Eighth Grade

NAME OF FILM: EIGHTH GRADE

DIRECTOR(S): Bo Burnham

STARRING: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan

GENRE: Comedy Film

SYNOPSIS: Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school—the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year—before she begins high school.

Regina King in If Beale Street Could Talk [Credit: Annapurna Pictures]

2019 Spirit Awards – IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK Wins Best Film

If Beale Street Could Talk, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Eighth Grade, First Reformed, Sorry To Bother You, The Wife and You Were Never Really Here won awards at Film Independent’s 34th Spirit Awards ceremony.

2019 Writers Guild Awards- EIGHTH GRADE and BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY Win Top Awards

The Writers Guild of America announced the winners of the 2019 Writers Guild Awards with the top film awards going to Bo Burnham for Eighth Grade for Original Screenplay.

ROMA’s Alfonso Cuarón, EIGHTH GRADE’s Bo Burnham Win DGA Awards

Alfonso Cuarón continued his winning record for Roma, snagging the Directors Guild of America’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Roma at the 71st Annual DGA Awards.

ROMA Named Best Picture, Wins Four Awards at 24th Critics’ Choice Awards

“Roma” took home four awards, the most of the night at last night’s 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography for Alfonso Cuarón, and Best Foreign Language Film.

Directors Guild of America Announces Nominees for 2018 Best Feature Film Director

Directors Guild of America announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film.

EIGHTH GRADE, ROMA, FAHRENHEIT 11/9 Among Films Nominated for 2018 Writers Guild Awards

The Writers Guild of America West announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2018 for original, adapted and documentary screenplays.

Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA Wins Big With North Carolina Film Critics

Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma dominated the North Carolina Film Critics Association 6th annual Film Awards winning the awards for Best Narrative Film, and Best Foreign Language Film.

THE FAVOURITE Leads Nominations for Austin Film Critics 2018 Film Awards

Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite leads the nominees for the Austin Film Critics Association 2018 film awards with a total of nine nominations including for Best Film.

Barack Obama Reveals His Favorite Movies of 2018

Former President Barack Obama released his favorite movies, songs, and books of the year on Facebook and Instagram.

Emma Stone and Olivia Colman in the film THE FAVOURITE. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos.ʩ 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

THE FAVOURITE, ROMA, SHOPLIFTERS, SHIRKERS Win 2018 Florida Critics Awards

Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite, the dark comedy set in early 18th century England, won the top honor of 2018 Best Picture from the Florida Film Critics Circle.

GREEN BOOK, ROMA, AMERICAN ANIMALS Win 2018 Phoenix Film Critics Awards

Phoenix Film Critics Society announced its 2018 award winners with Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book,” capturing Best Picture honors.

ROMA, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, THE FAVOURITE Win 2018 Southeastern Film Critics Awards

Alfonso Cuaron’s ROMA continues its winning streak with the Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards as the film was awarded the top prize of Best Film.

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