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The Favourite leads nominations for 39th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards

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Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite leads the nominations for the 39th annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, with the acclaimed black comedy racking up 10 nominations in total including Best Film, British/Irish Film of the Year, Best Director, Best Screenwriter, Best Actress (Olivia Colman) and Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz). After The Favourite’s 10 nominations, the […]

Cold War takes top honours at the 2018 European Film Awards

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The 31st European Film Awards took place in Seville, Spain last night, with the European Film Academy bestowing its top honour, Best European Film, on Cold War, with its writer-director Pawel Pawlikowski scooping Best Director and Best Screenwriter and Joanna Kulig named Best Actress. Cold War missed out on a nomination for Best Foreign Language […]

Nominations for the 25th SAG Awards announced

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The nominations for the 25th annual SAG Awards have been announced by the Screen Actors Guild. On the feature film front, Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born pulled in four nominations in Best Actor (Cooper), Best Actress (Lady Gaga), Best Supporting Actor (Sam Elliott) and Best Ensemble, while BlacKkKlansman and The Favourite received three nominations […]

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 […]

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 […]