
The Holdovers, American Fiction and The Pigeon Tunnel walked away with awards at the 2024 Writers Guild Awards over the weekend.
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The Holdovers, American Fiction and The Pigeon Tunnel walked away with awards at the 2024 Writers Guild Awards over the weekend.

Dr. Anne Innis Dagg, the trailblazing scientist (born in Toronto, ON Canada and who resided most recently in Waterloo, ON Canada) spotlighted in the award-winning documentary, The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, passed away on Monday, April 1 following a short illness. She was 91.

The Color Purple dominated the motion picture category of the 55th NAACP Image Awards, winning multiple awards including the top honor of Outstanding Motion Picture along with Outstanding Actress for Fantasia Barrino, Outstanding Supporting Actress for Taraji P. Henson, and Outstanding Ensemble Cast. Outstanding Actor went to co-star Colman Domingo for his performance in Rustin.

Andrea Pallaoro’s Monica received the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Theatrical Release presented by Scott Evans at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The film stars trans actress Trace Lysette as a woman who returns home to care for her ailing mother who she hasn’t seen in years. Also starring in the film are Patricia Clarkson, Emily Browning, and Adriana Barraza.

Oppenheimer was the big winner at the 96th Academy Awards, taking home the top award for Best Picture along with best director for Christopher Nolan, best actor for Cillian Murphy and best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr.

Oppenheimer won the top honor of Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures for producers Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan at the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards.

Past Lives won the top film award of Best Feature along with Best Director for Celine Song at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The Holdovers came away with the most awards of the night with three, including Best Supporting Performance for Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Best Breakthrough Performance for Dominic Sessa and Best Cinematography for Eigil Bryld.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph was honored for her performance in The Holdovers with the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Cillian Murphy, Lily Gladstone, and Robert Downey Jr. were also honored for performances in motion pictures; and the Actor® for a motion picture cast performance this year went to Oppenheimer.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won Best Feature at the 51st Annie Awards™ along with 6 other honors including Best FX- Feature, Best Character Design – Feature, Best Direction – Feature, Best Music-Feature, Best Production Design – Feature, and Best Editorial – Feature.

Christopher Nolan won the top DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for Oppenheimer at the 76th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA) Awards.

Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest was named Film of the Year at the 44th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards along with prizes for director and the mix of music and sound.