The Oscars could have some interesting surprises pop up at the ceremony on April 25, even in the best picture race. Given the unprecedented nature of the season…
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How Oscar Nominated Editors Set The Tone and Pace in Best Picture Contenders
Four of the five contenders in the editing race this year are newcomers, with only Alan Baumgarten (“The Trial of Chicago 7”), who snared an Oscar nom for…
Inside the Original Song Race: Will Voters Pick Foreign Language or Opt for Social Justice Message?
If “Io Sì (Seen)” wins the song Oscar on April 25, it will mark only the fourth time in Oscar history that a foreign-language lyric has taken the…
DGA Awards Cap Off an Eventful Year for the Guild
The Directors Guild of America Awards have long been closely watched by awards junkies, giving as they do a strikingly reliable set of clues to where Oscar voting…
‘I’m Not a Hero:’ Meet the Crusading Journalist at the Heart of Oscar-Nominated Documentary ‘Collective’
Catalin Tolontan wasn’t ready for his close-up. The Romanian sports journalist whose investigative work provides the spine of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Collective,” initially turned down director Alexander Nanau’s…
SAG Awards: Netflix Wins Big During Pandemic Year With ‘The Crown,’ ‘Chicago 7’ and ‘Ma Rainey’
In a pandemic year where most viewers consumed movies and TV shows from their couches, Netflix had a big night Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday with “The…
Aaron Sorkin: Trump and Giuliani Did What the Chicago 7 Were on Trial for Doing
Though it’s set 50 years ago, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” is contemporary and important. Writer-director Aaron Sorkin tells Variety, “Even from the beginning, I didn’t want…