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“Call Me by Your Name” and “Jane” Win 2018 Writers Guild Awards

[caption id="attachment_25916" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Call Me By Your Name[/caption] The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) held the ceremony for the 2018 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio/audio, promotional, and graphic animation categories at concurrent ceremonies at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Emmy and Grammy-winning actor-writer-comedian Patton Oswalt (Happy!, A.P. Bio, Annihilation) hosted the WGAW’s West Coast ceremony and the WGAE’s East Coast Ceremony was hosted by writer and comic Amber Ruffin (Late Night with Seth Meyers). Call Me by Your Name, Screenplay by James Ivory won the award for Adapted Screenplay, Jane, Written by Brett Morgen won the award for Documentary Screenplay, and Get Out, Written by Jordan Peele won the award for Original Screenplay. In addition, the WGAW presented several honorary awards during its West Coast ceremony: Emmy-winning Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story star Glenn Close presented the WGAW’s Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement to Emmy-winning writer-producer Alison Cross (Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, Roe vs. Wade, S.W.A.T.); Doug Wick & Lucy Fisher presented the WGAW’s Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement to Writers Guild and Academy Award-winning screenwriter-director-producer James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, As Good As It Gets); When We Rise co-star Ivory Aquino presented the WGAW’s Valentine Davies Award to Writers Guild and Academy Award-winning screenwriter and LGBTQ rights activist Dustin Lance Black (Milk, When We Rise) for his social activism which has positively impacted the LGBTQ community; Washington Post Executive Editor Martin “Marty” Baron presented the WGAW’s Paul Selvin Award to The Post screenwriters Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, whose Post screenplay embodies the spirit of constitutional and civil rights and liberties, including the First Amendment and freedom of the press. The WGAE presented three honorary awards at the East Coast ceremony. It was a reunion for Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock alums as Tracy Morgan and Rachel Dratch presented Tina Fey and Robert Carlock with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence and Mentorship. Ken Burns presented the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement to his long-time collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward (The Vietnam War, The Roosevelts, The Civil War). Courtney Simon (As the World Turns) presented the Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service to the Guild to Hamilton Nolan (Splinter News/Gizmodo Media Group).
FILM WINNERS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Get Out, Written by Jordan Peele; Universal Pictures ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Call Me by Your Name, Screenplay by James Ivory; Based on the Novel by André Aciman; Sony Pictures Classics DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY Jane, Written by Brett Morgen; National Geographic
TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA WINNERS
DRAMA SERIES The Handmaid’s Tale, Written by Ilene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Renee Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser, Eric Tuchman; Hulu COMEDY SERIES Veep, Written by Gabrielle Allan, Rachel Axler, Ted Cohen, Jennifer Crittenden, Alex Gregory, Steve Hely, Peter Huyck, Erik Kenward, Billy Kimball, David Mandel, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Dan Mintz, Lew Morton, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith; HBO NEW SERIES The Handmaid’s Tale, Written by Ilene Chaiken, Nina Fiore, Dorothy Fortenberry, Leila Gerstein, John Herrera, Lynn Renee Maxcy, Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder, Wendy Straker Hauser, Eric Tuchman; Hulu ORIGINAL LONG FORM Flint, Written by Barbara Stepansky; Lifetime ADAPTED LONG FORM Big Little Lies, Teleplay by David E. Kelley, Based on the Novel by Liane Moriarty; HBO ADAPTED SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA “Starboy” (Zac & Mia), Teleplay by Allen Clary and Andrew Rothschild, Based on the novel Zac & Mia by A.J. Betts; go90.com ANIMATION “Time’s Arrow” (BoJack Horseman), Written by Kate Purdy; Netflix EPISODIC DRAMA “Chicanery” (Better Call Saul), Written by Gordon Smith; AMC EPISODIC COMEDY “Rosario’s Quinceanera” (Will & Grace), Written by Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally; NBC COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Writers: Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner, Ben Silva, Seena Vali; HBO COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Bryan Tucker, Writers: James Anderson, Kristen Bartlett, Jeremy Beiler, Neal Brennan, Zack Bornstein, Joanna Bradley, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Anna Drezen, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Nick Kocher, Michael Koman, Dave McCary, Brian McElhaney, Dennis McNicholas, Drew Michael, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette, Julio Torres; NBC Universal COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, Written by Dave Boone; CBS QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Hollywood Game Night, Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter, Dwight D. Smith; NBC DAYTIME DRAMA General Hospital, Head Writers: Shelly Altman, Jean Passanante; Writers: Anna Theresa Cascio, Suzanne Flynn, Charlotte Gibson, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O’Connor, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Christopher Van Etten, Christopher Whitesell; ABC CHILDREN’S EPISODIC AND SPECIALS “An American Girl Story – Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance” (American Girl), Written by May Chan; Amazon DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS “Confronting ISIS” (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS “The Great War, Part II” (American Experience), Written by Stephen Ives; PBS NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT “White Helmets” (60 Minutes), Written by Scott Pelley, Nicole Young, Katie Kerbstat; CBS News NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY “Chief of Chobani” (60 Minutes), Written by Steve Kroft, Oriana Zill de Granados; CBS News DIGITAL NEWS “The Super Predators,” Written by Melissa Jeltsen, Dana Liebelson; Huffingtonpost.com
RADIO/AUDIO WINNERS
RADIO/AUDIO DOCUMENTARY “CBS Radio 90th Anniversary,” Written by Dianne E. James, Gail Lee; CBS News Radio RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT “World News This Week: June 9, 2017,” Written by Tara Gimbel Tanis; ABC News Radio RADIO/AUDIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY “Dishin’ Digital on WCBS-AM,” Written by Robert Hawley; WCBS
PROMOTIONAL WINNERS
ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION) “CBS Comedy,” Written by Dan Greenberger; CBS Television
VIDEOGAME WINNER
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VIDEOGAME WRITING Horizon Zero Dawn, Narrative Director John Gonzalez; Lead Writer Benjamin McCaw; Writing by Ben Schroder, Anne Toole; Additional Writing by Dee Warrick, Meg Jayanth; Guerrilla Games
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“The Shape of Water” and “City of Ghosts” Among Winners of 70th DGA Awards

[caption id="attachment_25167" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer in the film THE SHAPE OF WATER.[/caption] The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2017 were announced on Saturday night during the 70th Annual DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills hosted byJudd Apatow. Guillermo del Toro won the DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Shape of Water, and Matthew Heineman won the Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for City of Ghosts.
70th Annual DGA Awards Winners
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film GUILLERMO del TORO The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Mr. del Toro’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: J. Miles Dale Production Manager: Dennis Chapman First Assistant Director: Pierre Henry Second Assistant Director: Tyler Delben This is Mr. del Toro’s first DGA Award nomination. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film JORDAN PEELE Get Out (Universal Pictures) Mr. Peele’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Marcei A. Brown, Rick A. Osako (Fairhope Unit) First Assistant Director: Gerard DiNardi Second Assistant Directors: Ram Paul Silbey, Marc Newland (Fairhope Unit), Jack McKenna (New York Unit) Second Second Assistant Director: Maggie Ballard Location Manager: Kurt Enger (New York Unit) This was one of two DGA Award nominations this year for Mr. Peele. He was also nominated in the Feature Film category for Get Out. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary MATTHEW HEINEMAN City of Ghosts (Amazon) This is Mr. Heineman’s second DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary in 2015 for Cartel Land. Outstanding Directorial Achievement inDramatic Series REED MORANO The Handmaid’s Tale, “Offred” (Hulu) Ms. Morano’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Joe Boccia This is Ms. Morano’s first DGA Award nomination Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series BETH McCARTHY-MILLER Veep, “Chicklet” (HBO) Ms. McCarthy-Miller’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: David Hyman First Assistant Director: Dale Stern Second Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg Second Second Assistant Director: Yarden Levo Additional Second Assistant Director: Chalis Romero This is Ms. McCarthy-Miller’s twelfth DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2013 for the 30 Rock episode “Hogcock!/Last Lunch.” She was also nominated that year, together with Rob Ashford, in the Movies for Television and Mini-Series category for The Sound of Music Live! She was previously nominated in the Comedy Series category for 30 Rock episodes “Live from Studio 6H” in 2012, “Live Show” in 2010, “The Reunion Episode #304” in 2008 and “Somebody to Love” in 2007. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety twice, in 2001 for America: A Tribute to Heroes (co-directed with Joel Gallen) and in 2000 for the “Val Kilmer and U2” episode of Saturday Night Live. She was also twice nominated in that category for Saturday Night Live episodes “Christopher Walken and The Foo Fighters” in 2003 and the 25th Anniversary episode in 1999. She was also nominated in 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Adele Live in New York City. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series JEAN-MARC VALLÉE Big Little Lies (HBO) Mr. Vallée’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Barbara A. Hall, G.D. Fienberg First Assistant Director: David Ticotin Second Assistant Director: Christine Danahy Second Second Assistant Director: Bob Riley Additional Second Assistant Directors: Bryan Landrine, Rob Burgess, Allison Rushton, Mallory Squeo This is Mr. Vallée’s first DGA Award nomination. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming DON ROY KING Saturday Night Live, “Host: Jimmy Fallon” (NBC) Mr. King’s Directorial Team: Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Bob Caminiti Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly This is Mr. King’s twelfth DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in this category for Saturday Night Live, “Host: Dave Chappelle” in 2016 and for Saturday Night Live “Host: Justin Timberlake” in 2013. Mr King also won the DGA Award for Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials for Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special in 2015. He was previously nominated for Saturday Night Live episodes in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014, and in 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming category for the Saturday Night Live episode, “Host: Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest: Demi Lovato.” Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials GLENN WEISS The 89th Annual Academy Awards (ABC) Mr. Weiss’s Directorial Team: Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Eve Adair, Susan Kopensky, Lori Margules, Robin Mishkin Abrams, Michael Polito Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Rita Cossette, Dave Cove, John Esposito, Valdez Flagg, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Arthur Lewis, Roxanne Lozano, Ron Paul, Tammy Raab, Jason Seligman, Jackie Stathis, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, Debbie Williams, Ari Woog This is Mr. Weiss’s fourteenth DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials in 2013, 2014 and 2016 for the 67th, 68th and 70th Annual Tony Awards and in the Musical Variety category in 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012 for the 61st, 64th, 65th, and 66th Annual Tony Awards. He was also nominated in the Musical Variety category in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008 for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards. Additionally, Mr. Weiss was nominated in 2015 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series, together with Rob Ashford, for Peter Pan Live! Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs BRIAN SMITH MasterChef, “Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks” (FOX) Mr. Smith’s Directorial Team: Associate Director: Anna Moulaison Stage Managers: Drew Lewandowski, Brady Hess This is Mr. Smith’s fifth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs in 2012 for MasterChef, “Episode #305.” He was previously nominated in this category for episodes of MasterChef in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, and in 2016 for S.T.R.O.N.G., “Welcome to Strong.” Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs NIKI CARO Anne with an E, “Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny” (Netflix) This is Ms. Caro’s first DGA Award nomination Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials MARTIN de THURAH (Epoch Films) Festival, StubHub – Goodby Silverstein First Assistant Director: Charles Conner Machines, StubHub – Goodby Silverstein First Assistant Director: Charles Conner Mad World, WealthSimple – WealthSimple In House First Assistant Directors: Jey Wada Second Assistant Director: Custis Smith This is Mr. de Thurah’s second DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials in 2013 for The Man Who Couldn’t Slow Down (Hennessy VS) and Human Race (Acura MDX 2014). Lifetime Achievement & Service Award Recipients MICHAEL APTED Honorary Life Member Award Given in recognition of leadership in the industry, contribution to the Guild and the profession of directing, and outstanding career achievement. DWIGHT WILLIAMS Frank Capra Achievement Award This award is given to an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager in recognition of career achievement in the industry and service to the Directors Guild of America. JIM TANKER Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award This award is given to an Associate Director or Stage Manager in recognition of career achievement in the industry and service to the Directors Guild of America.
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6 Independent Film Directors Selected for Film Independent’s 18th Directing Lab

Film Independent has picked 6 emerging independent film directors for its 18th annual Directing Lab, an intensive eight-week program designed to support the directors on their feature films. Daniel Barnz (Cake, Phoebe in Wonderland), Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said, Friends with Money) and James Ponsoldt (The End of the Tour, The Spectacular Now) are the 2018 Directing Lab Creative Advisors. Additional Advisors and guest speakers include: Ruth Atkinson, Rodrigo García, Catherine Hardwicke, Alex O’Flinn, Lisa Robertson, Nancy Schreiber, ASC, Emily Schweber and Chloé Zhao. Under the guidance of established industry professionals who serve as Creative Advisors, Directing Lab Fellows receive script feedback, discuss their visions, and select short scenes from their screenplays to workshop. Each director then casts actors and rehearses their scenes in the Lab before undertaking a mini-production; Film Independent provides Fellows with digital camera, lighting and sound packages and small stipends to shoot their scenes, and offers access to experienced casting directors, cinematographers, and editors with whom to collaborate and consult. The process creates an opportunity to see the work through from pre- to post-production, and culminates in a group screening for fellow Lab participants and Advisors. Past Directing Lab Fellows include Christina Choe with Nancy (2018 Sundance Film Festival), Sheldon Candis with LUV (2012 Sundance Film Festival), Cherien Dabis with Amreeka (2010 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominee, FIPRESCI Award Winner at 2009 Cannes Film Festival) and Robbie Pickering with Natural Selection(2012 Spirit Award Nominee, Winner SXSW Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award). The 2018 Directing Lab participants and their projects are: Title: DOHA – The Rising Sun Director/Writer: Eimi Imanishi Logline: Disheartened by her deportation from Europe, Mariam is forced to return home to Western Sahara. Adrift in the very place that’s supposed to be her home, she searches for the means to assert agency over her own life. Title: Followers Director/Writer: Tim Marshall Logline: A recent widow sees the face of Jesus on her gay Aqua Aerobics instructor’s swimming shorts and sets out to convince him that he is Jesus. Title: Girl with Child Director/Writer: Maria Abraham Logline: Near Quito, Ecuador, teenager Diana escapes from an institution for troubled girls with her toddler. The goal: travel to pick up her younger sister from their abusive childhood home and start a new life. But along the way, Diana ends up down and out and must figure out how to survive with her young son, whom she’s not even sure she wants. Title: The Hiding House Director/Writer: Ally Pankiw Logline: An awkward Canadian teen befriends the mysterious girl next door, and discovers that her new neighbor is actually the “child bride” of a notorious, polygamous FLDS leader wanted by the FBI. Title: Toughest MoFo in Portland, Oregon Director: Ryan Velásquez Logline: A hyper-belligerent teen, sent to live with his estranged brother in Portland, Oregon, struggles to cope with his best friend’s suicide and the very real possibility that he is losing his mind. Title: Valley of Exile Director/Writer/Producer: Anna Fahr Logline: In the arid valley of Eastern Lebanon, two Syrian sisters set out in search of their missing brother uncertain of where their own journey into exile will lead.
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38th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Named Film of the Year

[caption id="attachment_23572" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri[/caption] The UK’s leading film critics handed out their annual prizes on Sunday night at the 38th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards and Martin McDonagh’s drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was named Film of the Year, while McDonagh also collected Screenwriter of the Year and star Frances McDormand won Actress of the Year. Several winners were on-hand to collect their awards: Timothée Chalamet was named Actor of the Year for Call Me By Your Name, Hugh Grant won supporting actor for Paddington 2, Lesley Manville won supporting actress for Phantom Thread, Harris Dickinson won the young performer prize for his work in Beach Rats, and God’s Own Country writer-director Francis Lee took the Philip French Award for Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker. The evening’s high point was the presentation of the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film to Kate Winslet, introduced by her friend and costar Jude Law. The critics voted for Paul Verhoeven’s Elle as Foreign-Language Film of the Year, Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro as Documentary of the Year and Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk as recipient of the Attenborough Award as British/Irish Film of the Year. Sally Hawkins and Daniel Kaluuya were named British/Irish actress and actor, respectively; Sean Baker won best director for The Florida Project; Dennis Gassner won the Technical Achievement Award for his production design on Blade Runner 2049, and We Love Moses was named British/Irish Short Film of the Year.
Full list of winners:
FILM OF THE YEAR Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR Elle DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR I Am Not Your Negro BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR: The Attenborough Award Dunkirk DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Sean Baker – The Florida Project SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ACTRESS OF THE YEAR Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ACTOR OF THE YEAR Timothée Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR Lesley Manville – Phantom Thread SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR Hugh Grant – Paddington 2 BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water/Maudie/Paddington 2 BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Harris Dickinson – Beach Rats BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER: The Philip French Award Francis Lee – God’s Own Country BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR We Love Moses – Dionne Edwards TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Blade Runner 2049 – Dennis Gassner, production design EXCELLENCE IN FILM: The Dilys Powell Award Kate Winslet
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Complete List of 90th Academy Awards Nominations, “The Shape of Water” Leads With 13

[caption id="attachment_25167" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer in the film THE SHAPE OF WATER.[/caption] Actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish and actor-director Andy Serkis, joined by Academy President John Bailey, announced the 90th Academy Awards nominations today, with “The Shape of Water” leading with 13 nominations, followed by “Dunkirk,” with got eight nominations, and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” received seven nominations. The 90th Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, 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.
Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Timothée Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name Daniel Day-Lewis in Phantom Thread Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour Denzel Washington in Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Willem Dafoe in The Florida Project Woody Harrelson in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Richard Jenkins in The Shape of Water Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water Frances McDormand in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Margot Robbie in I, Tonya Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird Meryl Streep in The Post
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Mary J. Blige in Mudbound Allison Janney in I, Tonya Lesley Manville in Phantom Thread Laurie Metcalf in Lady Bird Octavia Spencer in The Shape of Water
Best animated feature film of the year
The Boss Baby Tom McGrath and Ramsey Naito The Breadwinner Nora Twomey and Anthony Leo Coco Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson Ferdinand Carlos Saldanha Loving Vincent Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman and Ivan Mactaggart
Achievement in cinematography
Blade Runner 2049 Roger A. Deakins Darkest Hour Bruno Delbonnel Dunkirk Hoyte van Hoytema Mudbound Rachel Morrison The Shape of Water Dan Laustsen
Achievement in costume design
Beauty and the Beast Jacqueline Durran Darkest Hour Jacqueline Durran Phantom Thread Mark Bridges The Shape of Water Luis Sequeira Victoria & Abdul Consolata Boyle
Achievement in directing
Dunkirk Christopher Nolan Get Out Jordan Peele Lady Bird Greta Gerwig Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro
Best documentary feature
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Steve James, Mark Mitten and Julie Goldman Faces Places Agnès Varda, JR and Rosalie Varda Icarus Bryan Fogel and Dan Cogan Last Men in Aleppo Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed and Søren Steen Jespersen Strong Island Yance Ford and Joslyn Barnes
Best documentary short subject
Edith+Eddie Laura Checkoway and Thomas Lee Wright Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 Frank Stiefel Heroin(e) Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Kerrin Sheldon Knife Skills Thomas Lennon Traffic Stop Kate Davis and David Heilbroner
Achievement in film editing
Baby Driver Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos Dunkirk Lee Smith I, Tonya Tatiana S. Riegel The Shape of Water Sidney Wolinsky Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Jon Gregory
Best foreign language film of the year
A Fantastic Woman Chile The Insult Lebanon Loveless Russia On Body and Soul Hungary The Square Sweden
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
Darkest Hour Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick Victoria & Abdul Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard Wonder Arjen Tuiten
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Dunkirk Hans Zimmer Phantom Thread Jonny Greenwood The Shape of Water Alexandre Desplat Star Wars: The Last Jedi John Williams Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Carter Burwell
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
Mighty River from Mudbound Music and Lyric by Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson Mystery Of Love from Call Me by Your Name Music and Lyric by Sufjan Stevens Remember Me from Coco Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Stand Up For Something from Marshall Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Lonnie R. Lynn and Diane Warren This Is Me from The Greatest Showman Music and Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Best motion picture of the year
Call Me by Your Name Peter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges and Marco Morabito, Producers Darkest Hour Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski, Producers Dunkirk Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers Get Out Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr. and Jordan Peele, Producers Lady Bird Scott Rudin, Eli Bush and Evelyn O’Neill, Producers Phantom Thread JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison and Daniel Lupi, Producers The Post Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale, Producers Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
Achievement in production design
Beauty and the Beast Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer Blade Runner 2049 Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Alessandra Querzola Darkest Hour Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer Dunkirk Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis The Shape of Water Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin
Best animated short film
Dear Basketball Glen Keane and Kobe Bryant Garden Party Victor Caire and Gabriel Grapperon Lou Dave Mullins and Dana Murray Negative Space Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata Revolting Rhymes Jakob Schuh and Jan Lachauer
Best live action short film
DeKalb Elementary Reed Van Dyk The Eleven O’Clock Derin Seale and Josh Lawson My Nephew Emmett Kevin Wilson, Jr. The Silent Child Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton Watu Wote/All of Us Katja Benrath and Tobias Rosen
Achievement in sound editing
Baby Driver Julian Slater Blade Runner 2049 Mark Mangini and Theo Green Dunkirk Richard King and Alex Gibson The Shape of Water Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira Star Wars: The Last Jedi Matthew Wood and Ren Klyce
Achievement in sound mixing
Baby Driver Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin and Mary H. Ellis Blade Runner 2049 Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill and Mac Ruth Dunkirk Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker and Gary A. Rizzo The Shape of Water Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern and Glen Gauthier Star Wars: The Last Jedi David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Stuart Wilson
Achievement in visual effects
Blade Runner 2049 John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner and Dan Sudick Kong: Skull Island Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza and Mike Meinardus Star Wars: The Last Jedi Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould War for the Planet of the Apes Joe Letteri, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon and Joel Whist
Adapted screenplay
Call Me by Your Name Screenplay by James Ivory The Disaster Artist Screenplay by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber Logan Screenplay by Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green; Story by James Mangold Molly’s Game Written for the screen by Aaron Sorkin Mudbound Screenplay by Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
Original screenplay
The Big Sick Written by Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani Get Out Written by Jordan Peele Lady Bird Written by Greta Gerwig The Shape of Water Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor; Story by Guillermo del Toro Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Written by Martin McDonagh
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Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers is 2018 Recipient of Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship for Indigenous Artists

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Blackfoot/Sámi) from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is the 2018 recipient of the Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship – an annual fellowship named in honor of the late Māori filmmaker Merata Mita (1942-2010). The announcement was made today at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. For the third consecutive year, Sundance Institute has identified an Indigenous filmmaker from a global pool of nominees to award a cash grant and provide a year-long continuum of support with activities including a trip to the Sundance Film Festival, access to strategic and creative services offered by Sundance Institute artist programs, and mentorship opportunities. Tailfeathers is a filmmaker, writer, and actor. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia in First Nations and Indigenous Studies with a Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. Her award-winning works are often community-focused and rooted in social justice. Tailfeathers is a recipient of the Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award and a Kodak Image Award for her work as an emerging filmmaker and a Canadian Screen Award for her performance in On the Farm. Her short documentary, Bihttoš (2014) was included in the TIFF Top Ten Canadian Shorts and was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award and a Leo Award for Best Short Documentary. Bihttoš also won the grand jury prize at the Seattle International Film Festival for Best Short Documentary. Most recently, she directed a feature-length documentary, cesnaʔem: the city before the city – in collaboration with the Musqueam First Nation – which premiered at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival. Tailfeathers is currently directing a feature-length documentary about the opiate crisis and addiction in her home community of Kainai First Nation (Blood Reserve). She is also in pre-production on a narrative-feature, which she is co-writing and co-directing with Kathleen Hepburn. Tailfeathers is an alumna of the Berlinale Talent Lab, the Sámi Film Institute’s Indigenous Film Fellowship, and a recipient of the Hot Docs Cross Currents Fund. “Now in its third consecutive award year, this Fellowship pays tribute to the immense artistic contributions and memory of our beloved colleague and friend Merata Mita, who was an activist, documentarian and the first and only Māori woman to write and direct a dramatic feature,” said N. Bird Runningwater (Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache), director, Sundance Institute Native American and Indigenous Film Program. “The Merata Mita Fellowship reflects Sundance Institute’s ongoing commitment to supporting Indigenous artists globally. The selection of Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as the 2018 recipient exemplifies the creative work and the efforts that Merata championed throughout her life.” Merata Mita (Ngai te Rangi/Ngati Pikiao) was New Zealand’s first Indigenous female filmmaker. She served as an advisor and artistic director of the Sundance Institute Native Lab from 2000 to 2009, where she championed emerging Indigenous talent. The Fellowship is supported by the Consulate General of Canada, Indigenous Media Initiatives, Anonymous, Fenton Bailey and Billy Luther (Diné/Hopi/Laguna Pueblo), and Sarah Luther (Diné). Sundance Institute’s Native American and Indigenous Film Program champions Native American and Indigenous independent storytelling artists through residency Labs, Fellowships, public programming, and a year-round continuum of creative, financial, and tactical support. The Program conducts outreach and education to identify a new generation of Native and Indigenous voices, connecting them with opportunities to develop their storytelling projects, and bringing them and their work back to Native lands. At its core, the Program seeks to inspire self-determination among Native filmmakers and communities by centering Native people in telling their own stories.
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“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” is Big Winner of 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards

[caption id="attachment_26651" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Actor Frances McDormand (4th from L, at microphone) and ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ castmates accept the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award onstage during the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards[/caption] The Screen Actors Guild Awards presented its coveted Actor statuettes at the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, hosted by Kristen Bell. Honored with individual awards were Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, Allison Janney and Sam Rockwell for performances in motion pictures, with the Actor for a motion picture cast performance going this year to “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Rita Moreno presented Morgan Freeman with the 54th Life Achievement Award, following a filmed salute to the Academy Award winning actor, producer, voice actor and activist, which mirrored when Freeman presented Moreno with the 50th Life Achievement Award. Felicity Huffman introduced a filmed “In Memoriam” tribute to the SAG-AFTRA members lost during 2017. In keeping with the SAG Awards tradition of highlighting the work of SAG-AFTRA members, SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris introduced a montage that illustrated the union’s diversity and the wide range of its members’ professional skills. The complete list of recipients for the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® follows: The 24th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS®RECIPIENTS
The Theatrical Motion Picture Recipients are:
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role FRANCES McDORMAND / Mildred – “THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI” (Fox Searchlight) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role GARY OLDMAN / Winston Churchill – “DARKEST HOUR” (Focus Features) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role ALLISON JANNEY / LaVona Golden – “I, TONYA” (Neon) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role SAM ROCKWELL / Dixon – “THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI” (Fox Searchlight) Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 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
The Television Recipients are:
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series NICOLE KIDMAN / Celeste Wright – “BIG LITTLE LIES” (HBO) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD / Perry Wright – “BIG LITTLE LIES” (HBO) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series CLAIRE FOY / Queen Elizabeth II – “THE CROWN” (Netflix) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series STERLING K. BROWN / Randall Pearson – “THIS IS US” (NBC) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / Selina Meyer – “VEEP” (HBO) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series WILLIAM H. MACY / Frank Gallagher – “SHAMELESS” (Showtime) Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 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 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 Image: Actor Frances McDormand (4th from L, at microphone) and ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ castmates accept the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award onstage during the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. 27522_013 (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Frances McDormand;Sam Rockwell;Darrell Britt-Gibson;Woody Harrelson;Abbie Cornish;Lucas Hedges;Zeljko Ivanek;John Hawkes;Samara Weaving;Sandy Martin;Amanda Warren
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“Call Me by Your Name,” “Lady Bird,” “A Fantastic Woman” Among Nominees for 29th GLAAD Media Awards

[caption id="attachment_25916" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Call Me By Your Name[/caption] Actress Trace Lysette and actor Wilson Cruz announced the nominees for the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards live on GLAAD’s Facebook page from Park City, Utah during the Sundance Film Festival. The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in Los Angeles on April 12, 2018 at The Beverly Hilton, and in New York on May 5 at the New York Hilton Midtown. Among the nominees: Golden Globe winner Lady Bird; Golden Globe nominees Call Me By Your Name, The Shape of Water, and A Fantastic Woman. GLAAD announced a Special Recognition Award for Jay-Z’s song and music video “Smile” featuring his mother Gloria Carter who used the song to come out as a lesbian. A Special Recognition Award was also given to the animated short film In A Heartbeat. “What people see in the media has a powerful impact on how they treat others and the GLAAD Media Awards raise the bar for media to tell LGBTQ stories that accelerate acceptance,” said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “At a time when anti-LGBTQ policies and harassment are on the rise, it is imperative that Hollywood and news media tell more LGBTQ stories that reflect the community’s rich diversity – and build understanding that brings all communities closer together. This year’s nominees showcase stories that span races, genres, ages, and geographies, challenge misconceptions, and broaden understanding and acceptance of LGBTQ people across the globe.”
29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominations
Outstanding Film – Wide Release Battle of the Sexes Fox Searchlight Call Me by Your Name Sony Pictures Classics Lady Bird A24 Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Annapurna Pictures The Shape of Water Fox Searchlight Outstanding Film – Limited Release BPM The Orchard A Fantastic Woman Sony Pictures Classics God’s Own Country Samuel Goldwyn Films/Orion Pictures Thelma The Orchard The Wound Kino Lorber Outstanding Comedy Series The Bold Type Freeform Brooklyn Nine-Nine FOX Crazy Ex-Girlfriend The CW Modern Family ABC One Day at a Time Netflix One Mississippi Amazon Superstore NBC Survivor’s Remorse Starz Transparent Amazon Will & Grace NBC Outstanding Drama Series Billions Showtime Doubt CBS The Handmaid’s Tale Hulu Nashville CMT Sense8 Netflix Shadowhunters Freeform Star FOX Star Trek: Discovery CBS All Access This Is Us NBC Wynonna Earp Syfy Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBTQ character) “Chapter 8” Legion FX “Grace” Pure Genius CBS “Lady Cha Cha” Easy Netflix “The Missionaries” Room 104 HBO “Thanksgiving” Master of None Netflix Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series American Horror Story: Cult FX Feud: Bette and Joan FX Godless Netflix Queers BBC America When We Rise ABC Outstanding Kids & Family Programming Andi Mack Disney Channel “Chosen Family” Danger & Eggs Amazon “The Emergency Plan” Doc McStuffins Disney Channel Steven Universe Cartoon Network The Loud House Nickelodeon Outstanding Scripted Television Series (Spanish Language) Las chicas del cable Netflix La doble vida de Estela Carrillo Univision Ingobernable Netflix Outstanding Documentary Chavela Music Box Films Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric National Geographic Kiki Sundance Selects “Real Boy” Independent Lens PBS This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous YouTube Red Outstanding Reality Program Gaycation with Ellen Page Viceland I Am Jazz TLC RuPaul’s Drag Race VH1 Survivor: Game Changers CBS The Voice NBC Outstanding Music Artist Miley Cyrus, Younger Now RCA Records Halsey, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Astralwerks Records Honey Dijon, The Best of Both Worlds Classic Music Company Kehlani, SweetSexySavage TSNMI/Atlantic Records Kelela, Take Me Apart Warp Records Perfume Genius, No Shape Matador Records Sam Smith, The Thrill of It All Capitol Records St. Vincent, MASSEDUCTION Loma Vista Recordings Wrabel, We Could Be Beautiful Epic/Sony Records Kesha, Rainbow Kemosabe/RCA Records Outstanding Comic Book America, by Gabby Rivera, Joe Quinones, Ming Doyle, Stacey Lee, Ramon Villalobos, Walden Wong, Jen Bartel, Annie Wu, Aud Koch, Flaviano, Joe Rivera, Paolo Rivera, José Villarrubia, Jordan Gibson, Tamra Bonvillain, Brittany Peer, Rachelle Rosenberg, Travis Lanham (Marvel Comics) The Backstagers, by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh, Walter Baiamonte, Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios) Batwoman, by Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV, Steve Epting, Jeromy N. Cox, Stephanie Hans, Renato Arlem, Adriano Honorato Lucas, Fernando Blanco, John Rauch, Deron Bennett (DC Comics) Black Panther: World of Wakanda, by Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Yona Harvey, Rembert Browne, Alitha E. Martinez, Manny Mederos, Joe Bennett, Afua Richardson, Roberto Poggi, Tamra Bonvillain, Rachelle Rosenberg, Virtual Calligraphy, Joe Sabino (Marvel Comics) Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love, by Sarah Vaughn, Lan Medina, Phillip Hester, José Villarrubia, Janice Chiang (DC Comics) Goldie Vance, by Hope Larson, Jackie Ball, Brittney Williams, Noah Hayes, Sarah Stern, Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios) Iceman, by Sina Grace, Alessandro Vitti, Ibraim Roberson, Edgar Salazar, Edgar E. Tadeo, Robert Gill, Rachelle Rosenberg, Joe Sabino (Marvel Comics) Lumberjanes, by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters, Carolyn Nowak, Ayme Sotuyo, Maarta Laiho, Aubrey Aiese (BOOM! Studios) Quantum Teens are Go, by Magdalene Visaggio, Eryk Donovan, Claudia Aguirre, Zakk Saam (Black Mask Comics) The Woods, by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas, Ed Dukeshire (BOOM! Studios) Outstanding Daily Drama The Bold and The Beautiful CBS Days of Our Lives NBC The Young & the Restless CBS Outstanding Talk Show Episode “Australia Marriage Equality” Last Week Tonight with John Oliver HBO “Danica Roem” The Opposition with Jordan Klepper Comedy Central “Laila and Logan Ireland, Transgender Military Couple” The Ellen DeGeneres Show syndicated “Laverne Cox and Gavin Grimm” The View ABC “Trans Veterans React to Ban” The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Comedy Central Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine “A Boy Named Lucas” 20/20 ABC “China Queer” The Naked Truth Fusion “Gay Purge?” Nightline ABC “The Pulse of Orlando: Terror at the Nightclub” Anderson Cooper 360 CNN “Trans Youth” VICE on HBO HBO Outstanding TV Journalism Segment “The Abolitionists Face the Love Army” KAPP-KVEW Local News KAPP-35/KVEW-42 [Tri Cities/Yakima, Wash.] “DJ Zeke Thomas Goes Public” Good Morning America ABC “Murders Raise Alarm for Transgender Community” NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt NBC “Transgender Murders in Louisiana Part of Disturbing Trend” CBS Evening News CBS “Transgender Rights under Fire in Trump Era” AM Joy MSNBC Outstanding Newspaper Article “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Journey of a Transgender Man” by Lauren McGaughy The Dallas Morning News “Lesbian College Coaches Still Face Difficult Atmosphere to Come Out” by Shannon Ryan Chicago Tribune “Pulse Victims’ Families in Puerto Rico: ‘We Have to Cry Alone'” by Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio Orlando Sentinel “Revised Guidance on HIV Proves Life-Transforming” by Lenny Bernstein The Washington Post “The Silent Epidemic: Black Gay Men and HIV” [series] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Outstanding Magazine Article “America’s Hidden H.I.V. Epidemic” by Linda Villarosa The New York Times Magazine “Beyond ‘He’ or ‘She’: The Changing Meaning of Gender and Sexuality” by Katy Steinmetz Time “Forbidden Lives: The Gay Men Who Fled Chechnya’s Purge” by Masha Gessen The New Yorker “Free Radical” by Nathan Heller Vogue “Trans, Teen, and Homeless” by Laura Rena Murray Rolling Stone Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage The Advocate Billboard People Teen Vogue Time Outstanding Digital Journalism Article “The Ballad of Bobby Brooks, the First Gay Student-Body President of Texas A&M” by Lauren Larson GQ.com “For Those We Lost and Those Who Survived: The Pulse Massacre One Year Later” by James Michael Nichols HuffPost Queer Voices “‘I Am a Girl Now,’ Sage Smith Wrote. Then She Went Missing.” by Emma Eisenberg Splinter “Meet the Transgender Student Who Fought Discrimination at His Maryland High School (and Won)” by Nico Lang INTO “Why Bisexual Men Are Still Fighting to Convince Us They Exist” by Samantha Allen Splinter Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia “Former Patriots and Chiefs Tackle Ryan O’Callaghan Comes Out as Gay” Outsports/SB Nation “Made to Model: Trans Beauty in Fashion” LogoTV.com “‘This Is How We Win’: Inside Danica Roem’s Historic Victory” by Diana Tourjée Broadly.Vice.com “Transgender Day of Remembrance” by Saeed Jones AM to DM, BuzzFeed News “US Travel Ban Leaves LGBT Refugees in Limbo” by Nina dos Santos CNN.com Outstanding Blog Autostraddle Gays With Kids My Fabulous Disease Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents Transgriot Special Recognition In a Heartbeat written & directed by Esteban Bravo and Beth David “Smile” by Jay-Z featuring Gloria Carter, 4:44 Roc Nation/Universal Music Group Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine (Spanish Language) “Así viven los estudiantes transgénero después de que Trump anulara la ley de baños de Obama para escuela públicas” Primer Impacto Univision “Pulse, huellas de la masacre” Docufilms CNN en Español “Ser transgénero en Latinoamérica: sus experiencias y crecimiento” Vive la Salud CNN en Español Outstanding TV Journalism Segment (Spanish Language) “Comunidad LGBTQ vulnerable bajo nuevo gobierno” Perspectiva Nacional Entravision “Entrevista con Daniela Vega” Showbiz CNN en Español “Joven transgénero tiene un mensaje para las familias: ‘Acepten a sus hijos'” Al Punto Univision “El triunfo de una diseñadora mexicana transgénero en Nueva York” Noticias Telemundo Telemundo “Unidos contra la discriminación y el acoso contra la comunidad LGBT” Despierta América Univision Outstanding Digital Journalism (Spanish Language) “La compleja realidad de ser gay en América Latina” cnnespanol.cnn.com “‘No aprobar el Dream Act significaría una sentencia de muerte’, jóvenes LGBT y DACA” by Araceli Martínez Ortega laopinion.com “Padres de familia de Dallas luchan por los derechos de su hija transgénero” by Karina Ramírez aldiadallas.com “Primera senadora trans aspira a impulsar medidas para sectores discriminados” efe.com “Tres hermanitos para dos papás” by Jacqueline García laopinion.com
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“The Shape Of Water” and “Jane” Win 2018 Producers Guild Awards

[caption id="attachment_26427" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] The Shape of Water[/caption] The 29th Annual Producers Guild Awards was held last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, and “The Shape Of Water” won the top award, the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. The documentary “Jane” snagged The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures.
29th Producers Guild Awards Winners
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: “The Shape Of Water” Producers: Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: “Coco” Producer: Darla K. Anderson The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures: “Jane” Producers: Brett Morgen, Bryan Burk, Tony Gerber, James Smith The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Season 1) Producers: Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Sheila Hockin, Eric Tuchman, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Joseph Boccia, Elisabeth Moss, Kira Snyder, Leila Gerstein The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Season 1) Producers: Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Sheila Lawrence, Dhana Rivera Gilbert The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: The Long-Form Television category encompasses both movies of the week and limited series. “Black Mirror” (Season 4) Producers: Annabel Jones, Charlie Brooker The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” (Season 1, Season 2) Producers: Leah Remini, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Myles Reiff, Adam Saltzberg, Erin Gamble, Lisa Rosen, Grainne Byrne, Taylor Levin, Alex Weresow, Rachelle Mendez The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (Season 4) Producers: John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television: “The Voice” (Season 12, Season 13) Producers: John de Mol, Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Lee Metzger, Chad Hines, Amanda Zucker, Kyra Thompson, Jay Bienstock, Stijn Bakkers, Mike Yurchuk, Teddy Valenti, Carson Daly NOTE: The PGA does not vet individual producers of short-form programs, sports programs, or children’s programs. The winning programs in these categories are: The Award for Outstanding Short-Form Program: “Carpool Karaoke” (Season 1) The Award for Outstanding Sports Program: “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (Season 23) The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program: “Sesame Street” (Season 47)
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Filmmakers: Apply for $25,000 SFFILM / Vulcan Productions Environmental Fellowship
SFFILM, in partnership with Vulcan Productions, has launched a new support program designed for nonfiction filmmakers, adding to its slate of artist development offerings for independent storytellers from across the US. The SFFILM / Vulcan Productions Environmental Fellowship kicked off yesterday with an open call for applications for fellowships for mid-career or established filmmakers telling powerful stories about conservation and environmental issues. The winner of the inaugural SFFILM / Vulcan Productions Environmental Fellowship will receive:
- A $25,000 cash grant
- Guidance from advisors with expertise in the specific environmental issue they are exploring
- Travel to San Francisco and Seattle to participate in workshops on filmmaking and environmental activism
- Lesson plans for educational outreach, developed by SFFILM Education staff
- Strategic consultation from SFFILM and Vulcan Productions staff, including SFFILM and Vulcan filmmakers and policy, science and technology experts, as well as documentary mentors, who will advise the fellow artistically while providing industry support that will allow the filmmakers to successfully enter fundraising and production
SFFILM and Vulcan Productions share the belief that filmmakers tackling stories about climate change and the natural world need and deserve meaningful financial and creative support, particularly as environmental and scientific research and initiatives are being threatened. The SFFILM / Vulcan Productions Environmental Fellowship is geared towards mid-career or established documentary filmmakers from across the United States who are addressing pressing environmental issues through compelling storytelling and who are in the development or early production phase of their projects. “We’re thrilled to partner with Vulcan Productions to ensure great documentaries are being made about such a crucial subject as the environment, which is dear to us both,” said SFFILM Director of Artist Development, Caroline von Kühn. “This fellowship adds to SFFILM’s commitment to supporting filmmakers at the early development stage and to surround them with filmmaker advisors and environmental thought leaders in the Bay Area to support such critical stories being told.” “Stories about the environment and conservation that inform and enlighten have never been more important,” said Carole Tomko, General Manager and Creative Director of Vulcan Productions. “SFFILM is the perfect partner to support emerging filmmakers in telling these vital stories. Through the SFFILM / Vulcan Environmental Fellowship, we hope to enable greater storytelling on today’s critical environmental issues.” In addition to receiving funding resources and consultation services from SFFILM and Vulcan Productions, fellows will benefit from an SFFILM residency, accompanying guidance from the SFFILM Mentorship Advisory Board—an established network of directors, producers, editors, managers, and legal consultants to help navigate their looming funding and producing concerns—and additional documentary mentors. The fellowship selection process will seek out documentary features with an emphasis on powerful stories, compelling storytelling, and a focus on pressing issues of the environment or conservation. The program is open to mid-career and established documentary filmmakers across the US who are in the development or early production phase of their projects. Stories and subjects may be from any country. The application for the SFFILM / Vulcan Productions Environmental Fellowship is now open, and will close on March 5.
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Directors of Documentaries “Icarus” “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” “City of Ghosts” among 5 Nominated for Directors Guild of America Awards

[caption id="attachment_15896" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Abacus: Small Enough to Jail[/caption] The directors of five documentaries have been nominated for the Directors Guild of America for the DGA award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2017. “Directors are driving the push to more distinctive television, eye-catching commercials and powerful documentaries,” said Schlamme. “From 30-second spots to multi-hour mini-series, the nominees across these nine categories are leading that charge. We are proud to honor the tremendous range of excellence found in the projects nominated today. Congratulations to all of the nominees.” The winners will be announced at the 70th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2017 are (in alphabetical order): KEN BURNS & LYNN NOVICK The Vietnam War PBS This is Mr. Burns’ and Ms. Novick’s second DGA Award nomination. They were previously nominated in this category in 2007 for The War. BRYAN FOGEL Icarus Netflix This is Mr. Fogel’s first DGA Award nomination. MATTHEW HEINEMAN City of Ghosts Amazon This is Mr. Heineman’s second DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary in 2015 for Cartel Land. STEVE JAMES Abacus: Small Enough to Jail PBS This is Mr. James’s fourth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary in 1994 for Hoop Dreams, and was also nominated in this category in 2008 for At the Death House Door (co-directed with Peter Gilbert) and 2011 for The Interrupters. ERROL MORRIS Wormwood Netflix This is Mr. Morris’s fourth DGA Award nomination. He was nominated in this category in 1999 for Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred Leuchter, Jr. and in 2003 for The Fog of War. Mr. Morris was also nominated in the Commercials category in 2003 for “Pager” and “Alternative Fuel” (Miller), “Bernard” and “Kathryn” (Nike) and “Meanwhile” (Cisco).
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Directors of “Lady Bird” “Patti Cake$” “Wind River” Earn Nominations for 2017 Directors Guild of America Feature Film Awards

[caption id="attachment_19920" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Patti Cake$[/caption] Directors Guild of America President Thomas Schlamme announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, and also for First-Time Feature Film Director for 2017. “2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the DGA Awards, and filmmaking has reached new heights with each passing year. These nominees embody the excellence that comes to life when unique vision, craft and skill come together in pursuit of masterful storytelling,” said Schlamme. “Being nominated by their peers is what makes this award especially meaningful for directors, and I congratulate all of the nominees for their outstanding work.”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2017 are (in alphabetical order): GUILLERMO del TORO The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Mr. del Toro’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: J. Miles Dale Production Manager: Dennis Chapman First Assistant Director: Pierre Henry Second Assistant Director: Tyler Delben This is Mr. del Toro’s first DGA Award nomination. GRETA GERWIG Lady Bird (A24) Ms. Gerwig’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Lila Yacoub, Danielle Blumstein, Jamin O’Brien (New York Crew) First Assistant Directors: Jonas Spaccarotelli, Cedric Vara (New York Crew) Second Assistant Directors: Brendan Lee, Dana Zolli (New York Crew) Second Second Assistant Directors: Lillian Awa, Teri Barber This is Ms. Gerwig’s first DGA Award nomination. MARTIN McDONAGH Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Mr. McDonagh’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Bergen Swanson Assistant Unit Production Manager: Peggy Robinson First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn Second Assistant Director: Paula Case Second Second Assistant Director: Spencer Taylor This is Mr. McDonagh’s first DGA Award nomination. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN Dunkirk (Warner Bros.) Mr. Nolan’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: David Witz, Christine Raspillere (France Unit), Chris Brock (UK Unit), Nicky Tüske (Netherlands Unit) First Assistant Directors: Nilo Otero, William Pruss (France Unit), Willem Quarles van Ufford (Netherlands Unit) Second Assistant Director: Eric Lasko, Nicolas Baldino (France Unit), Alexis Chelli (France Unit), Clément Comet (France Unit) Second Second Assistant Director: Alina Gatti This is Mr. Nolan’s fourth DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Inception in 2010, for The Dark Knight in 2008 and for Memento in 2001. JORDAN PEELE Get Out (Universal Pictures) Mr. Peele’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Marcei A. Brown, Rick A. Osako (Fairhope Unit) First Assistant Director: Gerard DiNardi Second Assistant Directors: Ram Paul Silbey, Marc Newland (Fairhope Unit), Jack McKenna (New York Unit) Second Second Assistant Director: Maggie Ballard Location Manager: Kurt Engler (New York Unit) This is one of two DGA Award nominations this year for Mr. Peele. He is also nominated in the First-Time Feature Film category for Get Out.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director for 2017 are (in alphabetical order): GEREMY JASPER Patti Cake$ (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Mr. Jasper’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Sara Blechman First Assistant Director: Inna Braude Second Assistant Director: Natasha Rivera Second Second Assistant Director: Lucas Isabella Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Alice Johnson This is Mr. Jasper’s first DGA Award nomination. WILLIAM OLDROYD Lady Macbeth (Roadside Attractions) Mr. Oldroyd’s Directorial Team: Production Manager: Robert K. Harm Unit Manager: Eugene Galbrath First Assistant Director: George Every Second Assistant Director: Richard Stanley Jan Harris This is Mr. Oldroyd’s first DGA Award nomination. JORDAN PEELE Get Out (Universal Pictures) Mr. Peele’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Marcei A. Brown, Rick A. Osako (Fairhope Unit) First Assistant Director: Gerard DiNardi Second Assistant Directors: Ram Paul Silbey, Marc Newland (Fairhope Unit), Jack McKenna (New York Unit) Second Second Assistant Director: Maggie Ballard Location Manager: Kurt Engler (New York Unit) This is one of two DGA Award nominations this year for Mr. Peele. He is also nominated in the Feature Film category for Get Out. TAYLOR SHERIDAN Wind River (Acacia Entertainment) Mr. Sheridan’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Christopher H. Warner First Assistant Director: Nicolas Harvard Second Assistant Director: Jason Altieri Second Second Assistant Director: Kristina Massie This is Mr. Sheridan’s first DGA Award nomination. AARON SORKIN Molly’s Game (STX Entertainment) Mr. Sorkin’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Lyn Lucibello-Brancatella, Stuart M. Besser, Michael Beugg (Los Angeles Unit) Assistant Unit Production Manager: Bart Lipton (Los Angeles Unit) First Assistant Director: Walter Gasparovic Second Assistant Directors: Penny Charter, Travis Rehwaldt (New York Unit), Paula Case (Los Angeles Unit) Second Second Assistant Directors: Conor Griff (New York Unit), Drew Ritson (New York Unit), Bryan Snodgrass (Los Angeles Unit) Location Manager: Dena Ghieth (New York Unit) This is Mr. Sorkin’s first DGA Award nomination.
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