Neil Calloway looks at why a certain type of movie will always get the nod at the Oscars… This coming Tuesday sees the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations. We’ve already had the Golden Globes, and if you really care about that sort of thing, the Baftas are next month. We’re deep into awards season, […]
The Shape of Water takes the top prize at the 2018 PGA Awards
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water received a major boost to its Oscar chances last night when the Producers Guild of America honoured the film with the Darryl F. Zanuck Award at the 2018 PGA Awards. In the past ten years, the recipient of the Darryl F. Zanuck Award has went on to claim Best Picture […]
Nominees for the 2018 BAFTA Rising Star Award announced
The nominations for the 2018 EE BAFTA Rising Star Award have been announced at BAFTA HQ this morning, with Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth), Josh O’Connor (God’s Own Country), Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), and Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) set to contest the honour. The Rising Star Award is the […]
Academy Awards shortlists for Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup & Hairstyling Oscars revealed
After revealing a longlist of twenty films earlier in the month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that ten films remain in contention for a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 90th Academy Awards. Vying for one of the five nomination slots are: Alien: Covenant Blade Runner 2049 Dunkirk Guardians […]
The Academy announces the shortlist for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that it has narrowed the field of 92 submissions for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards to a shortlist of nine movies: Chile, A Fantastic Woman, Sebastián Lelio, director Germany, In the Fade, Fatih Akin, director Hungary, On Body and Soul, Ildikó Enyedi, director […]
God’s Own Country takes top prize at the 2017 British Independent Film Awards
God’s Own Country, Lady Macbeth and The Death of Stalin were the big winners of the 2017 British Independent Film Awards tonight. God’s Own Country won four BIFAs – Best British Independent Film, Best Actor (Josh O’Connor), Best Debut Screenwriter (Francis Lee) and the previously announced Best Sound award – while Lady Macbeth won Best Screenplay (Alice Birch), Best […]
The Square leads the winners at the 2017 European Film Awards
The 2017 European Film Awards were presented in Berlin last night, with the satirical Swedish comedy-drama The Square following up its Palme d’Or success at Cannes by taking home six awards in Best European Film, Best Director (Ruben Ostlund), Best Actor (Claes Bang), Best Screenwriter (Ostlund), Best Comedy and Best Production Designer (Josefin Asberg). Other […]
American Film Institute announces AFI Top Ten for 2017
The American Film Institute has announced its list of the top ten U.S. movies of 2017: The Big Sick Call Me By Your Name Dunkirk The Florida Project Get Out Lady Bird The Post The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Wonder Woman The above films will all be hoping to pick up […]
Full list of film and TV nominations for the 23rd annual Critics’ Choice Awards
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water leads the way in the nominations for the 23rd Critics’ Choice Awards, receiving nods in fourteen categories including Best Picture, Director and Original Screenplay for Guillermo del Toro and acting categories for Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins and Octavia Spencer. Dunkirk, Call Me By Your Name, Lady Bird and […]
The Shape of Water enters the race as Call Me By Your Name wins LA Film Critics Association top prize
Guillermo del Toro’s fishy fantasy The Shape of Water entered the awards season race with a strong showing at the LA Film Critics Association awards, though it was romance Call Me By Your Name that won the Best Picture prize. The critics’ group met on Sunday to decide the recipients of its annual prizes and […]