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PGA Awards Winners: Everything Everywhere All at Once Wins Top Prize, Possibly Sealing Its Oscar Fate

February 25, 2023 Jeff Sneider Comments Off

The 2023 PGA Awards took place Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton, where Everything Everywhere All at Once won the guild’s top prize, defeating Top Gun: Maverick and The Fabelmans to shore up its frontrunner status heading into the start of Oscar voting. Many pundits believe the PGA is a great predictor of the Academy Award for Best Picture, as seven of the last 10 PGA winners went on to […]

DGA Awards Winners List: Daniels, the Directors of Everything Everywhere All at Once, Claim Top Film Prize

February 18, 2023 Jeff Sneider Comments Off

The 75th Annual DGA Awards were held Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton, where Everything Everywhere All at Once helmers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert defeated stiff competition from the likes of Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans) and Todd Field (Tár) to claim the top film prize of the night. The entire cast of The Fabelmans was on hand to support Spielberg, but in the end, the veteran filmmaker ceded the spotlight […]

Union Roundup: Inside This Year’s VES Awards, Where the Whole World Is an Effect and Reality Is Just a Construct

February 17, 2023 Mark London Williams Comments Off

In an age of instant news, one no longer needs to “wait” on things like football scores or tallies from award shows. They are live-posted and generally available as soon as you have a hankering to know them, right on that formerly NASA-sized computer in your pocket. (Or are you just glad to see us?) No, while things like, say, justice can take generations, news of results is usually instantaneous. […]

Tituss Burgess to Host 25th Costume Designers Guild Awards, Which Will Honor Angela Bassett and Bette Midler

February 17, 2023 Staff Comments Off

Six-time Emmy nominee and recording artist Tituss Burgess (Schmigadoon!) will host the 25th Costume Designers Guild Awards on Monday, Feb. 27 at the Fairmont Century Plaza. The two-hour show will recognize four previously announced honorees including Angela Bassett, Bette Midler, Deborah L. Scott, and Rachael M. Stanley along with the Costume Designers nominated in eight categories. Celebrating excellence in film, television, and short-form costume design, the CDGA celebrates its 25th […]

Ashley Nicole Black to Host 73rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards for American Cinema Editors

February 16, 2023 Staff Comments Off

The American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced on Thursday that writer-comedian Ashley Nicole Black (A Black Lady Sketch Show) will host the 73rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards, which recognize outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television, and documentaries. “All of us at ACE are huge fans of Ashley’s and we’re thrilled to have her as the host of this year’s Eddies. We know she’ll bring her trademark smarts, charisma, and […]

Awards

VES Awards Winners: Avatar: The Way of Water Wins Nine Awards as Lord of the Rings Series Claims Three Victories

February 15, 2023 Jeff Sneider Comments Off

The Visual Effects Society (VES) held the 21st Annual VES Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday night, where Avatar: The Way of Water led the field with nine well-deserved wins. ABBA: Voyage claimed the night’s first victory, but it quickly yielded the spotlight to Avatar: The Way of Water, which led the feature film field with 14 nominations. In fact, Avatar only lost to itself, as it received multiple […]

Annie Awards: Netflix Dominates With 50 Nominations, Including 9 for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

January 17, 2023 Staff Comments Off

Netflix dominated the Annie Awards nominations on Tuesday, earning 50 nods overall between its animated movies and TV shows, including nine nominations for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio — the clear frontrunner to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, which the Mexican maestro co-directed with Mark Gustafson, is up for Best Feature along with two other Netflix movies — The Sea Beast and Wendell & Wild […]

Awards

Visual Effects Society Unveils Nominees for 2023 VES Awards; Avatar: The Way of Water Leads the Field

January 17, 2023 Staff Comments Off

The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the nominees for the 21st Annual VES Awards, which recognize outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in features, animation, television, commercials, and video games, and the VFX Supervisors, VFX Producers and hands-on VFX Artists who bring this work to life. Avatar: The Way of Water leads the feature film field with 14 nominations, while Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is the top animated contender […]

New York Virtual Production Event Showcasing Technology to Take Place at Fuse 42 on Jan. 26

January 12, 2023 Staff Comments Off

The Post New York Alliance (PNYA), the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA), and Fuse Technical Group are hosting an event on January 26th to showcase virtual production technology for New York filmmakers in Fuse 42, a full LED Volume in Times Square. The presentation, led by Virtual Production Line Producers MESH, will focus on how virtual production assets and projects are built in Unreal Engine and how filmmakers can incorporate this […]

Golden Globes Winners List: The Fabelmans and The Banshees of Inisherin Win Best Picture Prizes

January 10, 2023 Jeff Sneider Comments Off

The Fabelmans and The Banshees of Inisherin won the Best Picture prizes at the Golden Globes on Tuesday evening, where the feature acting prizes went to Austin Butler (Elvis), Cate Blanchett (TÁR), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), and Everything Everywhere All at Once duo Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association had comedian Jarrod Carmichael host the Golden Globes, where […]