Progress, but not perfect.
Thirty-two percent of the 2024 Oscar nominees are women, tying the all-time high first reached in 2021, a new study by Dr. Stacy L. Smith, the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, and Adobe Foundation has found.
Twenty percent of nominees in the 19 categories (the ones related to feature-film awards) they examined were from an underrepresented racial/ethnic group. That ranks third all-time, behind 2021’s 24 percent and 2019’s 21 percent. Women of color hold 5.7 percent of the nominations in 2024; the all-time high was again in 2021, with 11 percent.
“The study reveals how often the Academy Awards recognize the talent and work of women and people of color,” Dr. Smith said in a statement sent to media. “For those who want to say that the Awards are improving, it is critical to note that in 2024, the percentage of women and people of color nominated for awards in feature categories still falls far below proportional representation.
Thirty-two percent of the 2024 Oscar nominees are women, tying the all-time high first reached in 2021, a new study by Dr. Stacy L. Smith, the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, and Adobe Foundation has found.
Twenty percent of nominees in the 19 categories (the ones related to feature-film awards) they examined were from an underrepresented racial/ethnic group. That ranks third all-time, behind 2021’s 24 percent and 2019’s 21 percent. Women of color hold 5.7 percent of the nominations in 2024; the all-time high was again in 2021, with 11 percent.
“The study reveals how often the Academy Awards recognize the talent and work of women and people of color,” Dr. Smith said in a statement sent to media. “For those who want to say that the Awards are improving, it is critical to note that in 2024, the percentage of women and people of color nominated for awards in feature categories still falls far below proportional representation.
- 3/6/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
The Cinema Audio Society Awards took place on Saturday, honoring Oppenheimer, The Last of Us and The Bear with winning trophies this year.
The sound mixing team behind Oppenheimer took home the award in the live-action competition, beating the teams behind Barbie, Ferrari, Killers of the Flower Moon and Maestro.
Cinema Audio Society, which honors outstanding sound mixing in film and television, also handed out awards in the television categories to The Last of Us for best one-hour series and The Bear for best half-hour series.
In its animated feature competition, Cas awarded the trophy to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Other nominees included the teams behind Elemental, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Boy and the Heron and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. As for feature documentaries, 32 Sounds took home the award, beating out American Symphony, Little Richard: I Am Everything, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie and Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
The sound mixing team behind Oppenheimer took home the award in the live-action competition, beating the teams behind Barbie, Ferrari, Killers of the Flower Moon and Maestro.
Cinema Audio Society, which honors outstanding sound mixing in film and television, also handed out awards in the television categories to The Last of Us for best one-hour series and The Bear for best half-hour series.
In its animated feature competition, Cas awarded the trophy to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Other nominees included the teams behind Elemental, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Boy and the Heron and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. As for feature documentaries, 32 Sounds took home the award, beating out American Symphony, Little Richard: I Am Everything, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie and Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
- 3/3/2024
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hosted by comedian Tom Papa, the 60th Cas Awards for sound mixing were held March 2 at the Beverly Hilton, where Oscar-shortlisted sound contenders “Barbie,” “Ferrari,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” and “Oppenheimer” competed. Ultimately, “Oppenheimer” took home the prize for Motion Pictures — Live Action.
As previously announced, JJ Abrams received the society’s Filmmaker of the Year award and multi award-winning sound mixer Joe Earle was honored with the prestigious Cas Career Achievement Award. In addition, five finalists vied for the Student Recognition Award, with Yushu “Doris” Shen winning.
For animation, the winner was Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Universe,” while “32 Sounds” took home the award for documentary.
Meanwhile, the TV winner for limited series was “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.” The one-hour series winner was “The Last of Us” and half-hour series went to “The Bear.”
Below is the full list of winners (marked in bold) for...
As previously announced, JJ Abrams received the society’s Filmmaker of the Year award and multi award-winning sound mixer Joe Earle was honored with the prestigious Cas Career Achievement Award. In addition, five finalists vied for the Student Recognition Award, with Yushu “Doris” Shen winning.
For animation, the winner was Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Universe,” while “32 Sounds” took home the award for documentary.
Meanwhile, the TV winner for limited series was “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.” The one-hour series winner was “The Last of Us” and half-hour series went to “The Bear.”
Below is the full list of winners (marked in bold) for...
- 3/3/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Oscar frontrunner “Oppenheimer” collected another award on Saturday, with its sound team topping the feature competition of the 60th Cinema Audio Society Awards for sound mixing.
The mixing team from “Oppenheimer” includes two-time Oscar-winning production sound mixer Willie D. Burton, who previously won Academy Awards for “Dreamgirls” and “Bird;” rerecording mixer Gary Rizzo, who won Oscars for “Dunkirk” and “Inception;” and rerecording mixer Kevin O’Connell, the 21-time nom who won an Oscar for “Hacksaw Ridge.” The winning team also included scoring mixer Chris Vogel and Foley mixers Tavish Grade, Jack Cucci and Mikel Parraga-Wills.
“Oppenheimer” and Cas feature nominee “Maestro” are nominated for the Oscar in sound, alongside “The Zone of Interest” (which won the BAFTA in sound), “The Creator” and “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1.” In 2021, the Academy combined the Oscars for sound editing and sound mixing into a single award for best sound. A year ago, “Top Gun: Maverick...
The mixing team from “Oppenheimer” includes two-time Oscar-winning production sound mixer Willie D. Burton, who previously won Academy Awards for “Dreamgirls” and “Bird;” rerecording mixer Gary Rizzo, who won Oscars for “Dunkirk” and “Inception;” and rerecording mixer Kevin O’Connell, the 21-time nom who won an Oscar for “Hacksaw Ridge.” The winning team also included scoring mixer Chris Vogel and Foley mixers Tavish Grade, Jack Cucci and Mikel Parraga-Wills.
“Oppenheimer” and Cas feature nominee “Maestro” are nominated for the Oscar in sound, alongside “The Zone of Interest” (which won the BAFTA in sound), “The Creator” and “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1.” In 2021, the Academy combined the Oscars for sound editing and sound mixing into a single award for best sound. A year ago, “Top Gun: Maverick...
- 3/3/2024
- by Carolyn Giardina
- Variety Film + TV
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (Mpse) guild has revealed the nominations for the 71st annual Golden Reel Awards. See the full nominations below. We'll find out the winners on March 3. Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Dialogue / Adr “Barbie” Supervising Sound Editors: Ai-Ling Lee, Dan Kenyon Warner Bros. Supervising Dialogue / Adr
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- 1/17/2024
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Here is the complete list of nominations of the 60th Cas Awards. Winners will be announced March 2. Motion Pictures – Live Action “Barbie“ Production Mixer – Nina Rice Re-Recording Mixer – Kevin O’Connell Cas Re-Recording Mixer – Ai-Ling Lee Cas Scoring Mixer – Peter Cobbin Scoring Mixer – Kirsty Whalley Adr Mixer – Bobby
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- 1/17/2024
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
“All I can think about when I think about this project really, is being propelled by emotion at all times,” admits Mark Ronson of his work for “Barbie.” The Oscar and Grammy winner served as composer for the hit Warner Bros. film with his frequent collaborator Andrew Wyatt. The pair also wrote many of the original songs in the movie, including “Dance the Night” and “I’m Just Ken,” which are both shortlisted contenders for the Best Song category at this year’s Oscars. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Ronson reveals that he drew plenty of inspiration from the way that writer and director Greta Gerwig inserted emotions into the pink, candy-coated world of Barbie dolls. Indeed, fans of the film may be surprised to learn that “Dance the Night,” a disco-tinged bop sung by Dua Lipa, was completely rewritten after Ronson glimpsed the scene in action. In order...
Ronson reveals that he drew plenty of inspiration from the way that writer and director Greta Gerwig inserted emotions into the pink, candy-coated world of Barbie dolls. Indeed, fans of the film may be surprised to learn that “Dance the Night,” a disco-tinged bop sung by Dua Lipa, was completely rewritten after Ronson glimpsed the scene in action. In order...
- 1/12/2024
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The Cinema Audio Society has announced the nominations for the 60th annual Cas Awards.
“Barbie,” “Ferrari,” “Oppenheimer” and “Maestro” are among the 2024 nominees for outstanding achievement in sound mixing for motion pictures – live action. Other nominees across film and television include “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “The Last of Us,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “The Bear” and more.
As previously announced, award-winning sound mixer Joe Earle Cas will be honored with the prestigious Cas Career Achievement Award.
Cas Awards nominees represent the distinctive contributions of sound mixers, honoring outstanding achievements in the specialized craft of sound mixing for both film and TV.
“2023 posed numerous challenges for the industry, yet we remain deeply grateful for the abundance of contenders and truly impressed by the skills and talent displayed by the sound community,” said Cas President, Peter Kurland. “The upcoming awards promise a celebration of our community’s remarkable efforts,...
“Barbie,” “Ferrari,” “Oppenheimer” and “Maestro” are among the 2024 nominees for outstanding achievement in sound mixing for motion pictures – live action. Other nominees across film and television include “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “The Last of Us,” “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “The Bear” and more.
As previously announced, award-winning sound mixer Joe Earle Cas will be honored with the prestigious Cas Career Achievement Award.
Cas Awards nominees represent the distinctive contributions of sound mixers, honoring outstanding achievements in the specialized craft of sound mixing for both film and TV.
“2023 posed numerous challenges for the industry, yet we remain deeply grateful for the abundance of contenders and truly impressed by the skills and talent displayed by the sound community,” said Cas President, Peter Kurland. “The upcoming awards promise a celebration of our community’s remarkable efforts,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-shortlisted sound contenders “Barbie,” “Ferrari,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” and the frontrunning “Oppenheimer” (boasting a massive atomic blast and other creative subatomic and cosmic sounds) were nominated by The Cinema Audio Society (Cas) for sound mixing. The 60th Cas Awards will be held March 2 at the Beverly Hilton.
As previously announced, multi-award-winning sound mixer Joe Earle, will be honored with the prestigious Cas Career Achievement Award. In addition, five finalists are vying for the Student Recognition Award. The winner will be announced at the awards gala. Also, the Cas will announce its newly elected Board of Directors.
Shortlisted films that didn’t make the cut were “The Creator,” “The Killer,” “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” “Napoleon,” and “The Zone of Interest.” However, they still have a shot with the Motion Picture Sound Editors (Mpse) nominations on January 15. The 71st Annual Golden Reel Awards will be held...
As previously announced, multi-award-winning sound mixer Joe Earle, will be honored with the prestigious Cas Career Achievement Award. In addition, five finalists are vying for the Student Recognition Award. The winner will be announced at the awards gala. Also, the Cas will announce its newly elected Board of Directors.
Shortlisted films that didn’t make the cut were “The Creator,” “The Killer,” “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” “Napoleon,” and “The Zone of Interest.” However, they still have a shot with the Motion Picture Sound Editors (Mpse) nominations on January 15. The 71st Annual Golden Reel Awards will be held...
- 1/9/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Now hear this: The Cinema Audio Society is out with the nominations for its 60th annual Cas Awards, which celebrate excellence in sound mixing for film and TV in seven categories. See the list below.
Vying for the marquee Motion Picture: Live Action statuette are the sound-mixing teams behind the two top-grossing non-toon films of 2023 — Barbie and Oppenheimer — along with Ferrari, Killers of the Flower Moon and Maestro.
In the mix for the animated feature trophy are Elemental, Spider-Man Across the Spider-verse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Boy and the Heron and The Super Mario Bros Movie. The documentary race will feature 32 Sounds, American Symphony, Little Richard: I Am Everything, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie and Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
Last year, the Cinema Audio Society gave its marquee Motion Picture: Live Action statuette to Top Gun: Maverick, the second-biggest movie of 2022, which went on to win the Best Sound Oscar.
Vying for the marquee Motion Picture: Live Action statuette are the sound-mixing teams behind the two top-grossing non-toon films of 2023 — Barbie and Oppenheimer — along with Ferrari, Killers of the Flower Moon and Maestro.
In the mix for the animated feature trophy are Elemental, Spider-Man Across the Spider-verse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Boy and the Heron and The Super Mario Bros Movie. The documentary race will feature 32 Sounds, American Symphony, Little Richard: I Am Everything, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie and Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
Last year, the Cinema Audio Society gave its marquee Motion Picture: Live Action statuette to Top Gun: Maverick, the second-biggest movie of 2022, which went on to win the Best Sound Oscar.
- 1/9/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
George Lucas once said, “The sound and music are 50 percent of the entertainment in a movie.” It’s a quote you hear many pay lip service to, but the reality is that’s not how we think about movies. If it was, then sound masters like Ren Klyce, Richard King, Ai-ling Lee, and Johnnie Burn would be household names in the filmmaking world.
There is one group, though, that lives by Lucas’ words: fellow great directors. Filmmakers like David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Glazer, Greta Gerwig, and Bradley Cooper think of their movies in terms of sound and build it into their process, from conception through post, and seek out aural masters like Klyce, King, Lee, and Burn.
In reviewing the year in sound design, the IndieWire craft staff was near unanimous on the year’s very best, quickly zeroing in on these five titles.
There is one group, though, that lives by Lucas’ words: fellow great directors. Filmmakers like David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Glazer, Greta Gerwig, and Bradley Cooper think of their movies in terms of sound and build it into their process, from conception through post, and seek out aural masters like Klyce, King, Lee, and Burn.
In reviewing the year in sound design, the IndieWire craft staff was near unanimous on the year’s very best, quickly zeroing in on these five titles.
- 12/8/2023
- by Chris O'Falt, Sarah Shachat, Jim Hemphill and Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
“In Barbieland, nothing is alive. It’s an interior world, so there’s no wind, no water. Even the trees, they don’t have real leaves to create this sound,” explains Ai-Ling Lee of “Barbie.” The Oscar nominee served as sound designer for the hit Warner Bros. film, which takes viewers into the delightful plastic world of the famous Mattel doll. Given the artifice of Barbie’s pink paradise, Lee had to bring a child-like playfulness to every sound effect. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
“We tried to use non-literal sounds for the world as much as we can in Barbieland,” notes Lee. This approach tied into the desire from writer and director Greta Gerwig to make the artificial dreamland sound “pleasant and inviting.” So even though there’s no water while Margot Robbie’s titular character showers, Lee added a rain-stick effect to convey the element in an artificial way.
“We tried to use non-literal sounds for the world as much as we can in Barbieland,” notes Lee. This approach tied into the desire from writer and director Greta Gerwig to make the artificial dreamland sound “pleasant and inviting.” So even though there’s no water while Margot Robbie’s titular character showers, Lee added a rain-stick effect to convey the element in an artificial way.
- 11/14/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Barbie leads the feature competition of the annual Hpa Awards, whose nominations in features, TV, documentaries, commercials and restoration were announced Tuesday.
The postproduction community nominated Greta Gerwig’s hit film for outstanding color grading, editing and sound. Close behind with two nominations apiece in the feature categories are Oppenheimer (color grading and editing), Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (sound and visual effects), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (color grading and editing), Tár (color grading and editing) and Avatar: The Way of Water, for which teams at Weta FX and Industrial Light & Magic were both nominated in the VFX category.
The eligibility period runs from September 2022 to September 2023, which is why some of last year’s Oscar winners and contenders are nominated alongside some of the upcoming season’s contenders.
The winners will be announced during a Nov. 9 ceremony at the Hollywood Legion Theater. The complete list of nominees follows:
Outstanding...
The postproduction community nominated Greta Gerwig’s hit film for outstanding color grading, editing and sound. Close behind with two nominations apiece in the feature categories are Oppenheimer (color grading and editing), Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (sound and visual effects), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (color grading and editing), Tár (color grading and editing) and Avatar: The Way of Water, for which teams at Weta FX and Industrial Light & Magic were both nominated in the VFX category.
The eligibility period runs from September 2022 to September 2023, which is why some of last year’s Oscar winners and contenders are nominated alongside some of the upcoming season’s contenders.
The winners will be announced during a Nov. 9 ceremony at the Hollywood Legion Theater. The complete list of nominees follows:
Outstanding...
- 10/3/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Most directors pay lip service to the idea that sound is 50 percent of filmmaking, but it almost always receives short shrift in favor of the visual. And yet so often the key to a film maintaining its emotional hold on the audience is audio.
That was especially true in 2022, when so many great films unlocked their full potential and reached into new dimensions, literally and figuratively, by exploring the aural. Work by veteran artisans like Johnnie Burn, Ai-Ling Lee, Mark Mangini, and Wayne Pashley just underlines how deep the talent pool for sound has grown, and why it’s shame they aren’t household names like Roger Deakins or Ruth E. Carter.
That was especially true in 2022, when so many great films unlocked their full potential and reached into new dimensions, literally and figuratively, by exploring the aural. Work by veteran artisans like Johnnie Burn, Ai-Ling Lee, Mark Mangini, and Wayne Pashley just underlines how deep the talent pool for sound has grown, and why it’s shame they aren’t household names like Roger Deakins or Ruth E. Carter.
- 12/8/2022
- by Chris O'Falt, Jim Hemphill, Sarah Shachat and Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” was just the warm up for “Babylon,” his epic comedy-drama about Hollywood during the seismic shift from silents to talkies in the late 1920s — think “La Dolce Vita” meets “Nashville” by way of “The Wolf of Wall Street.” This allowed the Oscar-winning director to step out of his comfort zone with a wild, orgiastic ride through hedonistic excess and extreme living before the sound revolution transformed the movies into a cultural phenomenon.
Judging from the mixed response to Monday’s Academy screening, however, “Babylon” might have a bumpier Best Picture ride than its singing and dancing predecessor. It should be a major crafts player, though. That means likely nominations for some or all of Chazelle’s collaborators: cinematographer Linus Sandgren (Oscar winner for “La La Land”); production designer Florencia Martin; costume designer Mary Zophres; composer Justin Hurwitz (Oscar winner for “La La Land” score...
Judging from the mixed response to Monday’s Academy screening, however, “Babylon” might have a bumpier Best Picture ride than its singing and dancing predecessor. It should be a major crafts player, though. That means likely nominations for some or all of Chazelle’s collaborators: cinematographer Linus Sandgren (Oscar winner for “La La Land”); production designer Florencia Martin; costume designer Mary Zophres; composer Justin Hurwitz (Oscar winner for “La La Land” score...
- 11/16/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Let’s get this out of the way: Great films tell stories with sound, but you’d never know it for the kind of credit accorded to the mixers and editors who create it. While cinematographers like “Roger” and “Chivo” have become rock-star mononymous with their images that people can see, aural peers like Gary Rydstrom, Ai-Ling Lee, Julian Slater, Skip Lievsay and Ren Klyce lack the same kind of recognition — even as their work plays a role that’s as great, if not greater.
So when the Academy Governors chose to reduce the number of Oscars awarded for sound by 50 percent, to one — combining Best Sound Editing and Mixing into a single category, Best Sound — that looks like yet another slight to the craft. However, the change was inevitable: The delineation itself didn’t recognize the way modern-day films create sound.
That’s not to suggest sound mixing and editing are the same thing.
So when the Academy Governors chose to reduce the number of Oscars awarded for sound by 50 percent, to one — combining Best Sound Editing and Mixing into a single category, Best Sound — that looks like yet another slight to the craft. However, the change was inevitable: The delineation itself didn’t recognize the way modern-day films create sound.
That’s not to suggest sound mixing and editing are the same thing.
- 4/29/2020
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Just as the camera’s focus navigates viewers’ eyes, sound tells them where to target their attention within the frame. Sound design, editing and mixing often go under the radar in the slew of Hollywood awards ceremonies occurring throughout January and February, but they are just as important to how an audience will interpret and enjoy a movie as any other part of the cinematic experience. Sound editing determines what audiences hear; sound mixing determines how they hear it. The latter is the process of mixing all the different audio aspects into one channel, creating a complete soundscape that enhances a viewer’s aural — and overall — experience.
“Sound is an incredibly visceral tool needed for effective storytelling,” says Cinema Audio Society president Karol Urban, “and this year’s nominees wield this tool in incredibly diverse and masterful ways.”
In addition to the Emmys and Oscars bestowing awards for audio, the...
“Sound is an incredibly visceral tool needed for effective storytelling,” says Cinema Audio Society president Karol Urban, “and this year’s nominees wield this tool in incredibly diverse and masterful ways.”
In addition to the Emmys and Oscars bestowing awards for audio, the...
- 1/16/2020
- by Valentina I. Valentini
- Variety Film + TV
At the 2018 Oscars, Frances McDormand, who’d just won her second Best Actress Academy Award for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” asked all the female nominees to stand. Ten women will always be nominated by the academy: five for Best Actress and another five for Best Supporting Actress. Besides these other nine women, how many others were on their feet in the Dolby Theater?
Forty-seven women other than actresses were nominated for those 90th Academy Awards. Of these, only four won Oscars. By comparison, 151 men other than actors were nominated and 32 took home statuettes. Of the 20 non-gender specific categories, women were contenders in 17 of them; they were shut out of Original Score (5 men), Sound Editing (9 men) and Visual Effects (20 men).
At last year’s Academy Awards, 53 women other than actresses were nominated as were 159 men. Women make up 25% of the nominees in the non-gender specific categories compared to 23.73% in 2018. Thirteen...
Forty-seven women other than actresses were nominated for those 90th Academy Awards. Of these, only four won Oscars. By comparison, 151 men other than actors were nominated and 32 took home statuettes. Of the 20 non-gender specific categories, women were contenders in 17 of them; they were shut out of Original Score (5 men), Sound Editing (9 men) and Visual Effects (20 men).
At last year’s Academy Awards, 53 women other than actresses were nominated as were 159 men. Women make up 25% of the nominees in the non-gender specific categories compared to 23.73% in 2018. Thirteen...
- 1/1/2020
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
We haven’t updated the precursors in a little bit, so that’s what we’re going to do today. Most recently, the USC Scripter nominations were announced, but that comes after a rave of announcements that included a number of guilds that hold major sway over who and what will receive Academy Award nominations next month. In addition, a few days ago the Academy announced the return of their program Oscar Spotlight: Documentaries, an endeavor meant to allow a wider array of folks to see the docs hoping to be nominated. We’ve got the rest of the precursors you haven’t seen yet, guild wise, alongside those announcements. You can see all of that below, so why don’t we run that all down for you now? First up, the nominees for the 32nd-Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award: Film Dark Waters (Focus Features) Matthew Carnahan and Mario Correa,...
- 12/22/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (Mpse) made some noise today as they revealed the extensive list of nominees for the 67th Annual Mpse Golden Reel Awards. The nominees are a representation of the work of the world’s most talented sound artists and their contributions to the past year’s most outstanding feature film, television, animation, computer entertainment and student productions.
“Sound artists continue to push boundaries for artistry and technical achievement in entertainment sound,” said Mpse president Tom McCarthy. “This year’s nominees represent the best work in sound across films, television, games, documentaries and other media. On behalf of The Motion Picture Sound Editors, I would like to congratulate all the nominees for their outstanding contributions to the art of sound.”
The Mpse Golden Reel Awards will give shine to outstanding achievement in sound editing in a staggering 23 categories encompassing feature films, television, animation, computer entertainment and student work.
“Sound artists continue to push boundaries for artistry and technical achievement in entertainment sound,” said Mpse president Tom McCarthy. “This year’s nominees represent the best work in sound across films, television, games, documentaries and other media. On behalf of The Motion Picture Sound Editors, I would like to congratulate all the nominees for their outstanding contributions to the art of sound.”
The Mpse Golden Reel Awards will give shine to outstanding achievement in sound editing in a staggering 23 categories encompassing feature films, television, animation, computer entertainment and student work.
- 12/16/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
As we close the decade, there is still one near-universal truth that connects those directors who defy the cineplex odds by making great cinema: Their visions are realized by some of the finest below-the-line talent the industry has ever seen. Even as the familiar infrastructure seems to be evaporating, the role that top craftspeople play has become that much more vital as the breadth and depth of their talent pool expands.
IndieWire spent months speaking with directors, producers, costumers, designers, cinematographers, cutters, composers — craftspeople across all disciplines — seeking the behind-the-scenes collaborators behind some of your favorite films. And our questions went something like this:
Who are the filmmakers whose innovative use of craft is influencing how you make movies?
Who are the artisans at the cutting edge of using new technology to advance the art form?
Who are the pioneers opening doors and expanding our visual and aural palettes?
We...
IndieWire spent months speaking with directors, producers, costumers, designers, cinematographers, cutters, composers — craftspeople across all disciplines — seeking the behind-the-scenes collaborators behind some of your favorite films. And our questions went something like this:
Who are the filmmakers whose innovative use of craft is influencing how you make movies?
Who are the artisans at the cutting edge of using new technology to advance the art form?
Who are the pioneers opening doors and expanding our visual and aural palettes?
We...
- 12/3/2019
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Landing the lead in Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” should have been an extraordinary big break for any young actor in Hollywood, especially after the film grossed over $1 billion worldwide, but that’s not the case for Mena Massoud. The 28-year-old actor gets brutally honest in a new interview with The Daily Beast about life after “Aladdin.” Massoud reveals that since “Aladdin” opened in May and grossed $1.05 billion around the world, he has yet to land a single audition. As the actor puts it, “The big truth is I haven’t really seen a big anything from it.”
“I’m kind of tired of staying quiet about it,” Massoud says. “I want people to know that it’s not always dandelions and roses when you’re doing something like ‘Aladdin’. ‘He must have made millions. He must be getting all these offers.’ It’s none of those things. I haven’t...
“I’m kind of tired of staying quiet about it,” Massoud says. “I want people to know that it’s not always dandelions and roses when you’re doing something like ‘Aladdin’. ‘He must have made millions. He must be getting all these offers.’ It’s none of those things. I haven’t...
- 12/3/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Three-time Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Rob Legato has translated virtual production into a live-action methodology that serves as recognizable filmmaking tools for such directors as James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, and Jon Favreau. That’s because Legato, who’s also a cinematographer, has emphasized photographic realism in VFX.
After successfully morphing live-action footage with VFX on “Titanic,” Legato tackled virtual production more forcefully on Scorsese’s Howard Hughes biopic, “The Aviator.” He had to photograph a plane crash for the first time, so he ingeniously used animation software and a hand-operated pan-and-tilt wheel to photograph a plane crash live in real-time.
Then Legato took a bold step with his “director-centric” workflow for “Avatar,” which enabled Cameron to make his revolutionary sci-fi hybrid. With a customized hand-held virtual camera, Legato gave Cameron a powerful tool for camera layout on a motion capture stage.
Legato refined the virtual production process further with Scorsese on “Hugo.
After successfully morphing live-action footage with VFX on “Titanic,” Legato tackled virtual production more forcefully on Scorsese’s Howard Hughes biopic, “The Aviator.” He had to photograph a plane crash for the first time, so he ingeniously used animation software and a hand-operated pan-and-tilt wheel to photograph a plane crash live in real-time.
Then Legato took a bold step with his “director-centric” workflow for “Avatar,” which enabled Cameron to make his revolutionary sci-fi hybrid. With a customized hand-held virtual camera, Legato gave Cameron a powerful tool for camera layout on a motion capture stage.
Legato refined the virtual production process further with Scorsese on “Hugo.
- 12/3/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
It’s the stuff of movie dreams. At the tender age of 19, movie-obsessed Singaporean sound editor Ai-Ling Lee decamped for Hollywood, armed only with some audio engineering training and a handful of local commercial gigs, intent on breaking into the mostly male-dominated world of film sound work. She papered the town with letters to studio brass, asking for the chance to simply sit in during post-production, all the better to learn her chosen craft from the ground up.
Two decades, two Oscar nominations, and an enviable assortment of projects later, Lee’s persistence has paid off. With her Best Sound Editing nod for her work on “La La Land,” she became the only Asian woman (so far!) to be nominated in the category. Even sweeter: the nomination was in tandem with her frequent partner Mildred Iatrou Morgan, making the duo the only all-female team to ever snag a spot in the category.
Two decades, two Oscar nominations, and an enviable assortment of projects later, Lee’s persistence has paid off. With her Best Sound Editing nod for her work on “La La Land,” she became the only Asian woman (so far!) to be nominated in the category. Even sweeter: the nomination was in tandem with her frequent partner Mildred Iatrou Morgan, making the duo the only all-female team to ever snag a spot in the category.
- 12/3/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” does not open until mid-December, but it’s already at the center of controversy due to its depiction of Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs, played in the movie by Olivia Wilde. The script, written by Billy Ray, suggests Scruggs offered to sleep with an FBI agent (Jon Hamm) in exchange for news information. The FBI agent responds, “Kathy, you couldn’t fuck it out of them. What makes you think you could fuck it out of me?” The line suggests Scruggs had a history of offering sex for scoops. The film also implies that Scruggs and the FBI agent have already slept together.
Scruggs’ portrayal in the film has been condemned by Kevin Riley, the current editor in chief of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Riley said in a statement to IndieWire “there is no evidence that this ever happened” and called the film’s suggestion that...
Scruggs’ portrayal in the film has been condemned by Kevin Riley, the current editor in chief of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Riley said in a statement to IndieWire “there is no evidence that this ever happened” and called the film’s suggestion that...
- 12/3/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
At this year’s Academy Awards, 15 women won while 36 men (some multiple times) made their way to the stage of the Dolby Theater (these figures include the two men and two women are always guaranteed to win the acting awards). That marks a big increase from last year when the gender gap saw just 6 women winners versus 34 men. Scroll down to see the names of the 13 women who won at the 2019 Oscars besides actresses Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”) and Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”).
This year, 53 women other than actresses were nominated at the 91st Academy Awards. With 159 men in contention, this meant that women make up 25% of the nominees in the non-gender specific categories (there will always be 10 women and 10 men nominated for the acting awards). At last year’s Oscars women represented 23.73% of the nominees in the 20 non-gender specific categories. Forty-seven women numbered among the contenders in those 17 races.
This year, 53 women other than actresses were nominated at the 91st Academy Awards. With 159 men in contention, this meant that women make up 25% of the nominees in the non-gender specific categories (there will always be 10 women and 10 men nominated for the acting awards). At last year’s Oscars women represented 23.73% of the nominees in the 20 non-gender specific categories. Forty-seven women numbered among the contenders in those 17 races.
- 2/25/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The 91st annual Academy Awards (Oscars) was a night of incredibly well-deserved wins, first time wins, and shocking wins. See the full list of nominees and winners below.
Performance by an actress in a supporting role Regina King in “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Winner) Amy Adams in “Vice” Marina de Tavira in “Roma” Emma Stone in “The Favourite” Rachel Weisz in “The Favourite” Best documentary feature “Free Solo” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes and Shannon Dill (Winner) “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes and Su Kim “Minding the Gap” Bing Liu and Diane Quon “Of Fathers and Sons” Talal Derki, Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme and Tobias N. Siebert “Rbg” Betsy West and Julie Cohen Achievement in makeup and hairstyling “Vice” Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia DeHaney (Winner) “Border” Goran Lundstrom and Pamela Goldammer “Mary Queen of Scots” Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher and...
Performance by an actress in a supporting role Regina King in “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Winner) Amy Adams in “Vice” Marina de Tavira in “Roma” Emma Stone in “The Favourite” Rachel Weisz in “The Favourite” Best documentary feature “Free Solo” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes and Shannon Dill (Winner) “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes and Su Kim “Minding the Gap” Bing Liu and Diane Quon “Of Fathers and Sons” Talal Derki, Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme and Tobias N. Siebert “Rbg” Betsy West and Julie Cohen Achievement in makeup and hairstyling “Vice” Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia DeHaney (Winner) “Border” Goran Lundstrom and Pamela Goldammer “Mary Queen of Scots” Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher and...
- 2/25/2019
- by Andrew Wendowski
- Age of the Nerd
Though it may have failed to launch in the major categories, “First Man” did manage to snag four below-the-line Academy Award bids. Directed by Damien Chazelle, this biographical drama recounts the harrowing true story of Neil Armstrong‘s historic trip to the moon. Gold Derby recently spoke with visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert, sound editor and mixer Ai-Ling Lee, sound editor Mildred Iatrou, and sound mixers Frank A. Montano and Jon Taylor about their Oscar-nominated work.
See Oscars 2019 exclusive interviews: 8 chats with acting nominees Glenn Close, Richard E. Grant, Regina King, and more [Watch]
Iatrou and Lee last competed for Best Sound Editing for Chazelle’s previous film, the lavish musical “La La Land” (2016), and in both cases Lee contended for Sound Mixing as well. The duo also earned Best Sound BAFTA nominations for the two films, and Lee contended at the Cinema Audio Society Awards for both, winning for “La La Land.
See Oscars 2019 exclusive interviews: 8 chats with acting nominees Glenn Close, Richard E. Grant, Regina King, and more [Watch]
Iatrou and Lee last competed for Best Sound Editing for Chazelle’s previous film, the lavish musical “La La Land” (2016), and in both cases Lee contended for Sound Mixing as well. The duo also earned Best Sound BAFTA nominations for the two films, and Lee contended at the Cinema Audio Society Awards for both, winning for “La La Land.
- 2/23/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
We’ve conducted exclusive video chats with 11 of this year’s Oscar contenders for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing. Will the winners be among them when prizes are handed out on Sunday, February 24? Follow the links below to be taken to their full interviews.
Sergio Diaz: Sound editor Diaz received his first Oscar nomination for Alfonso Cuaron‘s slice of life about a maid (Yalitza Aparicio) working for an upper-class family in Mexico City. He won the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Award in their Foreign Film category, a prize he previously received for “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006). (Click here to be taken to his full interview)
See Oscars 2019 exclusive interviews: 8 chats with acting nominees Glenn Close, Richard E. Grant, Regina King, and more [Watch]
Jose Antonio Garcia, Craig Henighan: Sound mixers Garcia and Henighan compete for Cuaron’s intimate drama. Garcia is a former Oscar nominee...
Sergio Diaz: Sound editor Diaz received his first Oscar nomination for Alfonso Cuaron‘s slice of life about a maid (Yalitza Aparicio) working for an upper-class family in Mexico City. He won the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Award in their Foreign Film category, a prize he previously received for “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006). (Click here to be taken to his full interview)
See Oscars 2019 exclusive interviews: 8 chats with acting nominees Glenn Close, Richard E. Grant, Regina King, and more [Watch]
Jose Antonio Garcia, Craig Henighan: Sound mixers Garcia and Henighan compete for Cuaron’s intimate drama. Garcia is a former Oscar nominee...
- 2/22/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
When Damien Chazelle’s “First Man” fell out of the Best Picture Oscar race, much of its crafts prestige slipped as well. And, after being shut out last weekend from both the Mpse and Cas awards for sound editing and mixing, “First Man’s” stunning sound work has drifted from favorite to underdog. It’s going to be very hard to beat the rock’n’roll force of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which has all the momentum.
But, regardless of what happens on Sunday, the dramatic and complex sound editing and mixing of “First Man” ranks as one of the best achievements in recent years. The way it authentically recreates Neil Armstrong’s (Ryan Gosling) journey to the moon, from teeth-rattling and dangerous supersonic test flights and documentary-like Houston home life to rocket blasts into space, led by the “La La Land” team of Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou achieved a tactile,...
But, regardless of what happens on Sunday, the dramatic and complex sound editing and mixing of “First Man” ranks as one of the best achievements in recent years. The way it authentically recreates Neil Armstrong’s (Ryan Gosling) journey to the moon, from teeth-rattling and dangerous supersonic test flights and documentary-like Houston home life to rocket blasts into space, led by the “La La Land” team of Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou achieved a tactile,...
- 2/18/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
“First Man” visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert is nominated for an Oscar for his work on Damien Chazelle‘s docudrama, but the director “wasn’t really interested in trying to reimagine” the Gemini and Apollo missions that led up to the moon landing. Lambert explains that what Chazelle wanted was to “recreate that imagery” for modern audiences. Watch our exclusive video interview with Lambert above.
See Frank A. Montano and Jon Taylor Interview: ‘First Man’
In telling the true story of Neil Armstrong‘s historic lunar adventure, Lambert and his team used “different techniques to try and get the most believable image possible.” Those techniques ran “the entire gamut” of effects strategies, from “using a full-sized [space] craft, to using archival footage, to using miniatures, to using all C.G.”
But from the very beginning Chazelle was “adamant that he didn’t want the visual effects to take you out of the movie,...
See Frank A. Montano and Jon Taylor Interview: ‘First Man’
In telling the true story of Neil Armstrong‘s historic lunar adventure, Lambert and his team used “different techniques to try and get the most believable image possible.” Those techniques ran “the entire gamut” of effects strategies, from “using a full-sized [space] craft, to using archival footage, to using miniatures, to using all C.G.”
But from the very beginning Chazelle was “adamant that he didn’t want the visual effects to take you out of the movie,...
- 2/18/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
“Avengers: Infinity War” is currently predicted to win Best Visual Effects at the Oscars with 82/25 odds. With Best Picture contender “Black Panther” not around to split the vote, this does seem like the perfect opportunity for the former film to become the first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie to ever win this award. However, fellow Visual Effects nominee “First Man” has more overall Oscars support than all four of its competitors. It is in second place with 19/5 odds. Is it primed for an upset?
“First Man” is a biographical film about the life of legendary American astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) from 1961-1969, on his journey to becoming the first human to walk the moon. It explores the sacrifices made by the nation and by Neil himself during one of the most dangerous missions in the history of space travel.
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“First Man” is a biographical film about the life of legendary American astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) from 1961-1969, on his journey to becoming the first human to walk the moon. It explores the sacrifices made by the nation and by Neil himself during one of the most dangerous missions in the history of space travel.
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- 2/17/2019
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
Oscar nominees Diane Warren, Mary Zophres, Terence Blanchard and more celebrated inclusion, diversity and the rising role of women at TheWrap and WanderLuxxe‘s party at Norah in West Hollywood on Wednesday night.
Among the many Oscar nominees attending the party were “BlacKkKlansman” composer Blanchard, “Free Solo” filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Shannon Dill, and Jimmy Chin and Melissa Berton, nominated for the documentary short “Period. End of Sentence.”
Nominees in categories ranging from Best Picture to Costume Design to Documentary Feature were on hand to raise a toast to mark such progress. And there were also be plenty of women on the Oscar ballot celebrating: Warren, who is up for Original Song with “I’ll Fight” from “Rbg;” Mildred Iatrou Morgan and Ai-Ling Lee, co-nominees for Sound Editing for “First Man” (Lee is also nominated for Sound Mixing); Zophres, costume designer for “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”; and more.
From left: Oscar nominee Melissa Berton,...
Among the many Oscar nominees attending the party were “BlacKkKlansman” composer Blanchard, “Free Solo” filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Shannon Dill, and Jimmy Chin and Melissa Berton, nominated for the documentary short “Period. End of Sentence.”
Nominees in categories ranging from Best Picture to Costume Design to Documentary Feature were on hand to raise a toast to mark such progress. And there were also be plenty of women on the Oscar ballot celebrating: Warren, who is up for Original Song with “I’ll Fight” from “Rbg;” Mildred Iatrou Morgan and Ai-Ling Lee, co-nominees for Sound Editing for “First Man” (Lee is also nominated for Sound Mixing); Zophres, costume designer for “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”; and more.
From left: Oscar nominee Melissa Berton,...
- 2/14/2019
- by Meriah Doty
- The Wrap
Oscar-nominated “First Man” sound editor Ai-Ling Lee says director Damien Chazelle “wanted space travel to have this classical, big, intense feeling,” while giving space itself “this lonely, chilling feeling.” So in addition to “all the authentic sounds that we needed to gather, we also had to create some abstract sounds [for] some of these cockpit sequences.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Lee and fellow sound editor Mildred Iatrou above.
See Frank A. Montano and Jon Taylor Interview: ‘First Man’
For this biographical drama about Neil Armstrong‘s historic voyage to the moon, Lee needed to create an “immersive” soundscape that conveyed how “vulnerable” the astronauts were. “We had to amp up the danger,” she explains, but at the same time they kept it “authentic” with recordings of real rockets and launches. And to add something more abstract, they mixed in “animal vocals, like elephant roars or lion growls, or even animal stampedes,...
See Frank A. Montano and Jon Taylor Interview: ‘First Man’
For this biographical drama about Neil Armstrong‘s historic voyage to the moon, Lee needed to create an “immersive” soundscape that conveyed how “vulnerable” the astronauts were. “We had to amp up the danger,” she explains, but at the same time they kept it “authentic” with recordings of real rockets and launches. And to add something more abstract, they mixed in “animal vocals, like elephant roars or lion growls, or even animal stampedes,...
- 2/13/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Roma wins best film and best director, The Favourite wins seven awards including best actress for Olivia Colman.
Roma took home best film at the 2019 Baftas, as well as best foreign film, best director and best cinematography.
The Favourite won the most awards in total, seven, including best actress for Olivia Colman.
The ceremony took place on Feb 10 at the Royal Albert Hall and was hosted by Joanna Lumley for a second time.
The full list of winners Best Film BLACKkKLANSMAN Jason Blum, Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele The Favourite Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lee Magiday Green Book Jim Burke,...
Roma took home best film at the 2019 Baftas, as well as best foreign film, best director and best cinematography.
The Favourite won the most awards in total, seven, including best actress for Olivia Colman.
The ceremony took place on Feb 10 at the Royal Albert Hall and was hosted by Joanna Lumley for a second time.
The full list of winners Best Film BLACKkKLANSMAN Jason Blum, Spike Lee, Raymond Mansfield, Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele The Favourite Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lee Magiday Green Book Jim Burke,...
- 2/11/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
“Roma” was the big winner at the BAFTA Awards in London, winning Best Film and Best Director even as “The Favourite” won more prizes overall. Yorgos Lanthimos’ regal period piece led all film with seven wins after likewise picking up the most nominations (12), with Olivia Colman (Best Actress), Rachel Weisz (Best Supporting Actress), and screenwriters Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara among the honorees; it was also named Outstanding British Film.
“Bohemian Rhapsody” star Rami Malek continued his awards-season dominance after also winning Best Actor laurels at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild, with Mahershala Ali doing the same in the Supporting category for “Green Book.”
Read the full list of winners below:
Best Film
“BlacKkKlansman”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Roma” (winner)
“A Star is Born”
Director
Bradley Cooper, “A Star is Born”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma” (winner)
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Paweł Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
Original Screenplay
“Cold War,...
“Bohemian Rhapsody” star Rami Malek continued his awards-season dominance after also winning Best Actor laurels at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild, with Mahershala Ali doing the same in the Supporting category for “Green Book.”
Read the full list of winners below:
Best Film
“BlacKkKlansman”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Roma” (winner)
“A Star is Born”
Director
Bradley Cooper, “A Star is Born”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma” (winner)
Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Favourite”
Spike Lee, “BlacKkKlansman”
Paweł Pawlikowski, “Cold War”
Original Screenplay
“Cold War,...
- 2/10/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Awards season has moved across the pond with this year’s BAFTA Awards in London.
Legendary British actress Joanna Lumley is returning to host Sunday’s awards show in London’s Royal Albert Hall, which is set to honor a wide swath of popular films, including frontrunner “The Favourite.”
With 12 nominations, the Yorgo Lanthimos film has greatly outpaced the rest of this year’s pack, including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “First Man,” “Roma,” and “A Star Is Born,” which only garnered seven BAFTA nominations apiece. Also nominated are “Vice,” which scored six nominations, “BlacKkKlansman” with five, and “Cold War” and “Green Book” with four each.
Nominated in this year’s leading actor category are Christian Bale for “Vice,” Steve Coogan for “Stan & Ollie,” Rami Malek for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Viggo Mortensen for “Green Book,” and Bradley Cooper for “A Star Is Born.” Cooper is also nominated in this year’s all-male director category,...
Legendary British actress Joanna Lumley is returning to host Sunday’s awards show in London’s Royal Albert Hall, which is set to honor a wide swath of popular films, including frontrunner “The Favourite.”
With 12 nominations, the Yorgo Lanthimos film has greatly outpaced the rest of this year’s pack, including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “First Man,” “Roma,” and “A Star Is Born,” which only garnered seven BAFTA nominations apiece. Also nominated are “Vice,” which scored six nominations, “BlacKkKlansman” with five, and “Cold War” and “Green Book” with four each.
Nominated in this year’s leading actor category are Christian Bale for “Vice,” Steve Coogan for “Stan & Ollie,” Rami Malek for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Viggo Mortensen for “Green Book,” and Bradley Cooper for “A Star Is Born.” Cooper is also nominated in this year’s all-male director category,...
- 2/10/2019
- by Nate Nickolai
- Variety Film + TV
The 2019 Bafta Awards are taking place tonight at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
The 2019 Bafta Awards are taking place tonight (10 Feb) at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Screen will be posting all the winners on this page and on Twitter as they are announced.
The ceremony starts at 18:45 UK time and finishes at approximately 21:30, with Joanna Lumley hosting for a second time.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ historical drama The Favourite leads the way with 12 nominations. Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star Is Born follow on seven. Vice has six, BlacKkKlansman has five, with Cold War and Green Book on four each.
The 2019 Bafta Awards are taking place tonight (10 Feb) at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Screen will be posting all the winners on this page and on Twitter as they are announced.
The ceremony starts at 18:45 UK time and finishes at approximately 21:30, with Joanna Lumley hosting for a second time.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ historical drama The Favourite leads the way with 12 nominations. Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star Is Born follow on seven. Vice has six, BlacKkKlansman has five, with Cold War and Green Book on four each.
- 2/10/2019
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
It’s that time of year again when the great and good of the British Film Industry gather and celebrate the greatest cinematic achievements of the past year. The 2019 BAFTA awards took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London and we were on the red carpet to talk with the stars.
The interviews are below, and the full list of winners follow and are marked in Bold.
Related: Hear from some of the nominees from the 2019 BAFTA Sessions
The 2019 BAFTA Red Carpet Interviews
The 2019 BAFTA Winners Press Conferences
The 2019 BAFTA Awards Winners (updated Live) Best Film
BLACKkKLANSMAN
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma – Winner
A Star Is Born
Outstanding British Film
Beast
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite- Winner
McQueen
Stan & Ollie
You Were Never Really Here
Leading Actress
Glenn Close – The Wife
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Olivia Colman – The Favourite – Winner
Viola Davis...
The interviews are below, and the full list of winners follow and are marked in Bold.
Related: Hear from some of the nominees from the 2019 BAFTA Sessions
The 2019 BAFTA Red Carpet Interviews
The 2019 BAFTA Winners Press Conferences
The 2019 BAFTA Awards Winners (updated Live) Best Film
BLACKkKLANSMAN
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma – Winner
A Star Is Born
Outstanding British Film
Beast
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite- Winner
McQueen
Stan & Ollie
You Were Never Really Here
Leading Actress
Glenn Close – The Wife
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Olivia Colman – The Favourite – Winner
Viola Davis...
- 2/10/2019
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Front Row Left to Right:
Graham King, Jason Ruder, Vincent Lambe, Rodney Rothman, Nuria González Blanco, Anthony Rossomando, Gabriela Rodríguez, Christopher Miller, Diane Quon, Brandon Proctor, Eric Roth, Raymond Mansfield, Mary Zophres, Sean McKittrick, Viggo Mortensen, Marianne Farley, Lee Magiday, Ceci Dempsey and Greg Cannom.
Second Row Left to Right:
Bobby Pontillas, Darren Mahon, Patrick J. Don Vito, Marie-Helene Panisset, Dan Deleeuw, John Casali, John Warhurst, Peter Devlin, Louise Bagnall, Jeffrey Friedman, Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Nicolas Britell, Talal Derki, Tristan Myles, Ethan Van der Ryn, Evan Hayes, Will Fetters, Gordon Sim, Skye Fitzgerald, Barbara Enriquez, Su Kim, Charles B. Wessler, Kathy Lucas.
Third Row Left to Right:
Adam McKay, Yuichiro Saito, Melissa Berton, Willem Dafoe, Diane Warren , Craig Henighan, Jeff Whitty, Barry Alexander Brown, Rich Moore, Mahershala Ali, Marc Shaiman, Bob Persichetti, Benjamin A. Burtt, David Rabinowitz, Jose Antonio Garcia, Mark Ronson, Patricia Dehaney, Dede Gardner, John Walker , Marshall Curry, Bing Liu,...
Graham King, Jason Ruder, Vincent Lambe, Rodney Rothman, Nuria González Blanco, Anthony Rossomando, Gabriela Rodríguez, Christopher Miller, Diane Quon, Brandon Proctor, Eric Roth, Raymond Mansfield, Mary Zophres, Sean McKittrick, Viggo Mortensen, Marianne Farley, Lee Magiday, Ceci Dempsey and Greg Cannom.
Second Row Left to Right:
Bobby Pontillas, Darren Mahon, Patrick J. Don Vito, Marie-Helene Panisset, Dan Deleeuw, John Casali, John Warhurst, Peter Devlin, Louise Bagnall, Jeffrey Friedman, Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Nicolas Britell, Talal Derki, Tristan Myles, Ethan Van der Ryn, Evan Hayes, Will Fetters, Gordon Sim, Skye Fitzgerald, Barbara Enriquez, Su Kim, Charles B. Wessler, Kathy Lucas.
Third Row Left to Right:
Adam McKay, Yuichiro Saito, Melissa Berton, Willem Dafoe, Diane Warren , Craig Henighan, Jeff Whitty, Barry Alexander Brown, Rich Moore, Mahershala Ali, Marc Shaiman, Bob Persichetti, Benjamin A. Burtt, David Rabinowitz, Jose Antonio Garcia, Mark Ronson, Patricia Dehaney, Dede Gardner, John Walker , Marshall Curry, Bing Liu,...
- 2/7/2019
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: No woman is nominated for the Best Director Oscar again this year, but there are plenty of females with recognition across the other categories for the 91st Academy Awards, and many all traveling to Santa Barbara to talk about their careers and how they got to this pinnacle. Eight nominees will appear on the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s annual Women’s Panel at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Lobero Theatre. Madelyn Hammond, president of her own marketing company and producer of Deadline’s Contenders events, again will be presiding over the panel as she has done since its inception well over a decade ago.
Always a highlight of the popular festival that is perfectly timed to awards season, this year’s panel represents the first time all the participants are current Oscar nominees — perhaps a good sign for the industry and that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
Always a highlight of the popular festival that is perfectly timed to awards season, this year’s panel represents the first time all the participants are current Oscar nominees — perhaps a good sign for the industry and that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
- 1/29/2019
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
While Marvel’s “Black Panther” exceeded expectations by leading the Oscar crafts races with six nominations, a testament to the global impact of Ryan Coogler’s zeitgeist-changing, superhero phenomenon, Damien Chazelle’s “First Man” underperformed by receiving only four nods. This definitely changed the dynamics, resulting in several surprises and snubs.
Most shocking was the snubbing of team Chazelle’s Oscar-winning cinematographer Linus Sandgren, editor Tom Cross, and composer Justin Hurwitz. This came out of nowhere, since Sandgren and Cross were both nominated by their respective craft organizations, the Asc and Ace, and Hurwitz won the Golden Globe for his trippy score.
Read More: 2019 Oscar Nominations Full List: ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Roma’ Land 10 Noms Each
The best explanation, given the fact that “First Man” crucially came up empty for Best Picture, Best Director (Chazelle), Best Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Actress (Claire Foy), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Josh Singer), was the...
Most shocking was the snubbing of team Chazelle’s Oscar-winning cinematographer Linus Sandgren, editor Tom Cross, and composer Justin Hurwitz. This came out of nowhere, since Sandgren and Cross were both nominated by their respective craft organizations, the Asc and Ace, and Hurwitz won the Golden Globe for his trippy score.
Read More: 2019 Oscar Nominations Full List: ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Roma’ Land 10 Noms Each
The best explanation, given the fact that “First Man” crucially came up empty for Best Picture, Best Director (Chazelle), Best Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Actress (Claire Foy), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Josh Singer), was the...
- 1/24/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
At last year’s Oscars women represented 23.73% of the nominees in the 20 non-gender specific categories. Forty-seven women numbered among the contenders in 17 races. They were shut out of Original Score (5 men), Sound Editing (9 men) and Visual Effects (20 men). By comparison, 151 men other than actors were nominated. Four women won Oscars as did 32 men.
This year, 53 women other than actresses are nominated at the 91st Academy Awards. With 159 men in contention, this means that women make up 25% of the nominees in the non-gender specific categories. This uptick came despite women being shut out of five races this year.
Besides score (5 men again) and visual effects (20 men again), women are not represented in Best Director (5 men), Cinematography (5 men) and Film Editing (5 men).
This year, one category — Costume Design — is guaranteed to have a woman win as they make up the entire slate. Women outnumber men in three categories — Makeup and Hairstyling, Documentary...
This year, 53 women other than actresses are nominated at the 91st Academy Awards. With 159 men in contention, this means that women make up 25% of the nominees in the non-gender specific categories. This uptick came despite women being shut out of five races this year.
Besides score (5 men again) and visual effects (20 men again), women are not represented in Best Director (5 men), Cinematography (5 men) and Film Editing (5 men).
This year, one category — Costume Design — is guaranteed to have a woman win as they make up the entire slate. Women outnumber men in three categories — Makeup and Hairstyling, Documentary...
- 1/22/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The complete list of nominees for the 91st Academy Awards was announced early Tuesday morning, with Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross hosting. The list is led by a slew of well-deserved nominations for The Favourite (10) and Rome (10). Here is the complete list of Oscar nominations.
Every year, it seems as if films just get better and better, with actors, actresses, directors, and crewmembers raising the bar to extraordinary new heights. For over 90 years, the Academy Awards has been the main source of accommodating those achievements with their illustrious golden statue and the prestige of being known as an "Academy Award-winner". For some, though, just being nominated is a special accolade, in and of itself.
Here is the complete list of Oscar nominations for the 91st Academy Awards.
Best Picture:
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
Lead Actor:
Christian Bale, “Vice”
Bradley Cooper,...
Every year, it seems as if films just get better and better, with actors, actresses, directors, and crewmembers raising the bar to extraordinary new heights. For over 90 years, the Academy Awards has been the main source of accommodating those achievements with their illustrious golden statue and the prestige of being known as an "Academy Award-winner". For some, though, just being nominated is a special accolade, in and of itself.
Here is the complete list of Oscar nominations for the 91st Academy Awards.
Best Picture:
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“Roma”
“A Star Is Born”
“Vice”
Lead Actor:
Christian Bale, “Vice”
Bradley Cooper,...
- 1/22/2019
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Matt Malliaros)
- Cinelinx
“Roma” and “The Favourite” led nominations for the 91st Oscars, scoring 10 nods each. Both films were nominated for best picture, alongside “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “A Star Is Born,” “Vice,” and “Green Book.”
Glenn Close picked up her seventh Academy Award nod for best actress in “The Wife,” while Lady Gaga nabbed her first acting nomination for “A Star Is Born.” Their competition includes Olivia Colman for “The Favourite,” Yalitza Aparicio for “Roma,” and Melissa McCarthy for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
The best actor race includes Christian Bale for his turn as former VP Dick Cheney in “Vice,” Rami Malek as iconic Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Bradley Cooper in “A Star Is Born,” Willem Dafoe as Vincent Van Gogh in “At Eternity’s Gate,” and Viggo Mortensen in “Green Book.”
Nominations were announced on Tuesday morning by Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross. The Academy Awards will air live Feb.
Glenn Close picked up her seventh Academy Award nod for best actress in “The Wife,” while Lady Gaga nabbed her first acting nomination for “A Star Is Born.” Their competition includes Olivia Colman for “The Favourite,” Yalitza Aparicio for “Roma,” and Melissa McCarthy for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
The best actor race includes Christian Bale for his turn as former VP Dick Cheney in “Vice,” Rami Malek as iconic Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Bradley Cooper in “A Star Is Born,” Willem Dafoe as Vincent Van Gogh in “At Eternity’s Gate,” and Viggo Mortensen in “Green Book.”
Nominations were announced on Tuesday morning by Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis Ross. The Academy Awards will air live Feb.
- 1/22/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
“Roma” was the big winner at the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association’s inaugural film awards, picking up a slew of prizes: Best Picture, Director, Actress, Original Screenplay, Production & Set Design, Cinematography, Editing, Sound, and Foreign-Language Film. Alfonso Cuarón’s black-and-white period piece has dominated this side of awards season, taking home top prizes from critics’ groups in Los Angeles, New York, and London, among others.
Also popular among the Leja was “If Beale Street Could Talk,” which won Best Supporting Actress for Regina King, Best Adapted Screenplay for Barry Jenkins, and Best Music for Nicholas Brittell. Full list of winners below.
Best Picture of the Year
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Cold War”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“Roma”
“A Star is Born”
“Vice”
Best Achievement in Directing
Bradley Cooper, “A Star is Born”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
Barry Jenkins, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Spike Lee,...
Also popular among the Leja was “If Beale Street Could Talk,” which won Best Supporting Actress for Regina King, Best Adapted Screenplay for Barry Jenkins, and Best Music for Nicholas Brittell. Full list of winners below.
Best Picture of the Year
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Cold War”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“Roma”
“A Star is Born”
“Vice”
Best Achievement in Directing
Bradley Cooper, “A Star is Born”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
Barry Jenkins, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Spike Lee,...
- 1/21/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
This morning Hayley Squires and Will Poulter announced the BAFTA nominations for this year’s Ee British Academy Film Awards. Yorgos Lanthimos’s ‘The Favourite’ leads the pack with 12 nominations.
Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star Is Born each has seven nominations; Vice has six, BlacKkKlansman has five, and Cold War and Green Book have four each. Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Mary Poppins Returns, Mary Queen of Scots and Stan & Ollie have three nominations each.
For ‘The Favourite’ Olivia Colman is nominated for Leading Actress for her role as Queen Anne, and Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone are both nominated for Supporting Actress.
‘Vice’ has three performance nominees: Christian Bale in Leading Actor for his role as former Us Vice President Dick Cheney, with Amy Adams and Sam Rockwell in the supporting categories.
‘A Star Is Born’ is nominated in seven categories; Leading Actor, Director, Adapted Screenplay,...
Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star Is Born each has seven nominations; Vice has six, BlacKkKlansman has five, and Cold War and Green Book have four each. Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Mary Poppins Returns, Mary Queen of Scots and Stan & Ollie have three nominations each.
For ‘The Favourite’ Olivia Colman is nominated for Leading Actress for her role as Queen Anne, and Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone are both nominated for Supporting Actress.
‘Vice’ has three performance nominees: Christian Bale in Leading Actor for his role as former Us Vice President Dick Cheney, with Amy Adams and Sam Rockwell in the supporting categories.
‘A Star Is Born’ is nominated in seven categories; Leading Actor, Director, Adapted Screenplay,...
- 1/9/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Cinema Audio Society has announced the nominees for its 55th annual Cas Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2018. The awards in seven categories will be presented February 16 at the Wilshire Grand Ballroom of the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. See the full list of nominations below.
Facing off in the Motion Picture – Live Action category are A Quiet Place, A Star Is Born, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody and First Man. In animated film, Incredibles 2 will be up against Isle of Dogs, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Grinch.
On the television side, episodes of Better Call Saul, Ozark, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Westworld will battle it out in the hourlong series category. In half-hour series, the nominees are Ballers, Barry, Modern Family, Mozart in the Jungle and Silicon Valley.
The sound society’s highest honor, the Cas Career Achievement Award,...
Facing off in the Motion Picture – Live Action category are A Quiet Place, A Star Is Born, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody and First Man. In animated film, Incredibles 2 will be up against Isle of Dogs, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Grinch.
On the television side, episodes of Better Call Saul, Ozark, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Westworld will battle it out in the hourlong series category. In half-hour series, the nominees are Ballers, Barry, Modern Family, Mozart in the Jungle and Silicon Valley.
The sound society’s highest honor, the Cas Career Achievement Award,...
- 1/8/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
“A Quiet Place,” “Black Panther,” and “First Man” led the sound mixing nominations for the 55th Annual Cas Awards (to be held February 16th at the InterContinental Hotel).
Rounding out the live-action feature nominees were “A Star Is Born” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” But “Mary Poppins Returns,” “Roma,” and “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” were Mia.
Animation nominees included “Incredibles 2,” “Isle of Dogs,” “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Golden Globe winner “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” and “The Grinch.”
Documentaries nominated were “Fahrenheit 11/9,” “Free Solo,” “Quincy,” “They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead,” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Nominations For The 55th Cas Awards:
Motion Picture – Live Action
“A Quiet Place”
Production Mixer – Michael Barosky
Re-recording Mixer – Brandon Proctor
Re-recording Mixer – Michael Barry, Cas
Scoring Mixer – Tyson Lozensky
Adr Mixer – Bob Lacivita
Foley Mixer – Peter Persuad, Cas
“A Star Is Born”
Production Mixer – Steven A. Morrow, Cas
Re-recording Mixer – Tom Ozanich...
Rounding out the live-action feature nominees were “A Star Is Born” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” But “Mary Poppins Returns,” “Roma,” and “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” were Mia.
Animation nominees included “Incredibles 2,” “Isle of Dogs,” “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” Golden Globe winner “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” and “The Grinch.”
Documentaries nominated were “Fahrenheit 11/9,” “Free Solo,” “Quincy,” “They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead,” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Nominations For The 55th Cas Awards:
Motion Picture – Live Action
“A Quiet Place”
Production Mixer – Michael Barosky
Re-recording Mixer – Brandon Proctor
Re-recording Mixer – Michael Barry, Cas
Scoring Mixer – Tyson Lozensky
Adr Mixer – Bob Lacivita
Foley Mixer – Peter Persuad, Cas
“A Star Is Born”
Production Mixer – Steven A. Morrow, Cas
Re-recording Mixer – Tom Ozanich...
- 1/8/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The Cinema Audio Society has announced nominees for excellence in sound mixing for 2018 films and television series.
In the film categories, music-driven hits “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “A Star Is Born” each scored nominations, though musical “Mary Poppins Returns” was passed over. “Black Panther,” “First Man” and “A Quiet Place” rounded out the live action slate.
With its nomination, “A Star Is Born” maintains its status as the only Oscar season contender that has been nominated by every single guild or industry group.
Animated nominees were “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” “Incredibles 2,” “Isle of Dogs,” “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
Documentaries nominated included “Fahrenheit 11/9,” “Free Solo,” “Quincy,” “They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
In the television categories, “Better Call Saul,” “Ozark,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Westworld” all scored in the one-hour department.
In the film categories, music-driven hits “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “A Star Is Born” each scored nominations, though musical “Mary Poppins Returns” was passed over. “Black Panther,” “First Man” and “A Quiet Place” rounded out the live action slate.
With its nomination, “A Star Is Born” maintains its status as the only Oscar season contender that has been nominated by every single guild or industry group.
Animated nominees were “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch,” “Incredibles 2,” “Isle of Dogs,” “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
Documentaries nominated included “Fahrenheit 11/9,” “Free Solo,” “Quincy,” “They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
In the television categories, “Better Call Saul,” “Ozark,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Westworld” all scored in the one-hour department.
- 1/8/2019
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
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