“We’ve moved away from calling it a treatment center, because little treatment is available,” says Dr. Javid Abdelmoniem, one of the unsung heroes of the 2014 West African Ebola pandemic who is spotlighted in tonight’s HBO documentary short Ebola: The Doctors’ Story. The film is part of the network’s trilogy of short films offering an multi-perspective examination of the outbreak that devastated Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia — and terrified the world — which premieres tonight at 9/8Ct. Ebola: The Doctors’ Story, Body Team 12 (a 2016 Oscar nominee) and Orphans of Ebola chronicle the devastating health crisis over an 8-month timeframe, telling the stories of the doctors, response … Continue reading →
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- 3/14/2016
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
Solid colored gowns and sequin ruled the red carpet at the 2016 Oscars. Filled with reds, greens, blues and yellows, the red carpet was filled with an array of colors. There were plenty of fashion hits at the 88th Academy Awards. Here’s a look our picks for the 10 best from Hollywood’s golden night.
1. Cate Blanchett – She was rocking her ethereal Mother-earth look with all the hand sewn feathers applique – complete with the earrings, the gown was beautiful and flowed and moved perfectly on the red carpet.
2. Charlize Theron – She looked stunning in Furiosa Red by Dior.
3. Alicia Vikander – Outstanding in the custom yellow gown by Louis Vuitton.
4. Jennifer Garner – The cut of this gown was perfection and looked amazing on the actress.
5. Margot Robbie – She looked hot in the Tom Ford dress. The gold, snake-skin gown was such a glamorous Hollywood Oscar dress.
6. Daisy Ridley – The Star Wars actress looked young and fresh.
1. Cate Blanchett – She was rocking her ethereal Mother-earth look with all the hand sewn feathers applique – complete with the earrings, the gown was beautiful and flowed and moved perfectly on the red carpet.
2. Charlize Theron – She looked stunning in Furiosa Red by Dior.
3. Alicia Vikander – Outstanding in the custom yellow gown by Louis Vuitton.
4. Jennifer Garner – The cut of this gown was perfection and looked amazing on the actress.
5. Margot Robbie – She looked hot in the Tom Ford dress. The gold, snake-skin gown was such a glamorous Hollywood Oscar dress.
6. Daisy Ridley – The Star Wars actress looked young and fresh.
- 2/29/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I'm sure most of you watched the Academy Awards last night, so I wanted to create a place for you to talk to us and your fellow commenters about the winners, losers, snubs, performances, and host. For good reason, the topic of diversity was looming large in the minds of the producers of the broadcast, and I thought host Chris Rock did a great job of ripping Hollywood while at the same time creating a call to action for equal opportunity in the industry (which is all the controversy really boils down to). For addressing a tough, complicated issue that obviously doesn't start and end with the organization of the Oscars, I thought it was handled about as well as it could have been.
As for the winners and losers, I was pleasantly surprised to see Mad Max: Fury Road take home as many awards as it did, considering what...
As for the winners and losers, I was pleasantly surprised to see Mad Max: Fury Road take home as many awards as it did, considering what...
- 2/29/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
The winners of the 88th Annual Academy Awards have been announced, the biggest award Best Picture went to 'Spotlight.' 'The Revenant' took home the Best Director Oscar for Alejandro González Iñárritu, making Iñárritu the third director in history to win back-to-back directing and Leonardo DiCaprio finally got his Oscar for Best Actor (and there was much rejoicing).
Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki also won his third Best Cinematography Oscar in a row for 'The Revenant.' 'Mad Max: Fury Road' was the big winner of the night for most awards, sweeping the technical categories to earn six Oscars, including Best Production Design.
It was a great year for Irish talent picking up nominations but only Stutterer, which was directed by Irishman Benjamin Cleary managed to pick up a award in Best Short Film (Live Action). The short can be viewed on the Rte player here.
With all the talk of Leonardo DiCaprio...
Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki also won his third Best Cinematography Oscar in a row for 'The Revenant.' 'Mad Max: Fury Road' was the big winner of the night for most awards, sweeping the technical categories to earn six Oscars, including Best Production Design.
It was a great year for Irish talent picking up nominations but only Stutterer, which was directed by Irishman Benjamin Cleary managed to pick up a award in Best Short Film (Live Action). The short can be viewed on the Rte player here.
With all the talk of Leonardo DiCaprio...
- 2/29/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
It’s Hollywood’s biggest night. In an awards season with no true clear frontrunner for Best Picture, we’re finally finding out who’s taking home the coveted statuettes at the 2016 Oscars ceremony. Below is the full list of nominees. HitFix will keep you updated on the winners here as they’re announced. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ honors are being presented at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Best Picture The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Room Winner: Spotlight Best Actress Cate Blanchett, Carol Winner: Brie Larson, Room Jennifer Lawrence, Joy Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn Best Actor Bryan Cranston, Trumbo Matt Damon, The Martian Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight Rooney Mara, Carol Rachel McAdams, Spotlight Winner: Alicia Vikander,...
- 2/29/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
Best Picture
Spotlight
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Best Actress
Brie Larson, Room
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor:
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Jennifer Jason Leigh,...
Spotlight
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Best Actress
Brie Larson, Room
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor:
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Jennifer Jason Leigh,...
- 2/29/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Awards season comes to a glitzy end tonight with Sunday's broadcast of the Academy Awards.
Chris Rock returns to host one of the most competitive races in years -- with front-runners emerging late in the game, or not at all, in some categories. Will "The Revenant" sweep? Will Leo finally take home an Oscar? Can "Spotlight" ride its early buzz into the winners' circle?
We'll be updating the winners' list throughout the show. So make sure to check back to see who won, and who lost.
Best Picture
"Spotlight" -- Winner
"The Big Short"
"Bridge Of Spies"
"Brooklyn"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Room
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant" -- Winner
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"
Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Best Actress
Brie Larson, "Room" -- Winner
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"
Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"
Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"
Best Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu,...
Chris Rock returns to host one of the most competitive races in years -- with front-runners emerging late in the game, or not at all, in some categories. Will "The Revenant" sweep? Will Leo finally take home an Oscar? Can "Spotlight" ride its early buzz into the winners' circle?
We'll be updating the winners' list throughout the show. So make sure to check back to see who won, and who lost.
Best Picture
"Spotlight" -- Winner
"The Big Short"
"Bridge Of Spies"
"Brooklyn"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Room
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant" -- Winner
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"
Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Best Actress
Brie Larson, "Room" -- Winner
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"
Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"
Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"
Best Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu,...
- 2/29/2016
- by Phil Pirrello
- Moviefone
First of all, I'm very happy that my favorite film of the year, Tom McCarthy's "Spotlight," wins big at the 88th Academy Awards! I was losing hope after "The Big Short" won the Producers Guild Award and "The Revenant" zoomed onto the frontrunner status!
But no. At the night of the Oscars, "Spotlight" won two major awards including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay!
Kudos to McCarthy and team!
My heart felt "Spotlight" would win but my mind said "The Revenant." See? The heart always wins!
Now, onto the show itself. I thought Chris Rock did a good job in softening the #OscarsSoWhite controversy! But the show itself? A bit of a bore. It felt long! Not quite the 4 hours and 23 minutes of the 74th Oscars but long nonetheless.
And really? Only Sam Smith, The Weeknd, and Lady Gaga were invited to perform the Best Original Song nominees? What...
But no. At the night of the Oscars, "Spotlight" won two major awards including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay!
Kudos to McCarthy and team!
My heart felt "Spotlight" would win but my mind said "The Revenant." See? The heart always wins!
Now, onto the show itself. I thought Chris Rock did a good job in softening the #OscarsSoWhite controversy! But the show itself? A bit of a bore. It felt long! Not quite the 4 hours and 23 minutes of the 74th Oscars but long nonetheless.
And really? Only Sam Smith, The Weeknd, and Lady Gaga were invited to perform the Best Original Song nominees? What...
- 2/29/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Kicking off at 8:30Pm Est tonight is the 88th Academy Awards, hosted by Chris Rock. Leading the pack of nominations is The Revenant, which picked up 12 nominations, while Mad Max: Fury Road is close behind with 10, The Martian had 7, while Carol, Bridge of Spies and Spotlight each picked up 6, so we’ll have to see who comes out on top. We’ll be live updating the winners below (in red) with more coverage on Twitter.
Update: See the full list of winners below, topped by Spotlight, while Mad: Max Fury Road picked up the most with six.
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Directing
Adam McKay – The Big Short
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson – Room
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian...
Update: See the full list of winners below, topped by Spotlight, while Mad: Max Fury Road picked up the most with six.
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Directing
Adam McKay – The Big Short
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson – Room
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian...
- 2/29/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Wowza! Olivia Wilde stunned in a cleavage-baring Valentino Haute Couture gown at the 2016 Oscars. Wilde is the co-executive producer of Body Team 12, which is up for the award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). Loving that choker as well. During her interview with Ryan Seacrest, the Vinyl star described her nominated film. "It's a film about a woman who's a true hero. She was a health worker in Liberia during the Ebola epidemic, and it's just a short film that tells a huge story." She continued, "We're just so honored to be here. It's unbelievable that Ebola is going to be mentioned at the Oscars. Hopefully for the last time." When asked why her show Vinyl is resonating...
- 2/29/2016
- E! Online
I will be posting updates of all of the Oscar action here tonight in this post (and live tweeting). You can check out all of the nominations below, I will Red Bold the winners as they are announced. 2015 brought a crazy amount of competition and there’s absolutely no telling which way the votes will go with this room of talent. Will Leo finally win his Oscar? Will George Miller take the Oscar for Best Director? Will Stallone finally earn the gold for Rocky after all these years?
The Revenant leads the way with 12 nods, including Picture, Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy). Mad Max: Fury Road follows with 10 nods, with the action epic getting the well deserved Picture and Director nominations.
Here we go…
Best Original Screenplay
Spotlight – Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Inside Out – Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFavue
Straight Outta Compton — Jonathan Herman,...
The Revenant leads the way with 12 nods, including Picture, Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy). Mad Max: Fury Road follows with 10 nods, with the action epic getting the well deserved Picture and Director nominations.
Here we go…
Best Original Screenplay
Spotlight – Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Inside Out – Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFavue
Straight Outta Compton — Jonathan Herman,...
- 2/28/2016
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Join me on my Facebook page about 5 p.m. Pacific and let's talk all things Oscars! Click here, it'll be fun! Grab your favorite drink and finger foods and let's blog the Oscars away! Go to facebook.com/MannyTheMovieGuy and I'll see you there!
Here's my full Oscar predictions again:
Best Picture
"The Big Short"
"Bridge of Spies"
"Brooklyn"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Room"
"Spotlight"
Will Win: .The Revenant.
Should Win: .Spotlight.
Best Director
Adam McKay, "The Big Short"
George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Lenny Abrahamson, "Room"
Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
Will Win: Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Should Win: George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"
Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Should Win: Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett,...
Here's my full Oscar predictions again:
Best Picture
"The Big Short"
"Bridge of Spies"
"Brooklyn"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Room"
"Spotlight"
Will Win: .The Revenant.
Should Win: .Spotlight.
Best Director
Adam McKay, "The Big Short"
George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Lenny Abrahamson, "Room"
Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
Will Win: Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Should Win: George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"
Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Should Win: Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett,...
- 2/28/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
For once, we have an Oscar race with some actual suspense.
Last year, "Boyhood" and "Birdman" went neck-and-neck for most of awards season, but by the home stretch, the results were easy to predict if you were paying attention. This year, with three strong contenders for Best Picture, guessing who'll go home with trophies on Sunday is that much harder.
Nonetheless, most of the acting categories, as well as a few others, have been pretty much locked down for months. Here, then, are my picks for who'll triumph at the 88th Academy Awards, based on research, many years spent covering the Oscars, and my gut feelings.
1. Best Original Song
Could this be the year that perennial Oscar also-ran Diane Warren finally wins? After all, she's teamed with Lady Gaga, who's been on a roll lately, in creating the tune "Til It Happens To You," from "The Hunting Ground." Warren's...
Last year, "Boyhood" and "Birdman" went neck-and-neck for most of awards season, but by the home stretch, the results were easy to predict if you were paying attention. This year, with three strong contenders for Best Picture, guessing who'll go home with trophies on Sunday is that much harder.
Nonetheless, most of the acting categories, as well as a few others, have been pretty much locked down for months. Here, then, are my picks for who'll triumph at the 88th Academy Awards, based on research, many years spent covering the Oscars, and my gut feelings.
1. Best Original Song
Could this be the year that perennial Oscar also-ran Diane Warren finally wins? After all, she's teamed with Lady Gaga, who's been on a roll lately, in creating the tune "Til It Happens To You," from "The Hunting Ground." Warren's...
- 2/27/2016
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Are you sick of those ordinary Oscar office pools? Tired of only guessing the top 6 or 8 categories for the Academy Awards? Let your inner-movie geek shine with Bowl the Perfect Oscar Score (aka Oscar Bowling).
Try to nail 300 points on the 2016 Academy Awards.
This is a confidence list.
There are 24 categories.
How to play
Pick your winners in all 24 categories. Then, give each winner a confidence score. Your most confident pick gets 24 points, second most confident gets 23 points, third most confident gets 22 points, and eventually your least confident pick gets 1 point.
This is perfect for Oscar parties, because the lead keeps changing. The winner is the one with the most points at the end. A perfect score is 300. If there is a tie (there never is a tie), then the winner is the one with the most points in these three categories combined (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress).
You...
Try to nail 300 points on the 2016 Academy Awards.
This is a confidence list.
There are 24 categories.
How to play
Pick your winners in all 24 categories. Then, give each winner a confidence score. Your most confident pick gets 24 points, second most confident gets 23 points, third most confident gets 22 points, and eventually your least confident pick gets 1 point.
This is perfect for Oscar parties, because the lead keeps changing. The winner is the one with the most points at the end. A perfect score is 300. If there is a tie (there never is a tie), then the winner is the one with the most points in these three categories combined (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress).
You...
- 2/26/2016
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
With The Academy Awards going down this weekend, members of the Cinelinx team compares our picks for who we think will win versus who should win. Come inside to see our choices!
The biggest movie awards show around is finally upon us, and as we’ve been preparing for it here on the site, we thought today would be a great chance to talk about our own Oscar predictions. Let’s start off talking about the big ones first and our own hopes:
Best Supporting Actor
Garrett: Look, I’m glad for Sly that he got a nomination after all these years. He’s definitely the surprise nominee for this year’s Oscars, especially considering the lack of other awards for the much-appraised Creed. He’ll win too. Another shock. But does he deserve it over the other nominees?
Christian Bale is usually good, and his performance in The Big Short is another solid performance,...
The biggest movie awards show around is finally upon us, and as we’ve been preparing for it here on the site, we thought today would be a great chance to talk about our own Oscar predictions. Let’s start off talking about the big ones first and our own hopes:
Best Supporting Actor
Garrett: Look, I’m glad for Sly that he got a nomination after all these years. He’s definitely the surprise nominee for this year’s Oscars, especially considering the lack of other awards for the much-appraised Creed. He’ll win too. Another shock. But does he deserve it over the other nominees?
Christian Bale is usually good, and his performance in The Big Short is another solid performance,...
- 2/26/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
The Academy Awards are not for everyone, but, for whatever reason, they are for me. Something about Oscar season puts a smile on my face, which I know is not a popular thing to say in the film community. It’s popular to say the awards mean nothing and that the voters are mostly old white men voting on “artsy” films that are aimed only at them and no one else. With all of the controversy surrounding this year’s nominees, that seems the case more than ever. Yet, I will still be eagerly watching this Sunday night to see what wins each award (yes even Best Documentary Short, I love seeing someone no one knows capture Oscar glory).
This year, more than most, is especially exciting. Many of the races, including Best Picture, are still up in the air. While many see the awards as pointless, I see them...
This year, more than most, is especially exciting. Many of the races, including Best Picture, are still up in the air. While many see the awards as pointless, I see them...
- 2/26/2016
- by Scott Davis
- CinemaNerdz
In our latest Gold Derby editors' slugfest (watch above), we panic over this Sunday's Oscars -- specifically, the three races for the best in short films. As of this writing, our racetrack odds favor victories by "Sanjay's Super Team" (Animated Short), "Body Team 12" (Documentary Short) and "Ave Maria" (Live Action Short). But it might not necessarily be safe just to stick with the frontrunners. -Break- Watch Gold Derby editors Tom O'Neil, Paul Sheehan, Chris Beachum, Marcus Dixon and Daniel Montgomery come out swinging in our riotous predictions video above. Could the warm and fuzzy "Bear Story" upset "Sanjay's Super Team" for the animation prize with its touching story of a bear that has escaped his cruel circus? Will the charming romance of "Stutterer" overtake the cross-cultural comedy of "Ave Maria" for the live-action award? Our editors can't agree on their perso...
- 2/25/2016
- Gold Derby
“From documentaries, we learn about our world and humanity,” was the greeting by Documentary Branch governor Kate Amend to the audience in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Wednesday evening at the opening of Documentary program. Amend said while this year’s nominated shorts were tragic, they were also about “courage and compassion.”
Referring to the Documentary Shorts as “The Big Shorts,” Amend (editor of The Long Way Home, Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport and The Case against 8) mentioned that 124 films qualified in both the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject categories.
The evening included a screening of clips from the nominated films. Nominees from all 10 films also took part in panel discussions talked about their own films and shared insights on the craft of documentary filmmaking. All the directors gratefully acknowledged the collaboration of the cinematographers and editors in the success of their movies.
Best...
Referring to the Documentary Shorts as “The Big Shorts,” Amend (editor of The Long Way Home, Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport and The Case against 8) mentioned that 124 films qualified in both the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject categories.
The evening included a screening of clips from the nominated films. Nominees from all 10 films also took part in panel discussions talked about their own films and shared insights on the craft of documentary filmmaking. All the directors gratefully acknowledged the collaboration of the cinematographers and editors in the success of their movies.
Best...
- 2/25/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Eric Blume reporting for duty. We hadn't yet reviewed the short film Oscar nominees so I binged all 15 of this week. Many minds and bladders wander away from the Oscar telecast during these three categories. Even those of us who claim we’ve “seen everything” have rarely seen all of the entries in the three shorts fields. But pay attention because these winners can bring some of the best moments of the show: remember the 1991 show when producer Debra Chasnoff won for Documentary Short Subject for the General Electric expose Deadly Deception? She got to the podium and said “boycott Ge!” with a cut to Barbra Streisand smiling and clapping with Kevin Costner right behind her decidedly smiling and not clapping. We Oscar lovers live for moments like this.
There’s a lot of quality among the three categories this year. Here’s a quick overview as well as thoughts...
There’s a lot of quality among the three categories this year. Here’s a quick overview as well as thoughts...
- 2/25/2016
- by Eric Blume
- FilmExperience
HBO may have been king at this year's Emmys but their awards dominance doesn't stop there. The network is looking to continue their hold on the Best Documentary Short category at the Oscars. The company has produced several previous winners in this category including "One Survivor Remembers" (1995), "King Gimp" (1999), "Smile Pinki" (2008) and last year's winner, "Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1." This year, the paycaster has produced three of the five nominees including the frontrunner "Body Team 12." Below, let's take a closer look at that film and the other four nominees. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions "Body Team 12" During the 2014 outbreak of Ebola in Liberia, Garmai Sumo is the only female member of a body disposal team that is tasked with collecting the corpses of those who have succumbed to the disease. ...
- 2/25/2016
- Gold Derby
The awards season comes to a close with the 88th Academy Awards. And it.s one of the most unpredictable Oscars yet! In order to predict the outcome, I divided each category between the heart (who should win) and mind (who will win).
Best Picture
"The Big Short"
"Bridge of Spies"
"Brooklyn"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Room"
"Spotlight"
Will Win: .The Revenant.
Should Win: .Spotlight.
Best Director
Adam McKay, "The Big Short"
George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Lenny Abrahamson, "Room"
Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
Will Win: Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Should Win: George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"
Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Should Win: Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"
Brie Larson, "Room"
Jennifer Lawrence,...
Best Picture
"The Big Short"
"Bridge of Spies"
"Brooklyn"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Room"
"Spotlight"
Will Win: .The Revenant.
Should Win: .Spotlight.
Best Director
Adam McKay, "The Big Short"
George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Lenny Abrahamson, "Room"
Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
Will Win: Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Should Win: George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"
Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Should Win: Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"
Brie Larson, "Room"
Jennifer Lawrence,...
- 2/25/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The 88th Annual Academy Awards are just around the corner on Sunday evening, so once again, it’s time to lay down my predictions for who has the best chance of winning in each of the 24 categories, along with a bit of analysis as to why they appear to be the frontrunners. As usual, I’ll start from the smallest categories and work my way up, so let’s get started:
Best Animated Short Film
“Bear Story” Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
“Prologue” Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
“Sanjay’s Super Team” Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle
“We Can’t Live without Cosmos” Konstantin Bronzit
“World of Tomorrow” Don Hertzfeldt
Best Live Action Short Film
“Ave Maria” Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont
“Day One” Henry Hughes
“Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)” Patrick Vollrath
“Shok” Jamie Donoughue
“Stutterer” Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Best Documentary Short Subject
“Body Team 12...
Best Animated Short Film
“Bear Story” Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
“Prologue” Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
“Sanjay’s Super Team” Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle
“We Can’t Live without Cosmos” Konstantin Bronzit
“World of Tomorrow” Don Hertzfeldt
Best Live Action Short Film
“Ave Maria” Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont
“Day One” Henry Hughes
“Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)” Patrick Vollrath
“Shok” Jamie Donoughue
“Stutterer” Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Best Documentary Short Subject
“Body Team 12...
- 2/24/2016
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
Every week we bring you a guide to what's hitting DVD/Blu-ray shelves and VOD services. Every month we put together an overall calendar guide, plus we highlight the more obscure releases worth checking out, plus the titles hitting and leaving Netflix. But that's not all! If you subscribe to HBO Now, or are thinking of subscribing, here's what you can expect for the month of March. New Original Programming: A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (3/7) Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (3/12) Ebola: The Doctors’ Story (3/14) Body Team 12 (3/14) Orphans of Ebola (3/14) Gonzaga: The March to Madness Finale (3/16) Everything is Copy (3/21) Psi: Season 2 Finale (3/25) Only the...
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- 2/24/2016
- by Peter Hall
- Movies.com
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
Netflix’s push into the world of feature films this year has been much publicized, but the streaming giant has also been making waves in a few other categories at this year’s Academy Awards.
Not only are two of this year’s best documentary feature nominees, What Happened, Miss Simone? and Winter on Fire, produced by Netflix, a number of short film nominees are being distributed by the network. Documentary short Last Day of Freedom as well as the animated short, World of Tomorrow, are all streaming on Netflix.
This major push by Netflix is aimed at the established big name in small-screen, HBO. The cable network boasts three Oscar-nominated shorts, documentary shorts Body Team 12, Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, and A Girl in the River, this year.
In April, 2015, HBO picked up the rights to Spectres of the Shoah at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto.
Managing Editor
Netflix’s push into the world of feature films this year has been much publicized, but the streaming giant has also been making waves in a few other categories at this year’s Academy Awards.
Not only are two of this year’s best documentary feature nominees, What Happened, Miss Simone? and Winter on Fire, produced by Netflix, a number of short film nominees are being distributed by the network. Documentary short Last Day of Freedom as well as the animated short, World of Tomorrow, are all streaming on Netflix.
This major push by Netflix is aimed at the established big name in small-screen, HBO. The cable network boasts three Oscar-nominated shorts, documentary shorts Body Team 12, Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, and A Girl in the River, this year.
In April, 2015, HBO picked up the rights to Spectres of the Shoah at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto.
- 2/23/2016
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
Today signals the one week mark as we head into the home stretch to Hollywood’s biggest night, the 88th Academy Awards. For the die-hard awards season watcher, this year’s Oscar race has been both a dream and an absolute hair-pulling nightmare.
The race for Best Picture has never been more exciting with no clear front runner. For the first time in years, it’s anyone’s game and a nail biter down to when the final award is announced.
The precursor guild awards, along with last week’s British Academy Film Awards (the BAFTAs), did little to help the quandary with the predictions. The Big Short received a huge boost when it won the Producers Guild award, while filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu took home the Directors Guild award for helming The Revenant.
The Revenant received 12 nominations and Mad Max: Fury Road has 10 leaving the Oscar pundits with varying predictions.
The race for Best Picture has never been more exciting with no clear front runner. For the first time in years, it’s anyone’s game and a nail biter down to when the final award is announced.
The precursor guild awards, along with last week’s British Academy Film Awards (the BAFTAs), did little to help the quandary with the predictions. The Big Short received a huge boost when it won the Producers Guild award, while filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu took home the Directors Guild award for helming The Revenant.
The Revenant received 12 nominations and Mad Max: Fury Road has 10 leaving the Oscar pundits with varying predictions.
- 2/22/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Read More: HBO Doc Films Picks Up Tragic Ebola Short 'Body Team 12' HBO Documentary Films is directing its attention towards the West African Ebola outbreak next month by releasing a special presentation of three short films about the subject, including "Ebola: The Doctors' Story," "Orphans of Ebola" and the Academy Award-nominated "Body Team 12." Each documentary short follows a new perspective and subject, trailing the doctors, response teams and orphaned children who struggle against the rapidly spreading disease. Individual film descriptions are as follows, courtesy of HBO Documentary Films. "Body Team 12" This year’s Academy Award-nominated film highlights the heroic and heartbreaking work of a female Liberian Red Cross worker tasked with collecting the dead from homes and villages, removing the bodies to halt transmission of the disease. In a tightrope act of high-risk filmmaking, director-journalist David Darg,...
- 2/17/2016
- by Kristen Santer
- Indiewire
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
The best documentary short award has been presented at the Oscars since 1942. Unlike its counterpart category, best documentary feature, documentary shorts rarely receive wide theatrical releases. As such, it can be difficult for many film buffs, and Oscar predictors, to view the films.
However, in recent years a number of documentary shorts have been broadcast on television, including three of this year’s nominees (Body Team 12, Claude Lanzmann, A Girl In The River: The Price of Forgiveness) which are all HBO productions and will be broadcast on the network this year. The other two films in the category are serious contenders for this year’s Oscar, as well, and may be worth picking in your office pool.
Here’s a breakdown of all of this year’s best documentary short nominees.
Last Day of Freedom: Through a first-hand interview, the film tells the story of Manny Babbitt,...
Managing Editor
The best documentary short award has been presented at the Oscars since 1942. Unlike its counterpart category, best documentary feature, documentary shorts rarely receive wide theatrical releases. As such, it can be difficult for many film buffs, and Oscar predictors, to view the films.
However, in recent years a number of documentary shorts have been broadcast on television, including three of this year’s nominees (Body Team 12, Claude Lanzmann, A Girl In The River: The Price of Forgiveness) which are all HBO productions and will be broadcast on the network this year. The other two films in the category are serious contenders for this year’s Oscar, as well, and may be worth picking in your office pool.
Here’s a breakdown of all of this year’s best documentary short nominees.
Last Day of Freedom: Through a first-hand interview, the film tells the story of Manny Babbitt,...
- 2/13/2016
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
Most Oscar viewers use the presentation of the three short film awards to take a bathroom break, but picking the winners of Animated, Live-Action, and Documentary Short can mean the difference between winning or losing our predictions contest. It’s become a lot easier to predict these categories since all the nominees, formerly only viewable by Academy members, are available to see in separate programs at independent cinemas. The Oscar race for Best Documentary Short Film is a tough one to handicap this year. Usually you can bet on the darkest and most serious nominee to take the prize. Light-hearted fare is routinely rewarded in the Animated Short category but not here. But this year's short-form doc candidates all cover deadly serious territory. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions “Body Team 12” is the clear frontrunner to win, drawing the support of 15 of ...'...
- 2/10/2016
- Gold Derby
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
When it comes to this year’s Academy Awards, no word is more buzzworthy than “diversity”. For the second year in a row the Oscars have nominated only white actors in their four main acting categories, sparking backlash and, as a result, inciting the Academy to announce new changes to tackle its “diversity problem”.
Amidst another year of #OscarsSoWhite trending on Twitter, however, the fact that 2015 has been an exceptionally strong year for women has been largely overlooked. Three of this year’s best picture nominees (Brooklyn, Room, Mad Max: Fury Road) are female-centric and feature strong female protagonists in the center of the action. In fact, even outside of those films and their performances, a number of women are nominated for best picture as producers, as well. Kristie Macosko Krieger is nominated for Bridge of Spies, Blye Pagon Faust is nominated for Spotlight, Dede Gardner...
Managing Editor
When it comes to this year’s Academy Awards, no word is more buzzworthy than “diversity”. For the second year in a row the Oscars have nominated only white actors in their four main acting categories, sparking backlash and, as a result, inciting the Academy to announce new changes to tackle its “diversity problem”.
Amidst another year of #OscarsSoWhite trending on Twitter, however, the fact that 2015 has been an exceptionally strong year for women has been largely overlooked. Three of this year’s best picture nominees (Brooklyn, Room, Mad Max: Fury Road) are female-centric and feature strong female protagonists in the center of the action. In fact, even outside of those films and their performances, a number of women are nominated for best picture as producers, as well. Kristie Macosko Krieger is nominated for Bridge of Spies, Blye Pagon Faust is nominated for Spotlight, Dede Gardner...
- 2/4/2016
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
This year’s Oscar race features many familiar faces, such as last year’s best director Alejandro G. Inarritu or last year’s best actor Eddie Redmayne, both of whom are repeat nominees in the same category.
However, what may surprise many is the number of big names behind many of this year’s nominees.
Taking a look at some of this year’s executive producers (people not necessarily involved in the making of a film but helped to finance the production), a number of names that may be surprising were hard at work behind the scenes.
Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft alongside Bill Gates, owns the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trailblazers, and is estimated to be the 51st richest man in the world, had a hand in producing one of this year’s best documentary short nominees, Body Team 12, about a team tasked...
Managing Editor
This year’s Oscar race features many familiar faces, such as last year’s best director Alejandro G. Inarritu or last year’s best actor Eddie Redmayne, both of whom are repeat nominees in the same category.
However, what may surprise many is the number of big names behind many of this year’s nominees.
Taking a look at some of this year’s executive producers (people not necessarily involved in the making of a film but helped to finance the production), a number of names that may be surprising were hard at work behind the scenes.
Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft alongside Bill Gates, owns the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trailblazers, and is estimated to be the 51st richest man in the world, had a hand in producing one of this year’s best documentary short nominees, Body Team 12, about a team tasked...
- 2/3/2016
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
Exclusive: Body Team 12, nominated for the Best Documentary Short Oscar, follows body collectors at the height of the Ebola outbreak. This team has one of the most dangerous and gruesome jobs in the world. The story is told on the ground in Monrovia, Liberia through the eyes of the only female member of the team, Garmai Sumo. A mother and a caretaker, she possesses a certain type of maternal heroism. Through Garmai we see the heartbreaking, lifesaving work of removing…...
- 2/2/2016
- Deadline
“A Girl in the River” masterfully portrays a culture that justifies killing women, its rage subsumed by a dispiriting account of how its customs are perpetuated. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s an extraordinary group of short documentaries that received Oscar nominations this year, and I’m having a tough time picking a favorite, a best, or a guess about which will win the Academy Award. I am partial to stories about women, however, and in particular about the special hardships that women face because of our gender, so I’m gonna throw my hopes for a win behind “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” [IMDb | official site], from Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (who won this same Oscar in 2012 for her short doc “Saving Face”). This is a horrifying story of an attempted “honor killing” in Gujranwala,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s an extraordinary group of short documentaries that received Oscar nominations this year, and I’m having a tough time picking a favorite, a best, or a guess about which will win the Academy Award. I am partial to stories about women, however, and in particular about the special hardships that women face because of our gender, so I’m gonna throw my hopes for a win behind “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” [IMDb | official site], from Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (who won this same Oscar in 2012 for her short doc “Saving Face”). This is a horrifying story of an attempted “honor killing” in Gujranwala,...
- 2/1/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing each short category. See the Documentary section below and the other shorts sections here.
Body Team 12 – Liberia – 13 minutes
For Americans the Ebola scare was a handful of cases and nurses who weren’t as careful as they should have been. To the world it was thousands upon thousands of dead bodies—loved ones that family members can’t normally mourn because every second the deceased’s blood lays in the streets is an extra second risking greater contamination. It’s easy to forget the scope of epidemics like this when ground zero isn’t in our own backyard. We blame countries for being inferior, rejoice in our capabilities to put a lid on things, and go about our daily business as though nothing is wrong. This isn’t the case for citizens of Liberia where outbreak numbers exploded exponentially. It was a plague destroying their country.
Body Team 12 – Liberia – 13 minutes
For Americans the Ebola scare was a handful of cases and nurses who weren’t as careful as they should have been. To the world it was thousands upon thousands of dead bodies—loved ones that family members can’t normally mourn because every second the deceased’s blood lays in the streets is an extra second risking greater contamination. It’s easy to forget the scope of epidemics like this when ground zero isn’t in our own backyard. We blame countries for being inferior, rejoice in our capabilities to put a lid on things, and go about our daily business as though nothing is wrong. This isn’t the case for citizens of Liberia where outbreak numbers exploded exponentially. It was a plague destroying their country.
- 1/28/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Okay, you've already seen "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," but where can you see "Steve Jobs," "Creed," and all the other Oscar-nominated movies of 2015?
We've rounded up which movies are still in theaters, which are on DVD and Blu-ray, and which are available to stream or buy online. In the case of "The Martian," you have your choice of catching it on the big screen or owning your very own copy since it's still in theaters and out on DVD.
Dates and availability are subject to change. For limited release movies, check the film's official site for theaters.
In Theaters
"45 Years" (Best Actress - Charlotte Rampling) Limited release "Anomalisa" (Best Animated Feature Film) "The Big Short" (5 nominations, including Best Picture) "Boy and the World" (Best Animated Feature Film) Limited release "Brooklyn" (3 nominations, including Best Picture) "Carol" (6 nominations, including Best Actress - Cate Blanchett and Best Supporting Actress – Rooney Mara) "Creed...
We've rounded up which movies are still in theaters, which are on DVD and Blu-ray, and which are available to stream or buy online. In the case of "The Martian," you have your choice of catching it on the big screen or owning your very own copy since it's still in theaters and out on DVD.
Dates and availability are subject to change. For limited release movies, check the film's official site for theaters.
In Theaters
"45 Years" (Best Actress - Charlotte Rampling) Limited release "Anomalisa" (Best Animated Feature Film) "The Big Short" (5 nominations, including Best Picture) "Boy and the World" (Best Animated Feature Film) Limited release "Brooklyn" (3 nominations, including Best Picture) "Carol" (6 nominations, including Best Actress - Cate Blanchett and Best Supporting Actress – Rooney Mara) "Creed...
- 1/25/2016
- by Sharon Knolle
- Moviefone
ShortsHD, the Only Short Film Channel (www.shorts.tv), working with Magnolia Pictures, will open “The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2016” on over 400 screens across the United States, Canada, Europe and Latin America on Friday January 29, 2016. “The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2016” will showcase the Live Action, Animation and Documentary short film nominees compilation as three separate theatrical events.
This marks the 11th year of the Oscar nominated short films theatrical experience and is the only opportunity for audiences to watch the nominated short films prior to the 88th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 28, 2016.
In 2015, the Oscar Nominated Short Films earned over $2.4 million worldwide, nearly doubling from just a few years prior. One of the most diverse categories in Academy consideration, this year’s Oscar® Nominated Short Films feature with projects originating from United States, France, Germany, Palestine, United Kingdom, Kosovo, Austria, Chile, Russia, Liberia, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Canada.
“Films...
This marks the 11th year of the Oscar nominated short films theatrical experience and is the only opportunity for audiences to watch the nominated short films prior to the 88th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 28, 2016.
In 2015, the Oscar Nominated Short Films earned over $2.4 million worldwide, nearly doubling from just a few years prior. One of the most diverse categories in Academy consideration, this year’s Oscar® Nominated Short Films feature with projects originating from United States, France, Germany, Palestine, United Kingdom, Kosovo, Austria, Chile, Russia, Liberia, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Canada.
“Films...
- 1/20/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s the main event of awards show season, and the 88th Academy Awards just released the distinguished list of hopefuls.
Slated to take place on February 28th at the Dolby Theatre, the 2016 Oscars will be hosted by Chris Rock and will feature some of today’s biggest and brightest stars.
Best Picture hopefuls include “Spotlight,” “The Martian,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Revenant,” “Room,” “Bridge of Spies,” “The Big Short” and “Brooklyn,” while Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlotte Rampling, and Saoirse Ronan will all compete for the Best Actress honors.
And the 2016 Oscar Nominees Are:
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Director
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max
Alejandro Inarritu The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamsonm, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender,...
Slated to take place on February 28th at the Dolby Theatre, the 2016 Oscars will be hosted by Chris Rock and will feature some of today’s biggest and brightest stars.
Best Picture hopefuls include “Spotlight,” “The Martian,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Revenant,” “Room,” “Bridge of Spies,” “The Big Short” and “Brooklyn,” while Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlotte Rampling, and Saoirse Ronan will all compete for the Best Actress honors.
And the 2016 Oscar Nominees Are:
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Director
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max
Alejandro Inarritu The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamsonm, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender,...
- 1/14/2016
- GossipCenter
It’s the main event of awards show season, and the 88th Academy Awards just released the distinguished list of hopefuls.
Slated to take place on February 28th at the Dolby Theatre, the 2016 Oscars will be hosted by Chris Rock and will feature some of today’s biggest and brightest stars.
Best Picture hopefuls include “Spotlight,” “The Martian,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Revenant,” “Room,” “Bridge of Spies,” “The Big Short” and “Brooklyn,” while Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlotte Rampling, and Saoirse Ronan will all compete for the Best Actress honors.
And the 2016 Oscar Nominees Are:
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Director
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max
Alejandro Inarritu The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamsonm, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender,...
Slated to take place on February 28th at the Dolby Theatre, the 2016 Oscars will be hosted by Chris Rock and will feature some of today’s biggest and brightest stars.
Best Picture hopefuls include “Spotlight,” “The Martian,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Revenant,” “Room,” “Bridge of Spies,” “The Big Short” and “Brooklyn,” while Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlotte Rampling, and Saoirse Ronan will all compete for the Best Actress honors.
And the 2016 Oscar Nominees Are:
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Director
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max
Alejandro Inarritu The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamsonm, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender,...
- 1/14/2016
- GossipCenter
Chicago – “The Revenant,” director Alejandro Iñárritu’s epic drama, got 12 nominations – including Best Picture – as all the categories for the 88th Academy Awards were announced on January 14th, 2016. Rounding out the Best Picture class is “The Big Short,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Brooklyn,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Martian,” “Room” and “Spotlight.”
Chris Rock will Host the 88th Academy Awards on February 28th, 2016
Photo credit: ABC-TVs
The rest of the major categories contained few surprises, except maybe for Rachel McAdams as Best Supporting Actress in “Spotlight.” The 88th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 28th, 2016, and will be hosted by comedian Chris Rock. The full list of the nominations are below…
Best Picture
“The Big Short”
“Bridge of Spies”
“Brooklyn”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Room”
“Spotlight”
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, “Trumbo”
Matt Damon, “The Martian”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”
Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”
Eddie Redmayne,...
Chris Rock will Host the 88th Academy Awards on February 28th, 2016
Photo credit: ABC-TVs
The rest of the major categories contained few surprises, except maybe for Rachel McAdams as Best Supporting Actress in “Spotlight.” The 88th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 28th, 2016, and will be hosted by comedian Chris Rock. The full list of the nominations are below…
Best Picture
“The Big Short”
“Bridge of Spies”
“Brooklyn”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Room”
“Spotlight”
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, “Trumbo”
Matt Damon, “The Martian”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”
Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”
Eddie Redmayne,...
- 1/14/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Here are the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards; and The Revenant leads the way with 12 nods, including Picture, Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy). Mad Max: Fury Road follows with ten however, with the action epic getting the well deserved Picture and Director nominations.
Surprisingly Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs) and Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight) didn’t get a screenplay nod and Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott missed out in the Director category.
The 2016 Oscars will air live on Sunday, February 28th on ABC, hosted by Chris Rock.
Best Picture
Spotlight
The Big Short
The Revenant
The Martian
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
Bridge of Spies
Room
Best Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
Adam McKay – The Big Short
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
George Miller — Mad Max: Fury Road
Lenny Abrahamson — Room
Best Actress
Brie Larson – Room
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Charlotte Rampling...
Surprisingly Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs) and Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight) didn’t get a screenplay nod and Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott missed out in the Director category.
The 2016 Oscars will air live on Sunday, February 28th on ABC, hosted by Chris Rock.
Best Picture
Spotlight
The Big Short
The Revenant
The Martian
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
Bridge of Spies
Room
Best Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
Adam McKay – The Big Short
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
George Miller — Mad Max: Fury Road
Lenny Abrahamson — Room
Best Actress
Brie Larson – Room
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Charlotte Rampling...
- 1/14/2016
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday morning, and The Revenant dominated the field, earning nods in 12 different categories, including Best Picture. In recent weeks, Alejandro González Iñárritu's epic saga of frontier revenge has seemed like one of the only sure things in an otherwise unusually unpredictable field, but the sheer number of nominations it received was one of the biggest surprises of a morning that was filled with them.
Also vying for the film world's top prize are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road,...
Also vying for the film world's top prize are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road,...
- 1/14/2016
- Rollingstone.com
We finally know who and what has been nominated this year by Oscar. Ladies and gentlemen, just a few moments ago this morning the 88th Academy Award nominations were handed out, with The Revenant leading the way. 12 nominations went to that film, with Mad Max: Fury Road next in line with ten citations. Things like Spotlight managed to do as well or better than expected, while the only huge shockers to me were Ridley Scott missing in Best Director (essentially replaced by Lenny Abrahamson for Room) and Tom Hardy getting in for The Revenant. Straight Outta Compton missing in Best Picture was also surprising, but less so. I’ll have more to say in tomorrow’s piece on exactly what went down, along with updated predictions, but at the moment, let’s get straight to the actual nominations… Analysis is coming tomorrow. For now, here are the nominees for the...
- 1/14/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
With the awards season winding down, it's almost time for the big show, the 88th Academy Awards. This morning the nominations were announced, and you can check out the full list here and begin your Oscar predictions!
February 28th will bring about this year's Academy Awards, which means we have a little over a month to debate who we think should/will win based on this morning's nominations. As expected The Martian, The Revenant, and Mad Max: Fury Road are leading the pack, but there are a few surprises (and snubs) as well. Check out the full list below:
Best Original Song
“Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey
“Manta Ray” from Racing Extinction
“Simple Song #3” from Youth
“Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground
“Writing’s on the Wall” from Spectre
Best Cinematography
Ed Lachman, Carol
Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight
John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road
Emmanuel Lubezki,...
February 28th will bring about this year's Academy Awards, which means we have a little over a month to debate who we think should/will win based on this morning's nominations. As expected The Martian, The Revenant, and Mad Max: Fury Road are leading the pack, but there are a few surprises (and snubs) as well. Check out the full list below:
Best Original Song
“Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey
“Manta Ray” from Racing Extinction
“Simple Song #3” from Youth
“Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground
“Writing’s on the Wall” from Spectre
Best Cinematography
Ed Lachman, Carol
Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight
John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road
Emmanuel Lubezki,...
- 1/14/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
The big screen will take over the small screen for one evening only when the 88th Academy Awards air Feb. 28 on ABC.
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And based on Thursday’s announcement of Oscar nominees, it’s clear that a handful of TV’s MVPs will infiltrate cinema’s biggest night, hosted by Chris Rock.
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Brie Larson (The United States of Tara), Rachel McAdams (True Detective), Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall), Tom Hardy (Peaky Blinders, the upcoming Taboo), Jennifer Jason Leigh (Revenge, Showtime’s upcoming Twin Peaks revival) and Eddie Redmayne...
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Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Brie Larson (The United States of Tara), Rachel McAdams (True Detective), Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall), Tom Hardy (Peaky Blinders, the upcoming Taboo), Jennifer Jason Leigh (Revenge, Showtime’s upcoming Twin Peaks revival) and Eddie Redmayne...
- 1/14/2016
- TVLine.com
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Let the games begin! The 88th Academy Awards will be handed out February 28, with Chris Rock hosting for the second time, and now we know who has a shot to win those little naked gold guys. The 2016 Oscar nominations were announced the morning of Thursday, January 14.
Without further ado, here are your nominees (via Deadline):
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge Of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge Of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara,...
Let the games begin! The 88th Academy Awards will be handed out February 28, with Chris Rock hosting for the second time, and now we know who has a shot to win those little naked gold guys. The 2016 Oscar nominations were announced the morning of Thursday, January 14.
Without further ado, here are your nominees (via Deadline):
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge Of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge Of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara,...
- 1/14/2016
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
It’s difficult to even care much about this announcement when mourning the loss of a film icon, but alas, the 2016 Oscar nominations have been unveiled this morning. Ahead of a ceremony on February 28th, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Guillermo del Toro, John Krasinski, and Ang Lee were on hand to announce the 88th Oscars nominations.
Leading the pack is The Revenant, which picked up 12 nominations, while Mad Max: Fury Road was close behind with 10. The Martian had 7, while Carol, Bridge of Spies and Spotlight each picked up 6, but sadly, Todd Haynes‘ magnificent drama was left out of the Best Picture and Best Director race. See the full list below.
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl...
Leading the pack is The Revenant, which picked up 12 nominations, while Mad Max: Fury Road was close behind with 10. The Martian had 7, while Carol, Bridge of Spies and Spotlight each picked up 6, but sadly, Todd Haynes‘ magnificent drama was left out of the Best Picture and Best Director race. See the full list below.
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl...
- 1/14/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
After many months of speculation, the full list of this year's Oscar nominees have been announced - just minutes after the reveal of the death of beloved thespian Alan Rickman.
"The Revenant" led the field with twelve nominations followed by "Mad Max: Fury Road" with ten and "The Martian" with seven. Next were "Spotlight" and "Carol" with six nominations; "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "The Big Short" and "Bridge Of Spies" got five; "Room" and "The Danish Girl" nabbed four; "Sicario," "Brooklyn" and "The Hateful Eight" scored three; and "Steve Jobs" and "Ex Machina" nabbed two.
Surprises? "Creed" and "Joy" scored only one nomination each for Stallone's and Lawrence's performances respectively. No Ridley Scott for director, Quentin Tarantino or Aaron Sorkin for screenplay, Charlize Theron for best actress, "Carol" for best picture, "See You Again" for best song, and of course - the distinct lack of racial diversity. Here's the list in full.
"The Revenant" led the field with twelve nominations followed by "Mad Max: Fury Road" with ten and "The Martian" with seven. Next were "Spotlight" and "Carol" with six nominations; "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "The Big Short" and "Bridge Of Spies" got five; "Room" and "The Danish Girl" nabbed four; "Sicario," "Brooklyn" and "The Hateful Eight" scored three; and "Steve Jobs" and "Ex Machina" nabbed two.
Surprises? "Creed" and "Joy" scored only one nomination each for Stallone's and Lawrence's performances respectively. No Ridley Scott for director, Quentin Tarantino or Aaron Sorkin for screenplay, Charlize Theron for best actress, "Carol" for best picture, "See You Again" for best song, and of course - the distinct lack of racial diversity. Here's the list in full.
- 1/14/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
If there’s a trio of categories that aren’t given the respect that they deserve (or frankly, any respect at all), it’s the short film categories. Be it Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, or Best Live Action Short, they all are mostly ignored by the masses, especially when the first two have feature length cousins in Best Animated Feature and Best Documentary Feature to compete with as well. Still, they deserve to be noticed, so I wanted to quickly list what’s in contention this year. I’ve included the categories in my most recent Oscar prediction update, so there’s that as well. The Academy Awards are the sum total of all the categories, so these have their place, no doubt about that. It’s just a shame that more folks don’t recognize this. Here are the three short subject categories and the remaining contenders...
- 11/24/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Plus… HBO Documentary Films acquires Body Team 12; Sphe unveils first 4K Ultra HD Disc releases; Timur Bekmambetov produces play… and more.
Jessica Chastain will serve as honourary chair at Film Independent’s Spirit Awards this year. Chastain was nominated for a Spirit Award for Take Shelter (2012) and A Most Violent Year (2015). John Boyega and Elizabeth Olsen will present the 2016 nominees on November 24.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment top brass on Tuesday announced the studio’s first releases in the 4K Ultra HD Disc format that features four times the resolution of HD and includes high dynamic range. The discs will arrive in early 2016 and include The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Salt, Hancock, Chappie, Pineapple Express and The Smurfs 2.
HBO Documentary Films has acquired Us TV rights to Body Team 12 directed by Ryot co-founder David Darg. The film won the Tribeca Film Festival award for best documentary short and was nominated for an International Documentary Association award for...
Jessica Chastain will serve as honourary chair at Film Independent’s Spirit Awards this year. Chastain was nominated for a Spirit Award for Take Shelter (2012) and A Most Violent Year (2015). John Boyega and Elizabeth Olsen will present the 2016 nominees on November 24.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment top brass on Tuesday announced the studio’s first releases in the 4K Ultra HD Disc format that features four times the resolution of HD and includes high dynamic range. The discs will arrive in early 2016 and include The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Salt, Hancock, Chappie, Pineapple Express and The Smurfs 2.
HBO Documentary Films has acquired Us TV rights to Body Team 12 directed by Ryot co-founder David Darg. The film won the Tribeca Film Festival award for best documentary short and was nominated for an International Documentary Association award for...
- 11/10/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Read More: Cinema Eye Honors Announces 2015 Shorts List The U.S. television rights to "Body Team 12," the winner of the Tribeca Film Festival award for Best Documentary Short, have been acquired by HBO Documentary Films, the company has announced. Director David Darg put his life at risk by surrounding himself with a team of Liberian Red Cross workers who collected the dead during the height of the Ebola outbreak. The deal was negotiated by Paul G. Allen's Vulcan Productions and HBO Documentary Films. The official synopsis reads: "Executive produced by Paul G. Allen and Olivia Wilde, and produced by Ryot Co-Founder Bryn Mooser, 'Body Team 12' lays bare the heartbreaking but lifesaving work of removing bodies from loved ones in order to halt the transmission of the disease. The filmmakers capture devasting and poignant images, shot on the ground in Monrovia, Liberia, that reveal the Ebola...
- 11/10/2015
- by Sonya Saepoff
- Indiewire
Read More: Camden International Film Festival Announces 2015 Slate Cinema Eye Honors has announced the 10 finalists on its Cinema Eye Shorts List. The collection of nonfiction short films will be screened at the 11th Annual Camden International Film Festival and out of these ten films, five will be chosen as nominees for the Oustanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking Award. This will be the 9th edition of Cinema Eye Honors, one of the largest celebrations of nonfiction filmmaking in the United States. The ten finalists are as follows: "Body Team 12" (Liberia/USA), Directed by David Darg "Born to Be Mild" (UK), Directed by Andy Oxley "The Breath" (Switzerland), Directed by Fabian Kaiser "Buffalo Juggalos" (USA), Directed by Scott Cummings "Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah" (Canada), Directed by Adam Benzine "The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul"...
- 9/21/2015
- by Ryan Anielski
- Indiewire
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