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New Award Season Rules: Never December, Netflix Crossroads and SAG needs to get real
March 10, 2016Comments Off on New Award Season Rules: Never December, Netflix Crossroads and SAG needs to get realIt’s been only 11 days since the 88th Academy Awards, but it seems like it’s already been a lifetime. That might be because the collective industry conscious wants to move on from six months of almost... -
‘Spotlight’ triumphs in Oscar ceremony focused on diversity issues
February 29, 2016Comments Off on ‘Spotlight’ triumphs in Oscar ceremony focused on diversity issuesWhat can you say about the 88th Academy Awards? It may have been a bit long. It may have featured too many impromptu speeches. It may have even been slightly bumpier than The Academy or producers... -
Spirit Awards remind the Academy what a diverse Oscars can be
February 28, 2016Comments Off on Spirit Awards remind the Academy what a diverse Oscars can beIn just a few hours the 88th Academy Awards will commence amid a continuing controversy over a lack of diversity among the acting nominees and in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences overall. At... -
2016 Independent Spirit Awards predictions: Is ‘Beasts of No Nation’ going to surprise?
February 26, 2016Want to live in a society where actors of color are represented in the major categories? An awards world where one of the Best Film nominees centers on two transgender characters that are both nominated for... -
2016 Academy Award predictions: It’s all about Best Picture and ‘The Revenant’
February 26, 2016We’re here. An Oscar season filled with a seemingly competitive Best Picture race and a public backlash over a lack of diversity among the acting nominees is about to draw to a close. And, chances are,... -
‘The Revenant’ conquers the 2016 BAFTAs taking Best Film and four other awards
February 14, 2016The 2016 EE British Academy Film Awards were handed out Saturday, February 14th in London and “The Revenant” was the big winner of the night. After losing Best Film and Best Director to Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood”... -
Do the DGA Awards point to a ‘Spotlight’ vs. ‘Revenant’ race for Best Picture?
February 8, 2016Comments Off on Do the DGA Awards point to a ‘Spotlight’ vs. ‘Revenant’ race for Best Picture?I have a theory about who is going to win Best Picture. After the DGA surprisingly awarded Alejandro González Iñárritu the DGA Feature Film Award for “The Revenant” Saturday night Oscar watchers were slightly taken a... -
Contender Countdown: With the DGA looming who’s the Best Picture frontrunner?
February 4, 2016Comments Off on Contender Countdown: With the DGA looming who’s the Best Picture frontrunner?Is this year’s Oscar race really too close to call? After the nominations were announced last month it appeared as though there were just three real frontrunners left in the race: “Spotlight,” “The Revenant” and “The... -
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January 31, 2016Comments Off on 2016 SAG Awards winners – ‘Spotlight’ takes key Ensemble honorThe 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out Saturday night in Los Angeles. Here’s a list of the nominees, the winners and some analysis as it happened. Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a... -
‘The Big Short’ takes PGA and steals ‘Spotlight’s’ frontrunner status for Best Picture
January 24, 2016Comments Off on ‘The Big Short’ takes PGA and steals ‘Spotlight’s’ frontrunner status for Best PictureIf you are going to go by the stats, the only films nominated for Best Picture that could win after the nominations were announced earlier this month were “Spotlight” and “The Big Short.” Each had support...
