Awards – Below the Line

The Consultant Production Designer Clarence Major III on His Vision for CompWare’s Sinister Offices and the Show’s Religious Allegories

March 21, 2023 Ian Spelling Comments Off

Back when Clarence Major III was designing raves, he didn’t harbor any major designs on a career as a Production Designer. Yet here we are decades later, and Major is a 25-year Hollywood veteran with credits spanning from Higher Ed and Mike Epps: Inappropriate Behavior to Amazon Prime Video’s new show The Consultant and the upcoming sci-fi feature War of the Worlds, not to mention countless commercials. He has also […]

Union Roundup: This Past Oscar Season Was One of Risk and Gratitude — All At Once

March 17, 2023 Mark London Williams Comments Off

Although Michelle Yeoh has had many occasions this award season to grow used to ovations — many of them standing — she received her final one of the season walking into the media interview room at the Dolby after winning her Best Actress Oscar, and that one, apparently, took her by surprise. “That was quite a welcome!” she said. “Are you sure you’re press?” But indeed we were. After all, […]

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Oscars Winners List: Everything Everywhere All at Once Dominates as Ruth Carter Becomes First Black Woman to Win Two Academy Awards

March 12, 2023 Jeff Sneider Comments Off

The 95th Academy Awards have wrapped up at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once led the way, winning seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony, which avoided a repeat of The Slap and all other potential controversies, so the Academy didn’t have to rely on […]

Union Roundup: Strike Chatter Dominates Awards Circuit on Final Kudos Weekend Before the Oscars

March 10, 2023 Mark London Williams Comments Off

So, there were award shows last weekend, in the run-up to Oscar, and you, dear reader, already know this. You know, for example, that Everything Everywhere All at Once won everything that it could win that weekend — from the editors, the writers, the ostensibly Indie folks, et al — cementing its status as this year’s Best Picture frontrunner. Former challengers, like The Fabelmans and The Banshees of Inisherin, appear to have […]

Casting Society’s Artios Awards Honor The Fabelmans, The Banshees of Inisherin, and Everything Everywhere All at Once

March 10, 2023 Staff Comments Off

The Casting Society (CSA) honored excellence in casting across feature films, television, and theater at the 38th Annual Artios Awards on Thursday, with ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York, and London. Yvette Nicole Brown hosted in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton, while the New York ceremony was hosted by Amber Ruffin at the Edison Ballroom, and the London ceremony was hosted by Gordon Griffin M.B.E at the Union Club. […]

Shrinking Casting Directors Debby Romano and Brett Benner on Their 20+ Year Partnership, Casting the Show’s Ensemble, and Landing Harrison Ford

March 9, 2023 Robin Milling Comments Off

Therapy is no laughing matter, but the Apple TV+ streaming series Shrinking manages to inject humor into the serious practice of baring your soul to a total stranger. Created by Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) along with Ted Lasso alums Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein, the comedy finds Segal playing a grieving therapist named Jimmy who, stuck in a rut, begins ignoring protocol with his own […]

Prey Editor Claudia Castello on the Women Who Inspired Her, the Value of Deleted Scenes, and Why She’s Waiting to Direct

March 8, 2023 Ian Spelling Comments Off

Claudia Castello is living the life. She’s spent part of her morning surfing and now, her hair still wet, she’s on a Zoom call from her home in El Salvador to discuss her work as the Co-Editor of Prey, Dan Trachtenberg‘s well-received Predator prequel that’s now streaming on Hulu. Castello and Angela M. Catanzaro earned an ACE Eddie Award nomination in the Best Edited Feature Film (Non-Theatrical) category for their […]

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On DPs Bianca Cline and Eric Adkins on Playing With Perspective and Why It’s Not Just a Movie for Kids

March 7, 2023 Jeff Sneider Comments Off

Last summer, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On charmed audiences across the world as the little guy made a giant leap to the big screen. Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp and featuring the voice talents of co-writer Jenny Slate, the A24 film currently finds itself nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and the technique with which it was made was rather remarkable, as it involved two DPs, […]

Ryan Lott on Son Lux’s Incredible Experimental Score for A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once

March 6, 2023 Edward Douglas Comments Off

At this point, there’s very little that needs to be written about Daniels‘ absurdist comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once, because the Oscars are less than a week away, and it seems likely that the A24 movie is going to do very well in many of the major categories. One thing that hasn’t been written too much about is the film’s amazing score — a gorgeous piece of music by […]

Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Stranger Things Win Top Prizes

March 6, 2023 Staff Comments Off

The Guild of Music Supervisors held its star-studded 13th annual award ceremony on Sunday night at The Wiltern Theatre, where a lively crowd of more than 1,000 guests celebrated outstanding achievement in the craft of Music Supervision in film, television, documentaries, games, advertising, and trailers. Oscar-nominated actors and producers joined forces with iconic songwriters and composers to honor these Music Supervisor tastemakers, who were recognized for their stellar accomplishments in 2022. […]