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  • 9 Award Categories incl. Documentary, Foreign Language Film, Short Film Shortlists Revealed for 91st Oscars

    Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
    Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in consideration for the 91st Oscars® in nine categories: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects. 

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  • IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK Named Best Film of 2018 by Boston Society of Film Critics

    If Beale Street Could Talk
    If Beale Street Could Talk

    If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 novel won three award honors, including Best Picture of 2018 from the Boston Society of Film Critics.

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  • ROMA, THE RIDER, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR Win 2018 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Honors

    The Rider by Chloe Zhao
    The Rider by Chloe Zhao

    The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the musical drama A STAR IS BORN as the best film of 2018. Rounding out the composite list of the top 10 films of the year were ROMA (2), THE FAVOURITE (3), VICE (4), BLACKkKLANSMAN (5), BLACK PANTHER (6), GREEN BOOK (7), IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (8), EIGHTH GRADE (9), and CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (10).

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  • Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA Tops Sight & Sound’s Critics Poll of 2018 Best Films

    Roma
    Roma

    Sight & Sound, the BFI’s international film magazine, today named Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma as the Best Film of 2018 in one of the most anticipated and respected critics’ opinion poll: Sight & Sound’s Films of the Year. Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar®-winning Phantom Thread is in second place, followed by Lee Chang-dong’s Burning in third.

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  • BLACKKKLANSMAN, ROMA, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? Win 2018 San Francisco Film Critics Awards

    BlacKkKlansman
    BlacKkKlansman

    The San Francisco Film Critics Circle named Roma the Best Picture of 2018 along with Best Foreign Language Picture but gave the award for Best Director to Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman. BlacKkKlansman also won the awards for Best Original Score and Best Screenplay, Adapted.

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  • ROMA, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?, BURNING Win 2018 Toronto Film Critics Awards

    Roma
    Roma

    Roma was given the two top awards from the Toronto Film Critics Association, the award for Best Picture and Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón. 

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  • THE FAVOURITE Leads Nominations for 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards

    The Favourite
    The Favourite

    “The Favourite” leads the nominations for the 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards this year with 14 nominations including Best Picture, Olivia Colman for Best Actress and Best Actress in a Comedy, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz both for Best Supporting Actress, Best Acting Ensemble, and Yorgos Lanthimos for Best Director.

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  • ROMA Leads 2018 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominations

    Roma
    Roma

    Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma,”  is the clear favorite with the Chicago Film Critics Association, earning the most nominations of all for their 2018 film awards with nine. In addition to being one of the finalists for Best Picture, Cuaron himself was personally nominated in four additional categories for Director, Original Screenplay, Cinematography and Editing, the latter alongside Adam Gough. Yalitza Aparicio, the non-professional chosen by Cuaron to star in the film received two nominations herself for Best Actress and Most Promising Performer and it also received nods for Art Direction/Production Design and Foreign Film.

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  • 76th Golden Globe Awards Nominations List, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, ROMA, EIGHTH GRADE

    [caption id="attachment_31277" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]If Beale Street Could Talk If Beale Street Could Talk[/caption] The nominations were announced this morning for the 76th Golden Globe Awards, and films nominated for the top prize – Best Motion Picture Drama include BlacKkKlansman, If Beale Street Could Talk along with Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody and A Star Is Born.   In the Best Foreign Language Film category, Capernaum (Lebanon), Girl (Belgium), Never Look Away (Germany), Roma (Mexico) and Shoplifters (Japan) will compete for the Golden Glob The 76th Golden Globes will take place at International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton on January 6th, 2019.

    76th Golden Globe Awards Nominations

    BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

    BLACK PANTHER Marvel Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures BLACKKKLANSMAN QC Entertainment / Blumhouse / Monkeypaw / 40 Acres and a Mule; Focus Features BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Twentieth Century Fox / Regency Enterprises; Twentieth Century Fox IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK Annapurna Pictures / Plan B Entertainment / We Pastel; Annapurna Pictures A STAR IS BORN Warner Bros. Pictures / Live Nation Productions / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures / Jon Peters Production / Bill Gerber Production / Joint Effort Production; Warner Bros. Pictures

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

    GLENN CLOSE – THE WIFE LADY GAGA – A STAR IS BORN NICOLE KIDMAN – DESTROYER MELISSA MCCARTHY – CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? ROSAMUND PIKE – A PRIVATE WAR

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

    BRADLEY COOPER – A STAR IS BORN WILLEM DAFOE – AT ETERNITY’S GATE LUCAS HEDGES – BOY ERASED RAMI MALEK – BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON – BLACKKKLANSMAN

    BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

    CRAZY RICH ASIANS Warner Bros. Pictures / SK Global / Starlight Culture / Color Force / Ivanhoe Pictures / Electric Somewhere; Warner Bros. Pictures THE FAVOURITE Element Pictures / Scarlet Films / Film4 / Waypoint Entertainment; Fox Searchlight Pictures GREEN BOOK Participant Media / DreamWorks Pictures; Universal Pictures MARY POPPINS RETURNS Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures VICE Annapurna Pictures / Gary Sanchez Productions / Plan B Entertainment; Annapurna Pictures

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

    EMILY BLUNT – MARY POPPINS RETURNS OLIVIA COLMAN – THE FAVOURITE ELSIE FISHER – EIGHTH GRADE CHARLIZE THERON – TULLY CONSTANCE WU – CRAZY RICH ASIANS

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

    CHRISTIAN BALE – VICE LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA – MARY POPPINS RETURNS VIGGO MORTENSEN – GREEN BOOK ROBERT REDFORD – THE OLD MAN & THE GUN JOHN REILLY – STAN & OLLIE

    BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED

    INCREDIBLES 2 Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures ISLE OF DOGS Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures; Fox Searchlight Pictures MIRAI Studio Chizu; GKIDS RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing

    BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE

    CAPERNAUM (LEBANON) Mooz Films; Sony Pictures Classics GIRL (BELGIUM) Menuet / Topkapi Films / Frakas Productions; Netflix NEVER LOOK AWAY (GERMANY) Pergamon Film / Wiedemann & Berg Film / in coproduction with Beta Cinema / ARD Degeto / Bayrischer Rundfunk; Sony Pictures Classics ROMA (MEXICO) Netflix / Participant Media / EsperantoFilmoj; Netflix SHOPLIFTERS (JAPAN) Gaga / AOI Promotion / Fuji Television Network; Magnolia Pictures

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

    AMY ADAMS – VICE CLAIRE FOY – FIRST MAN REGINA KING – IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK EMMA STONE – THE FAVOURITE RACHEL WEISZ – THE FAVOURITE

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

    MAHERSHALA ALI – GREEN BOOK TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET – BEAUTIFUL BOY ADAM DRIVER – BLACKKKLANSMAN RICHARD GRANT – CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? SAM ROCKWELL – VICE

    BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

    BRADLEY COOPER – A STAR IS BORN ALFONSO CUARÓN – ROMA PETER FARRELLY – GREEN BOOK SPIKE LEE – BLACKKKLANSMAN ADAM MCKAY – VICE

    BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

    ALFONSO CUARÓN – ROMA DEBORAH DAVIS, TONYMCNAMARA – THE FAVOURITE BARRY JENKINS – IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK ADAM MCKAY – VICE NICK VALLELONGA, BRIAN CURRIE, PETER FARRELLY – GREEN BOOK

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

    MARCO BELTRAMI – A QUIET PLACE ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – ISLE OF DOGS LUDWIG GÖRANSSON – BLACK PANTHER JUSTIN HURWITZ – FIRST MAN MARC SHAIMAN – MARY POPPINS RETURNS

    BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

    “ALL THE STARS” — BLACK PANTHER Music by: Kendrick Lamar, Anthony Tiffith, Mark Spears, Solana Rowe, Al Shuckburgh Lyrics by: Kendrick Lamar, Anthony Tiffith, Mark Spears, Solana Rowe, Al Shuckburgh “GIRL IN THE MOVIES” — DUMPLIN’ Music by: Dolly Parton, Linda Perry Lyrics by: Dolly Parton, Linda Perry “REQUIEM FOR A PRIVATE WAR” — A PRIVATE WAR Music by: Annie Lennox Lyrics by: Annie Lennox “REVELATION” — BOY ERASED Music by: Troye Sivan, Jónsi Lyrics by: Jon Thor Birgisson, Troye Sivan, Brett McLaughlin “SHALLOW” — A STAR IS BORN Music by: Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt Lyrics by: Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt

    BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

    THE AMERICANS FX NETWORKS Fox 21 Television Studios / FX Productions BODYGUARD NETFLIX World Productions / an ITV Studios company HOMECOMING PRIME VIDEO Universal Cable Productions LLA / Amazon Studios KILLING EVE BBC AMERICA BBC AMERICA / Sid Gentle Films Ltd POSE FX NETWORKS Fox 21 Television Studios / FX Productions

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

    CAITRIONA BALFE – OUTLANDER ELISABETH MOSS – THE HANDMAID’S TALE SANDRA OH – KILLING EVE JULIA ROBERTS – HOMECOMING KERI RUSSELL – THE AMERICANS

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

    JASON BATEMAN – OZARK STEPHAN JAMES – HOMECOMING RICHARD MADDEN – BODYGUARD BILLY PORTER – POSE MATTHEW RHYS – THE AMERICANS

    BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

    BARRY HBO HBO Entertainment / Alec Berg / Hanarply THE GOOD PLACE NBC Universal Television / Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment KIDDING SHOWTIME SHOWTIME / SOME KIND OF GARDEN / Aggregate Films / Broadlawn Films THE KOMINSKY METHOD NETFLIX Warner Bros. Television THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL PRIME VIDEO Amazon Studios

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

    KRISTEN BELL – THE GOOD PLACE CANDICE BERGEN – MURPHY BROWN ALISON BRIE – GLOW RACHEL BROSNAHAN – THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL DEBRA MESSING – WILL & GRACE

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

    SACHA BARON COHEN – WHO IS AMERICA JIM CARREY – KIDDING MICHAEL DOUGLAS – THE KOMINSKY METHOD DONALD GLOVER – ATLANTA BILL HADER – BARRY

    BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    THE ALIENIST – TNT The Alienist / Paramount Television / Turner’s Studio T THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY – FX NETWORKS Fox 21 Television Studios / FX Productions ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA – SHOWTIME SHOWTIME / Red Hour Productions / Michael De Luca Productions / The White Mountain Company / BZ Entertainment / Busyhands SHARP OBJECTS – HBO HBO Entertainment / eOne / Tiny Pyro Productions / Blumhouse Television / Fourth Born / crazyrose Productions A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL – PRIME VIDEO Blueprint / Amazon Studios

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    AMY ADAMS – SHARP OBJECTS PATRICIA ARQUETTE – ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA CONNIE BRITTON – DIRTY JOHN LAURA DERN – THE TALE REGINA KING – SEVEN SECONDS

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    ANTONIO BANDERAS – GENIUS: PICASSO DANIEL BRÜHL – ALIENIST, THE DARREN CRISS – THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH – PATRICK MELROSE HUGH GRANT – A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    ALEX BORSTEIN – THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL PATRICIA CLARKSON – SHARP OBJECTS PENÉLOPE CRUZ – THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY THANDIE NEWTON – WESTWORLD YVONNE STRAHOVSKI – THE HANDMAID’S TALE

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

    ALAN ARKIN – THE KOMINSKY METHOD KIERAN CULKIN – SUCCESSION EDGAR RAMÍREZ – THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE: AMERICAN CRIME STORY BEN WHISHAW – A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL HENRY WINKLER – BARRY

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  • THE FAVOURITE, BLACKkKLANSMAN, EIGHTH GRADE Among Nominees for 2018 Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Honors

    [caption id="attachment_29297" align="aligncenter" width="926"]BlacKkKlansman BlacKkKlansman[/caption] The Favourite and Black Panther top the 2018 Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society (LAOFCS) nominations list with ten nominations each, followed by A Star is Born with nine and BlacKkKlansman with eight.  Indie films were well represented with Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade scoring six nominations. and Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk scoring a total of five nominations including Best Supporting Actress. The members of the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society have also voted on some of the more underrepresented films this award season including Fox’s The Hate U Give, Focus Features’ Tully, Sony Pictures’ Searching, and Roadside’s Ben is Back, among several others. “In a year where diversity and representation have been at the forefront of so many conversations, I believe that the LAOFCS nominations this year proves how much representation truly matters. There have been a lot of great films this year that have tackled important issues, so I am thrilled to see that reflected in our nominations,” added LAOFCS’ Scott Menzel. In addition to the film nominations, the LAOFCS will also announce a few other awards including the recipient of this Trailblazer Award which was previously awarded to Jessica Chastain. The Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society (LAOFCS) 2nd Annual Awards Ceremony will be held on January 9th, 2019, at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles.

    2018 Los Angeles Online Film Critics SocietyAwards Nominations

    Best Picture

    A Star is Born Eighth Grade Black Panther The Favourite The Hate U Give BlackKklansman Green Book Roma A Quiet Place Searching

    Best Actor

    Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born Christian Bale – Vice Ethan Hawke – First Reformed Viggo Mortensen – Green Book

    Best Actress

    Toni Collette – Hereditary Charlize Theron – Tully Lady Gaga – A Star is Born Olivia Colman – The Favourite Nicole Kidman – Destroyer

    Best Supporting Actor

    Adam Driver – BlackKklansman Mahershala Ali – Green Book Russell Hornsby – The Hate U Give Sam Elliott – A Star is Born Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?

    Best Supporting Actress

    Elizabeth Debicki – Widows Emma Stone – The Favourite Rachel Weisz – The Favourite Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk Amy Adams – Vice

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    Bradley Cooper and Eric Roth – A Star is Born Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, and Charlie Wachtel – BlacKkKlansman Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk Audrey Wells – The Hate U Give Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty – Can You Ever Forgive Me?

    Best Original Screenplay

    Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, and John Krasinski – A Quiet Place Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade Tony McNamara and Deborah Davis – The Favourite Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You Adam McKay – Vice

    Best Male Director

    Alfonso Cuaron – Roma Spike Lee – BlackKklansman Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born Ryan Coogler – Black Panther

    Best Female Director

    Chloe Zhao – The Rider Debra Granik – Leave No Trace Tamara Jenkins – Private Life Marielle Heller – Can You Ever Forgive Me? Lynne Ramsey – You Were Never Really Here

    Best Animated Film

    Incredibles 2 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Isle of Dogs Ralph Breaks the Internet Mirai

    Best Foreign Film

    Burning Cold War Roma Shoplifters Girl

    Best Documentary

    Free Solo Minding the Gap RBG Three Identical Strangers Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

    Best Visual Effects

    Ready Player One Mission Impossible – Fallout First Man Black Panther Avengers: Infinity War

    Best Cinematography

    Linus Sandgren – First Man James Laxton – If Beale Street Could Talk Alfonso Cuarón – Roma Robbie Ryan – The Favourite Rachel Morrison – Black Panther

    Best Blockbuster

    Avengers: Infinity War Black Panther Deadpool 2 Mission: Impossible Fallout Ready Player One

    Best Independent Film

    Eighth Grade First Reformed Sorry to Bother You Ben Is Back If Beale Street Could Talk

    Best First Feature

    Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born Ari Aster – Hereditary Paul Dano – Wildlife Aneesh Chaganty – Searching

    Best Comedy/Musical

    Crazy Rich Asians Game Night Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again! The Favourite Bohemian Rhapsody

    Best Action Film

    Mission: Impossible -Fallout Black Panther Avengers: Infinity War Deadpool 2 Widows

    Best Sci-Fi/Horror

    A Quiet Place Annihilation Halloween Hereditary Suspiria

    Best Performance by an Actor 23 and Under

    Alex Wolff – Hereditary Lucas Hedges – Boy Erased Lucas Hedges – Ben Is Back Noah Jupe – A Quiet Place Timothée Chalamet – Beautiful Boy

    Best Performance by an Actress 23 and Under

    Amandla Stenberg – The Hate You Give Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade Millicent Simmonds – A Quiet Place Milly Shapiro – Hereditary Thomasin McKenzie- Leave No Trace

    Best Breakthrough Performance

    Elsie Fisher – Eighth Grade John David Washington – BlackKklansman Lady Gaga – A Star is Born Yalitza Aparicio – Roma Amandla Stenberg – The Hate U Give

    Best Cast

    Black Panther The Favourite Blackkklansman Crazy Rich Asians Widows

    Best Stunt Work

    Avengers: Infinity War Mission: Impossible – Fallout Black Panther Deadpool 2 Upgrade

    Best Score

    Justin Hurwitz – First Man Nicholas Britell – If Beale Street Could Talk Alexandre Desplat – Isle of Dogs Ludwig Göransson- Black Panther Terence Blanchard – BlackKklansman

    Best Original Song

    All the Stars – Black Panther Shallow – A Star is Born Hollywood Ending – Anna and The Apocalypse Revelation – Boy Erased Hearts Beat Loud – Hearts Beat Loud

    Best Editing

    Adam Gough and Alfonso Cuarón – Roma Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick – Searching Yorgos Mavropsaridis – The Favourite Barry Alexander Brown – BlackKklansman Hank Corwin – Vice

    Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance

    Ben Whishaw – Paddington 2 Jason Liles – Rampage Josh Brolin – Avengers: Infinity War Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Solo: A Star Wars Story Tom Hardy – Venom

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  • ISLE OF DOGS, A QUIET PLACE Among 20 Films to Complete in Visual Effects Category for 91st Academy Award

    [caption id="attachment_25762" align="aligncenter" width="1329"]Isle of Dogs Isle of Dogs[/caption] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the 20 films in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 91st Academy Awards.   Later this month, the Academy will select a shortlist of 10 films that will advance to nominations voting. Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. The 91st Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “Ant-Man and the Wasp” “Aquaman” “Avengers: Infinity War” “Black Panther” “Bumblebee” “Christopher Robin” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” “First Man” “Incredibles 2” “Isle of Dogs” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” “Mary Poppins Returns” “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” “Mortal Engines” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” “Paddington 2” “A Quiet Place” “Ready Player One” “Solo: A Star Wars Story” “Welcome to Marwen”

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  • MIRAI, TITO AND THE BIRDS, ISLE OF DOGS Among Nominees for 46th Annie Awards

    [caption id="attachment_32260" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Tito and the Birds / Tito e os Pássaros Tito and the Birds / Tito e os Pássaros[/caption] The nominations were announced today for the 46th Annual Annie Awards™ recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation with the year’s Best Animated Feature nominations include: Early Man, Incredibles 2, Isle of Dogs, Ralph Breaks The Internet and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Best Animated Feature-Independent, spotlighting features with a much smaller distribution footprint than major studio releases, include: Ce Magnifique Gâteau!, MFKZ, Mirai, Ruben Brandt, Collector and Tito and the Birds. The Annie Awards™ cover 36 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature-Independent, Special Productions, Commercials, Short Subjects, Student Films and Outstanding Individual Achievements, as well as the honorary Juried Awards. The winners will be announced at a black tie ceremony on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Juried Awards will also be presented honoring unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. Three Winsor McCay Award recipients have been selected by the ASIFA-Hollywood Board of Directors for their exemplary industry careers – Academy Award-winning director, animator and art director, Ralph Eggleston; Frank Braxton (posthumously), the first African-American animator, animation director and guild president; and casting director, voice director and voice actress Andrea Romano. The June Foray Award will be presented to veteran animator, Adam Burke (posthumously) for his significant and benevolent impact on the animation community. Ton Roosendaal, Dutch software developer and film producer, will accept the Ub Iwerks Award for Blender Open Source Animation Software; and a Certificate of Merit will be presented to dedicated ASIFA volunteer, Jason Jones.

    46th Annie Awards Nominations

    Annie Award for Best Animated Feature

    Early Man Aardman Animations Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Isle Of Dogs Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation

    Annie Award for Best Animated Independent Feature

    Ce Magnifique Gâteau ! Beast Animation, Vivement Lundi !, Pedri Animation MFKZ Ankama / Studio 4ºC Mirai Studio Chizu Ruben Brandt, Collector Hungarian National Film Fund Tito and the Birds Bits Productions, Split Studio

    Annie Award for Best Animated Special Production

    Back to the Moon Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios Mary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios The Emperor’s Newest Clothes HBO / Starburns Industries The Highway Rat Magic Light Pictures

    Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject

    Grandpa Walrus Caïmans Productions Lost & Found Wabi Sabi Studios SOLAR WALK Nørlum Untravel Production: Film House Baš Čelik, Serbia Co-production: BFilm, Bratislava / Your Dreams Factory, Bratislava Weekends past lives productions

    Annie Award for Best Virtual Reality Production

    Age of Sail Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures Battlescar AtlasV Crow: The Legend Baobab Studios Mind Palace Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH Moss Polyarc

    Annie Award for Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial

    Goldfish at the Fair Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Greenpeace ‘There’s a Rang-Tan In My Bedroom’ Passion Animation Studios Grinch / 40 / Olympics Spot Illumination JD.com, ‘Joy and Heron’ Passion Pictures The Fearless Are Here Nexus Studios

    Annie Award for Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children

    Ask the StoryBots JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix Dinotrux: Supercharged DreamWorks Animation Television Hey Duggee Studio AKA PJ Masks Frog Box Entertainment One Tumble Leaf Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment

    Annie Award for Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children

    Hilda Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny DreamWorks Animation Television Little Big Awesome Amazon Studios Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon Animation Studio Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters DreamWorks Animation Television

    Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production

    Big Mouth Netflix Bob’s Burgers 20th Century FOX Television/Bento Box Entertainment BoJack Horseman Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix Human Kind Of Cartuna, Facebook Watch The Venture Bros. Adult Swim / Titmouse, Inc.

    Annie Award for Best Student Film

    A Blink of An Eye Anke Kletsch Best Friend Luce Grosjean FACING IT Sam Gainsborough Hors Piste Luce Grosjean Sister Siqi Song

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production

    DreamWorks Theatre Presents Kung Fu Panda DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Zach Glynn, Chyuan Huang, Michael Losure, K.C. Ong, Alex Timchenko Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nominees: Jeffrey Lai SuperMansion Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Nominees: Mike Spitzmiller, Steve Gallant, Iain Collins, Daniel Craven, Lynda Rollins Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: David M.V. Jones, Vincent Chou, Clare Yang Watership Down 42 / Biscuit Entertainment with Netflix Nominees: Philip Child, Nilesh Sardesai

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an an Animated Feature Production

    Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Howard Jones, Dave Alex Riddett, Grant Hewlett, Pat Andrew, Elena Vitanza Chiarani Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Patrick Witting, Kiel Gnebba, Spencer Lueders, Joe Pepper, Sam Rickles Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Greg Gladstone, Tolga Göktekin, Jason Johnston, Eric Lacroix, Krzysztof Rost Next Gen Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix Nominees: So Ishigaki, Graham Wiebe Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Cesar Velazquez, Marie Tollec, Alexander Moaveni, Peter DeMund, Ian J. Coony

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

    Age of Sail Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures Nominees: Sikand Srinivas Back to the Moon Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios Nominees: Lucas Vigroux Hilda Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks Nominees: Scott Lewis Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Juliane Martin Tumble Leaf Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment Nominees: Dan MacKenzie

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production

    Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Laurie Sitzia Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studio Nominees: Lance Fite Isle of Dogs Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures Nominees: Jason Stalman Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Vitor Vilela Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: David Han

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production

    Avengers: Infinity War Marvel Nominees: Paul Story, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Eteuati Tema, Jacob Luamanuvae-Su’a, Sam Sharplin Christopher Robin Walt Disney Pictures Nominees: Arslan Elver, Laurent Laban, Kayn Garcia, Claire Blustin, Marc-André Coulombe Mary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Pictures Nominees: Chris Sauve, James Baxter, Sandro Cleuzo Paddington 2 StudioCanal, Heyday Films, Marmalade Films Ltd Nominees: Pablo Grillo, Laurent Laban, Kyle Dunlevy, Stuart Ellis, Liam Russell The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Walt Disney Studios Nominees: Richard Oey, Adrien Annesley, Allison Orr, Wei Liang Yap, Shan Hao

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Video Game

    God of War Santa Monica Studio Nominees: Erica Pinto, Mehdi Yssef, Bruno Velazquez GRIS Nomada Studio Nominees: Adrian Miguel, Adrian Garcia, Adrian Miguel Marvel’s Spider-Man Insomniac Games Nominees: Bobby Coddington Moss Polyarc Nominees: Richard Lico Shadow of The Tomb Raider Square Enix Nominees: David Hubert, Jacob Gardner, Giovanni Spinelli, Marco Foglia, Jean-Philippe Chaurette

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

    Age of Sail Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures Nominees: Bruno Mangyoku Niko and the Sword of Light Amazon Studios Nominees: Jim Bryson Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Amanda Jolly The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Chris Mitchell The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Keiko Murayama

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

    Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Matt Nolte Mary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios Nominees: James Woods Next Gen Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix Nominees: Marceline Tanguay Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Ami Thompson Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Shiyoon Kim

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

    Ask the StoryBots JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix Nominees: Evan Spiridellis Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Nominees: Eddie Trigueros Niko and the Sword of Light Amazon Studios Nominees: Sung Jin Ahn SuperMansion Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Nominees: Nick Simotas Tales of Arcadia: 3Below DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Guillermo del Toro, Rodrigo Blaas

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production

    Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Nick Park Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Genndy Tartakovsky Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Brad Bird Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Rich Moore, Phil Johnston Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Bob Persichetti , Rodney Rothman , Peter Ramsey

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

    Back to the Moon Google Spotlight Stories, Google Doodles, Nexus Studios Nominees: Mathieu Alvado Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Nominees: Christopher Willis Elena of Avalor Disney Television Animation Nominees: Tony Morales, John Kavanaugh, Craig Gerber, Silvia Olivas, Rachel Ruderman Tangled: The Series Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Kevin Kliesch The Tom and Jerry Show Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Vivek Maddala

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production

    Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Illumination Nominees: Danny Elfman, Tyler, The Creator Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Harry Gregson-Williams, Tom Howe, Harry Gregson-Williams, Tom Howe Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Michael Giacchino Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Henry Jackman, Alan Menken, Phil Johnston, Tom MacDougall, Dan Reynolds Smallfoot Warner Bros. Pictures / Warner Animation Group Nominees: Heitor Pereira, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

    Age of Sail Google Spotlight Stories, Broad Reach Pictures Nominees: Céline Desrumaux, Jasmin Lai Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Nominees: Justin Martin Little Big Awesome Amazon Studios Nominees: Antonio Canobbio, Art Director, Howard Chen, Background Layout , Ivan Louey, Background Layout Supervisor, Crystal Yoori Son, Background Paint Niko and the Sword of Light Amazon Studios Nominees: Antonio Canobbio, Art Director, Bobby Walker, Background Paint, Michelle Rhee, Background Layout, Richard Chang, Background Paint, Joseph Martinez, Background Layout The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Chris Mitchell, Chris Turnham, Tor Anut, DanBob Thompson, Aaron Spurgeon

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production

    Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Matt Perry, Richard Edmunds Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Scott Wills Isle of Dogs FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES INDIAN PAINTBRUSH AMERICAN EMPIRICAL PICTURES Nominees: Adam Stockhausen , Paul Harrod Mary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios Nominees: jeff turley Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Justin K. Thompson

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

    Ben 10 Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: Will Patrick Big Hero 6: The Series Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Trey Buongiorno Disney Mickey Mouse Disney Television Animation Nominees: Ramirez Ramos Alonso Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nominees: Kevin Molina-Ortiz Star vs. The Forces of Evil Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Sabrina Cotugno

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production

    Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Illumination Nominees: Habib Louati Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Dean Kelly Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Bobby Alcid Rubio Mary Poppins Returns Walt Disney Studios Nominees: Ovi Nedelcu Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Michael Herrera

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

    BoJack Horseman Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix Nominees: Will Arnett F is for Family Wild West Television in association with Gaumont Television for Netflix Nominees: Debi Derryberry Pete the Cat Amazon Studios, Alcon Television Group, LLC Nominees: Juliette Donenfeld Skylanders Academy Activision Blizzard Studios Nominees: Patrick Warburton Unikitty Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Tara Strong

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production

    Early Man Aardman Animations Nominees: Eddie Redmayne Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Holly Hunter Isle of Dogs Fox Searchlight Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / American Empirical Pictures Nominees: Bryan Cranston Next Gen Baozou with Alibaba Pictures Inc. in association with Tangent Animation for Netflix Nominees: Charlyne Yi Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Sarah Silverman

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

    Big Mouth Netflix Nominees: Emily Altman Craig of the Creek Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: Matt Burnett, Ben Levin, Shauna McGarry, Jeff Trammell, Tiffany Ford Hilda Hilda Productions Limited, a Silvergate Media Company, Netflix Inc. and Mercury Filmworks Nominees: Stephanie Simpson Star vs. The Forces of Evil Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Dominic Bisignano, Aaron Hammersley, Amy Higgins, John Infantino, Daron Nefcy We Bare Bears Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: Mikey Heller , Sang Yup Lee, Louie Zong

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production

    Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Brad Bird Mirai Studio Chizu Nominees: Mamoru Hosoda, Mamoru Hosoda, Stephanie Sheh Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Phil Johnston, Pamela Ribon Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Phil Lord , Rodney Rothman Teen Titans Go! to the Movies Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production

    Big Hero 6: The Series Walt Disney Television Animation Nominees: Charles Jones, Joe Molinari, Dao Le, Vartan Nazarian, David Vazquez Puppy Dog Pals Wild Canary Animation / Disney Junior Nominees: Adam Rickabus SpongeBob SquarePants Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nominees: Estrella Miyakawa Capin, Christopher Hink, Bob Tomlin, Rick Dominicus Tales of Arcadia: 3Below DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: John Laus, Graham Fisher The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants DreamWorks Animation Television Nominees: Steve Downs, John Wall, Adam Smith, Collin Erker

    Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

    Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Illumination Nominees: Chris Cartagena Incredibles 2 Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Stephen Schaffer, ACE, Anthony J. Greenberg, Katie Schaefer Bishop Ralph Breaks The Internet Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Jeremy Milton, Fabienne Rawley, Jesse Averna, John Wheeler, Pace Paulsen Ruben Brandt, Collector Hungarian National Film Fund Nominees: Milorad Krstic, Marcell Laszlo, Laszlo Wimmer, Danijel Daka Milosevic Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony Pictures Animation Nominees: Bob Fisher , Andrew Leviton, Vivek Sharma

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