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Nominations for the 24th Critics’ Choice Awards

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The nominations for the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards have been announced today, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite leading the movie nominations with 14 in total, including Best Picture, Best Director (Lanthimos), Best Actress (Olivia Colman), Best Supporting Actress (Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz) and Best Comedy. The film will contest the Best Picture Award […]

Roma is The Favourite among Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Winners

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Roma and A Star is Born garnered the most nominations from the members of the Chicago Film Critics Association. That’s not the surprising part. One of those movies won steadily throughout the evening while the other was completely shut out. Tip your hats to Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga for their incredible work coming up […]

Avengers: Endgame, Kevin Hart Oscar Drama – Flickering Myth Fridays #1

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EJ Moreno rounds up the week in pop culture in the first episode of Flickering Myth Fridays… In this first episode of Flickering Myth Fridays, EJ Moreno recaps the week in pop culture, including the trailers for the Marvel blockbusters Avengers: Endgame (a.k.a. Avengers 4) and Captain Marvel, the Kevin Hart Oscar drama, and the […]

76th annual Golden Globe Awards nominations announced

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the nominations for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, with Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney biopic Vice leading the movie field with six nods, and The Assassination of Gianni Versace topping the TV nominations with four. Vice will contest the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy award alongside […]

20 films in contention for the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 91st Academy Awards

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As awards season begins to heat up, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that twenty films remain in contention for a nomination in the category of Best Visual Effects at the 91st Academy Awards. Vying for one of the five Oscar nomination spots are: Ant-Man and the Wasp Aquaman Avengers: Infinity […]

Incredibles 2 and Ralph Breaks the Internet lead 46th annual Annie Awards nominations

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Pixar’s Incredibles 2 and Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet lead the nominations for the 46th annual Annie Awards, celebrating the very best in animation from the past year across the film, television and video game industries. Incredibles 2 racked up 11 nominations in total, followed by Ralph Breaks the Internet on 10, giving Disney half […]

The Favourite sets a record at the British Independent Film Awards 2018

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After leading the pack at the Craft Awards last month, Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite continued its dominance at the British Independent Film Awards as it added a further five gongs for a record-setting 10 BIFAs in total. In addition to Best British Independent Film, Best Director (Lanthimos) and Best Screenplay (Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara), The […]

Michael B. Jordan on Black Panther’s Oscar chances

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While it would certainly have been a strong contender for the now-postponed Academy Award for Achievement in Popular Film, Black Panther still has ambitions of success at the Oscars this coming February, with Marvel Studios recently launching its ‘For Your Consideration’ campaign for the superhero blockbuster. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige, who described Black Panther […]

Fox launches Oscars campaign for Deadpool 2

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With awards season fast approaching, 20th Century Fox has unveiled its ‘For Your Consideration’ campaigns for the upcoming 91st Academy Awards, which includes a big push for this year’s hit superhero sequel Deadpool 2, with the studio lobbying in the following categories: Best Picture (Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, Lauren Shuler Donner) Best Director (David Letich) Best […]