffman, Tomris Laffly, Phil Pirrello, Sam Barsanti, and Brett Buckalew
- avclub.com
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon attend the World Premiere of Amazon Studio’s Air at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Monday, March 27, 2023
(photo: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages) Matt Damon and Ben Affleck continued their long-running partnership by starring in the film Air, based on the true story of how Nike pursued an endorsement deal with NBA legend Michael Jordan in the early days of his career. Though Damon and Affleck have written films together, Air’s screenplay came from first-time writer Alex Convery. Damon found himself really impressed with the rookie’s script, and he told us the writing was one of the things he loved most about the film. (Click on the media bar below to hear Matt Damon) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Matt_Damon_Air_.mp3 Air is currently streaming on Prime Video.
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(photo: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages) Matt Damon and Ben Affleck continued their long-running partnership by starring in the film Air, based on the true story of how Nike pursued an endorsement deal with NBA legend Michael Jordan in the early days of his career. Though Damon and Affleck have written films together, Air’s screenplay came from first-time writer Alex Convery. Damon found himself really impressed with the rookie’s script, and he told us the writing was one of the things he loved most about the film. (Click on the media bar below to hear Matt Damon) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Matt_Damon_Air_.mp3 Air is currently streaming on Prime Video.
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- 5/25/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Plot: In 1984, Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) tries to recruit Michael Jordan as a Hail Mary to save the fledgling basketball shoes division.
Review: Ben Affleck‘s Air allows the director to play to all his strengths as a director and actor. Like Argo, it shines a light on an intriguing event from the eighties, but unlike that film, the stakes here aren’t necessarily life and death. But, if you think the idea of a movie about Michael Jordan being signed to Nike is minor, you’d be wrong, as this is a truly involving, entertaining depiction of everything that went into the landmark deal. And this deal forever changed the way athletes are compensated the world over.
Matt Damon is at his best as the plucky Vaccaro. A passionate devotee of the game, he’s trying to put Nike on the map amongst basketball players at a time when Nike,...
Review: Ben Affleck‘s Air allows the director to play to all his strengths as a director and actor. Like Argo, it shines a light on an intriguing event from the eighties, but unlike that film, the stakes here aren’t necessarily life and death. But, if you think the idea of a movie about Michael Jordan being signed to Nike is minor, you’d be wrong, as this is a truly involving, entertaining depiction of everything that went into the landmark deal. And this deal forever changed the way athletes are compensated the world over.
Matt Damon is at his best as the plucky Vaccaro. A passionate devotee of the game, he’s trying to put Nike on the map amongst basketball players at a time when Nike,...
- 5/13/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Air is a film directed by Ben Affleck starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck himself.
With the same narrative premise as in Good Will Hunting, these two great actors return, in different ways, to join forces and give us another great film in the purest good-feeling style of the eighties.
This time, from the corporate world of Nike and from the iconic marketing campaign about the sneakers of none other than Michael Jordan.
Air (2023) About the movie
Some people don’t like him and others like him great, but Mr. Ben Affleck won an Oscar for Argo and here he achieves again a round film that, within its scheme, works perfectly, managing to accomplish a whole vision of the business world behind professional sports, giving entity and credibility to the characters, knowing how to execute the narrative tempos and achieving great performances (including his own).
On the technical side, also...
With the same narrative premise as in Good Will Hunting, these two great actors return, in different ways, to join forces and give us another great film in the purest good-feeling style of the eighties.
This time, from the corporate world of Nike and from the iconic marketing campaign about the sneakers of none other than Michael Jordan.
Air (2023) About the movie
Some people don’t like him and others like him great, but Mr. Ben Affleck won an Oscar for Argo and here he achieves again a round film that, within its scheme, works perfectly, managing to accomplish a whole vision of the business world behind professional sports, giving entity and credibility to the characters, knowing how to execute the narrative tempos and achieving great performances (including his own).
On the technical side, also...
- 5/12/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Ben Affleck’s latest biographical sports drama, Air was greeted with overwhelmingly positive responses and also marked a return to form for the actor-director, whose previous directorial effort in Live by Night seven years ago failed to impress both critics and audiences. Affleck brings out the best in his stellar cast including the actor himself as Nike CEO and co-founder, Phil Knight, and superb performances from Matt Damon to Chris Messina and Viola Davis. The movie also gets an extra boost from Alex Convery’s engaging screenplay, combining whip-smart dialogue and an absorbing drama surrounding the history of Air Jordan basketball shoes...
- 5/9/2023
- by Casey
- TVovermind.com
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