Awards

12.12: The Day and Evil Does Not Exist Lead Nominations for the 17th Asian Film Awards

12.12: The Day and Evil Does Not Exist

12.12: The Day and Evil Does Not Exist lead the nominations for the 17th Asian Film Awards (AFA) celebrating excellence in Asian cinema. Based on the real-life “12.12 Military Insurrection” of 1979 in South Korea, the political drama 12.12: The Day follows the intense struggles of military personnel during the mutiny. The film was nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography. Also receiving six nominations is the film Evil Does Not Exist by Japanese director Hamaguchi Ryusuke whose earlier work Drive My Car won Best Film at the 16th Asian Film Awards. It is nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Original Music.

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The Boy and the Heron, Robot Dreams, The Inventor Among 51st Annie Awards Nominated Films

Robot Dreams directed by Pablo Berger

Nominations announced for the 51st Annie Awards™ recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation.

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DGA Awards Announce Nominations for Best Film Director and First-Time Film Director

Martin Scorsese with Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Glastone and Robert De Niro on the set of Killers of the Flower Moon. (Courtesy Apple Original Films)

Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2023; and the DGA’s Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Director.

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Barbie, Oppenheimer, American Fiction Lead 30th SAG Award Nominations

Sterling K. Brown, Jeffrey Wright, Erika Alexander in American Fiction (Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC. )

Barbie and Oppenheimer lead the nominations for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® honoring outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances for the past year with 4 nods; followed by Killers of the Flower Moon and American Fiction with 3 nods.

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Argentina’s ‘Trenque Lauquen’ Wins Best Latin American Film of 2023 at Cinema Tropical Awards

Trenque Lauquen (courtesy of Cinema Guild)

The Argentine film Trenque Lauquen by Laura Citarella won the top award for Best Latin American Film of the Year at the 14th Annual Cinema Tropical Awards.

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321 Feature Films Eligible for 96th Academy Awards, 265 Eligible for Best Picture

Anatomy Of A Fall (Anatomie D’une Chute) directed by Justine Triet

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the three hundred twenty-one feature films eligible for the 2023 Academy Awards®. There are 265 feature films eligible for consideration in the Best Picture category, which has additional eligibility requirements beyond those for general entry.

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Mary J. Blige to Receive Entertainment Icon Honor at Urban One Honors

Mary J. Blige (Will Sterling)

GRAMMY™ and EMMY Award-winning singer, OSCAR®-nominated actress and legendary Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, will be recognized as the prestigious Entertainment Icon Honoree at “Urban One Honors.”

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Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Anatomy of a Fall Take Top Awards At Golden Globes

Emma Stone in Poor Things (Searchlight Pictures)

Oppenheimer was the top winner at the 81st annual Golden Globes winning five awards including Best Motion Picture Drama.

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2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards Reveals the Longlist

Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa in The Holdovers. (Seacia Pavao/Focus Features)

BAFTA revealed the long list of films advancing to the nominating stage of voting. This is the initial longlisting round.

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The Zone of Interest Wins Best Film of 2023 at Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Awards

The Zone of Interest

The Zone of Interest was honored as both Best Film and Best International Film of 2023 at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) 17th annual EDA Awards.

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Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’ Named Best Film of 2023 by Online Association of Female Film Critics

Past Lives directed by Celine Song (A24)

Celine Song’s Past Lives was awarded the honor of Best Film of 2023 by the Online Association of Female Film Critics. The film also won award honors for Best Original Screenplay and Breakthrough Filmmaker for Song.

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Honored as Best Picture of 2023 by Boston Online Film Critics

Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple TV+.)

Killers of the Flower Moon directed by Martin Scorsese was named Best Picture of 2023 along with the honor of Best Actress for Lily Gladstone, by the Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA).

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