AWARD NEWS CONTINUES

Award season is quickly winding down with the Oscars are just days away. So here is a rundown of the recent winners from various organizations and guilds:

"Sinners" took home the top prize of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 2026 Actor Awards upsetting the prize domination of "One Battle After Another" during this award season. The biggest surprise in the motion picture acting awards by SAG-AFTRA was the unexpected win of Michael B. Jordan who received Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for his role as gangster twins in "Sinners". Jessie Buckley won Outstanding performance by a Female Actor for her moving turn in "Hamnet".

Here are the winners of the 2026 Actor Awards (Motion Picture):

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: "Sinners"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Jessie Buckley, "Hamnet"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Michael B. Jordan, "Sinners"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Amy Madigan, "Weapons"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn, "One Battle After Another"
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning"
SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award: Harrison Ford

The 78th annual Writers Guild Awards were announced on January 27th and the scripts for "Sinners" and "One Battle After Another" were recognized as nominees for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay respectively. And while the rest of the adapted screenplays nominated by the WGA matched the Oscar nominations, the original screenplays (with the exception of "Marty Supreme) largely went in a different direction. The guild went with the work by Mary Bronstein for "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You", David Koepp's "Black Bag" and Zach Cregger's "Weapons". The award winners will be announced on March 8th however the WGA West has cancelled their ceremony due to their staff strike.

Here are the nominations and highlighted winners for the 2025 Writers Guild Awards (Motion Picture):

Best Original Screenplay:

David Koepp, "Black Bag"
Mary Bronstein, "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You"
Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie, "Marty Supreme"
Ryan Coogler, "Sinners"
Zach Cregger, "Weapons"

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Will Tracy, "Bugonia" (Based on the Film, "Save the Green Planet" Written by Jang Joon Hwan)
Guillermo del Toro, "Frankenstein" (Based on "Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Shelley)
Chloe Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell, "Hamnet" (Based on the Novel Written by Maggie O’Farrell)
Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another" (Inspired by the novel, "Vineland" by Thomas Pynchon)
Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, "Train Dreams" (Based on the Novella by Denis Johnson)

Best Documentary Screenplay:

Mstyslav Chernov, "2,000 Meters to Andriivka"
Bernard MacMahon & Allison McGourty, "Becoming Led Zeppelin"
Andrew Goldberg, "White With Fear"

The American Cinema Editors have revealed their winners for its 76th annual Eddie Awards, which recognizes the best in film editing on February 27th. Much like the Globes, the theatrical feature categories are separated by drama and comedy.

Here are the nominations and highlighted winners for the 2025 Eddie Awards (Motion Picture):

Best Edited Feature Film (Drama, Theatrical):

Stephen Mirrione, "F1"
Chloé Zhao and Affonso Gonçalves, "Hamnet"
Olivier Bugge Coutté, "Sentimental Value"
Michael P. Shawver, "Sinners"
Joe Murphy, "Weapons"

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy, Theatrical):

Yorgos Mavropsaridis, "Bugonia"
Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, "Marty Supreme"
Andy Jurgensen, "One Battle After Another"
Bob Ducsay, "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery"
Myron Kerstein, "Wicked For Good"

Best Edited Animated Feature:

Jesse Averna, "The Bad Guys 2"
Nathan Schauf, "KPop Demon Hunters"
Jeremy Milton, "Zootopia 2"

Best Edited Documentary Feature:

Dan Gitlin, "Becoming Led Zeppelin"
Brian A. Kates and Stacy Goldate, "It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley"
Shane Reid and Darrin Roberts, "John Candy: I Like Me"
James Lester and Oz Rodríguez, "Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music"
Viridiana Lieberman, "The Perfect Neighbor"

The DGA Awards announced their winners for the best in direction and Paul Thomas Anderson won the top film prize for "One Battle After Another" on February 7th.

Best Theatrical Feature Film: Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Michael Apted First-Time Theatrical Feature Film: Charlie Polinger, "The Plague"
Best Documentary Film: Mstyslav Chernov, "2000 Meters to Andriivka"

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another continued its awards domination by winning six awards at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards including Best Film. Two largely unexpected wins were Sean Penn winning Best Supporting Actor for his disturbing turn in "Another Battle After Another" and Robert Aramayo was selected as Best Leading Actor for playing Tourette's activist, John Davidson in the bio-pic, "I Swear" which the film won two additional awards. The ceremony on February 22nd was unfortunately marred when the real John Davidson, who suffers from Tourette's, involuntarily shouted the N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo when they presenting an award. The incident has created further controversy when the BBC that aired the BAFTAs did not edit out the outburst although they had plenty of time due to the two-hour time delay and they found an opportunity to remove poltical statements they deemed inappropriate during the show. 

Here are the winners of the 78th Annual BAFTA Film Awards:

Best Film: "One Battle After Another"
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Best Original Screenplay: Ryan Coogler, "Sinners"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Outstanding British Film: "Hamnet"
Best Leading Actress: Jessie Buckley, "Hamnet"
Best Leading Actor: Robert Aramayo, "I Swear"
Best Supporting Actress: Wunmi Mosaku, "Sinners"
Best Supporting Actor: Sean Penn, "One Battle After Another"
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer: "My Father’s Shadow"
Best Film Not In The English Language: "Sentimental Value"
Best Documentary: "Mr. Nobody Against Putin"
Best Animated Film: "Zootropolis 2"
Best Children’s & Family Film: "Boong "
Best Casting: Lauren Evans, "I Swear"
Best Cinematography: Michael Bauman, "One Battle After Another"
Best Editing: Andy Jurgensen, "One Battle After Another"
Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson, "Sinners"
Best Sound: Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta, "F1"
Best Production Design: Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau, "Frankenstein"
Best Costume Design: Kate Hawley, "Frankenstein"
Best Make Up & Hair: Jordan Samuel, Cliona Furey, Mike Hill and Megan Many, "Frankenstein"
Best Special Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett and Eric Saindon, "Avatar: Fire And Ash"
Ee Rising Star Award (Voted for by the public): Robert Aramayo

And the winners of the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards, held for the first time at the Hollywood Palladium and hosted by SNL alum Ego Nwodim, were announced on February 15th with "Train Dreams" winning three awards: Best Feature, Director and Cinematography. Eva Victor's "Sorry, Baby", which got an enthusiastic shout-out by Julia Roberts during the Golden Globes, took two prizes for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Performance.

Here is the list of winners of the 41st Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards (Film):

Best Feature: "Train Dreams"
Best Director: Clint Bentley, "Train Dreams"
Best Screenplay: Eva Victor, "Sorry, Baby"
Best First Feature: "Lurker"
Best First Screenplay: Alex Russell, "Lurker"
Best Lead Performance: Rose Byrne, "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You"
Best Supporting Performance: Naomi Ackie, "Sorry, Baby"
Best Breakthrough Performance: Kayo Martin, "The Plague"
Best International Feature: The Secret Agent (Brazil)
Best Documentary: "The Perfect Neighbor"
Best Cinematography: Adolpho Veloso, "Train Dreams"
Best Editing: Sofía Subercaseaux, "The Testament of Ann Lee"
Someone To Watch Award: Tatti Ribeiro, director of "Valentina"
Truer Than Fiction Award: Rajee Samarasinghe, director of "Your Touch Makes Others Invisible"
John Cassavetes Award: "Esta Isla (This Island)"

MORE 2025 AWARDS NEWS

Award season is moving into high gear with the guilds announcing their nominees for the best in cinema of 2025. The actors, cinematographers, directors and producers have revealed their selections of nominations as well as another major critics group, the National Society of Film Critics selected their winners.

"One Battle After Another" continues its awards sweep with Paul Thomas Anderson's black comedy thriller was named Best Picture during the 2025 awards by the National Society of Film Critics. Anderson received Best Director while co-stars, Teyana Taylor and Benicio del Toro won Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor for their work in the film. Now in their sixtieth year, the NSFC, which has consists of more than sixty of the most prominent film critics in the country, voted on January 3rd during in-person gatherings and virtually. Kathleen Chalfant, the veteran performer was awarded Best Actress for her performance in "Familiar Touch", an indie drama that follows a woman as she transitions to life in assisted living while contending with her cognitive decline while Best Actor went to Ethan Hawke for his transformative work in "Blue Moon" where he plays musical theater composer, Lorenz Hart.

Here is the complete list of winners from the 2025 National Society of Film Critics:

Best Picture: "One Battle After Another"
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Best Screenplay: Jafar Panahi, "It Was Just an Accident"
Best Actress: Kathleen Chalfant, "Familiar Touch"
Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, "Blue Moon"
Best Supporting Actress: Teyana Taylor, "One Battle After Another"
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro, "One Battle After Another"
Best Cinematography: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, "Sinners"
Best Film Not in the English Language: "The Secret Agent" (Brazil)
Best Nonfiction Film: "My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow"
Best Experimental Film:"Morning Circle"
Special Award for a Film Awaiting U.S. Distribution: "Landmarks"

SAG-AFTRA announced the nominations for their 2025 acting awards with them now being called "The Actor Awards" in their 31st year. "One Battle After Another" leads in the nominations with seven while Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" follows with five. The most glaring outcome from these nominations is the complete omission of the acclaimed performances by actors in films that are not in the English language like "The Secret Agent", "Sentimental Value" and "No Other Choice". I'm fairly certain that when the Oscar nominations are revealed in a few weeks that we will see a few actors from some of these films being recognized in the acting categories. Netflix will stream the Actor Awards on March 1st.

Here is the list of nominations for the 2025 Actor Awards (Motion Picture):

Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture:

"Frankenstein"
"Hamnet"
"Marty Supreme"
"One Battle After Another"
"Sinners"

Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role:

Jessie Buckley, "Hamnet"
Rose Byrne, "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You"
Kate Hudson, "Song Sung Blue"
Chase Infiniti, "One Battle After Another"
Emma Stone, "Bugonia"

Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role:

Timothée Chalamet, "Marty Supreme"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "One Battle After Another"
Ethan Hawke, "Blue Moon"
Michael B. Jordan, "Sinners"
Jesse Plemons, "Bugonia"

Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role:

Odessa A’zion, "Marty Supreme"
Ariana Grande, "Wicked: For Good"
Amy Madigan, "Weapons"
Wunmi Mosaku, "Sinners"
Teyana Taylor, "One Battle After Another"

Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role:

Miles Caton, "Sinners"
Benicio Del Toro, "One Battle After Another"
Jacob Elordi, "Frankenstein"
Paul Mescal, "Hamnet"
Sean Penn, "One Battle After Another"

Outstanding Stunt Ensemble In A Motion Picture:

"F1"
"Frankenstein"
"Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning"
"One Battle After Another"
"Sinners"

The Directors Guild of America revealed their feature film nominees on January 8th for the 78th DGA Annual Awards and the filmmakers behind "One Battle After Another", "Sinners", "Frankenstein", "Marty Supreme" and "Hamnet" were recognized for Best Direction of a Feature Film. Nominations for direction in Feature Documentaries and First-time Feature film were also announced. The DGA Awards ceremony is set to be presented on February 7th at the Beverly Hilton.

Here are the nominations of the 2025 DGA Awards (Feature Films):

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film:

Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Ryan Coogler, "Sinners"
Guillermo Del Toro, "Frankenstein"
Josh Safdie,"Marty Supreme"
Chloé Zhao, "Hamnet"

First Time Theatrical Feature Film:

Ava Victor, "Sorry, Baby"
Hasan Hadi, "The President’s Cake"
Harry Lighton, "Pillion"
Charlie Polinger, "The Plague"
Alex Russell, "Lurker"

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Feature Film:

Mstyslav Chernov,"2000 Meters to Andriivk"
Getta Gandbhir,"The Perfect Neighbor"
Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni, "Cutting Through Rocks"
Elizabeth Lo, "Mistress Dispeller"
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, "Cover-Up"

The American Society of Cinematographers have delivered their nominees for the year’s best in cinematography for the 2025 ASC Awards. The technicians behind the camera of the films, "Frankenstein", "One Battle After Another", "Sinners", "Marty Supreme" and "Train Dreams" were honored. The winners of the 40th annual ASC Awards will be revealed at the Beverly Hilton on March 8th.

Here are the nominations for the 2025 ASC Awards (Motion Picture):

Best Theatrical Feature Film Cinematography:

Autumn Durald Arkapaw, "Sinners"
Michael Bauman "One Battle After Another"
Darius Khondji, "Marty Supreme"
Dan Laustsen, "Frankenstein"
Adolpho Veloso, "Train Dreams"

Best Documentary Cinematography:

Mstyslav Chernov and Alex Babenko, "2000 Meters from Andriivka"
Brandon Somerhalder, "Come See Me in the Good Light"
Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo and Tor Edvin Eliassen, "Folktales"

And today, the Producers Guild of America has released their picks for the 37th Annual PGA Awards. The producers behind the feature films, "Bugonia", "F1", "Frankenstein", "Hamnet", "Marty Supreme", "One Battle After Another", "Sentimental Value", "Sinners", "Train Dreams" and "Weapons" have been nominated this year. The PGA Awards will be held on February 28th at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Here are the nominations for the 2025 PGA Awards (Motion Picture):

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:

Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone and Lars Knudsen, "Bugonia"
TBD, "F1"
Guillermo Del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Scott Stuber, "Frankenstein"
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg and Nicolas Gonda, "Hamnet"
TBD, "Marty Supreme"
Adam Somner, Sara Murphy and Paul Thomas Anderson, "One Battle After Another"
Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, "Sentimental Value"
Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian, "Sinners"
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, William Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer and Michael Heimler, "Train Dreams"
Zach Cregger and Miri Yoon, "Weapons"

Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

Damon Ross, "The Bad Guys 2"
TBD, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle"
Mary Alice Drumm, "Elio"
Michelle L.M. Wong, "KPop Demon Hunters"
Yvett Merino, "Zootopia 2"

WINNERS OF THE 2024 GOLDEN GLOBES AND OTHER AWARD NEWS

The 2024 Golden Globes were given out on January 5th and you would have never known they had been away. Now in their 82nd year, the Globes have found their way back on solid ground once again after the last few years embroiled in messy scandals which had distracted them from their mission to glamorously kick off award season. The comedian, Nikki Glaser, making her debut as host of the Globes, proved to be a perfect fit, keeping the show upbeat and lively while gently teasing the stars in attendance with funny yet largely inoffensive jokes.

As for the awards, "Emilia Pérez" had entered this race with the most nominations with ten and took home four awards including Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy). Two unexpected yet well-deserved winners were Demi Moore receiving Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for the body-horror satire, "The Substance" and Fernanda Torres won Best Actress in a Drama for her turn in "Ainda Estou Aqui (I'm Still Here)", the Brazilian political drama from filmmaker, Walter Salles. Brady Corbet and his over three hour, dramatic epic, "The Brutalist" was another big winner receiving awards for Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Director and Best Actor for star, Adrien Brody. And the winner of the first "Cinematic and Box Office Achievement" movie category was "Wicked". I still have no clear idea what this dubious award really means ("It's not good enough for Best Drama or Best Musical or Comedy but it made money so it should get an award too") but congratulations to the witches.

Here is the list of winners from the 2024 Golden Globes (Motion Picture):

Best Motion Picture (Drama): "The Brutalist"
Best Motion Picture (Musical Or Comedy): "Emilia Pérez"
Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: "Wicked"
Best Director (Motion Picture): Brady Corbet, "The Brutalist"
Best Screenplay (Motion Picture): Peter Straughan, "Conclave"
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama): Fernanda Torres, "I’m Still Here"
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Demi Moore, "The Substance"
Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture: Zoe Saldaña, "Emilia Pérez"
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama): Adrien Brody, "The Brutalist"
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Sebastian Stan, "A Different Man"
Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture: Kieran Culkin, "A Real Pain"
Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language): "Emilia Pérez" (France)
Best Motion Picture (Animated): "Flow"
Best Original Song (Motion Picture): "El Mal" from "Emilia Pérez" Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
Best Original Score (Motion Picture): Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "Challengers"

The Screen Actors Guild announced their nominations on January 8th with these awards focused on honoring the best acting performances of the year. "Anora", "A Complete Unknown", "Emilia Pérez" and "Wicked" each received three nominations including Outstanding Performance By a Cast in a Motion Picture. "Conclave" is the other film in that category along with Ralph Fiennes as a nominee for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor. The 31st Annual SAG Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 23, 2025 live on Netflix and hosted by actress Kristen Bell.

Here is the list of nominations of the 2024 SAG Awards (Film):

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:

"Anora"
"A Complete Unknown"
"Conclave"
"Emilia Pérez"
"Wicked"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:

Pamela Anderson, "The Last Showgirl"
Cynthia Erivo, "Wicked"
Karla Sofía Gascón, "Emilia Pérez"
Mikey Madison, "Anora"
Demi Moore, "The Substance"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:

Adrien Brody, "The Brutalist"
Timothée Chalamet, "A Complete Unknown"
Daniel Craig, "Queer"
Colman Domingo, "Sing Sing"
Ralph Fiennes, "Conclave"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

Monica Barbaro, "A Complete Unknown"
Jamie Lee Curtis, "The Last Showgirl"
Danielle Deadwyler, "The Piano Lesson"
Ariana Grande, "Wicked"
Zoe Saldaña, "Emilia Pérez"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

Jonathan Bailey, "Wicked"
Yura Borisov, "Anora"
Kieran Culkin, "A Real Pain"
Edward Norton, "A Complete Unknown"
Jeremy Strong, "The Apprentice"

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture:

"Deadpool & Wolverine"
"Dune: Part Two"
"The Fall Guy"
"Gladiator II"
"Wicked"

And the National Society of Film Critics, a group that counts amongst its members many of the country’s leading film critics, have made their selections of the best in the year of cinema. Announced on January 4th, the NSFC awarded "Nickel Boys", RaMell Ross' moving drama that follows the lives of two African-American boys who try to survive at an abusive reform school in 1960s Florida, as their pick of Best Picture with “All We Imagine as Light” and “Anora” as the runner-ups.

Here is the list of winners from the 2024 National Society of Film Critics:

Best Picture: "Nickel Boys"
Best Director: Payal Kapadia, "All We Imagine as Light"
Best Screenplay: Jesse Eisenberg, "A Real Pain"
Best Actress: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, "Hard Truths"
Best Supporting Actress: Michele Austin, Hard Truths"
Best Actor: Colman Domingo, "Sing Sing"
Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, "A Real Pain"
Best Film Not in the English Language: "All We Imagine as Light"
Best Nonfiction Film: "No Other Land"
Best Experimental Film: "The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire"
Best Cinematography: Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys"
Film Heritage Award: To Save and Project: The MoMa International Festival of Film Preservation; IndieCollect and Scott Eyman

AWARDS NEWS: THE FINALS

As we are quickly approaching the final awards presentation which will bring an end to award season: the Oscars, here is a rundown of the many awards given out by guilds and film organizations over the past few weeks:

The acting branch, which is represented by the Screen Actors Guild, handed out their awards on February 24th. The 30th annual event gave the actors in "Oppenheimer" the top prize of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The rest of the acting awards in the film categories were given to the front runners throughout award season:

Here are the winners of the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Film):

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: "Oppenheimer"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Lily Gladstone, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Da'vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Downey Jr., "Oppenheimer"
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: "Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning"

Celine Song and her melancholy romantic drama, "Part Lives" took the top prizes of Best Feature and Best Director at the 39th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, held on February 25th on the beach in Santa Monica, CA. with host, Aidy Bryant. A. V. Rockwell received Best First Feature for her moving drama, "A Thousand and One".

Here are the winners of the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards (Film):

Best Feature: "Past Lives"
Best Director: Celine Song, "Past Lives"
Best Screenplay: Cord Jefferson, "American Fiction"
Best First Feature: "A Thousand and One"
Best First Screenplay: Samy Burch, "May December"
Best Lead Performance: Jeffrey Wright, "American Fiction"
Best Supporting Performance: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"
Best Breakthrough Performance: Dominic Sessa, "The Holdovers"
Best Cinematography: Eigil Bryld, "The Holdovers"
Best Editing: Daniel Garber, "How to Blow Up a Pipeline"
Best Documentary Feature: "Four Daughters"
Best International Feature: "Anatomy of a Fall" (France)

The Producers Guild of America Awards were established to honor the visionaries who produce and execute motion picture and television production. Christopher Nolan, his wife, Emma Thomas and Charles Rovan received the top prize for Outstanding Producers of Theatrical Motion Pictures for their work on "Oppenhiemer.

Here are the winners of the 35th annual PGA Awards (Film):

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer"
Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and Christina Steinberg, "Spider-man: Across The Spider-Verse"
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures: Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman and Joedan Okun, "American Symphony"

The 77th annual British Academy Film Awards were given out on February 18th which honors the best national and foreign films of the previous year. Christopher Nolan's biographical thriller, "Oppenheimer" began with the most nominations at thirteen and left the ceremony with the most wins with seven, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor for Cillian Murphy. The actress, Samantha Morton received this year's BAFTA Fellowship which is a lifetime achievement award.

Here are the winners of the 2024 BAFTAs (partial):

Best Film: "Oppenheimer"
Best Director: Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer"
Outstanding British Film: "The Zone of Interest"
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: Savanah Leaf, "Earth Mama"
Best Original Screenplay: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, "Anatomy of a Fall"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Cord Jefferson, "American Fiction"
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Emma Stone, "Poor Things"
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer"
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Downey Jr., "Oppenheimer "
Best Film Not in the English Language: "The Zone of Interest"
Best Documentary: "20 Days in Mariupol"
Best Animated Film: "The Boy and the Heron"
Best Casting: Susan Shopmaker, "The Holdovers"
Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, "Oppenheimer"
Best Editing: Jennifer Lame, "Oppenheimer"
Best Production Design: Shona Heath, James Price and Zsuzsa Mihalek, "Poor Things"
Best Original Score: Ludwig Göransson, "Oppenheimer"
Best Sound: Johnnie Burn and Tarn Willers, "The Zone of Interest"
Best Costume Design: Holly Waddington, "Poor Things"
Best Make Up & Hair: Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston, "Poor Things"
Best Special Visual Effects: Tim Barter, Simon Hughes, Dean Koonjul and Jane Paton, "Poor Things"

The César Awards are the national film award of France and the 49th annual event was held on February 23rd. "Anatomy of a Fall", Justine Triet's riveting courtroom drama, swept the awards, winning six Césars including Best Film and Best Director, making Triet only the second female filmmaker to receive this award. French filmmaker, Agnès Jaoui and British filmmaker, Christopher Nolan both received Honorary Césars.

Here are the winners of the 2024 The César Awards (Partial):

Best Film: "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Director: Justine Triet, "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Original Screenplay: Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Adaptation: Valérie Donzelli and Audrey Diwan, "L'Amour et les Forêts (Just the Two of Us)"
Best First Feature Film: "Chien de la casse (Junkyard Dog)"
Best Actress: Sandra Hüller, "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Actor: Arieh Worthalter, "Le Procès Goldman (The Goldman Case)"
Best Supporting Actress: Adèle Exarchopoulos, "Je verrai toujours vos visages (All Your Faces)"
Best Supporting Actor: Swann Arlaud, "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Female Revelation: Ella Rumpf, "Le Théorème de Marguerite (Marguerite's Theorem)"
Best Male Revelation: Raphaël Quenard, "Chien de la casse (Junkyard Dog)"
Best Cinematography: David Cailley, "Le Règne animal (The Animal Kingdom)"
Best Editing: Laurent Sénéchal, "Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall)"
Best Documentary Feature: "Les Filles d'Olfa (Four Daughters)"
Best Foreign Film: "The Nature of Love" (Canada/France)
Best Animated Feature Film: "Linda veut du poulet! (Chicken for Linda!)"

MORE AWARD SEASON NEWS

As award season begins to kick into high gear, the Screen Actors Guild and the Directors Guild of America have announced their nominations for awards. 

The nominations for the SAG Awards is always filled with the unexpected nods (Sterling K. Brown for "American Fiction"; Penélope Cruz in "Ferrari") and surprising snubs (the lead cast of "May December"; Fantasia Barrino for "The Color Purple"; Sandra Hüller for "Anatomy of a Fall"; Greta Lee in "Past Lives") but most of them are for the actors who have received plenty of award recognition since the start of the season. The 30th Annual SAG Awards will be presented on Saturday, February 24 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles with the ceremony streaming live for the first time on Netflix. And the legendary performer, Barbra Streisand will receive this year's SAG Life Achievement Award. 

Here is the list of nominations for the 2024 SAG Awards (theatrical motion picture):

Best Outstanding Cast:

"American Fiction"
"Barbie"
"The Color Purple"
"Killers of the Flower Moon"
"Oppenheimer"

Best Actor in a Lead Role:

Bradley Cooper, "Maestro"
Colman Domingo, "Rustin"
Paul Giamatti, "The Holdovers"
Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer"
Jeffrey Wright, "American Fiction"

Best Actress in a Lead Role:

Annette Bening, "Nyad"
Lily Gladstone, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Carey Mulligan, "Maestro"
Margot Robbie, "Barbie"
Emma Stone, "Poor Things"

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:

Sterling K. Brown, "American Fiction"
Willem Dafoe, "Poor Things"
Robert De Niro, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Robert Downey Jr., "Oppenheimer"
Ryan Gosling, "Barbie"

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:

Emily Blunt, "Oppenheimer"
Danielle Brooks, "The Color Purple"
Penélope Cruz, "Ferrari"
Jodie Foster, "Nyad"
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"

Best Stunt Ensemble in a Movie:

"Barbie"
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"
"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"
"John Wick: Chapter 4"
"Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One"

After no women shockingly made the cut last year, Greta Gerwig received a nomination by the DGA for her work on the biggest box-office hit of 2023, "Barbie". And while this is only a minor improvement it's still welcomed but in the First-Time Theatrical Feature Film category, it is the exact opposite with four female directors impressively filling the five spots with Manuella Martelli ("Chile ’76"), Noora Niasari ("Shayda"), A.V. Rockwell ("A Thousand and One") and Celine Song ("Past Lives"). The 76th Annual DGA Awards will be handed out Saturday, February 10, at the Beverly Hilton. 

Here is the list of 2024 DGA nominees for motion pictures: 

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film:

Greta Gerwig, "Barbie"
Yorgos Lanthimos, "Poor Things"
Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer"
Alexander Payne, "The Holdovers"
Martin Scorsese, "Killers of the Flower Moon"

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Feature Film:

Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp, "Bobi Wine: The People's President"
Mstyslav Chernov, "20 Days in Mariupol"
Madeleine Gavin, "Beyond Utopia"
Davis Guggenheim, "Still: A Michael J Fox Movie"
D Smith, "Kokomo City"

Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film:

Cord Jefferson, "American Fiction"
Manuela Martelli, Chile ‘76"
Noora Niasari, "Shayda"
A.V. Rockwell, "A Thousand and One"
Celine Song, "Past Lives"

After the problematic couple of years behind the scenes of the Golden Globes involving a lack of diversity in the membership of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and the group's ethics practices, it seemed like this long-time award show event might be over. But after the disbandment of the HFPA and turning the group into a for-profit organization, the Globes are back like nothing ever happened. With a new home on CBS and a slightly redesigned trophy, the Golden Globes returned on January 7th to give out awards and the stars came out in all their glittering finery to accept them. The show started off a bit wobbly with first time host, Jo Koy who really struggled to get laughs with painfully awkward jokes. I have to admit that I'm not familiar with Koy's work so he could actually be funny in a less stressful environment. But in all my years of watching various award shows, this comedian's set was truly one of the worst I've ever had to endure. Once the actors came on to hand out awards, it was slightly better although we still had to squirm through badly written chatter between the presenters (leave it to master comedians, Ray Romano, Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig to come in with some actual funny bits). Overall, it was business as usual with the Globes being the first of the televised award shows and helping to create buzz around certain films and performances.

Here is the list of nominations for the 2024 Golden Globes (Motion Picture) with the winners highlighted:

Best Film (Drama):

"Anatomy of a Fall"
"Killers of the Flower Moon"
"Maestro"
"Oppenheimer"
"Past Lives"
"The Zone of Interest"

Best Film (Musical or Comedy):

"Air"
"American Fiction"
"Barbie"
The Holdovers"
"May December"
"Poor Things"

Best Director:

Bradley Cooper, "Maestro"
Greta Gerwig, "Barbie"
Yorgos Lanthimos, "Poor Things"
Christopher Nolan, "Oppenheimer"
Martin Scorsese, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Celine Song, "Past Lives"

Best Screenplay:

Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, "Anatomy of a Fall"
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, "Barbie"
Tony McNamara, "Poor Things"
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer"
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Celine Song, "Past Lives"

Best Actress (Drama):

Annette Bening, "Nyad"
Lily Gladstone, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Sandra Hüller, "Anatomy of a Fall"
Greta Lee, "Past Lives"
Carey Mulligan, "Maestro"
Cailee Spaeny, "Priscilla"

Best Actress (Musical or Comedy):

Fantasia Barrino, "The Color Purple"
Jennifer Lawrence, "No Hard Feelings"
Natalie Portman, "May December"
Alma Pöysti, "Fallen Leaves"
Margot Robbie, "Barbie"
Emma Stone, "Poor Things"

Best Actor (Drama):

Bradley Cooper, "Maestro"
Leonardo Dicaprio, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Colman Domingo, "Rustin"
Barry Keoghan, "Saltburn"
Cillian Murphy, "Oppenheimer"
Andrew Scott, "All of Us Strangers"

Best Actor (Musical or Comedy):

Nicolas Cage, "Dream Scenario"
Timothée Chalamet, "Wonka"
Matt Damon, "Air"
Paul Giamatti, "The Holdovers"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Beau Is Afraid"
Jeffrey Wright, "American Fiction"

Best Supporting Actress:

Emily Blunt, "Oppenheimer"
Danielle Brooks, "The Color Purple"
Jodie Foster, "Nyad"
Julianne Moore, "May December"
Rosamund Pike, "Saltburn"
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"

Best Supporting Actor:

Willem Dafoe, "Poor Things"
Robert De Niro, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Robert Downey Jr., "Oppenheimer"
Ryan Gosling, "Barbie"
Charles Melton, "May December"
Mark Ruffalo, "Poor Things"

Best Animated Film:

"The Boy and the Heron"
"Elemental"
"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
"The Super Mario Bros. Movie"
"Suzume"
"Wish"

Best Foreign-Language Film:

"Anatomy of a Fall"
"Fallen Leaves"
"Io Capitano"
"Past Lives"
"Society of the Snow"
"The Zone of Interest"

Best Original Score:

Jerskin Fendrix, "Poor Things"
Ludwig Göransson, "Oppenheimer"
Joe Hisaishi, "The Boy and the Heron"
Mica Levi, "The Zone of Interest"
Daniel Pemberton, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
Robbie Robertson, "Killers of the Flower Moon"

Best Original Song:

Bruce Springsteen, "Addicted to Romance" from "She Came to Me" 
Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Dua Lipa and Caroline Ailin, "Dance the Night" from "Barbie" 
Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, "I'm Just Ken" from "Barbie" 
Jack Black, Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Eric Osmond and John Spiker, "Peaches" from "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" 
Lenny Kravitz, "Road to Freedom" from "Rustin" 
Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell , "What Was I Made For?" from "Barbie"

Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement:

"Barbie"
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"
"John Wick: Chapter 4"
"Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1"
"Oppenheimer"
"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"
"The Super Mario Bros. Movie"

Celine Song's romantic drama, "Past Lives" received the top prize from the National Society of Film Critics on January 6th. One of the most prestigious of the US film critics groups, which is now in their 58th year, began when several New York critics (which included well-known film reviewers for magazines, Pauline Kael, Joe Morgenstern and Richard Schickel) were refused memberships to the New York Film Critics Circle which preferred writers for mainstream newspapers. The NSFC is known for their judicious selections, usually favoring foreign-language and indie films and that is on display here with Jonathan Glazer receiving Best Director for his first film in ten years, "The Zone of Interest". Andrew Scott won Best Actor for his outstanding turn in Andrew Haigh's emotional, romantic fantasia, "All of Us Strangers". And German actress, Sandra Hüller winning for her stunning work in two films; as a defendant against the suspicious death of her husband in Justine Triet's courtroom drama, "Anatomy of a Fall" and as a SS officer's wife trying to maintain her dream home next to a concentration camp in "Zone of Interest".

Here is the complete of winners of the 2023 National Society of Film Critics:

Best Picture: "Past Lives"
Best Director: Jonathan Glazer, "The Zone of Interest"
Best Screenplay: Samy Burch, "May December"
Best Actress: Sandra Hüller, "Anatomy of a Fall" and "The Zone of Interest"
Best Actor: Andrew Scott, "All of Us Strangers"
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, "The Holdovers"
Best Supporting Actor: Charles Melton, "May December"
Best Nonfiction Film: "Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros"
Best Film Not in the English Language: "Fallen Leaves" (Finland)
Best Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
Best Experimental Film: Jean Luc-Godard’s "Trailer of a Film That Will Never Exist: Phony Wars"
Film Heritage Award: Criterion Channel
Film Heritage Award: Facets, Kim’s Video, Scarecrow Video and Vidiots
Special Citation for a film awaiting U.S. distribution: Víctor Erice’s "Close Your Eyes"

AWARD NEWS: THE FINALS

With less than a week away, the Oscars will close out award season and that means the guilds have been making their selections of the best in cinema from 2022. And "Everything Everywhere All at Once", the trippy, family drama-comedy by the filmmaking team, the Daniels has been sweeping these prizes including the recent Film Independent Spirit Awards. Now this certainly doesn't mean this will be the outcome at the Academy Awards but this film's chances have improved greatly to bring home a lot of Oscar gold.

Here are the winners of the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards (Film):

Best Feature: "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Best Director: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Best Screenplay: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All At Once"
Best Lead Performance: Michelle Yeoh, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Best Supporting Performance: Ke Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Best Cinematography: Florian Hoffmeister, Tár"
Best Editing: Paul Rogers, "Everything Everywhere All At Once"
Best Documentary: "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed"
Best International Film: "Joyland" (Pakistan/USA)
Best Breakthrough Performance: Stephanie Hsu, "Everything Everywhere All At Once"
Best First Feature: "Aftersun"
Best First Screenplay: John Patton Ford, "Emily the Criminal"
Someone To Watch Award: Nikyatu Jusu, "Nanny"
John Cassavetes Award: "The Cathedral"
Robert Altman Award: "Women Talking:

Here are the winners of the 2023 Writers Guild Awards (Motion Picture):

Best Original Screenplay: Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Sarah Polley, "Women Talking"
Best Documentary Screenplay: Brett Morgen, "Moonage Daydream"

Here are the winners of the 2023 Producers Guild Awards (Motion Picture):

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: Jonathan Wang, Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All At Once"
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: Guillermo Del Toro, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley, "Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio"
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Picture: Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris, "Navalny"

Here are the winners of the 2023 Directors Guild of America Awards (Motion Picture):

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Director: Charlotte Wells, "Aftersun"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Feature Film: Sara Dosa, "Fire of Love"

Here are the winners of the 2023 ACE Eddie Awards:

Best Edited Theatrical Feature Film (Comedy): Paul Rogers, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Best Edited Theatrical Feature Film (Drama): Eddie Hamilton, "Top Gun: Maverick"
Best Edited Theatrical Documentary Film: Erin Casper, Jocelyne Chaput, "Fire of Love"
Best Edited Animated Film (Theatrical or Non-Theatrical): Ken Schretzmann and Holly Klein, "Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio"

Here are the winners of the 2023 the American Society of Cinematographers Awards (Motion Picture):

Best Feature Film Cinematography: Mandy Walker, Elvis"
Best Documentary Feature Cinematography: Ben Bernhard and Riju Das, "All That Breathes"

Here are the winners of the 2023 Screen Actor Guild Awards (Motion Picture):

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Michelle Yeoh, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Brendan Fraser, "The Whale"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Jamie Lee Curtis, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Ke Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

Meanwhile over in Europe, the Brits and the French have different ideas on what was the best in cinema last year with the WWI set, German-language drama, "All Quiet on the Western Front" sweeping the BAFTA awards and winning seven awards, the most ever for a foreign language film.

Here are the winners of the 2023 BAFTA Film Awards:

Best Film: "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Outstanding British Film: "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Best Director: Edward Berger, "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Best Original Screenplay: Martin Mcdonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell, "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Best Leading Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Tár"
Best Leading Actor: Austin Butler, "Elvis"
Best Supporting Actress: Kerry Condon, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Best Supporting Actor: Barry Keoghan, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Best Cinematography: James Friend, "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Best Editing: Paul Rogers, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Best Documentary: "Navalny"
Best Animated Film: "Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio"
Best Film Not in the English Language: "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Best Production Design: Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino, "Babylon"
Best Casting: Nikki Barrett and Denise Chamian, "Elvis"
Best Costume Design: Catherine Martin, "Elvis"
Best Hair & Make-Up: Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston and Shane Thomas, "Elvis"
Best Original Score: Volker Bertelmann, "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Best Sound: Lars Ginzsel, Frank Kruse, Viktor Prášil and Markus Stemler, "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Best Special Visual Effects: Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon, "Avatar: The Way of Water"
Best British Short Film: "An Irish Goodbye"
Best British Short Animation: "The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse"
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: Charlotte Wells, "Aftersun"

And the César Awards honored "La Nuit du 12 (the Night of the 12th)", about a police detective who becomes obsessed with a complex case involving a murdered female victim in a small town in the French Alps, with six awards including Best Film. The Honorary César went to American director, David Fincher with star Brad Pitt (who co-starred in the filmmaker's "Seven" and "Fight Club") making an unannounced appearance to present him with the career achievement award.

Here is a partial list of winners of the 2023 César Awards:

Best Film: "La Nuit du 12 (the Night of the 12th)"

Best Director: Dominik Moll, "The Night of the 12th"
Best Original Screenplay: Louis Garrel, Tanguy Viel and Naïla Guiguet, "The Innocent"
Best Adapted Screenplay: Gilles Marchand and Dominik Moll, "The Night of the 12th"
Best Actress: Virginie Efira, "Paris Memories"
Best Actor: Benoit Magimel, "Pacifiction"
Best Supporting Actress: Noemie Merlant, "The Innocent"
Best Supporting Actor: Bouli Lanners, "The Night of the 12th"
Best Female Newcomer: Nadia Tereszkiewicz, "Forever Young"
Best Male Newcomer: Bastien Bouillon, The Night of the 12th"
Best Debut Feature: "Saint Omer"
Best Animated Feature: "My Sunny Maad"
Best Documentary Feature: "Returning to Reims (Fragments)" 

Best Foreign Film: "As Bestas (the Beasts)" (Spain/France)

Best Cinematography: Artur Tort," Pacification"
Best Editing: Mathilde van de Moortel, "Full Time"
Best Original Score: Irene Dresel, "Full Time"

WINNERS OF THE 2023 GOLDEN GLOBES AND OTHER AWARD NEWS

The Golden Globes were back after two years of disruptions (one that was out of their control due to the pandemic and the following year was over scandals involving the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) with the return of the glitzy, party atmosphere and the reappearance of many stars in-person yet still something was off. One thing was having the event, celebrating it's 80th year, on a Tuesday (a strange day of the week to do anything) with very little promotion.

And then there was first-time host, Jerrod Carmichael. Now I admit I'm not familiar with the comedian's work although I do know that he is celebrated rising performer with an award-winning comedy special. But I became concerned during his rambling, opening monologue where he goes into  long detail about the racist claims against the Globes that caused their cancellation last year, why he was approached for this gig and how much he got paid to host. After waiting patiently to hear something humorous or meaningful, nothing really materialized. As the show progressed, Carmichael's material got worse with cringey, awkward attempts at humor involving Tom Cruise and Scientology, Kanye West and his anti-Semitism and one particularly tasteless comment about Whitney Houston's death at the show's venue, the Beverly Hilton. The raucous party scene that usually comes with The Globes seemed muted this year. This show was lacking in levity overall with the HFPA being overly cautious with a respectful, serious vibe overtaking the room and carefully keeping alcohol out of sight.

Here is the list of winners from the 80th Golden Globes Awards (Motion Picture):

Best Motion Picture (Drama): "The Fabelmans"
Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Best Director (Motion Picture): Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans"
Best Screenplay (Motion Picture): Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama): Cate Blanchett, "Tár"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Michelle Yeoh, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama): Austin Butler, "Elvis"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Colin Farrell, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Angela Bassett, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture: Ke Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Best Motion Picture (Animated): "Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio"
Best Original Score (Motion Picture): Justin Hurwitz, "Babylon"
Best Original Song: Kala Bhairava, M.M. Keeravani and Rahul Sipligunj, "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR"

The Screen Actors Guild have announced their selections for their awards with two films that did well at the Globes, "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" leading the field with five nominations each. The 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be held on February 26th at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. And after years being televised on TNT and TBS, the ceremony will be shown live on Netflix’s YouTube channel and then next year it has been arranged to be viewed live on Netflix.

Here is the list for the 2023 SAG Awards (in Motion Pictures):

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:

"Babylon"
"The Banshees of Inisherin"
"Everything Everywhere All at Once"
"The Fabelmans"
"Women Talking"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:

Cate Blanchett, "Tár"
Viola Davis, "The Woman King"
Ana de Armas, "Blonde"
Danielle Deadwyler, "Till"
Michelle Yeoh, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:

Austin Butler, "Elvis"
Colin Farrell, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Brendan Fraser, "The Whale"
Bill Nighy, "Living"
Adam Sandler, "Hustle"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

Angela Bassett, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
Hong Chau, "The Whale"
Kerry Condon, "The Banshees Of Inisherin"
Jamie Lee Curtis, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Stephanie Hsu, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

Paul Dano, "The Fabelmans"
Brendan Gleeson, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Barry Keoghan, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Ke Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Eddie Redmayne,"The Good Nurse"

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture:

"Avatar: The Way of Water"
"The Batman"
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
"Top Gun: Maverick"
"The Woman King"

The Directors Guild of America have highlighted five filmmakers as nominees for Best Director for a Feature Film yet after making some headway in opening up to not only recognize male filmmakers in this category, women have once again been shut out. However, this has been balanced out in the First-time Director category with four women making the cut out of the five nominees. The winners of the 75th Annual WGA Awards will be announced on February 18th during the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Theatrical Feature Film:

Todd Field, "Tár"
Joseph Kosinski, "Top Gun: Maverick"
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
Steven Spielberg, "The Fabelmans"

Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Director:

Alice Diop, "Saint Omer"
Audrey Diwan, "Happening"
John Patton Ford, "Emily the Criminal"
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic, "Murina"
Charlotte Wells, "Aftersun"

And the American Society of Cinematographers have announced their nominations last week for the 37th annual awards which spotlights the best work in feature film, documentary and television cinematography.

Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature Films:

Roger Deakins, "Empire of Light"
Greig Fraser, "The Batman"
Darius Khondji, "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths"
Claudio Miranda, "Top Gun: Maverick"
Mandy Walker, "Elvis"

Spotlight Award in Theatrical Feature Films:

Sturla Brandth Grøvlen, "War Sailor"
Kate McCullough, "The Quiet Girl"
Andrew Wheeler, "God’s Country"

MORE AWARD NEWS

With Oscar voting starting today, many of the specialized guilds who will be receiving their ballots have already announced their nominations for the best in their respective fields from last year. Here is a rundown of what the producers, directors, writers, actors, cinematographers, editors and costume designers have selected for their awards in cinema:

UPDATED:  the winners are highlighted in yellow

Here are the nominees for the 33rd annual Producers Guild of America Awards:

Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:

Todd Black, "Being the Ricardos"
Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, "Belfast"
Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, "CODA"
Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, "Don't Look Up"
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter and Denis Villeneuve, "Dune"
Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, "King Richard"
Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson and Adam Somner, "Licorice Pizza"
Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier,"The Power of the Dog"
Julie Oh and Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Tick, Tick. . .Boom!"
Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, "West Side Story"

Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer, "Encanto"
Andrea Warren, "Luca"
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht, "The Mitchells vs. The Machines"
Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho, "Raya and the Last Dragon"
Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, "Sing 2"

Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures:

Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell, "Ascension"
Eligibility Determination Pending, "The First Wave"
Eligibility Determination Pending, "Flee"
Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements and Carolyn Hepburn, "In The Same Breath"
Eligibility Determination Pending, "The Rescue"
Robin Hessman, Megan Mylan, "Simple As Water"
Joseph Patel, David Dinerstein and Robert Fyvolent, "Summer Of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"

Here are the nominees for the 74th annual Directors Guild of America Awards:

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film:

Paul Thomas Anderson, "Licorice Pizza"
Kenneth Branagh, "Belfast"
Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog"
Steven Spielberg, "West Side Story"
Denis Villeneuve, "Dune"

Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Film Director:

Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Lost Daughter"
Rebecca Hall, "Passing"
Tatiana Huezo, "Prayers for the Stolen"
Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Tick, Tick. . .Boom!"
Michael Sarnoski, "Pig"
Emma Seligman, "Shiva Baby"

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Feature Film:

Jessica Kingdon, "Ascension"
Stanley Nelson, "Attica"
Raoul Peck, "Exterminate All the Brutes"
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, "Summer of Soul (. . .Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)"
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, "The Rescue"

Here are the nominees for the 74th annual Writers Guild of America Awards:

Best Original Screenplay:

"Being the Ricardos", Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
"Don’t Look Up", Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota
"The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun", Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola & Hugo Guinness & Jason Schwartzman
"King Richard", Screenplay by Zach Baylin
"Licorice Pizza", Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Adapted Screenplay:

"CODA", Screenplay by Siân Heder; Based on the Original Motion Picture, "La Famille Belier", Written by Victoria Bedos, Stanislas Carree de Malberg, Eric Lartigau and Thomas Bidegain
"Dune", Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth; Based on the novel, "Dune" Written by Frank Herbert
"Nightmare Alley", Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan; Based on the Novel by William Lindsay Gresham
"Tick, Tick. . .Boom!", Screenplay by Steven Levenson; Based on the play by Jonathan Larson
"West Side Story", Screenplay by Tony Kushner; Based on the Stage Play; Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Play Conceived, Directed and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins

Best Documentary Screenplay:

"Being Cousteau", Written by Mark Monroe & Pax Wasserman
"Exposing Muybridge", Written by Marc Shaffer
"Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres", Written by Suzanne Joe Kai

Here are the nominees for the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:

"Belfast"
"CODA"
"Don't Look Up"
"House of Gucci"
"King Richard"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:

Jessica Chastain, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye"
Olivia Colman, "The Lost Daughter"
Lady Gaga, "House of Gucci"
Jennifer Hudson, "Respect"
Nicole Kidman, "Being The Ricardos"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:

Javier Bardem, "Being the Ricardos"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Power of the Dog"
Andrew Garfield, "Tick, Tick. . . Boom!"
Will Smith, "King Richard"
Denzel Washington, "The Tragedy of Macbeth"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

Caitríona Balfe, "Belfast"
Cate Blanchett, "Nightmare Alley"
Ariana DeBose, "West Side Story"
Kirsten Dunst, "The Power of the Dog"
Ruth Negga, "Passing" 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

Ben Affleck, "The Tender Bar"
Bradley Cooper, "Licorice Pizza"
Troy Kotsur, "CODA"
Jared Leto, "House of Gucci"
Kodi Smit-McPhee, "The Power of the Dog"

Here are the nominees for the 36th annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards:

Best Feature Film:

Bruno Delbonnel, "The Tragedy of Macbeth"
Greig Fraser, "Dune"
Dan Laustsen, "Nightmare Alley"
Ari Wegner, "The Power of the Dog"
Haris Zambarloukos, "Belfast"

Best Documentary Feature:

Jessica Beshir, "Faya Dayi"
Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill, "Cusp"
Daniel Schönauer, "The Hidden Life of Trees"

Spotlight:

Ruben Impens, "Titane"
Pat Scola, "Pig"
Adolpho Veloso, "Jockey"

Here are the nominees for the 72nd annual American Cinema Editors EDDIE Awards:

Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):

Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, "Belfast"
Joe Walker, "Dune"
Pamela Martin, "King Richard"
Tom Cross and Elliot Graham, "No Time To Die"
Peter Sciberras, "The Power of the Dog"

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):

Tatiana S. Riegel, "Cruella"
Hank Corwin, "Don't Look Up"
Andrew Weisblum, "The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun"
Andy Jurgensen, "Licorice Pizza"
Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum, "Tick, Tick. . .Boom!"

Best Edited Animated Feature Film:

Jeremy Milton, "Encanto"
Catherine Apple and Jason Hudak, "Luca'
Greg Levitan, "The Mitchells vs. the Machines"
Fabienne Rawley and Shannon Stein, "Raya and the Last Dragon"
Gregory Perler, "Sing 2"

Best Edited Documentary Feature Film:

Janus Billeskov Jansen, "Flee'
Bob Eisenhardt, "The Rescue"
Joshua L. Pearson, "Summer of Soul. . .Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised"
Ting Poo and Leo Scott, "Val"
Affonso Gonçalves and Adam Kurnitz, "The Velvet Underground"

Here are the nominees for the 24th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards:

Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Costume Design:

Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan, "Dune"
Malgosia Turzanska, "The Green Knight"
Lindsay Pugh, "The Matrix Resurrections"
Kym Barrett, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"
Sanja M. Hays, "Spider-Man: No Way Home"
Judianna Makovsky, "The Suicide Squad"

Excellence in Contemporary Film Costume Design:

Ruth E. Carter, "Coming 2 America"
Susan Matheson, "Don't Look Up"
Mitchell Travers, "In The Heights"
Suttirat Anne Larlarb, "No Time To Die"
Derica Cole Washington, "Zola"

Excellence in Period Film Costume Design:

Jenny Beavan, "Cruella"
Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran, "Cyrano"
Janty Yates, "House of Gucci"
Luis Sequeira, "Nightmare Alley"
Paul Tazewell, "West Side Story"