A musical stage adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians is under development, with Jon M. Chu set to direct.
The musical, which is being developed by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Kevin Kwan, features a book by Leah Nanako Winkler, music by Helen Park and lyrics by Amanda Green and Tat Tong. The production is aiming for Broadway, with a pre-Broadway engagement to be announced shortly.
This would mark the Great White Way debut for Chu, who directed the film version of Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights, as well as the upcoming two-part film adaptation of Wicked.
Both the film and the original book trilogy by Kwan provide the basis for the stage adaptation. The plot follows an American named Rachel Chu who travels to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick Young, for a wedding and finds out that he comes from a very wealthy family, which does not necessarily approve of her.
The musical, which is being developed by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Kevin Kwan, features a book by Leah Nanako Winkler, music by Helen Park and lyrics by Amanda Green and Tat Tong. The production is aiming for Broadway, with a pre-Broadway engagement to be announced shortly.
This would mark the Great White Way debut for Chu, who directed the film version of Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights, as well as the upcoming two-part film adaptation of Wicked.
Both the film and the original book trilogy by Kwan provide the basis for the stage adaptation. The plot follows an American named Rachel Chu who travels to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick Young, for a wedding and finds out that he comes from a very wealthy family, which does not necessarily approve of her.
- 4/17/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Original cast members of the Broadway and Off Broadway hit Avenue Q will reunite tonight for a Stars In The House sing-through of the musical to benefit victims, both human and non-human, of the devastating Maui wildfires.
The event, airing live on StarsInTheHouse.com at 8 p.m./Et and 5 p.m./Pt, will feature such Avenue Q alum as Jennifer Barnhart, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Ben Durocher, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Jordan Gelber, Rick Lyon and Honolulu born-and-raised Ann Harada, who proposed the idea to Stars in the House co-creators and hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley.
The sing-through can also be viewed on the Stars in the House YouTube page.
Donations raised will benefit the Maui Humane Society and the Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund, which provides quickly deployed financial resources to aid in response and recovery. As of this week, Maui Strong has raised $61,451,062.
Rudetsky and Wesley started...
The event, airing live on StarsInTheHouse.com at 8 p.m./Et and 5 p.m./Pt, will feature such Avenue Q alum as Jennifer Barnhart, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Ben Durocher, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Jordan Gelber, Rick Lyon and Honolulu born-and-raised Ann Harada, who proposed the idea to Stars in the House co-creators and hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley.
The sing-through can also be viewed on the Stars in the House YouTube page.
Donations raised will benefit the Maui Humane Society and the Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund, which provides quickly deployed financial resources to aid in response and recovery. As of this week, Maui Strong has raised $61,451,062.
Rudetsky and Wesley started...
- 8/24/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
This week’s streaming releases bring a heavy hitter in the form of a perennial Oscar contender who has been severely under-recognized over the years. Her new movie is a must-see that’s well worth the premium VOD price.
The contender to watch this week: “You Hurt My Feelings“
Nicole Holofcener should have several Best Original Screenplay nominations by now — for “Walking and Talking” and “Enough Said” in particular. She shared an adapted-screenplay nom with Jeff Whitty for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” but “You Hurt My Feelings” gives Holofcener another shot at her first solo recognition. It stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a novelist whose mild personal crises balloon when she overhears her husband (Tobias Menzies) saying he dislikes her new book. It’s a wise, funny, humanistic gem, like all of Holofcener’s work, and it features a euphorically good performance from Louis-Dreyfus. Rent it on VOD.
Other contenders:...
The contender to watch this week: “You Hurt My Feelings“
Nicole Holofcener should have several Best Original Screenplay nominations by now — for “Walking and Talking” and “Enough Said” in particular. She shared an adapted-screenplay nom with Jeff Whitty for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” but “You Hurt My Feelings” gives Holofcener another shot at her first solo recognition. It stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a novelist whose mild personal crises balloon when she overhears her husband (Tobias Menzies) saying he dislikes her new book. It’s a wise, funny, humanistic gem, like all of Holofcener’s work, and it features a euphorically good performance from Louis-Dreyfus. Rent it on VOD.
Other contenders:...
- 6/24/2023
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
David Neumann, a former agent at CAA based out of the agency’s New York office, has launched his own management and production company focused on animation called Newmation.
Newmation is launching with a specific focus on managing those in the animation world on animated film and TV projects, capitalizing on animation production continuing remotely as live-action projects are still slowly trickling back due to the Covid-19 pandemic. And back at CAA where he worked for one year, Neumann was tasked by Kevin Huvane in growing CAA’s Global Animation Initiative.
Neumann’s initial client list at Newmation includes Oscar winner Hugh Welchman (“Loving Vincent”), Anita Doron (“The Breadwinner”), Gary Trousdale, Andrew Chesworth and Shaofu Zhang (“One Small Step”), Malenga Mulendema (“Mama K’s Team 4”) and Gustavo Steinberg (“Tito and The Birds”), as well as studio outfits Taiko Studios and Breakthru Films.
“I am so thrilled to announce the launch of Newmation.
Newmation is launching with a specific focus on managing those in the animation world on animated film and TV projects, capitalizing on animation production continuing remotely as live-action projects are still slowly trickling back due to the Covid-19 pandemic. And back at CAA where he worked for one year, Neumann was tasked by Kevin Huvane in growing CAA’s Global Animation Initiative.
Neumann’s initial client list at Newmation includes Oscar winner Hugh Welchman (“Loving Vincent”), Anita Doron (“The Breadwinner”), Gary Trousdale, Andrew Chesworth and Shaofu Zhang (“One Small Step”), Malenga Mulendema (“Mama K’s Team 4”) and Gustavo Steinberg (“Tito and The Birds”), as well as studio outfits Taiko Studios and Breakthru Films.
“I am so thrilled to announce the launch of Newmation.
- 11/18/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Celebrated writer/director Marielle Heller has lined up her first project since 2019’s Mr. Rogers biopic “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” According to a new report from Deadline, Heller will re-team with that film’s financier, Big Beach, for “Five Women,” a limited series centered on a serial sexual harasser and his effects on his female employees. Heller will direct the series, based on an episode of the NPR show “This American Life.”
The announcement of the new series arrives as the Harvey Weinstein trial deliberations are underway in New York City — and the #MeToo response that followed the outing of Weinstein as an alleged sexual predator in the fall of 2017 inspired the March 2018 episode of the podcast. “Five Women” tells the story of several disparate women connected by the boss who sexual harasses them in the workplace. The podcast and series look back and forth at who they...
The announcement of the new series arrives as the Harvey Weinstein trial deliberations are underway in New York City — and the #MeToo response that followed the outing of Weinstein as an alleged sexual predator in the fall of 2017 inspired the March 2018 episode of the podcast. “Five Women” tells the story of several disparate women connected by the boss who sexual harasses them in the workplace. The podcast and series look back and forth at who they...
- 2/20/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The WGA Awards boosted a pair of movie screenplays into Oscar frontrunner status on Saturday night, handing its marquee Original Screenplay award to Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won for Neon’s Parasite, and its Adapted Screenplay award to Taika Wiatiti for Searchlight’s Jojo Rabbit. Both of the winning scripts are nominated for Oscars on February 9.
This year the guild wasted no time in its 72nd edition, awarding its marquee prizes early in the night in simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. Many of the film-side nominees gathered in the Edison Ballroom in NYC, so as to make the shorter jump to the BAFTAs which are Sunday in London.
Last year, the guild did not line up with Oscar’s screenwriting prizes, awarding Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade in original screenplay and Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? in adapted. Green...
This year the guild wasted no time in its 72nd edition, awarding its marquee prizes early in the night in simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York. Many of the film-side nominees gathered in the Edison Ballroom in NYC, so as to make the shorter jump to the BAFTAs which are Sunday in London.
Last year, the guild did not line up with Oscar’s screenwriting prizes, awarding Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade in original screenplay and Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? in adapted. Green...
- 2/2/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Greta Gerwig is trying to follow in Emma Thompson‘s footsteps in more ways than one. Just like at the Oscars, should Gerwig win adapted screenplay at Saturday’s Writers Guild of America Award for “Little Women,” she’d be the first solo female winner in the category since Thompson was honored for “Sense and Sensibility” (1995) — yup, nearly a quarter of a century ago.
Gerwig, who’s in first place in our predictions, would also be only the third solo female champ in the category since the WGA Awards established adapted and original fields in 1970; the first was Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who received the prize for “A Room with a View” (1986).
Including writing teams, Gerwig would be the eighth female winner. Elaine May was the first, prevailing for her “Heaven Can Wait” (1978) script with Warren Beatty in the adapted comedy category, which, along with adapted drama, was discontinued after 1984. Seven years later,...
Gerwig, who’s in first place in our predictions, would also be only the third solo female champ in the category since the WGA Awards established adapted and original fields in 1970; the first was Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who received the prize for “A Room with a View” (1986).
Including writing teams, Gerwig would be the eighth female winner. Elaine May was the first, prevailing for her “Heaven Can Wait” (1978) script with Warren Beatty in the adapted comedy category, which, along with adapted drama, was discontinued after 1984. Seven years later,...
- 1/31/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The voting for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s (Lafca) best films and performances of 2019 is now underway in La. The awards are being announced via the critics group’s Twitter account. The group is headed by Claudia Puig as president, and includes more than 60 Los Angeles critics. The vote follows the New York Film Critics Circle announcement earlier this week, which crowned “The Irishman” as the year’s best movie. These awards are an opportunity for critics to throw their weight behind unsung gems. Stay tuned for the updating list of winners below.
Last year’s Lafca winners included “Roma” as Best Picture, Debra Granik for Best Director for “Leave No Trace,” Ethan Hawke with Best Actor for “First Reformed,” Olivia Colman for Best Actress for “The Favourite,” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” for Best Screenplay for Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty. The La critics may zig where others zag,...
Last year’s Lafca winners included “Roma” as Best Picture, Debra Granik for Best Director for “Leave No Trace,” Ethan Hawke with Best Actor for “First Reformed,” Olivia Colman for Best Actress for “The Favourite,” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” for Best Screenplay for Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty. The La critics may zig where others zag,...
- 12/8/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The 72nd Annual Writers Guild Awards will take place in coinciding ceremonies in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton and the Edison Ballroom in New York on Feb. 1, the Writers Guild of America announced.
The WGA will begin voting in November and will reveal this year’s TV nominees Dec. 5 and film Jan. 6.
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” scribes Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty won best adapted screenplay at this year’s awards, while Bo Burnham won best original screenplay for his coming-of-age drama, “Eighth Grade.” The film also earned Burnham the Director’s Guild Award for outstanding directorial achievement of a first-time feature film director. Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” took home the 2019 WGA award for best comedy series. The show now leads the comedy category at this year’s Primetime Emmys with 20 nominations.
The Directors Guild Awards will also announce TV, commercial and documentary nominees on Jan.
The WGA will begin voting in November and will reveal this year’s TV nominees Dec. 5 and film Jan. 6.
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” scribes Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty won best adapted screenplay at this year’s awards, while Bo Burnham won best original screenplay for his coming-of-age drama, “Eighth Grade.” The film also earned Burnham the Director’s Guild Award for outstanding directorial achievement of a first-time feature film director. Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” took home the 2019 WGA award for best comedy series. The show now leads the comedy category at this year’s Primetime Emmys with 20 nominations.
The Directors Guild Awards will also announce TV, commercial and documentary nominees on Jan.
- 7/23/2019
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
With her last film, the critically-acclaimed “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Marielle Heller accepted the grueling challenge of painting an odious misanthrope in a positive light. And dang, she pulled it off with aplomb, Melissa McCarthy and screenwriters Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty helping the director make notorious bunco writer Lee Israel not only excusable but utterly endearing (read our review here).
Read More: The Best Films Of 2019… So Far
Heller clearly isn’t tempted by an easy life, her upcoming feature “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” entailing molding Tom Hanks into the iconic Mr.
Continue reading ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ Trailer: Tom Hanks Is Born To Play Mr. Rogers at The Playlist.
Read More: The Best Films Of 2019… So Far
Heller clearly isn’t tempted by an easy life, her upcoming feature “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” entailing molding Tom Hanks into the iconic Mr.
Continue reading ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ Trailer: Tom Hanks Is Born To Play Mr. Rogers at The Playlist.
- 7/22/2019
- by Steven Allison
- The Playlist
Chicago – Kokandy Productions is one of the best in Chicago doing musicals, and scores again with “Head Over Heels,” through August 25th, 2019, at Theater Wit. For more details and tickets, click here.
Play Rating: 5.0/5.0
Not knowing what “Head Over Heels” was about is part of the sheer pleasure of experiencing it. I knew it had the music of The Go-Go’s – that exquisite all-female pop/rock band that exploded in the 1980s – but would it be a jukebox musical, a 1980s nostalgia or something equally unimaginative? The answer, gratefully, was no. “Head Over Heels” is adapted from a pastoral romance written in the 16th Century, modernized with sparkling hilarity, and features the best songs of The Go-Go’s in perfect context, premiering in Chicago only six months after it ended its Broadway run.
The Oracle Pythio (center) Leads Us All in ‘Head Over Heels’
Photo credit: Michael Brosilow for Kokandy...
Play Rating: 5.0/5.0
Not knowing what “Head Over Heels” was about is part of the sheer pleasure of experiencing it. I knew it had the music of The Go-Go’s – that exquisite all-female pop/rock band that exploded in the 1980s – but would it be a jukebox musical, a 1980s nostalgia or something equally unimaginative? The answer, gratefully, was no. “Head Over Heels” is adapted from a pastoral romance written in the 16th Century, modernized with sparkling hilarity, and features the best songs of The Go-Go’s in perfect context, premiering in Chicago only six months after it ended its Broadway run.
The Oracle Pythio (center) Leads Us All in ‘Head Over Heels’
Photo credit: Michael Brosilow for Kokandy...
- 7/16/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Ferryman, Network, To Kill A Mockingbird and What The Constitution Means To Me are among the Broadway and Off Broadway productions taking nominations in this year’s New York Drama League Awards.
The 2019 nominees were announced today in the categories of Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the Distinguished Performance Award. The roster was read this morning by the current stars of Broadway’s Waitress, Shoshana Bean and Jeremy Jordan at Sardi’s Restaurant.
The 85th Annual Drama League Awards will be held on Friday, May 17.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Outstanding Production Of A Broadway Or Off-broadway Play
Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties
by Jen Silverman
Directed by Mike Donahue
McC Theater
Dance Nation
Written by Clare Barron
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans
Playwrights Horizons
Fairview
Written by Jackie Sibblies...
The 2019 nominees were announced today in the categories of Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the Distinguished Performance Award. The roster was read this morning by the current stars of Broadway’s Waitress, Shoshana Bean and Jeremy Jordan at Sardi’s Restaurant.
The 85th Annual Drama League Awards will be held on Friday, May 17.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Outstanding Production Of A Broadway Or Off-broadway Play
Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties
by Jen Silverman
Directed by Mike Donahue
McC Theater
Dance Nation
Written by Clare Barron
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans
Playwrights Horizons
Fairview
Written by Jackie Sibblies...
- 4/17/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Julianne Moore revealed earlier this month she was fired from “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” by original director Nicole Holofcener. Moore was the actress first attached to play the film’s protagonist, author Lee Israel. Holofcener eventually left her directing role as well and was replaced by Marielle Heller, who cast Melissa McCarthy in the lead role.
“I didn’t leave that movie, I was fired,” Moore told Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live.” “Nicole fired me. So yeah, that’s the truth. I think she didn’t like what I was doing. I think that her idea of where the character was, was different than where my idea of where the character was, and so she fired me.” She also told IndieWire that the decision was not her own and she has yet to see Heller’s film.
Moore said she never saw McCarthy and Heller’s version...
“I didn’t leave that movie, I was fired,” Moore told Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live.” “Nicole fired me. So yeah, that’s the truth. I think she didn’t like what I was doing. I think that her idea of where the character was, was different than where my idea of where the character was, and so she fired me.” She also told IndieWire that the decision was not her own and she has yet to see Heller’s film.
Moore said she never saw McCarthy and Heller’s version...
- 3/21/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
After writing the DVD Obscura column for years at Movies.com, TheWrap’s Film Reviews Editor Alonso Duralde brings it to its new home. In an age where niche and classic movies are harder and harder to find via traditional streaming services, it’s still worth maintaining a collection of physical media that can’t disappear from the internet (or even from your own online library). Each month, Duralde highlights new DVD, Blu-ray and 4K releases in six categories: Indie, Foreign, Documentary, Grindhouse, Classics and TV.
New Indies
Both hilarious and heartbreaking, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) may be one of the best films ever made about the plight of the writer — whether it’s the agony of having to be her own publicist or the realization that she’s most valued for her skill at mimicking the voices of other authors, Lee Israel (the...
New Indies
Both hilarious and heartbreaking, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) may be one of the best films ever made about the plight of the writer — whether it’s the agony of having to be her own publicist or the realization that she’s most valued for her skill at mimicking the voices of other authors, Lee Israel (the...
- 3/19/2019
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
It’s well known that “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” was originally set to star Julianne Moore as Lee Israel before she left the project in 2015 and was later replaced by Melissa McCarthy. Well, according to Moore, she didn’t leave on her own accord.
“I didn’t leave that movie. I was fired,” Moore revealed Thursday on “Watch What Happens Live” while promoting her new film “Gloria Bell” (watch above). “Nicole [Holofcener] fired me. So, you know, that’s the truth.”
Holofcener, who shared a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination with Jeff Whitty for the film, was initially slated to direct. At the time of Moore’s departure in July 2015, her exit, which occurred a week before production was scheduled to start, was chalked up to the usual “creative differences.”
“I think she didn’t like what I was doing,” Moore continued. “We had just been rehearsing and doing pre-production and stuff,...
“I didn’t leave that movie. I was fired,” Moore revealed Thursday on “Watch What Happens Live” while promoting her new film “Gloria Bell” (watch above). “Nicole [Holofcener] fired me. So, you know, that’s the truth.”
Holofcener, who shared a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination with Jeff Whitty for the film, was initially slated to direct. At the time of Moore’s departure in July 2015, her exit, which occurred a week before production was scheduled to start, was chalked up to the usual “creative differences.”
“I think she didn’t like what I was doing,” Moore continued. “We had just been rehearsing and doing pre-production and stuff,...
- 3/8/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
With wins for queer characters in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Green Book” and “The Favourite,” the 2019 Oscars were unprecedented when it comes to Lgbt representation — though some feel the representations in “Rhapsody” and “Green Book” are problematic. But despite those visibility breakthroughs, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” didn’t get to join the party. It lost all three of its nominations on Sunday night. But it’s not alone. Scroll through our gallery above of 35 great Lgbt movies that were snubbed by the motion picture academy.
SEE2019 Oscars: Full list of winners (and losers) at the 91st Academy Awards
“Forgive Me” tells the true story of lesbian author Lee Israel (played by Melissa McCarthy), who made her living as a biographer but whose career hit a snag due to changing public tastes as well as her own alcoholism and caustic personality. To pay her bills she resorted to forging letters by literary...
SEE2019 Oscars: Full list of winners (and losers) at the 91st Academy Awards
“Forgive Me” tells the true story of lesbian author Lee Israel (played by Melissa McCarthy), who made her living as a biographer but whose career hit a snag due to changing public tastes as well as her own alcoholism and caustic personality. To pay her bills she resorted to forging letters by literary...
- 2/25/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Let’s talk about the outcome of the 91st annual Academy Awards. I’ve included the full list of Oscar nominations and winners below for you to go through. For the most part I’m happy with how things turned out.
Three of my favorite movies of the year took home Best Picture awards, so that was cool! I was very happy to see Free Solo win Best Documentary Feature, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse win Best Animated Feature, and Green Book win Best Picture. Pixar and Disney usually win Best Animated Feature, so it was great to see the Academy recognize the greatness of Into the Spider-Verse.
I was already really happy to see Raimi Malek take home the Best Actor award for playing Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. I was rooting for him, so it’s good to see that was awarded the top prize for his performance.
As for Black Panther,...
Three of my favorite movies of the year took home Best Picture awards, so that was cool! I was very happy to see Free Solo win Best Documentary Feature, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse win Best Animated Feature, and Green Book win Best Picture. Pixar and Disney usually win Best Animated Feature, so it was great to see the Academy recognize the greatness of Into the Spider-Verse.
I was already really happy to see Raimi Malek take home the Best Actor award for playing Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. I was rooting for him, so it’s good to see that was awarded the top prize for his performance.
As for Black Panther,...
- 2/25/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
At long last, Spike Lee finally has his Oscar. The writer and director of “BlacKkKlansman” took home the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Sunday night, marking the beloved filmmaker’s first Oscar win. The movie was nominated for six awards at the 2019 ceremony; three of those nods go directly to Lee, as the film was up for Best Picture and Best Director. Adam Driver was also up for Best Supporting Actor.
After vigorously embracing presenting Samuel L. Jackson in his vibrant purple suit, Lee got political in his acceptance speech: “The 2020 presidential election is around the corner. Let’s all mobilize, let’s all be on the right side of history. Make the moral choice between love versus hate. Let’s do the right the thing! You Know I had to get that in there.”
Based on a true story, “BlacKkKlansman” tells the story of Ron Stallworth (John David Washington...
After vigorously embracing presenting Samuel L. Jackson in his vibrant purple suit, Lee got political in his acceptance speech: “The 2020 presidential election is around the corner. Let’s all mobilize, let’s all be on the right side of history. Make the moral choice between love versus hate. Let’s do the right the thing! You Know I had to get that in there.”
Based on a true story, “BlacKkKlansman” tells the story of Ron Stallworth (John David Washington...
- 2/25/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Best Picture
Green Book
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
Best Actor
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Christian Bale – Vice
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate
Viggo Mortensen – Green Book
Best Actress
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Glenn Close – The Wife
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?...
Green Book
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
Best Actor
Rami Malek – Bohemian Rhapsody
Christian Bale – Vice
Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe – At Eternity’s Gate
Viggo Mortensen – Green Book
Best Actress
Olivia Colman – The Favourite
Yalitza Aparicio – Roma
Glenn Close – The Wife
Lady Gaga – A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy – Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali – Green Book
Adam Driver – BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott – A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me?...
- 2/25/2019
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite and Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma began night on 10 nominations apiece.
Green Book won best picture in a night of several surprises at the 2019 Oscars, as Bohemian Rhapsody took the most awards with four.
Peter Farrelly’s road trip race drama Green Book beat contenders including Roma to the main prize, also picking up best original screenplay and best supporting actor for Mahershala Ali.
Alfonso Cuarón won two individual awards for best director and best cinematography, with Roma also receiving best foreign language film.
Olivia Colman won best actress for The Favourite - the film’s only...
Green Book won best picture in a night of several surprises at the 2019 Oscars, as Bohemian Rhapsody took the most awards with four.
Peter Farrelly’s road trip race drama Green Book beat contenders including Roma to the main prize, also picking up best original screenplay and best supporting actor for Mahershala Ali.
Alfonso Cuarón won two individual awards for best director and best cinematography, with Roma also receiving best foreign language film.
Olivia Colman won best actress for The Favourite - the film’s only...
- 2/24/2019
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite and Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma lead the way with 10 nominations apiece.
Green Book won best picture in a night of several surprises at the 2019 Oscars, as Bohemian Rhapsody took the most awards with four.
Peter Farrelly’s road trip race drama Green Book beat contenders including Roma to the main prize, also picking up best original screenplay and best supporting actor for Mahershala Ali.
Alfonso Cuarón won two individual awards for best director and best cinematography, with Roma also receiving best foreign language film.
Olivia Colman won best actress for The Favourite - the film’s...
Green Book won best picture in a night of several surprises at the 2019 Oscars, as Bohemian Rhapsody took the most awards with four.
Peter Farrelly’s road trip race drama Green Book beat contenders including Roma to the main prize, also picking up best original screenplay and best supporting actor for Mahershala Ali.
Alfonso Cuarón won two individual awards for best director and best cinematography, with Roma also receiving best foreign language film.
Olivia Colman won best actress for The Favourite - the film’s...
- 2/24/2019
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
The year’s biggest night in movies is officially here.
In the running for the evening’s biggest prize, best picture, are “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Green Book,” “Roma,” “Vice,” “The Favourite” “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” and “A Star Is Born.”
Best actress contenders include first-time nominee Yalitza Aparicio, Olivia Colman, Melissa McCarthy, Glenn Close, and Lady Gaga. Close has won the Golden Globe and SAG Award for her role in “The Wife,” so all eyes will be on her to see if she can pull in her first win in seven nominations.
Leading men Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Rami Malek, Viggo Mortensen, and Willem Dafoe are in consideration for the coveted prize of best actor, with Malek favored in predictions.
The night marks a rare instance in which the awards are going without a host in the wake of Kevin Hart’s departure following backlash over his homophobic remarks that were resurfaced from years ago.
In the running for the evening’s biggest prize, best picture, are “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Green Book,” “Roma,” “Vice,” “The Favourite” “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” and “A Star Is Born.”
Best actress contenders include first-time nominee Yalitza Aparicio, Olivia Colman, Melissa McCarthy, Glenn Close, and Lady Gaga. Close has won the Golden Globe and SAG Award for her role in “The Wife,” so all eyes will be on her to see if she can pull in her first win in seven nominations.
Leading men Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Rami Malek, Viggo Mortensen, and Willem Dafoe are in consideration for the coveted prize of best actor, with Malek favored in predictions.
The night marks a rare instance in which the awards are going without a host in the wake of Kevin Hart’s departure following backlash over his homophobic remarks that were resurfaced from years ago.
- 2/24/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
The 91st Academy Awards were held on February 24, 2019. For the first time in three decades, the Oscars did not have a host. That reduced the running time of this ceremony, which has stretched to over four hours in the past. Scroll down for the full and complete list of winners.
Leading this year’s nominees with 10 bids apiece are the Spanish-language film “Roma” and the English period drama “The Favourite.” They both contend for Best Picture as do eight-time nominees “A Star is Born” and “Vice.” “Black Panther” made history as the first comic book movie to reap a Best Picture; it is nominated for seven awards in all. Rounding out the top category are six-time nominee “BlacKkKlansman” and a pair of pictures with five bids apiece: “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Green Book.”
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Leading this year’s nominees with 10 bids apiece are the Spanish-language film “Roma” and the English period drama “The Favourite.” They both contend for Best Picture as do eight-time nominees “A Star is Born” and “Vice.” “Black Panther” made history as the first comic book movie to reap a Best Picture; it is nominated for seven awards in all. Rounding out the top category are six-time nominee “BlacKkKlansman” and a pair of pictures with five bids apiece: “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Green Book.”
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- 2/24/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The big night is finally here. All of the precursors, predictions, speculation, and overall insanity has led to this. The 91st Academy Awards are only a few hours away. By the end of the night, we won’t be guessing what the telecast will be like, and more importantly, we’ll have a whole new crop of Oscar winners. I’ve spent almost a full year trying to figure this race out, which is perhaps the most unpredictable in memory. It all comes down to this. There’s nothing left to do but sit back and try to enjoy the craziness we’ll undoubtedly experience this evening. One more time, the Academy Award nominees: Best Picture: “Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “The Favourite” “Green Book” “Roma” “A Star Is Born” “Vice” Lead Actor: Christian Bale, “Vice” Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born” Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate” Rami Malek,...
- 2/24/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
“Roma” and “The Favourite” are the only films in contention at the 2019 Oscars to break the double digit barrier in the nominations count. Each reaped 10 bids and they both number among the eight nominees for Best Picture. Scroll down to see the full list of nominations in all 24 competitive categories at the 91st Academy Awards on February 24.
Two of the other contenders for the top prize — “A Star is Born” and “Vice” — earned eight nominations each. “Black Panther” made Oscar history by becoming the first comic book movie to break into the Best Picture line-up; it has seven nominations in total. Right behind at six is another of the Best Picture hopefuls, “BlacKkKlansman.” That race is rounded out by two five-time nominees “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Green Book.”
See 2019 Oscars predictions: All 8 Best Picture nominees will win at 91st Academy Awards
Best Picture
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Black Panther”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book...
Two of the other contenders for the top prize — “A Star is Born” and “Vice” — earned eight nominations each. “Black Panther” made Oscar history by becoming the first comic book movie to break into the Best Picture line-up; it has seven nominations in total. Right behind at six is another of the Best Picture hopefuls, “BlacKkKlansman.” That race is rounded out by two five-time nominees “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Green Book.”
See 2019 Oscars predictions: All 8 Best Picture nominees will win at 91st Academy Awards
Best Picture
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Black Panther”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book...
- 2/24/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
They may be idiosyncratic, but the Film Independent Spirit Awards nomination juries have moved away from duplicating the Oscars, so that this year the awards given out in a chilly white tent in Santa Monica delivered big wins to truly indie films from emerging filmmakers and indie stalwarts as well as a smattering of Oscar contenders who may win again on Sunday. Host Aubrey Plaza started off with a jab at the Oscars: “Their first choice to host was no one, but they’re booked for tomorrow.”
But the warmth in the room was real, as people cheered their favorites. Like all awards voting, at the Spirits the films that have been seen by the most of the organization’s 7000 voters have the best shot at winning. Best Leading Female Glenn Close (“The Wife”) and Supporting Female Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) are the likeliest to repeat at...
But the warmth in the room was real, as people cheered their favorites. Like all awards voting, at the Spirits the films that have been seen by the most of the organization’s 7000 voters have the best shot at winning. Best Leading Female Glenn Close (“The Wife”) and Supporting Female Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) are the likeliest to repeat at...
- 2/24/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
They may be idiosyncratic, but the Film Independent Spirit Awards nomination juries have moved away from duplicating the Oscars, so that this year the awards given out in a chilly white tent in Santa Monica delivered big wins to truly indie films from emerging filmmakers and indie stalwarts as well as a smattering of Oscar contenders who may win again on Sunday. Host Aubrey Plaza started off with a jab at the Oscars: “Their first choice to host was no one, but they’re booked for tomorrow.”
But the warmth in the room was real, as people cheered their favorites. Like all awards voting, at the Spirits the films that have been seen by the most of the organization’s 7000 voters have the best shot at winning. Best Leading Female Glenn Close (“The Wife”) and Supporting Female Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) are the likeliest to repeat at...
But the warmth in the room was real, as people cheered their favorites. Like all awards voting, at the Spirits the films that have been seen by the most of the organization’s 7000 voters have the best shot at winning. Best Leading Female Glenn Close (“The Wife”) and Supporting Female Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) are the likeliest to repeat at...
- 2/24/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” screenwriter Nicole Holofcener offered a blunt assessment of the lack of Academy Awards recognition for director Marielle Heller, and women directors everywhere.
“I feel Marielle was cheated and I feel badly about that,” Holofcener said backstage after winning a Spirit Award for screenplay with Jeff Whitty.
Holofcener was originally attached to direct the project eight years earlier but decided that she could not do so when the film was being greenlit due to her commitment to direct “The Land of Steady Habits.” She knew that Heller would be the right choice, thanks to her work on “The Diary of a Teenage Girl.”
Holofcener and Whitty won the Writers Guild Award for adapted screenplay for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” and are up for an Academy Award. She also gave credit Saturday to the late Lee Israel for the memoir of the same name about being...
“I feel Marielle was cheated and I feel badly about that,” Holofcener said backstage after winning a Spirit Award for screenplay with Jeff Whitty.
Holofcener was originally attached to direct the project eight years earlier but decided that she could not do so when the film was being greenlit due to her commitment to direct “The Land of Steady Habits.” She knew that Heller would be the right choice, thanks to her work on “The Diary of a Teenage Girl.”
Holofcener and Whitty won the Writers Guild Award for adapted screenplay for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” and are up for an Academy Award. She also gave credit Saturday to the late Lee Israel for the memoir of the same name about being...
- 2/24/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Earlier today, the Film Independent Spirit Awards were given out during their annual broadcasted show. Always a fun warm up for the next day’s Oscar telecast, the Spirit Awards are the Academy Awards’ hipster cousin. Sometimes, the former opts to copy the latter to some degree, nominee and winner wise, while in other times, they decidedly go to the beat of their own drummer. This is one of those years, as there isn’t a whole lot of crossover between the two. You wouldn’t be able to gather much because of it either way, but just keep that in mind. The Independent Spirit Awards are their own thing, plain and simple. Now, let us look at who and what they honored this afternoon… Leading the way with the Independent Spirit Awards was If Beale Street Could Talk, which took home three prizes. In addition to the top honor of Best Feature,...
- 2/24/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The tone of this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards was set early, when host Aubrey Plaza kicked off the annual awards ceremony with a girl-powered pre-taped show opener, which featured Hollywood heavyweights like Marcia Gay Harden, Rosanna Arquette, Christina Ricci, Sharon Stone, and Marisa Tomei playing at summoning indie film-fueled power in literal witch garb. Putting the focus on women and their impact on the industry isn’t exactly groundbreaking these days, but the Spirits weren’t just going for cheap gags in service of a laugh or two.
Unlike other awards season to-do’s, the Spirits nominated plenty of women, including in the Best Director category, a space that still doesn’t typically find room to recognize the work of creators who happen to be female. Plaza’s opening monologue pointed out that 60 percent of the ceremony’s nominated directors were women, and though she admitted that really...
Unlike other awards season to-do’s, the Spirits nominated plenty of women, including in the Best Director category, a space that still doesn’t typically find room to recognize the work of creators who happen to be female. Plaza’s opening monologue pointed out that 60 percent of the ceremony’s nominated directors were women, and though she admitted that really...
- 2/24/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In recent years, Film Independent Spirit Award voters have more often than not gone for the movies most likely to win at the Academy Awards the next day. But they didn’t have that option with this year’s Best Feature nominees, none of which had even been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
So they went with the closest thing they could find to an Oscar movie: Barry Jenkins’ exquisite love story “If Beale Street Could Talk,” which was nominated for three Oscars but woefully left out in the top category.
The film was named Best Feature, Jenkins took the award for directing, and the 2019 Spirit Awards ended up feeling sort of like an alternative to the Oscars, but sort of like the closest thing that Spirit voters could conjure up.
Also Read: Independent Spirit Awards 2019: Complete Winners List (Updating Live)
The Spirit nominating committee had given voters a real challenge,...
So they went with the closest thing they could find to an Oscar movie: Barry Jenkins’ exquisite love story “If Beale Street Could Talk,” which was nominated for three Oscars but woefully left out in the top category.
The film was named Best Feature, Jenkins took the award for directing, and the 2019 Spirit Awards ended up feeling sort of like an alternative to the Oscars, but sort of like the closest thing that Spirit voters could conjure up.
Also Read: Independent Spirit Awards 2019: Complete Winners List (Updating Live)
The Spirit nominating committee had given voters a real challenge,...
- 2/24/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Trophies were handed out at the 34th edition of the Film Independent Spirit Awards with Barry Jenkins’s adaptation of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk walking away with the most trophies including Best Feature, Best Director for Jenkins and Best Supporting Female for Regina King.
Of the three awards for Beale Street, it seems that King’s win further strengthens her chances of winning Oscar gold on Sunday considering Jenkins was snubbed for Best Director and the film didn’t make the Best Picture cut. However, the wins might work in its favor for the film’s Best Adapted Screenplay category.
Other big honorees of the evening included Boots Riley winning Best First Feature for his surreal comedy of class and race Sorry To Bother You and Glenn Close (who took her dog Pip as her date) taking home the trophy for Female Lead for her role in The Wife,...
Of the three awards for Beale Street, it seems that King’s win further strengthens her chances of winning Oscar gold on Sunday considering Jenkins was snubbed for Best Director and the film didn’t make the Best Picture cut. However, the wins might work in its favor for the film’s Best Adapted Screenplay category.
Other big honorees of the evening included Boots Riley winning Best First Feature for his surreal comedy of class and race Sorry To Bother You and Glenn Close (who took her dog Pip as her date) taking home the trophy for Female Lead for her role in The Wife,...
- 2/24/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and “If Beale Street Could Talk” took home the top prizes at the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards, held Saturday on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif.
Close stole the Aubrey Plaza-hosted show by inviting her dog Pip up on stage to accept best female lead, causing massive oohs and ahs and considerable distraction from her triumph for “The Wife.”
“It’s always the work, isn’t it?” Close said of the Sony Pictures Classics film, before thanking the women in her category including Carey Mulligan and and Regina Hall.
Producers for “Beale Street,” led by Adele Romanski, agreed with Close in a short but sweet acceptance speech that justly gave all the credit to author James Baldwin for his lush romance.
Ethan Hawke won for best male lead for Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed,” though his costar Amanda Seyfried accepted on his behalf, while Richard E. Grant...
Close stole the Aubrey Plaza-hosted show by inviting her dog Pip up on stage to accept best female lead, causing massive oohs and ahs and considerable distraction from her triumph for “The Wife.”
“It’s always the work, isn’t it?” Close said of the Sony Pictures Classics film, before thanking the women in her category including Carey Mulligan and and Regina Hall.
Producers for “Beale Street,” led by Adele Romanski, agreed with Close in a short but sweet acceptance speech that justly gave all the credit to author James Baldwin for his lush romance.
Ethan Hawke won for best male lead for Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed,” though his costar Amanda Seyfried accepted on his behalf, while Richard E. Grant...
- 2/23/2019
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
The 2019 Independent Spirit Awards took place on a beach in Santa Monica, Calif., with Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” taking the top prize for best feature along with best director for Jenkins.
Ethan Hawke and Glenn Close took the prizes for best male lead and best female lead, respectively. Bo Burnham took the best first screenplay trophy for “Eighth Grade” and Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty won for best screenplay.
The Spirit Awards are chosen by the Film Independent’s 6200 members after an anonymous committee votes on nominations. The eligibility rules require that movies be produced in the U.S. for less than $20 million.
Keep checking back as the winners are updated live.
Best Feature
Eighth Grade
First Reformed
If Beale Street Could Talk (Winner)
Leave No Trace
You Were Never Really Here
Best Director
Debra Granik, Leave No Trace
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk (Winner)
Tamara Jenkins,...
Ethan Hawke and Glenn Close took the prizes for best male lead and best female lead, respectively. Bo Burnham took the best first screenplay trophy for “Eighth Grade” and Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty won for best screenplay.
The Spirit Awards are chosen by the Film Independent’s 6200 members after an anonymous committee votes on nominations. The eligibility rules require that movies be produced in the U.S. for less than $20 million.
Keep checking back as the winners are updated live.
Best Feature
Eighth Grade
First Reformed
If Beale Street Could Talk (Winner)
Leave No Trace
You Were Never Really Here
Best Director
Debra Granik, Leave No Trace
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk (Winner)
Tamara Jenkins,...
- 2/23/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Can You Ever Forgive Me?'s Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty accepted the award for best screenplay at the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday.
Holofcener and Whitty were up against fellow nominees in the category Richard Glatzer, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Wash Westmoreland for Colette, Tamara Jenkins for Private Life, Boots Riley for Sorry to Bother You and Paul Schrader for First Reformed.
The film, which stars Melissa McCarthy, also earned the award for best supporting male for actor Richard E. Grant's performance.
The film's director, Marielle Heller, joined the screenwriters on stage upon Holofcener's invitation. "[The film] proves ...
Holofcener and Whitty were up against fellow nominees in the category Richard Glatzer, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Wash Westmoreland for Colette, Tamara Jenkins for Private Life, Boots Riley for Sorry to Bother You and Paul Schrader for First Reformed.
The film, which stars Melissa McCarthy, also earned the award for best supporting male for actor Richard E. Grant's performance.
The film's director, Marielle Heller, joined the screenwriters on stage upon Holofcener's invitation. "[The film] proves ...
- 2/23/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Can You Ever Forgive Me?'s Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty accepted the award for best screenplay at the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday.
Holofcener and Whitty were up against fellow nominees in the category Richard Glatzer, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Wash Westmoreland for Colette, Tamara Jenkins for Private Life, Boots Riley for Sorry to Bother You and Paul Schrader for First Reformed.
The film, which stars Melissa McCarthy, also earned the award for best supporting male for actor Richard E. Grant's performance.
The film's director, Marielle Heller, joined the screenwriters on stage upon Holofcener's invitation. "[The film] proves ...
Holofcener and Whitty were up against fellow nominees in the category Richard Glatzer, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Wash Westmoreland for Colette, Tamara Jenkins for Private Life, Boots Riley for Sorry to Bother You and Paul Schrader for First Reformed.
The film, which stars Melissa McCarthy, also earned the award for best supporting male for actor Richard E. Grant's performance.
The film's director, Marielle Heller, joined the screenwriters on stage upon Holofcener's invitation. "[The film] proves ...
- 2/23/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Film Independent Spirit Awards have come to a close in sunny Santa Monica, with “If Beale Street Could Talk” winning Best Feature, Best Director for Barry Jenkins, and Best Supporting Female for Regina King. The love was spread fairly evenly across the other major prizes, with Glenn Close of “The Wife” taking home Best Actress, Ethan Hawke earning Best Actor for his performance in “First Reformed,” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” winning Best Screenplay (Nicole Holofcener & Jeff Whitty) and Best Supporting Male (Richard E. Grant).
“We the Animals” led all films with five nominations, followed by “Eighth Grade,” “First Reformed,” and “You Were Never Really Here” with four apiece. There will be excitingly little overlap between today’s ceremony and tomorrow’s — for the first time since 2008, no movies are up for the top prize at both shows.
Aubrey Plaza hosted the ceremony, which aired on IFC. Full...
“We the Animals” led all films with five nominations, followed by “Eighth Grade,” “First Reformed,” and “You Were Never Really Here” with four apiece. There will be excitingly little overlap between today’s ceremony and tomorrow’s — for the first time since 2008, no movies are up for the top prize at both shows.
Aubrey Plaza hosted the ceremony, which aired on IFC. Full...
- 2/23/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Winners of the 2019 Independent Spirit Awards, hosted by Aubrey Plaza, were revealed on Saturday, February 23, one day before the Oscars. Unlike years past, when many Best Feature nominees coincided with the Academy Award choices, the 34th edition of the Spirit Awards, which celebrates indie fare, had no cross-over in the Best Picture category.
The biggest winner of the night was “If Beale Street Could Talk,” which took home Best Feature, Best Director for Barry Jenkins and Best Supporting Female for Regina King, who is likely to repeat at the Academy Awards. And Glenn Close, whose little white dog Pippi stole the show, is pretty much a lock to repeat her win for Best Female Lead at the Oscars as well. Otherwise, the Spirits were pretty much spread out, save for two honors granted to the horror remake “Suspiria,” the Robert Altman Award along with cinematography, and two wins, Best Screenplay...
The biggest winner of the night was “If Beale Street Could Talk,” which took home Best Feature, Best Director for Barry Jenkins and Best Supporting Female for Regina King, who is likely to repeat at the Academy Awards. And Glenn Close, whose little white dog Pippi stole the show, is pretty much a lock to repeat her win for Best Female Lead at the Oscars as well. Otherwise, the Spirits were pretty much spread out, save for two honors granted to the horror remake “Suspiria,” the Robert Altman Award along with cinematography, and two wins, Best Screenplay...
- 2/23/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Can You Ever Forgive Me? wins two, including best supporting male for Richard E. Grant.
If Beale Street Could Talk was named best feature at Saturday’s (23) 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards as the drama’s best director winner Barry Jenkins delivered an impassioned plea urging Hollywood to champion more female filmmakers.
Jenkins noted how his star Regina King – who claimed the best supporting female prize – had remarked how women make up four percent of studio directors, yet accounted for 44% of directors at Sundance, and six percent of directors nominated for the Spirit Award
“I want to look at this room,...
If Beale Street Could Talk was named best feature at Saturday’s (23) 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards as the drama’s best director winner Barry Jenkins delivered an impassioned plea urging Hollywood to champion more female filmmakers.
Jenkins noted how his star Regina King – who claimed the best supporting female prize – had remarked how women make up four percent of studio directors, yet accounted for 44% of directors at Sundance, and six percent of directors nominated for the Spirit Award
“I want to look at this room,...
- 2/23/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
If Beale Street Could Talk was the big winner at the 34th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, which were handed out Saturday afternoon inside a tent on the beach in Santa Monica.
Leading the 2019 Spirit Awards winners was Barry Jenkins' film, which took a total of three trophies: best feature, best director for Jenkins and best supporting female for Regina King.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? followed with a total of two Spirit Awards wins — best supporting male for Richard E. Grant and best screenplay for Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty.
The other acting winners were Glenn Close as best ...
Leading the 2019 Spirit Awards winners was Barry Jenkins' film, which took a total of three trophies: best feature, best director for Jenkins and best supporting female for Regina King.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? followed with a total of two Spirit Awards wins — best supporting male for Richard E. Grant and best screenplay for Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty.
The other acting winners were Glenn Close as best ...
- 2/23/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
If Beale Street Could Talk was the big winner at the 34th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, which were handed out Saturday afternoon inside a tent on the beach in Santa Monica.
Leading the 2019 Spirit Awards winners was Barry Jenkins' film, which took a total of three trophies: best feature, best director for Jenkins and best supporting female for Regina King.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? followed with a total of two Spirit Awards wins — best supporting male for Richard E. Grant and best screenplay for Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty.
The other acting winners were Glenn Close as best ...
Leading the 2019 Spirit Awards winners was Barry Jenkins' film, which took a total of three trophies: best feature, best director for Jenkins and best supporting female for Regina King.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? followed with a total of two Spirit Awards wins — best supporting male for Richard E. Grant and best screenplay for Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty.
The other acting winners were Glenn Close as best ...
- 2/23/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After a lengthy award season full of emotional wins, shocking ties, and no shortage of controversial films, the 2019 Oscar nominations have finally arrived. If you've been paying attention to the films that have been previously nominated (and won) over the past few weeks, then it shouldn't come as a surprise that A Star Is Born, Roma, and Green Book all scored nods for best picture, among others. Actors like Lady Gaga, Glenn Close, and Mahershala Ali - who have been winning awards left and right lately - also picked up nominations for their jaw-dropping performances. Check out the full list of nominations ahead, which were announced live by Kumail Nanjiani (Men In Black: International) and Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish), before the Oscars air on Feb. 24!
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Best Picture
A Star Is Born
Roma
Green Book...
Related: How Much Oscar Potential Does A Star Is Born Actually Have? Let's Break It Down
Best Picture
A Star Is Born
Roma
Green Book...
- 2/23/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
The 34th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards are set for Saturday at 2 Pm Pt/5 Pm Et airing live on IFC and Facebook Watch from the beach near the Santa Monica pier. The show, which awards the year’s best in indie films, will be hosted by Aubrey Plaza, who seems likely to take advantage of the network’s boast that it is airing the ceremony live and uncensored.
Plaza takes over duties held the past two years by John Mulaney and Nick Kroll. She will be joined by presenters including Taraji P. Henson, Tessa Thompson, Viggo Mortensen, Amanda Seyfried, Finn Wolfhard, Armie Hammer, Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, Elsie Fisher, Glenn Close and Kiki Layne among others.
For a second year, Film Independent and IFC are partnering with Facebook to stream the show on the Film Independent Spirit Awards’ show page on Facebook Watch, simultaneous with the cable network. You...
Plaza takes over duties held the past two years by John Mulaney and Nick Kroll. She will be joined by presenters including Taraji P. Henson, Tessa Thompson, Viggo Mortensen, Amanda Seyfried, Finn Wolfhard, Armie Hammer, Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, Elsie Fisher, Glenn Close and Kiki Layne among others.
For a second year, Film Independent and IFC are partnering with Facebook to stream the show on the Film Independent Spirit Awards’ show page on Facebook Watch, simultaneous with the cable network. You...
- 2/23/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2019 Independent Spirit Awards will be handed out on February 23 during an afternoon ceremony on Santa Monica. These awards often preview the winners of the Academy Awards the following day. This year, we are predicting that both actress tipped to take home Oscars will win here first: leading lady Glenn Close (“The Wife”) and supporting player Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”). But for the first time in a decade, none of the five films up for Best Feature here number among the nominees for Best Picture at the Oscars.
Scroll down to see the full list of Indie Spirits nominations. This roster of contenders was determined by committees that included film critics, film programmers, producers, directors, writers, cinematographers, editors, actors, past nominees and winners, and members of Film Independent’s Board of Directors. Only American-made movies with budgets under $20 million were eligible for consideration.
Winners will be revealed...
Scroll down to see the full list of Indie Spirits nominations. This roster of contenders was determined by committees that included film critics, film programmers, producers, directors, writers, cinematographers, editors, actors, past nominees and winners, and members of Film Independent’s Board of Directors. Only American-made movies with budgets under $20 million were eligible for consideration.
Winners will be revealed...
- 2/23/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” stunned us all with a Writers Guild of America Awards win for Best Adapted Screenplay on Sunday. Can it pull off another shocker this weekend — not at the Oscars, but at the Independent Spirit Awards?
The Spirits only has one screenplay category that combines original and adapted scripts. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, written by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, is in second place in our combined odds behind Paul Schrader‘s “First Reformed,” and ahead of “Private Life” (Tamara Jenkins), “Sorry to Bother You” (Boots Riley) and “Collette”. “First Reformed” is the safe pick, as the film got a co-leading four nominations, including Best Picture unlike “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, and it’s a chance to honor Schrader, the scribe behind classics like “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull.”
But two of our Experts, Kevin Polowy (Yahoo) and Gold Derby’s own Tom O’Neil,...
The Spirits only has one screenplay category that combines original and adapted scripts. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, written by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, is in second place in our combined odds behind Paul Schrader‘s “First Reformed,” and ahead of “Private Life” (Tamara Jenkins), “Sorry to Bother You” (Boots Riley) and “Collette”. “First Reformed” is the safe pick, as the film got a co-leading four nominations, including Best Picture unlike “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, and it’s a chance to honor Schrader, the scribe behind classics like “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull.”
But two of our Experts, Kevin Polowy (Yahoo) and Gold Derby’s own Tom O’Neil,...
- 2/23/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
While the notoriously idiosyncratic Film Independent Spirit Awards nomination jury likes to go its own way, the voters come from the more than 7,000 members of Film Independent: Movies that have been widely seen have the advantage. In past years, Best Film selections often mirrored the eventual Oscar winners, including “The Artist,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Birdman,” “Spotlight” and “Moonlight.”
Last year’s Best Film winner “Get Out” had no problem meeting the $20-million budget ceiling — and did not have to compete with either of Fox Searchlight’s Oscar frontrunners, Guillermo del Toro’s eventual Oscar-winner “The Shape of Water” or Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
This year, while Best Actress Oscar frontrunner Glenn Close (“The Wife”) is competing for a Spirit Award along with Supporting Oscar contenders Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Adam Driver (“BlacKkKlansman”) and Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?...
Last year’s Best Film winner “Get Out” had no problem meeting the $20-million budget ceiling — and did not have to compete with either of Fox Searchlight’s Oscar frontrunners, Guillermo del Toro’s eventual Oscar-winner “The Shape of Water” or Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
This year, while Best Actress Oscar frontrunner Glenn Close (“The Wife”) is competing for a Spirit Award along with Supporting Oscar contenders Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Adam Driver (“BlacKkKlansman”) and Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?...
- 2/22/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
While the notoriously idiosyncratic Film Independent Spirit Awards nomination jury likes to go its own way, the voters come from the more than 7,000 members of Film Independent: Movies that have been widely seen have the advantage. In past years, Best Film selections often mirrored the eventual Oscar winners, including “The Artist,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Birdman,” “Spotlight” and “Moonlight.”
Last year’s Best Film winner “Get Out” had no problem meeting the $20-million budget ceiling — and did not have to compete with either of Fox Searchlight’s Oscar frontrunners, Guillermo del Toro’s eventual Oscar-winner “The Shape of Water” or Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
This year, while Best Actress Oscar frontrunner Glenn Close (“The Wife”) is competing for a Spirit Award along with Supporting Oscar contenders Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Adam Driver (“BlacKkKlansman”) and Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?...
Last year’s Best Film winner “Get Out” had no problem meeting the $20-million budget ceiling — and did not have to compete with either of Fox Searchlight’s Oscar frontrunners, Guillermo del Toro’s eventual Oscar-winner “The Shape of Water” or Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
This year, while Best Actress Oscar frontrunner Glenn Close (“The Wife”) is competing for a Spirit Award along with Supporting Oscar contenders Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Adam Driver (“BlacKkKlansman”) and Richard E. Grant (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?...
- 2/22/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
A screenplay could be adapted from many different forms of existing works — everything from a novel or a memoir to a newspaper article. The academy’s ruling also means that remakes/sequels/prequels etc, which all may feature made-up characters and stories, are classed as adapted, too as they are taken from their original films.
Let’s take a look back at the last five Oscars and examine the source material of the 25 Adapted Screenplay nominees to find out which type has proven to be the most winning. That could help us figure out who is ahead in this competitive race on Sunday.
2018:
Winner: “Call Me By Your Name” – Novel
“The Disaster Artist” – Non-fiction book
“Logan” – Comic-book/graphic novel
“Molly’s Game” – Memoir
“Mudbound” – Novel
2017:
Winner: “Moonlight” – Play
“Arrival” – Short story
“Fences” – Play
“Hidden Figures” – Non-fiction book
“Lion” – Memoir
2016:
Winner: “The Big Short” – Non-fiction book
“Brooklyn” – Novel...
Let’s take a look back at the last five Oscars and examine the source material of the 25 Adapted Screenplay nominees to find out which type has proven to be the most winning. That could help us figure out who is ahead in this competitive race on Sunday.
2018:
Winner: “Call Me By Your Name” – Novel
“The Disaster Artist” – Non-fiction book
“Logan” – Comic-book/graphic novel
“Molly’s Game” – Memoir
“Mudbound” – Novel
2017:
Winner: “Moonlight” – Play
“Arrival” – Short story
“Fences” – Play
“Hidden Figures” – Non-fiction book
“Lion” – Memoir
2016:
Winner: “The Big Short” – Non-fiction book
“Brooklyn” – Novel...
- 2/22/2019
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Just when you thought this season couldn’t get any weirder, the Writers Guild of America Awards threw in yet another curveball on Sunday by naming “Eighth Grade” Best Original Screenplay and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Best Adapted Screenplay. Not only is this the first time since the WGA established these two categories 34 years ago that the top film prizes went to two non-Best Picture Oscar nominees, but now it could be the first time in 16 years that neither WGA champ repeats at the Oscars.
“Eighth Grade,” written by Bo Burnham, wasn’t even nominated at the Oscars, so there’s no chance of a repeat there. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, is nominated, but it’s currently in third place in our odds, behind “BlacKkKlansman” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and ahead of “A Star Is Born” and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
“Eighth Grade,” written by Bo Burnham, wasn’t even nominated at the Oscars, so there’s no chance of a repeat there. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, is nominated, but it’s currently in third place in our odds, behind “BlacKkKlansman” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and ahead of “A Star Is Born” and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
- 2/20/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“The Favourite” came out on top in one way at the 17th Annual Gold Derby Film Awards, while “Roma” was the big winner in another. “The Favourite” received the most awards when thousands of Gold Derby users picked the winners, but it was “Roma” that came away with Best Picture. Watch us announce all 22 categories in the webcast above, and scroll down for the complete list of nominees and winners.
“The Favourite” had a field-leading 12 nominations at these awards, and it came away with five victories: Best Actress (Olivia Colman), Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design. Colman’s wins for Best Actress and Best Ensemble are her first victories from Gold Derby, but she was already a three-time contender for her work on TV. We nominated her for her leading role in “Broadchurch” (2014) and for supporting turns in “The Night Manager” (2016) and “Fleabag” (2017).
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“The Favourite” had a field-leading 12 nominations at these awards, and it came away with five victories: Best Actress (Olivia Colman), Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design. Colman’s wins for Best Actress and Best Ensemble are her first victories from Gold Derby, but she was already a three-time contender for her work on TV. We nominated her for her leading role in “Broadchurch” (2014) and for supporting turns in “The Night Manager” (2016) and “Fleabag” (2017).
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- 2/20/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Paul Sheehan and Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
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