Awards

  • LADY BIRD Wins Big With Indiana Film Journalists Association, Named Best Film of 2017

    [caption id="attachment_24371" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Lady Bird by Greta Gerwig Lady Bird[/caption] “Lady Bird” scored with the Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) awards, taking the top prize of best picture as well as best director and best original screenplay for Greta Gerwig, best Actress for Saoirse Ronan and Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf. Its five wins are the most for any film in IFJA awards history. “Faces Places” won the best foreign language film prize; and “Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992” won best documentary film. The Original Vision Award, which goes to a film that is especially original or innovative, went to “Loving Vincent.” The Breakout of the Year went to Timothée Chalamet for his work in “Call Me by Your Name” and “Lady Bird.” The Hoosier Award, which recognizes a significant cinematic contribution by a person or persons with roots in Indiana, or a film that depicts Hoosier State locales and stories, went to “Columbus,” the debut feature film of director Kogonada, which was set and shot in the southern Indiana city noted for its Modernist architecture. IFJA members issued this statement for the Hoosier Award: “Writer and director Kogonada made the architectural haven of Columbus, Indiana, an integral part of his debut film. As a meditation on time, responsibility and the influence of art on everyday life, ‘Columbus’ shows the introspective side of Hoosiers that is often left out in stereotypical portrayals.”

    2017 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards

    Best Film

    Winner: “Lady Bird” Runner-up: “The Shape of Water” Other Finalists (listed alphabetically): “Blade Runner 2049” “Brigsby Bear” “Dunkirk” “The Florida Project” “Get Out” “The Post” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

    Best Animated Feature

    Winner: “Coco” Runner-Up: “Loving Vincent”

    Best Foreign Language Film

    Winner: “Faces Places” Runner-Up: “BPM (Beats Per Minute)”

    Best Documentary

    Winner: “Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992” Runner-Up: “Liyana”

    Best Original Screenplay

    Winner: Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird” Runner-up: Jordan Peele, “Get Out”

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Winner: Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green, “Logan” Runner-up: Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, “Blade Runner 2049”

    Best Director

    Winner: Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird” Runner-up: Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”

    Best Actress

    Winner: Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird” Runner-up: Sally Hawkins, “Maudie”

    Best Supporting Actress

    Winner: Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird” Runner-up: Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”

    Best Actor

    Winner: Harry Dean Stanton, “Lucky” Runner-up: Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”

    Best Supporting Actor

    Winner: Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project” Runner-up: Doug Jones, “The Shape of Water”

    Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance

    Winner: Andy Serkis, “War for the Planet of the Apes” Runner-up: Sean Gunn & Bradley Cooper, “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2”

    Best Ensemble Acting

    Winner: “The Florida Project” Runner-up: “The Post”

    Best Musical Score

    Winner: Alexandre Desplat, “The Shape of Water” Runner-up: Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch, “Blade Runner 2049”

    Breakout of the Year

    Winner: Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name” and “Lady Bird” Runner-up: Kogonada, “Columbus”

    Original Vision Award

    Winner: “Loving Vincent” Runner-up: “Brigsby Bear

    The Hoosier Award

    Winner: “Columbus” (As a special award, no runner-up is declared in this category.)

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  • 141 Scores in Contention for Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards

    [caption id="attachment_23776" align="aligncenter" width="1000"]Battle Of The Sexes BATTLE OF THE SEXES[/caption] 141 scores from eligible feature-length films released in 2017 have qualified to be nominated in the Original Score category for the 90th Academy Awards. To be eligible, the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer. Scores diluted by the use of preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs or any music not composed specifically for the film by the submitting composer, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible. Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The 90th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title: “Alien: Covenant,” Jed Kurzel, composer “All I See Is You,” Marc Streitenfeld, composer “All the Money in the World,” Daniel Pemberton, composer “Annabelle: Creation,” Benjamin Wallfisch, composer “Band Aid,” Lucius, composer “Battle of the Sexes,” Nicholas Britell, composer “Baywatch,” Christopher Lennertz, composer “Beauty and the Beast,” Alan Menken, composer “The Big Sick,” Michael Andrews, composer “Blade Runner 2049,” Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer, composers “The Book of Henry,” Michael Giacchino, composer “Born in China,” Barnaby Taylor, composer “The Boss Baby,” Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro, composers “Boston,” Jeff Beal, composer “Brad’s Status,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer “Brawl in Cell Block 99,” Jeff Herriott and S. Craig Zahler, composers “The Breadwinner,” Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers “Breathe,” Nitin Sawhney, composer “Brigsby Bear,” David Wingo, composer “Brimstone & Glory,” Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin, composers “Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie,” Theodore Shapiro, composer “Cars 3,” Randy Newman, composer “The Circle,” Danny Elfman, composer “Coco,” Michael Giacchino, composer “Cries from Syria,” Martin Tillman, composer “A Cure for Wellness,” Benjamin Wallfisch, composer “Darkest Hour,” Dario Marianelli, composer “Despicable Me 3,” Heitor Pereira, composer “The Disaster Artist,” Dave Porter, composer “A Dog’s Purpose,” Rachel Portman, composer “Downsizing,” Rolfe Kent, composer “Drawing Home,” Ben Holiday, composer “Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer, composer “Earth: One Amazing Day,” Alex Heffes, composer “A Fantastic Woman,” Matthew Herbert, composer “The Fate of the Furious,” Brian Tyler, composer “Father Figures,” Rob Simonsen, composer “Ferdinand,” John Powell, composer “Fifty Shades Darker,” Danny Elfman, composer “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool,” J. Ralph, composer “First They Killed My Father,” Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, composers “Get Out,” Michael Abels, composer “A Ghost Story,” Daniel Hart, composer “Gifted,” Rob Simonsen, composer “The Glass Castle,” Joel P. West, composer “Going in Style,” Rob Simonsen, composer “Good Time,” Daniel Lopatin, composer “Goodbye Christopher Robin,” Carter Burwell, composer “Gook,” Roger Suen, composer “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” Tyler Bates, composer “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” Atli Ӧrvarsson, composer “Hostiles,” Max Richter, composer “Human Flow,” Karsten Fundal, composer “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” Jeff Beal, composer “It,” Benjamin Wallfisch, composer “Jane,” Philip Glass, composer “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” Henry Jackman, composer “Justice League,” Danny Elfman, composer “Kepler’s Dream,” Patrick Neil Doyle, composer “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,” Daniel Pemberton, composer “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson, composers “Kong: Skull Island,” Henry Jackman, composer “LA 92,” Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, composers “LBJ,” Marc Shaiman, composer “Lady Bird,” Jon Brion, composer “Lake of Fire,” Qutub-E-Kripa, composer “Last Flag Flying,” Graham Reynolds, composer “The Lego Batman Movie,” Lorne Balfe, composer “The Lego Ninjago Movie,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer “The Leisure Seeker,” Carlo Virzì, composer “Let It Fall,” Mark Isham, composer “Life,” Jon Ekstrand, composer “Logan,” Marco Beltrami, composer “The Lost City of Z,” Christopher Spelman, composer “Loveless,” Evgueni Galperine and Sacha Galperine, composers “Loving Vincent,” Clint Mansell, composer “The Man Who Invented Christmas,” Mychael Danna, composer “Mark Felt – The Man Who Brought Down the White House,” Daniel Pemberton, composer “Marshall,” Marcus Miller, composer “Mary and the Witch’s Flower,” Takatsugu Muramatsu, composer “Maudie,” Michael Timmins, composer “Molly’s Game,” Daniel Pemberton, composer “Moomins and the Winter Wonderland,” Łukasz Targosz, composer “The Mountain between Us,” Ramin Djawadi, composer “Mudbound,” Tamar-kali, composer “The Mummy,” Brian Tyler, composer “Murder on the Orient Express,” Patrick Doyle, composer “My Cousin Rachel,” Rael Jones, composer “Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer,” Jun Miyake, composer “Okja,” Jaeil Jung, composer “Oklahoma City,” David Cieri, composer “The Only Living Boy in New York,” Rob Simonsen, composer “Only the Brave,” Joseph Trapanese, composer “Our Souls at Night,” Elliot Goldenthal, composer “Paris Can Wait,” Laura Karpman, composer “Patti Cake$,” Geremy Jasper and Jason Binnick, composers “Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood, composer “The Pirates of Somalia,” Andrew Feltenstein and John Nau, composers “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” Geoff Zanelli, composer “The Post,” John Williams, composer “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women,” Tom Howe, composer “The Promise,” Gabriel Yared, composer “Pulimurugan,” Gopi Sundar, composer “Raw,” Jim Williams, composer “Roman J. Israel, Esq.,” James Newton Howard, composer “Saban’s Power Rangers,” Brian Tyler, composer “Same Kind of Different as Me,” John Paesano, composer “The Second Coming of Christ,” Navid Hejazi, Ramin Kousha and Silvia Leonetti, composers “Served Like a Girl,” Michael A. Levine, composer “The Shack,” Aaron Zigman, composer “The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat, composer “Slipaway,” Tao Liu, composer “Smurfs: The Lost Village,” Christopher Lennertz, composer “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Michael Giacchino, composer “Split,” West Dylan Thordson, composer “The Star,” John Paesano, composer “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams, composer “Step,” Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq, composers “Stronger,” Michael Brook, composer “Suburbicon,” Alexandre Desplat, composer “Swing Away,” Tao Zervas, composer “Thank You for Your Service,” Thomas Newman, composer “Their Finest,” Rachel Portman, composer “Thelma,” Ola Fløttum, composer “Thor: Ragnarok,” Mark Mothersbaugh, composer “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell, composer “Tickling Giants,” Paul Tyan, composer “Tommy’s Honour,” Christian Henson, composer “Trafficked,” David Das, composer “Transformers: The Last Knight,” Steve Jablonsky, composer “XXX: Return of Xander Cage,” Brian Tyler and Robert Lydecker, composers “Victoria & Abdul,” Thomas Newman, composer “Voice from the Stone,” Michael Wandmacher, composer “Wakefield,” Aaron Zigman, composer “War for the Planet of the Apes,” Michael Giacchino, composer “Wilson,” Jon Brion, composer “Wind River,” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, composers “Wonder,” Marcelo Zarvos, composer “Wonder Woman,” Rupert Gregson-Williams, composer “Wonderstruck,” Carter Burwell, composer “Year by the Sea,” Alexander Janko, composer

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  • 70 Original Songs Qualify to Compete in 90th Academy Awards

    [caption id="attachment_19920" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Patti Cake$ Patti Cake$[/caption] 70 songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2017 qualify for nomination in the Original Song category for the 90th Academy Awards. To be eligible, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits. Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The 90th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title and song title: “U.N.I (You And I)” from “And the Winner Isn’t” “Love And Lies” from “Band Aid” “If I Dare” from “Battle of the Sexes” “Evermore” from “Beauty and the Beast” “How Does A Moment Last Forever” from “Beauty and the Beast” “Now Or Never” from “Bloodline: Now or Never” “She” from “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” “Your Hand I Will Never Let It Go” from “The Book of Henry” “Buddy’s Business” from “Brawl in Cell Block 99” “The Crown Sleeps” from “The Breadwinner” “World Gone Mad” from “Bright” “Mystery Of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name” “Visions Of Gideon” from “Call Me by Your Name” “Captain Underpants Theme Song” from “Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie” “Ride” from “Cars 3” “Run That Race” from “Cars 3” “Tell Me How Long” from “Chasing Coral” “Broken Wings” from “City of Ghosts” “Remember Me” from “Coco” “Prayers For This World” from “Cries from Syria” “There’s Something Special” from “Despicable Me 3” “It Ain’t Fair” from “Detroit” “A Little Change In The Weather” from “Downsizing” “Stars In My Eyes (Theme From Drawing Home)” from “Drawing Home” “All In My Head” from “Elizabeth Blue” “Dying For Ya” from “Elizabeth Blue” “Green” from “Elizabeth Blue” “Can’t Hold Out On Love” from “Father Figures” “Home” from “Ferdinand” “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” from “Fifty Shades Darker” “You Shouldn’t Look At Me That Way” from “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” “This Is How You Walk On” from “Gifted” “Summer Storm” from “The Glass Castle” “The Pure And The Damned” from “Good Time” “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman” “The Hero” from “The Hero” “How Shall A Sparrow Fly” from “Hostiles” “Just Getting Started” from “If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast” “Truth To Power” from “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” “Next Stop, The Stars” from “Kepler’s Dream” “The Devil & The Huntsman” from “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” “Have You Ever Wondered” from “Lake of Fire” “I’ll Be Gone” from “Lake of Fire” “We’ll Party All Night” from “Lake of Fire” “Friends Are Family” from “The Lego Batman Movie” “Found My Place” from “The Lego Ninjago Movie” “Stand Up For Something” from “Marshall” “Rain” from “Mary and the Witch’s Flower” “Myron/Byron” from “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)” “Longing For Summer” from “Moomins and the Winter Wonderland” “Mighty River” from “Mudbound” “Never Forget” from “Murder on the Orient Express” “Hold The Light” from “Only the Brave” “PBNJ” from “Patti Cake$” “Tuff Love (Finale)” from “Patti Cake$” “Lost Souls” from “The Pirates of Somalia” “How A Heart Unbreaks” from “Pitch Perfect 3” “The Promise” from “The Promise” “Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe” from “Pulimurugan” “Maanathe Maarikurumbe” from “Pulimurugan” “Stubborn Angel” from “Same Kind of Different as Me” “Dancing Through The Wreckage” from “Served Like a Girl” “Keep Your Eyes On Me” from “The Shack” “On The Music Goes” from “Slipaway” “The Star” from “The Star” “Jump” from “Step” “Tickling Giants” from “Tickling Giants” “Fly Away” from “Trafficked” “Speak To Me” from “Voice from the Stone” “Walk On Faith” from “Year by the Sea”

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  • 10 Films Remain in Visual Effects Oscar Race at 90th Academy Awards

    [caption id="attachment_25167" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]The Shape Of Water Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer in the film THE SHAPE OF WATER.The Shape of Water[/caption] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected the 10 films that remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 90th Academy Awards. Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The 90th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/ 3:30 p.m. PT. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “Alien: Covenant” “Blade Runner 2049” “Dunkirk” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” “Kong: Skull Island” “Okja” “The Shape of Water” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” “War for the Planet of the Apes”

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  • Aaron Sorkin and Patty Jenkins to Receive Variety’s Creative Impact Award

    Aaron Sorkin and Patty Jenkins to Receive Variety's Creative Impact Award Variety will present writer Aaron Sorkin with the Creative Impact in Screenwriting Award and director Patty Jenkins with the Creative Impact in Directing Award at the 2018 Palm Springs Film Festival on January 3, 2018. The award will celebrate Sorkin’s prolific screenwriting career, which includes an Academy Award® for “The Social Network” and multiple Emmy Awards for “The West Wing”, as well as his directorial debut with the upcoming film, “Molly’s Game” from STX films and The Mark Gordon Company, opening Dec. 25.  Aaron has received a Golden Globe nomination as well as a Critics Choice nomination for the screenplay of the film. “It’s no exaggeration to say that Aaron Sorkin has dramatically changed the art of modern film and TV writing,” said Steven Gaydos, VP and Executive Editor, Variety. “With intelligence, passion and wit in equal portions, his propulsive expressiveness has redefined the limits of character and dialogue, and his newest film, “Molly’s Game,” is a thrilling example of the maestro at the top of his game.” “Molly’s Game” star Jessica Chastain will be presenting Sorkin the award at the brunch. Chastain will receive the Chairman’s Award at the PSIFF Film Awards Gala the evening before. Jenkins will be the first female director to ever receive the honor, and the award will celebrate her career, from her award-winning first feature, “Monster,” to her most recent work directing Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Wonder Woman.” Among that film’s many accolades, it was recently named one of AFI’s Best Films of The Year, and Jenkins and the film’s star, Gal Gadot, will receive the National Board of Review Spotlight Award. “Patty Jenkins has directed one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films of the year with “Wonder Woman,” said Variety Co-Editor in Chief, Claudia Eller. “The film grossed $820 million worldwide and has inspired women-and men-old and young, to feel as empowered as the superhero at its center. Patty also scored a big one for female directors, which are in short supply in Hollywood.” “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot will be presenting Patty the award at the brunch. Gadot will receive the Rising Star Award at the PSIFF Film Awards Gala the evening before. Previous recipients of this award have included Jeff Nichols, Charlie Kaufmann, David O. Russell, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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  • 9 Foreign Language Films Advance in 90th Academy Awards Race

    [caption id="attachment_22301" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Loveless Loveless[/caption] Nine foreign language feature films have been selected to advance to the next round in the Foreign Language Film category for the 90th Academy Awards. Ninety-two films had originally been considered in the category. Four of the nine films premiered at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival: the winner of the Golden Bear, On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi (Hungary); the Competition entries Félicité by Alain Gomis (Senegal), which won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize, and A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio (Chile), which took home the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay; as well as the opening film of the Panorama, The Wound by John Trengove (South Africa). Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The 90th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are: Chile, “A Fantastic Woman,” Sebastián Lelio, director; Germany, “In the Fade,” Fatih Akin, director; Hungary, “On Body and Soul,” Ildikó Enyedi, director; Israel, “Foxtrot,” Samuel Maoz, director; Lebanon, “The Insult,” Ziad Doueiri, director; Russia, “Loveless,” Andrey Zvyagintsev, director; Senegal, “Félicité,” Alain Gomis, director; South Africa, “The Wound,” John Trengove, director; Sweden, “The Square,” Ruben Östlund, director.

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  • THE SHAPE OF WATER, THE SQUARE, THE FLORIDA PROJECT Among Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Best Films of 2017

    [caption id="attachment_22898" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]The Square Ruben Ostlunds The Square[/caption] The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the fantasy romance THE SHAPE OF WATER as the best film of 2017, according to the results of its 24th annual critics’ poll released today. Guillermo del Toro was voted Best Director for THE SHAPE OF WATER The association voted THE SQUARE as the best foreign-language film of the year, and CITY OF GHOSTS won for Best Documentary THE FLORIDA PROJECT was selected as the winner of the Russell Smith Award, named for the late Dallas Morning News film critic. The honor is given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film. The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association consists of 34 broadcast, print and online journalists from North Texas.

    2017 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AWARD WINNERS

    (Choices listed in order of votes received) BEST PICTURE Winner: THE SHAPE OF WATER Runners-up: THE POST; LADY BIRD; CALL ME BY YOUR NAME; GET OUT; DUNKIRK; THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI; I, TONYA; THE FLORIDA PROJECT; DARKEST HOUR BEST ACTOR Winner: Gary Oldman, DARKEST HOUR Runners-up: James Franco, THE DISASTER ARTIST; Daniel Day-Lewis, PHANTOM THREAD; Timothee Chalamet, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME; Tom Hanks, THE POST BEST ACTRESS Winner: Sally Hawkins, THE SHAPE OF WATER Runners-up: Frances McDormand, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI; Margot Robbie, I, TONYA; Saoirse Ronan, LADY BIRD; Meryl Streep, THE POST BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Winner: Sam Rockwell, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Runners-up: Willem Dafoe, THE FLORIDA PROJECT; Richard Jenkins, THE SHAPE OF WATER; Armie Hammer, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME; Woody Harrelson, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Winner: Allison Janney, I, TONYA Runners-up: Laurie Metcalf, LADY BIRD; Mary J. Blige, MUDBOUND; Holly Hunter, THE BIG SICK; Octavia Spencer, THE SHAPE OF WATER BEST DIRECTOR Winner: Guillermo del Toro, THE SHAPE OF WATER Runners-up: Greta Gerwig, LADY BIRD; Christopher Nolan, DUNKIRK; Steven Spielberg, THE POST; Jordan Peele, GET OUT BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Winner: THE SQUARE Runners-up: THELMA; BPM; FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER; IN THE FADE BEST DOCUMENTARY Winner: CITY OF GHOSTS Runners-up: JANE; AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL; EX LIBRIS: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY; LAST MEN IN ALEPPO BEST ANIMATED FILM Winner: COCO Runners-up: LOVING VINCENT BEST SCREENPLAY Winner: Greta Gerwig, LADY BIRD Runner-up: Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, THE SHAPE OF WATER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Winner: Dan Laustsen, THE SHAPE OF WATER Runner-up: Roger Deakins, BLADE RUNNER 2049 BEST MUSICAL SCORE Winner: Alexandre Desplat, THE SHAPE OF WATER Runner-up: Hans Zimmer, DUNKIRK RUSSELL SMITH AWARD (best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film) Winner: THE FLORIDA PROJECT

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  • GET OUT, CROWN HEIGHTS, STEP, THE WOUND Score with African American Film Critics Association Awards

    [caption id="attachment_20168" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Crown Heights Crown Heights[/caption] The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has named Get Out the best film of 2017 along with Best Director and Best Screenplay for Jordan Peele.  Other winners include Best Actress to Frances McDormand for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Best Independent film for Crown Heights; Best Documentary for Step; and Best Foreign film for The Wound. The AAFCA Awards will take place on February 7, 2018 at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood.

    2017 African American Film Critics Association Awards

    BEST PICTURE GET OUT (Universal Pictures) BEST DIRECTOR JORDAN PEELE – GET OUT (Universal Pictures) BEST ACTOR DANIEL KALUUYA – GET OUT (Universal Pictures) BEST ACTRESS FRANCES McDORMAND – THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (Fox Searchlight) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR LAURENCE FISHBURNE – LAST FLAG FLYING (Amazon Studios/Lionsgate) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS TIFFANY HADDISH – GIRLS TRIP (Universal Pictures) BEST COMEDY GIRLS TRIP (Universal Pictures) BEST ENSEMBLE DETROIT (Annapurna Pictures) BEST INDEPENDENT CROWN HEIGHTS (Amazon Studios/IFC Films) BEST ANIMATED COCO (Disney/Pixar) BEST DOCUMENTARY STEP (Fox Searchlight) BEST FOREIGN THE WOUND (Kino Lorber) BEST SCREENPLAY GET OUT (Universal Pictures) BEST SONG “IT AINT FAIR” – DETROIT – THE ROOTS featuring BILAL (Motown Records) BEST NEW MEDIA MUDBOUND (Netflix) BEST TV SERIES (COMEDY) BLACK-ISH (ABC) BEST TV SERIES (DRAMA) QUEEN SUGAR (OWN) BREAKOUT LAKEITH STANFIELD – CROWN HEIGHTS (Amazon Studios/IFC Films)

    TOP 10 FILMS

    GET OUT (Universal Pictures) THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI (Fox Searchlight) COCO (Disney/Pixar) GIRLS TRIP (Universal Pictures) DETROIT (Annapurna Pictures) CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (Sony Pictures Classics) THE SHAPE OF WATER (Fox Searchlight) GOOK (Samuel Goldwyn Films) CROWN HEIGHTS (Amazon Studios/IFC Films) MARSHALL (Open Road Films)

    TOP 10 TV PROGRAMS

    QUEEN SUGAR: Season 2 (OWN) UNDERGROUND: Season 2 (WGN) INSECURE: Season 2 (HBO) MASTER OF NONE: Season 2 (Netflix) BLACK-ISH: Season 4 (ABC) THE HANDMAID’S TALE: Season 1 (Hulu) DEAR WHITE PEOPLE: Season 1 (Netflix) SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT: Season 1 (Netflix) THE DEFIANT ONES (HBO) TIE: GUERILLA/SNOWFALL: Season 1 (Showtime/FX)

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  • THE SHAPE OF WATER Leads Nominations for 2017 Houston Film Critics Society Awards

    [caption id="attachment_25167" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]The Shape Of Water Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer in the film THE SHAPE OF WATER.[/caption] Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water, leads the nominations for the 2017 Houston Film Critics Society Awards with 11 nominations, including best picture and best director for Guillermo del Toro. Winners will be announced at the award ceremony on January 6, 2018.

    2017 Houston Film Critics Society Awards Nominations

    Best Picture:

    The Big Sick Call Me By Your Name Dunkirk The Florida Project Get Out Lady Bird Logan The Post The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Best Director:

    Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water” Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird” Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk” Jordan Peele, “Get Out” Steven Spielberg, “The Post”

    Best Actor:

    Timothee Chalamet, “Call Me By Your Name” James Franco, “The Disaster Artist” Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out” Robert Pattinson, “Good Time” Andy Serkis, “War for the Planet of the Apes”

    Best Actress:

    Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water” Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Brooklyn Prince, “The Florida Project” Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya” Saiorse Ronan, “Lady Bird”

    Best Supporting Actor:

    Willem Defoe, “The Florida Project” Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water” Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Patrick Stewart, “Logan” Michael Stuhlbarg, “Call Me By Your Name”

    Best Supporting Actress:

    Holly Hunter, “The Big Sick” Allison Janney, “I, Tonya” Dafne Keen, “Logan” Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird” Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”

    Best Screenplay:

    “The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani “Get Out,” Jordan Peele “Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig “The Post,” Elizabeth Hanna and Josh Singer “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh

    Best Cinematography:

    “Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins “Call Me By Your Name,” Sayombhu Mukdeeprom “Dunkirk,” Hoyte van Hoytema “The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen “Wonder Wheel,” Vittoria Storaro

    Best Animated Film:

    “The Breadwinner” “Coco” “Despicable Me 3” “The Lego Batman Movie” “Loving Vincent”

    Best Original Score:

    “Blade Runner 2049,” Ben Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer “Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer “The Post,” John Williams “The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat “War for the Planet of the Apes,” Michael Giacchino

    Best Original Song:

    “Evermore” (“Beauty and the Beast”) “I Get Overwhelmed” (“A Ghost Story”) “Never Forget” (“Murder on the Orient Express”) “Remember Me” (“Coco”) “Visions of Gideon” (“Call Me By Your Name”)

    Best Foreign Language Film:

    “BPM” “Blade of the Immortal” “First They Killed My Father” “The Square” “Thelma”

    Best Documentary Feature:

    “Faces Places” “Jane” “Kedi” “Step” “The Work”

    Best Visual Effects:

    “Blade Runner 2049” “The Shape of Water” “War for the Planet of the Apes”

    Best Poster:

    “Baby Driver” “It” “Logan Lucky” “Mother” “The Shape of Water”

    Best Texas Independent Film Award:

    “A Ghost Story” “Mr. Roosevelt” “Mustang Island” “The Secret Life of Lance Letscher” “Song to Song”

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  • GOOD TIME Tops Film Comment Magazine’s 2017 Best-of-Year LISTS

    [caption id="attachment_22877" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Good Time Good Time[/caption] Josh and Benny Safdie’s Good Time took the top spot among films released in 2017 on Film Comment magazine’s annual end-of-year list. Other top ranking films include Terence Davies’s A Quiet Passion, and Olivier Assayas’s Personal Shopper. Of the films that screened at festivals worldwide but have not announced stateside distribution, Pedro Pinho’s The Nothing Factory, Sergei Loznitsa’s A Gentle Creature, and Heinz Emigholz’s Streetscapes [Dialogue] received the top rankings. Published since 1962, Film Comment magazine features in-depth reviews, critical analysis, and feature coverage of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world.

    Film Comment’s Top 10 Films Released in 2017:

    1. Good Time Josh and Benny Safdie, USA 2. A Quiet Passion Terence Davies, U.K./Belgium 3. Personal Shopper Olivier Assayas, France 4. Get Out Jordan Peele, USA 5. Nocturama Bertrand Bonello, France 6. Ex Libris: The New York Public Library Frederick Wiseman, USA 7. The Death of Louis XIV Albert Serra, France/Portugal/Spain 8. Faces Places Agnès Varda and JR, France 9. The Lost City of Z James Gray, USA 10. Lady Bird Greta Gerwig, USA Film Comment’s survey also ranks films that have screened and made notable appearances at festivals throughout the year, but remain without U.S. distribution at press time.

    Film Comment’s Top 10 Unreleased Films of 2017:

    1. The Nothing Factory Pedro Pinho, Portugal 2. A Gentle Creature Sergei Loznitsa, France/Germany/Lithuania/The Netherlands 3. Streetscapes [Dialogue] Heinz Emigholz, Germany 4. Milla Valérie Massadian, France 5. Tonsler Park Kevin Jerome Everson, USA 6. Mrs. Fang Wang Bing, France/China/Germany 7. Spoor Agnieszka Holland and Kasia Adamik, Poland/Germany/Czech Republic 8. Le Fort des fous Narimane Mari, France/Algeria/Greece/Germany/Qatar 9. 3/4 Ilian Metev, Bulgaria 10. The Venerable W. Barbet Schroeder, France/Switzerland “Out of the hundreds of movies released in 2017, our esteemed contributors have distilled the year into an energized and energizing lineup of essential films,” said Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold. “This selection reflects Film Comment’s love for the art and craft of cinema in its many forms, ranging from first-time filmmakers to 43rd-timers. Not to mention film’s many seasons: the top five all opened before the traditional fall frenzy of releases. Read all about it in Film Comment.”

    THE FILM COMMENT BEST OF 2017: THE COMPLETE LIST OF TOP 20 TITLES

    RELEASED IN 2017

    1. Good Time Josh and Benny Safdie, USA 2. A Quiet Passion Terence Davies, U.K./Belgium 3. Personal Shopper Olivier Assayas, France 4. Get Out Jordan Peele, USA 5. Nocturama Bertrand Bonello, France 6. Ex Libris: The New York Public Library Frederick Wiseman, USA 7. The Death of Louis XIV Albert Serra, France/Portugal/Spain 8. Faces Places Agnès Varda and JR, France 9. The Lost City of Z James Gray, USA 10. Lady Bird Greta Gerwig, USA Rankings #11-20 11. The Human Surge Eduardo Williams, Argentina 12. The Other Side of Hope Aki Kaurismäki, Finland 13. The Florida Project Sean Baker, USA 14. Dawson City: Frozen Time Bill Morrison, USA 15. Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson, USA 16. On the Beach at Night Alone Hong Sangsoo, South Korea 17. Wonderstruck Todd Haynes, USA 18. Mudbound Dee Rees, USA 19. BPM: Beats Per Minute Robin Campillo, France 20. The Square Ruben Östlund, Sweden

    FILMS WITHOUT DISTRIBUTION IN 2017

    1. The Nothing Factory Pedro Pinho, Portugal 2. A Gentle Creature Sergei Loznitsa, France/Germany/Lithuania/The Netherlands 3. Streetscapes [Dialogue] Heinz Emigholz, Germany 4. Milla Valérie Massadian, France 5. Tonsler Park Kevin Jerome Everson, USA 6. Mrs. Fang Wang Bing, France/China/Germany 7. Spoor Agnieszka Holland and Kasia Adamik, Poland/Germany/Czech Republic 8. Le Fort des fous Narimane Mari, France/Algeria/Greece/Germany/Qatar 9. 3/4 Ilian Metev, Bulgaria 10. The Venerable W. Barbet Schroeder, France/Switzerland Rankings #11-20 11. Golden Exits Alex Ross Perry, USA 12. Mrs. Hyde Serge Bozon, France 13. The Wandering Soap Opera Raúl Ruiz & Valeria Sarmiento, Chile 14. Life and Nothing More Antonio Méndez Esparza, Spain/USA 15. Until the Birds Return Karim Moussaoui, France/Algeria/Germany 16. Good Luck Ben Russell, France/Germany 17. Distant Constellation Shevaun Mizrahi, Turkey/USA 18. The Quartet (Elohim, Abaton, Coda, Ode) Nathaniel Dorsky, USA 19. Drift Helena Wittmann, Germany 20. Untitled Matthew Glawogger & Monika Willi, Austria

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  • “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Tops Nominations for 24th SAG Awards

    [caption id="attachment_23572" align="aligncenter" width="1000"]THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri[/caption] “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” leads the nominations for the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards with 4 nods including Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. “Lady Bird” closely followed with 3 nods also including Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT).

    24th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS NOMINATIONS

    The Theatrical Motion Picture Nominees are:

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role JUDI DENCH / Queen Victoria – “VICTORIA & ABDUL” (Focus Features) SALLY HAWKINS / Elisa Esposito – “THE SHAPE OF WATER” (Fox Searchlight) FRANCES McDORMAND / Mildred – “THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI” (Fox Searchlight) MARGOT ROBBIE / Tonya Harding – “I, TONYA” (Neon) SAOIRSE RONAN / Lady Bird McPherson – “LADY BIRD” (A24) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Elio – “CALL ME BY YOUR NAME” (Sony Pictures Classics) JAMES FRANCO / Tommy Wiseau – “THE DISASTER ARTIST” (A24) DANIEL KALUUYA / Chris Washington – “GET OUT” (Universal Pictures) GARY OLDMAN / Winston Churchill – “DARKEST HOUR” (Focus Features) DENZEL WASHINGTON / Roman J. Israel, Esq. – “ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ.” (Columbia Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role MARY J. BLIGE / Florence Jackson – “MUDBOUND” (Netflix) HONG CHAU / Ngoc Lan Tran – “DOWNSIZING” (Paramount Pictures) HOLLY HUNTER / Beth – “THE BIG SICK” (Amazon Studios) ALLISON JANNEY / LaVona Golden – “I, TONYA” (Neon) LAURIE METCALF / Marion McPherson – “LADY BIRD” (A24) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role STEVE CARELL / Bobby Riggs – “BATTLE OF THE SEXES” (Fox Searchlight) WILLEM DAFOE / Bobby – “THE FLORIDA PROJECT” (A24) WOODY HARRELSON / Willoughby – “THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI” (Fox Searchlight) RICHARD JENKINS / Giles – “THE SHAPE OF WATER” (Fox Searchlight) SAM ROCKWELL / Dixon – “THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI” (Fox Searchlight) Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture THE BIG SICK (Amazon Studios) ADEEL AKHTAR / Naveed HOLLY HUNTER / Beth ZOE KAZAN / Emily ANUPAM KHER / Azmat KUMAIL NANJIANI / Kumail RAY ROMANO / Terry ZENOBIA SHROFF / Sharmeen GET OUT (Universal Pictures) CALEB LANDRY JONES / Jeremy Armitage DANIEL KALUUYA / Chris Washington CATHERINE KEENER / Missy Armitage STEPHEN ROOT / Jim Hudson LAKEITH STANFIELD / Andrew/Logan King BRADLEY WHITFORD / Dean Armitage ALLISON WILLIAMS / Rose Armitage LADY BIRD (A24) TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Kyle Scheible BEANIE FELDSTEIN / Julie Steffans LUCAS HEDGES / Danny O’Neill TRACY LETTS / Larry McPherson STEPHEN McKINLEY HENDERSON / Father Leviatch LAURIE METCALF / Marion McPherson JORDAN RODRIGUES / Miguel McPherson SAOIRSE RONAN / Lady Bird McPherson ODEYA RUSH / Jenna Walton MARIELLE SCOTT / Shelly Yuhan LOIS SMITH / Sister Sarah Joan MUDBOUND (Netflix) JONATHAN BANKS / Pappy McAllan MARY J. BLIGE / Florence Jackson JASON CLARKE / Henry McAllan GARRETT HEDLUND / Jamie McAllan JASON MITCHELL / Ronsel Jackson ROB MORGAN / Hap Jackson CAREY MULLIGAN / Laura McAllan THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (Fox Searchlight) ABBIE CORNISH / Anne PETER DINKLAGE / James WOODY HARRELSON / Willoughby JOHN HAWKES / Charlie LUCAS HEDGES / Robbie ŽELJKO IVANEK / Desk Sgt. CALEB LANDRY JONES / Red Welby FRANCES McDORMAND / Mildred CLARKE PETERS / Abercrombie SAM ROCKWELL / Dixon SAMARA WEAVING / Penelope Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture “BABY DRIVER” (TriStar Pictures and MRC) “DUNKIRK” (Warner Bros. Pictures) “LOGAN” (20th Century Fox) “WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES” (20th Century Fox) “WONDER WOMAN” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

    The Television Nominees are:

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series LAURA DERN / Renata Klein – “BIG LITTLE LIES” (HBO) NICOLE KIDMAN / Celeste Wright – “BIG LITTLE LIES” (HBO) JESSICA LANGE / Joan Crawford – “FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN” (FX Networks) SUSAN SARANDON / Bette Davis – “FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN” (FX Networks) REESE WITHERSPOON / Madeline MacKenzie – “BIG LITTLE LIES” (HBO) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH / Sherlock Holmes – “SHERLOCK: THE LYING DETECTIVE” (WGBH/Masterpiece) JEFF DANIELS / Frank Griffin – “GODLESS” (Netflix) ROBERT DE NIRO / Bernie Madoff – “THE WIZARD OF LIES” (HBO) GEOFFREY RUSH / Albert Einstein – “GENIUS” (National Geographic) ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD / Perry Wright – “BIG LITTLE LIES” (HBO) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series MILLIE BOBBY BROWN / Eleven – “STRANGER THINGS” (Netflix) CLAIRE FOY / Queen Elizabeth II – “THE CROWN” (Netflix) LAURA LINNEY / Wendy Byrde – “OZARK” (Netflix) ELISABETH MOSS / Offred/June – “THE HANDMAID’S TALE” (Hulu) ROBIN WRIGHT / Claire Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series JASON BATEMAN / Martin “Marty” Byrde – “OZARK” (Netflix) STERLING K. BROWN / Randall Pearson – “THIS IS US” (NBC) PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister – “GAME OF THRONES” (HBO) DAVID HARBOUR / Jim Hopper – “STRANGER THINGS” (Netflix) BOB ODENKIRK / Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman – “BETTER CALL SAUL” (AMC) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren – “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK” (Netflix) ALISON BRIE / Ruth Wilder – “GLOW” (Netflix) JANE FONDA / Grace Hanson – “GRACE AND FRANKIE” (Netflix) JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / Selina Meyer – “VEEP” (HBO) LILY TOMLIN / Frankie Bergstein – “GRACE AND FRANKIE” (Netflix) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series ANTHONY ANDERSON / Andre “Dre” Johnson – “BLACK-ISH” (ABC) AZIZ ANSARI / Dev – “MASTER OF NONE” (Netflix) LARRY DAVID / Himself – “CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM” (HBO) SEAN HAYES / Jack McFarland – “WILL & GRACE” (NBC) WILLIAM H. MACY / Frank Gallagher – “SHAMELESS” (Showtime) MARC MARON / Sam Sylvia – “GLOW” (Netflix) Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series THE CROWN (Netflix) CLAIRE FOY / Queen Elizabeth II VICTORIA HAMILTON / Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother VANESSA KIRBY / Princess Margaret ANTON LESSER / Prime Minister Harold Macmillan MATT SMITH / Philip, Duke of Edinburgh GAME OF THRONES (HBO) ALFIE ALLEN / Theon Greyjoy JACOB ANDERSON / Grey Worm PILOU ASBÆK / Euron Greyjoy HAFÞÓR JÚLÍUS BJÖRNSSON / The Mountain JOHN BRADLEY / Samwell Tarly JIM BROADBENT / Archmaester Ebrose GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE / Brienne EMILIA CLARKE / Daenerys Targaryen NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU / Jaime Lannister LIAM CUNNINGHAM / Davos Seaworth PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister RICHARD DORMER / Beric Dondarrion NATHALIE EMMANUEL / Missandei JAMES FAULKNER / Randyll Tarly JEROME FLYNN / Bronn AIDAN GILLEN / Petyr Baelish IAIN GLEN / Jorah Mormont KIT HARINGTON / Jon Snow LENA HEADEY / Cersei Lannister ISAAC HEMPSTEAD WRIGHT / Bran Stark CONLETH HILL / Varys KRISTOFER HIVJU / Tormund Giantsbane TOM HOPPER / Dickon Tarly ANTON LESSER / Qyburn RORY McCANN / The Hound STAZ NAIR / Qhono RICHARD RYCROFT / Maester Wolkan SOPHIE TURNER / Sansa Stark RUPERT VANSITTART / Yohn Royce MAISIE WILLIAMS / Arya Stark THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Hulu) MADELINE BREWER / Janine/Ofwarren/Ofdaniel AMANDA BRUGEL / Rita ANN DOWD / Aunt Lydia O-T FAGBENLE / Luke JOSEPH FIENNES / Commander Waterford TATTIAWNA JONES / Ofglen #2 MAX MINGHELLA / Nick Blaine ELISABETH MOSS / Offred/June YVONNE STRAHOVSKI / Serena Joy SAMIRA WILEY / Moira STRANGER THINGS (Netflix) SEAN ASTIN / Bob Newby MILLIE BOBBY BROWN / Eleven CARA BUONO / Karen Wheeler JOE CHREST / Ted Wheeler CATHERINE CURTIN / Claudia Henderson (Dustin’s Mom) NATALIA DYER / Nancy Wheeler DAVID HARBOUR / Jim Hopper CHARLIE HEATON / Jonathan Byers JOE KEERY / Steve Harrington GATEN MATARAZZO / Dustin Henderson CALEB McLAUGHLIN / Lucas Sinclair DACRE MONTGOMERY / Billy PAUL REISER / Dr. Owens WINONA RYDER / Joyce Byers NOAH SCHNAPP / Will Byers SADIE SINK / Max FINN WOLFHARD / Mike Wheeler THIS IS US (NBC) ERIS BAKER / Tess Pearson ALEXANDRA BRECKENRIDGE / Sophie STERLING K. BROWN / Randall Pearson LONNIE CHAVIS / Young Randall JUSTIN HARTLEY / Kevin Pearson FAITHE HERMAN / Annie Pearson RON CEPHAS JONES / William Hill CHRISSY METZ / Kate Pearson MANDY MOORE / Rebecca Pearson CHRIS SULLIVAN / Toby Damon MILO VENTIMIGLIA / Jack Pearson SUSAN KELECHI WATSON / Beth Pearson HANNAH ZEILE / Teenage Kate Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series BLACK-ISH (ABC) ANTHONY ANDERSON / Andre “Dre” Johnson MILES BROWN / Jack Johnson DEON COLE / Charlie Telphy LAURENCE FISHBURNE / Pops JENIFER LEWIS / Ruby PETER MACKENZIE / Mr. Stevens MARSAI MARTIN / Diane Johnson JEFF MEACHAM / Josh TRACEE ELLIS ROSS / Dr. Rainbow Johnson MARCUS SCRIBNER / Andre Johnson, Jr. YARA SHAHIDI / Zoey Johnson CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (HBO) TED DANSON / Himself LARRY DAVID / Himself SUSIE ESSMAN / Susie Greene JEFF GARLIN / Jeff Greene CHERYL HINES / Cheryl David JB SMOOVE / Leon Black GLOW (Netflix) BRITT BARON / Justine Biagi ALISON BRIE / Ruth Wilder KIMMY GATEWOOD / Stacey Beswick BETTY GILPIN / Debbie Eagan REBEKKA JOHNSON / Dawn Rivecca CHRIS LOWELL / Bash SUNITA MANI / Arthie Premkumar MARC MARON / Sam Sylvia KATE NASH / Rhonda Richardson SYDELLE NOEL / Cherry Bang MARIANNA PALKA / Reggie Walsh GAYLE RANKIN / Sheila the She-Wolf BASHIR SALAHUDDIN / Keith RICH SOMMER / Mark KIA STEVENS / Tammé Dawson JACKIE TOHN / Melanie Rosen ELLEN WONG / Jenny Chey BRITNEY YOUNG / Carmen Wade ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix) UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren EMILY ALTHAUS / Maureen Kukudio DANIELLE BROOKS / Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson ROSAL COLÓN / Ouija JACKIE CRUZ / Marisol “Flaca” Gonzales FRANCESCA CURRAN / Helen Van Maele DANIELLA DE JESÚS / Zirconia LEA DeLARIA / Big Boo NICK DILLENBURG / CO Blake ASIA KATE DILLON / Brandy Epps BETH DOVER / Linda Ferguson KIMIKO GLENN / Brook Soso ANNIE GOLDEN / Norma Romano LAURA GÓMEZ / Blanca Flores DIANE GUERRERO / Maritza Ramos EVAN ARTHUR HALL / CO Stratman MICHAEL J. HARNEY / Sam Healy BRAD WILLIAM HENKE / Desi Piscatella MIKE HOUSTON / CO Lee Dixon VICKY JEUDY / Janae Watson KELLY KARBACZ / Kasey Sankey JULIE LAKE / Angie Rice SELENIS LEYVA / Gloria Mendoza NATASHA LYONNE / Nicky Nichols TARYN MANNING / Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett ADRIENNE C. MOORE / Cindy Hayes MIRIAM MORALES / Pidge KATE MULGREW / Galina “Red” Reznikov EMMA MYLES / Leanne Taylor JOHN PALLADINO / Josh MATT PETERS / Joel Luschek JESSICA PIMENTEL / Maria Ruiz DASCHA POLANCO / Dayanara Diaz LAURA PREPON / Alex Vause JOLENE PURDY / Stephanie Hapakuka ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ / Aleida Diaz NICK SANDOW / Joe Caputo ABIGAIL SAVAGE / Gina Murphy TAYLOR SCHILLING / Piper Chapman CONSTANCE SHULMAN / Yoga Jones DALE SOULES / Frieda Berlin YAEL STONE / Lorna Morello EMILY TARVER / CO Artesian McCullough MICHAEL TORPEY / CO Thomas Humphrey LIN TUCCI / Anita DeMarco VEEP (HBO) DAN BAKKEDAHL / Roger Furlong ANNA CHLUMSKY / Amy Brookheimer GARY COLE / Kent Davison MARGARET COLIN / Jane McCabe KEVIN DUNN / Ben Cafferty CLEA DUVALL / Marjorie Palmiotti NELSON FRANKLIN / Will TONY HALE / Gary Walsh JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / Selina Meyer SAM RICHARDSON / Richard Splett PAUL SCHEER / Stevie REID SCOTT / Dan Egan TIMOTHY SIMONS / Jonah Ryan SARAH SUTHERLAND / Catherine Meyer MATT WALSH / Mike McLintock Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series GAME OF THRONES (HBO) GLOW (Netflix) HOMELAND (Showtime) STRANGER THINGS (Netflix) THE WALKING DEAD (AMC) LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 54th Annual SAG Life Achievement Award MORGAN FREEMAN

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  • 10 Live Action Short Films Advance in 90th Academy Awards Race

    [caption id="attachment_25921" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]The Eleven O’Clock - Derin Seale The Eleven O’Clock – Derin Seale[/caption] 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards. A record 165 pictures had originally qualified in the category. Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The 90th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018 and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies: “DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van Dyk, director (UCLA) “The Eleven O’Clock,” Derin Seale, director (FINCH) “Facing Mecca,” Jan-Eric Mack, director, and Joël Jent, producer (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion) “Icebox,” Daniel Sawka, director, and Camille Cornuel, producer (Iceboxthefilmco) “Lost Face,” Sean Meehan, director, and Sam McGarry, producer (Soma Films) “My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, Jr., director (New York University) “Rise of a Star,” James Bort, director, and Boris Mendza, producer (Fulldawa Films) “The Silent Child,” Chris Overton, director, and Rachel Shenton, writer (Slick Films) “Watu Wote/All of Us,” Katja Benrath, director (Hamburg Media School) “Witnesses,” David Koch, director (Lux for Film, Diez Films and Paradoxal)  

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