The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada. It represents almost 300 television, radio and online critics. For additional information about the BFCA and their memberships, visit www.criticschoice.com.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced the nominees for the 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, Monday, December 14, 2015. The winners will be revealed at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards on January 17, 2016 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The award ceremony, hosted by T.J. Miller, will air simultaneously on A&E, Lifetime and LMN. The three-hour event will be preceded by one-hour red-carpet coverage.
The 2016 / 21st Annual Critics' Choice Movie Award nominations (for the year in film, 2015):
TELEVISION
ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish – ABC
Aziz Ansari – Master of None – Netflix
Will Forte – The Last Man on Earth – Fox
Randall Park – Fresh Off the Boat – ABC
Fred Savage – The Grinder – Fox
Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent – Amazon
ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Hugh Dancy – Hannibal – NBC
Rami Malek – Mr. Robot – USA
Clive Owen – The Knick – Cinemax
Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan – Showtime
Justin Theroux – The Leftovers – HBO
Aden Young – Rectify – Sundance
ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Wes Bentley – American Horror Story: Hotel – FX
Martin Clunes – Arthur & George – PBS
Idris Elba – Luther – BBC America
Oscar Isaac – Show Me a Hero – HBO
Vincent Kartheiser – Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
Patrick Wilson – Fargo – FX
ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – The CW
Aya Cash – You’re the Worst – FXX
Wendi McLendon-Covey – The Goldbergs – ABC
Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin – The CW
Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish – ABC
Constance Wu – Fresh Off the Boat – ABC
ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Shiri Appleby – UnREAL – Lifetime
Carrie Coon – The Leftovers – HBO
Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder – ABC
Eva Green – Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Taraji P. Henson – Empire – Fox
Krysten Ritter – Jessica Jones – Netflix
ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Hotel – FX
Kirsten Dunst – Fargo – FX
Sarah Hay – Flesh and Bone – Starz
Alyvia Alyn Lind – Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors – NBC
Rachel McAdams – True Detective – HBO
Shanice Williams – The Wiz Live! – NBC
COMEDY SERIES
Black-ish – ABC
Catastrophe – Amazon
Jane the Virgin – The CW
Master of None – Netflix
The Last Man on Earth – Fox
Transparent – Amazon
You’re the Worst – FXX
DRAMA SERIES
Empire – Fox
Mr. Robot – USA
Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Rectify – Sundance
The Knick – Cinemax
The Leftovers – HBO
UnREAL – Lifetime
GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ellen Burstyn – Mom – CBS
Anjelica Huston – Transparent – Amazon
Cherry Jones – Transparent – Amazon
Jenifer Lewis – Black-ish – ABC
Timothy Olyphant – The Grinder – Fox
John Slattery – Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp – Netflix
GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Richard Armitage – Hannibal – NBC
Justin Kirk – Manhattan – WGN America
Patti LuPone – Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Margo Martindale – The Good Wife – CBS
Marisa Tomei – Empire – Fox
B.D. Wong – Mr. Robot – USA
MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Childhood’s End – Syfy
Fargo – FX
Luther – BBC America
Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
Show Me a Hero – HBO
The Wiz Live! – NBC
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Fox
Jaime Camil – Jane the Virgin – The CW
Jay Duplass – Transparent – Amazon
Neil Flynn – The Middle – ABC
Keegan-Michael Key – Playing House – USA
Mel Rodriguez – Getting On – HBO
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Clayne Crawford – Rectify – Sundance
Christopher Eccleston – The Leftovers – HBO
Andre Holland – The Knick – Cinemax
Jonathan Jackson – Nashville – ABC
Rufus Sewell – The Man in the High Castle – Amazon
Christian Slater – Mr. Robot – USA
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
David Alan Grier – The Wiz Live! – NBC
Ne-Yo – The Wiz Live! – NBC
Nick Offerman – Fargo – FX
Jesse Plemons – Fargo – FX
Raoul Trujillo – Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
Bokeem Woodbine – Fargo – FX
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Mayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory – CBS
Kether Donohue – You’re the Worst – FXX
Allison Janney – Mom – CBS
Judith Light – Transparent – Amazon
Niecy Nash – Getting On – HBO
Eden Sher – The Middle – ABC
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Ann Dowd – The Leftovers – HBO
Regina King – The Leftovers – HBO
Helen McCrory – Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Hayden Panettiere – Nashville – ABC
Maura Tierney – The Affair – Showtime
Constance Zimmer – UnREAL – Lifetime
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Mary J. Blige – The Wiz Live! – NBC
Laura Haddock – Luther – BBC America
Cristin Milioti – Fargo – FX
Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Hotel – FX
Winona Ryder – Show Me a Hero – HBO
Jean Smart – Fargo – FX
ANIMATION SERIES
Bob’s Burgers – Fox
BoJack Horseman – Netflix
South Park – Comedy Central
Star Wars Rebels – Disney XD
The Simpsons – Fox
REALITY SHOW – COMPETITION
Chopped – Food Network
Face Off – Syfy
MasterChef Junior – Fox
Survivor – CBS
The Amazing Race – CBS
The Voice – NBC
REALITY SHOW HOST
Ted Allen – Chopped – Food Network
Phil Keoghan – The Amazing Race – CBS
James Lipton – Inside the Actors Studio – Bravo
Jane Lynch – Hollywood Game Night – NBC
Jeff Probst – Survivor – CBS
Gordon Ramsay – Hell’s Kitchen – Fox
STRUCTURED REALITY SHOW
Antiques Roadshow – PBS
Inside The Actors Studio – Bravo
MythBusters – Discovery
Project Greenlight – HBO
Shark Tank – ABC
Undercover Boss – CBS
TALK SHOW
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – ABC
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – HBO
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central
The Graham Norton Show – BBC America
The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC
UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SHOW
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – CNN
Cops – Spike
Deadliest Catch – Discovery
Intervention – A&E
Naked and Afraid – Discovery
Pawn Stars – History
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Neil Gaiman's "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" Becomes a Graphic Novel
In June 2016, Dark Horse Books will be pleased to offer How to Talk to Girls at Parties, a brilliant new graphic novel adaptation of an award-winning short story from Neil Gaiman—one of the most celebrated authors of our time—by award-winning artists Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá.
Originally published in Neil Gaiman’s Fragile Things: Short Fiction and Wonders, “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” quickly became a celebrated work, receiving a nomination for a 2007 Hugo Award for Best Short Story and winning the Locus Award for Best Short Story the same year.
Now Moon and Bá are set to adapt the Gaiman story they were born to draw in a sumptuous graphic novel that is not to be missed.
“They have a storytelling aesthetic where [depicting] body language is everything. The story is all about what’s in the narrators’ heads, so it can be very hard to do that in comics. It’s incredibly enjoyable to write a story and see them make it real,” said Neil Gaiman in an exclusive interview with Publishers Weekly.
In How to Talk to Girls at Parties, two teenage boys are in for a tremendous shock when they crash a party where the girls are far more than they appear!
How to Talk to Girls at Parties is in stores June 15, 2016.
Neil Gaiman's How to Talk to Girls at Parties (Hardcover) | 978-1-61655-955-7 | 6/15/2016 | $17.99
Coming soon:
The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch (Hardcover, Second Edition) | 978-1-61655-949-6 | 4/20/2016 | $13.99
Creatures of the Night (Hardcover, Second Edition) | 978-1-50670-025-0 | 11/2/16 | $12.99
Also available from Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá :
Two Brothers (Hardcover) | 978-1-61655-856-7 | $24.99
About Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, and is the recipient of numerous literary honors. Originally from England, he now lives in America.
About Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá
Multiple Eisner Award winners Fábio and Gabriel were born in São Paulo in June 5th, 1976 and have, in one way or another, been telling stories ever since. Now, they tell stories doing comic books and graphic novels (which are essentially the same thing). They are Brazil's very own WONDER TWINS.
About Dark Horse Comics
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, Geof Darrow, Brian Wood, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Milo Manara, Kazuo Koike, Neil Gaiman, and Frank Miller, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, X, and Barb Wire. Its successful line of comics, manga, and products based on popular properties includes Dragon Age, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Tomb Raider, Halo, The Witcher, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading entertainment publishers.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Bluefin Introduces Egg Attack R2-D2 and C-3PO
BLUEFIN EXPANDS STAR WARS EGG ATTACK STATUE LINE WITH NEW PREMIUM R2-D2 AND C-3PO STATUES BY BEAST KINGDOM
New Renditions Of The Legendary Droids As They Appeared In The Classic Original Star Wars Film Trilogy Debut This Month And Are The Latest To Join The Egg Attack Line Of Super Deformed Premium Statues
Anaheim, CA – Bluefin, the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan, Hong Kong and more, expands its line of Star Wars products with the release this month of the Egg Attack Star Wars series EA-015 R2-D2 statue and EA-016 C-3PO statue from Beast Kingdom.
The statues are the latest to join Beast Kingdom’s line of officially licensed, collectible Egg Attack Star Wars figures that are available now from authorized Bluefin retailers nationwide and also from a variety of leading online outlets. The Egg Attack statues present extremely high quality, super-deformed renditions of several legendary characters from the Star Wars film franchise and can accent an ardent fan’s existing display or become the unique centerpieces of any collection.
Depicted as the legendary droids appeared in the original Star Wars Episodes IV, V and VI film trilogy, the stunning renditions of R2-D2 and C-3PO are officially licensed by Lucasfilm and are constructed with compound materials. Their screen accurate paintjobs fully realize R2-D2’s classic blue and white plating and C-3PO’s gold armor, silver right leg, and his weathered appearance from the time spent stranded on the desert planet of Tatooine.
EA-015 Star Wars R2-D2 Statue
Height: Approx. 5 inches; MSRP: $149.99
This collectible statue is constructed with compound material and painted to reflect R2-D2’s classical blue and white plating. The lighting function of the droid 100% matches the original movie setting. It also has built-in R2-D2 sound effects officially licensed by Lucasfilm. To complete the display, a classic-looking Carbon-Freezing Chamber light-up figure stand is also included.
EA-016 Star Wars C-3PO statue
Height: Approx. 6 inches; MSRP: $164.99
This collectible statue is constructed with compound material and expertly painted to depict C-3PO’s gold armor, silver right leg, and the weathering effects from time spent stranded on the desert planet of Tatooine. It has built-in classic lines officially licensed by Lucasfilm, and also comes with a classic Carbon-Freezing Chamber light-up figure stand for collectors to customize their display.
If poseable action figures are more a fans’ preference, collectors also have the opportunity to purchase Star Wars figures from Beast Kingdom’s Egg Attack Action line. Fans will not want to miss out on other Beast Kingdom Star Wars products available from Bluefin including the EAA-002 Star Wars Darth Vader figure (depicted from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back) and the EAA-005 Star Wars Stormtrooper figure (depicted from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back).
For more information on Bluefin’s line of Egg Attack statues by Beast Kingdom, please visit: http://www.bluefincorp.com/catalog/beast-kingdom/egg-attack.html
About Bluefin
Based in Anaheim, CA, Bluefin built its reputation as a leading distributor of Japanese toys, collectibles, novelty and hobby products. In recent years, Bluefin has grown to include a range of high quality collectible lines from the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore and established itself as the official North American consumer products and retail development partner for Studio Ghibli. Selling to thousands of specialty, chain and independent stores, Bluefin is an official North American distributor for Bandai Hobby, Kotobukiya and Capcom, is the sole provider of Bandai Tamashii Nations products, and is also the exclusive and official distributor for Hero Cross, Beast Kingdom, Comicave, Mr. Hobby, SEN-TI-NEL and X-Plus. Bluefin also represents TruForce Collectibles products worldwide. Additional information is available at: www.bluefincorp.com.
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Monday, December 21, 2015
First Teaser Poster for "Everybody Wants Some"
Richard Linklater’s EVERYBODY WANTS SOME, the teaser poster for the spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME is in-theaters April 15, 2016!
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Down to 9 Films Competeing for "Foreign Language Film" Oscar at 88th Academy Awards
9 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ADVANCE IN OSCAR® RACE
Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 88th Academy Awards®. Eighty films had originally been considered in the category.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
Belgium, "The Brand New Testament," Jaco Van Dormael, director;
Colombia, "Embrace of the Serpent," Ciro Guerra, director;
Denmark, "A War," Tobias Lindholm, director;
Finland, "The Fencer," Klaus Härö, director;
France, "Mustang," Deniz Gamze Ergüven, director;
Germany, "Labyrinth of Lies," Giulio Ricciarelli, director;
Hungary, "Son of Saul," László Nemes, director;
Ireland, "Viva," Paddy Breathnach, director;
Jordan, "Theeb," Naji Abu Nowar, director.
Foreign Language Film nominations for 2015 are being determined in two phases.
The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based Academy members, screened the original submissions in the category between mid-October and December 14. The group’s top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy’s Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist.
The shortlist will be winnowed down to the category’s five nominees by specially invited committees in New York, Los Angeles and London. They will spend Friday, January 8, through Sunday, January 10, viewing 2016 three films each day and then casting their ballots.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
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Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 88th Academy Awards®. Eighty films had originally been considered in the category.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
Belgium, "The Brand New Testament," Jaco Van Dormael, director;
Colombia, "Embrace of the Serpent," Ciro Guerra, director;
Denmark, "A War," Tobias Lindholm, director;
Finland, "The Fencer," Klaus Härö, director;
France, "Mustang," Deniz Gamze Ergüven, director;
Germany, "Labyrinth of Lies," Giulio Ricciarelli, director;
Hungary, "Son of Saul," László Nemes, director;
Ireland, "Viva," Paddy Breathnach, director;
Jordan, "Theeb," Naji Abu Nowar, director.
Foreign Language Film nominations for 2015 are being determined in two phases.
The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based Academy members, screened the original submissions in the category between mid-October and December 14. The group’s top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy’s Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist.
The shortlist will be winnowed down to the category’s five nominees by specially invited committees in New York, Los Angeles and London. They will spend Friday, January 8, through Sunday, January 10, viewing 2016 three films each day and then casting their ballots.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
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"Spotlight" Named Best Film of 2015 by Washington DC Area Film Critics Association
Founded in 2002, The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) is comprised of professional DC-based film critics with affiliations in television, radio, print and the internet. As of 2013, WAFCA has grown to include 58 dedicated members from the District, Maryland and Virginia.
The 2015 WAFCA Award winners were announced December 7, 2015.
2015 WAFCA Award winners:
Best Film:
Spotlight
Best Director:
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Best Actress:
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
Best Supporting Actor:
Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)
Best Supporting Actress:
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)
Best Acting Ensemble:
Spotlight
Best Youth Performance:
Jacob Tremblay (Room)
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Emma Donoghue (Room)
Best Original Screenplay:
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley (Original Story by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen) (Inside Out)
Best Animated Feature:
Inside Out
Best Documentary:
Amy
Best Foreign Language Film:
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Best Production Design:
Production Designer: Colin Gibson, Set Decorator: Lisa Thompson (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Cinematography:
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (The Revenant)
Best Editing:
Margaret Sixel (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Original Score:
Jóhann Jóhannsson (Sicario)
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The 2015 WAFCA Award winners were announced December 7, 2015.
2015 WAFCA Award winners:
Best Film:
Spotlight
Best Director:
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Best Actress:
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
Best Supporting Actor:
Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)
Best Supporting Actress:
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)
Best Acting Ensemble:
Spotlight
Best Youth Performance:
Jacob Tremblay (Room)
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Emma Donoghue (Room)
Best Original Screenplay:
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley (Original Story by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen) (Inside Out)
Best Animated Feature:
Inside Out
Best Documentary:
Amy
Best Foreign Language Film:
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Best Production Design:
Production Designer: Colin Gibson, Set Decorator: Lisa Thompson (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Cinematography:
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (The Revenant)
Best Editing:
Margaret Sixel (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Original Score:
Jóhann Jóhannsson (Sicario)
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Sunday, December 20, 2015
New Teaser Trailer for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows"
Meet Casey Jones, Bebop, and Rocksteady in the new teaser trailer for: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS
https://youtu.be/HeaugHGd1Kw
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS is in-theaters June 3rd, 2016!
#TMNT2
“TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS” is the sequel to the 2014 hit film “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES.” The film is based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman and is directed by David Green (“EARTH TO ECHO”). Michael Bay (the “TRANSFORMERS franchise) returns to produce alongside his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (“ TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES”), with Galen Walker and Scott Mednick (“TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES”) also producing.
Also returning for the sequel is Megan Fox (“TRANSFORMERS”) as April O’Neil, Will Arnett (“Arrested Development”) as Vernon Fenwick and the Turtles: Alan Ritchson as Raphael, Noel Fisher as Michelangelo, Pete Ploszek at Leonardo, and Jeremy Howard as Donatello. Rounding out the cast is Stephen Amell (“Arrow,”) as Casey Jones, Tyler Perry ("GONE GIRL", the "MADEA" franchise) as Baxter Stockman, Academy Award nominated actress Laura Linney (“The Big C”, “LOVE ACTUALLY”) as Chief Rebecca Vincent, Brian Tee (“JURASSIC WORLD”) as Shredder, WWE World Heavy Weight Champion Stephen “Sheamus” Farrelly as Rocksteady and Gary Anthony Williams (“THE INTERNSHIP”) as Bebop.
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Poster and Trailer for "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot"
See Tina Fey in the new trailer for WhiskeyTango Foxtrot
Link - https://youtu.be/dxAcIWDi8ps
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT is in-theaters March 4, 2016!
Directed By: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa
Starring: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina and Billy Bob Thornton
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2015 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award Nominations
Founded in 2002, The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) is comprised of professional DC-based film critics with affiliations in television, radio, print and the internet. As of 2013, WAFCA has grown to include 58 dedicated members from the District, Maryland and Virginia.
2015 WAFCA Award nominees:
Best Film:
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Spotlight
Best Director:
Alex Garland (Ex Machina)
Todd Haynes (Carol)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant)
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Ridley Scott (The Martian)
Best Actor:
Matt Damon (The Martian)
Johnny Depp (Black Mass)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Brie Larson (Room)
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
Sarah Silverman (I Smile Back)
Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Supporting Actor:
Paul Dano (Love & Mercy)
Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)
Tom Hardy (The Revenant)
Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
Best Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)
Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
Best Acting Ensemble:
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
Spotlight
Steve Jobs
Straight Outta Compton
Best Youth Performance:
Abraham Attah (Beasts of No Nation)
Raffey Cassidy (Tomorrowland)
Oona Laurence (Southpaw)
Güneş Şensoy (Mustang)
Jacob Tremblay (Room)
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Nick Hornby (Brooklyn)
Phyllis Nagy (Carol)
Drew Goddard (The Martian)
Emma Donoghue (Room)
Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs)
Best Original Screenplay:
Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen (Bridge of Spies)
Alex Garland (Ex Machina)
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley (Original Story by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen) (Inside Out)
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Spotlight)
Amy Schumer (Trainwreck)
Best Animated Feature:
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best Documentary:
Amy
Best of Enemies
Cartel Land
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
The Look of Silence
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Assassin (Taiwan, Hong Kong, China)
Goodnight Mommy (Austria)
Mustang (Turkey, France, Germany)
The Second Mother (Brazil)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Best Production Design:
Production Designer: François Séguin, Set Decorators: Jennifer Oman and Louise Tremblay (Brooklyn)
Production Designer: Judy Becker, Set Decorator: Heather Loeffler (Carol)
Production Designer: Dante Ferretti, Set Decorator: Francesca Loschiavo-Ferretti (Cinderella)
Production Designer: Thomas Sanders, Set Decorators: Jeffrey Melvin and Shane Vieau (Crimson Peak)
Production Designer: Colin Gibson, Set Decorator: Lisa Thompson (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Cinematography:
Yves Bélanger, CSC (Brooklyn)
Ed Lachman, ASC (Carol)
John Seale, ASC, ACS (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (The Revenant)
Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (Sicario)
Best Editing:
Margaret Sixel (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Pietro Scalia, ACE (The Martian)
Stephen Mirrione, ACE (The Revenant)
Joe Walker, ACE (Sicario)
Elliott Graham, ACE (Steve Jobs)
Best Original Score:
Michael Brook (Brooklyn)
Carter Burwell (Carol)
Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight)
Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Jóhann Jóhannsson (Sicario)
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2015 WAFCA Award nominees:
Best Film:
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Spotlight
Best Director:
Alex Garland (Ex Machina)
Todd Haynes (Carol)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant)
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Ridley Scott (The Martian)
Best Actor:
Matt Damon (The Martian)
Johnny Depp (Black Mass)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Brie Larson (Room)
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
Sarah Silverman (I Smile Back)
Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Supporting Actor:
Paul Dano (Love & Mercy)
Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)
Tom Hardy (The Revenant)
Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
Best Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)
Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
Best Acting Ensemble:
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
Spotlight
Steve Jobs
Straight Outta Compton
Best Youth Performance:
Abraham Attah (Beasts of No Nation)
Raffey Cassidy (Tomorrowland)
Oona Laurence (Southpaw)
Güneş Şensoy (Mustang)
Jacob Tremblay (Room)
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Nick Hornby (Brooklyn)
Phyllis Nagy (Carol)
Drew Goddard (The Martian)
Emma Donoghue (Room)
Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs)
Best Original Screenplay:
Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen (Bridge of Spies)
Alex Garland (Ex Machina)
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley (Original Story by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen) (Inside Out)
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Spotlight)
Amy Schumer (Trainwreck)
Best Animated Feature:
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best Documentary:
Amy
Best of Enemies
Cartel Land
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
The Look of Silence
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Assassin (Taiwan, Hong Kong, China)
Goodnight Mommy (Austria)
Mustang (Turkey, France, Germany)
The Second Mother (Brazil)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Best Production Design:
Production Designer: François Séguin, Set Decorators: Jennifer Oman and Louise Tremblay (Brooklyn)
Production Designer: Judy Becker, Set Decorator: Heather Loeffler (Carol)
Production Designer: Dante Ferretti, Set Decorator: Francesca Loschiavo-Ferretti (Cinderella)
Production Designer: Thomas Sanders, Set Decorators: Jeffrey Melvin and Shane Vieau (Crimson Peak)
Production Designer: Colin Gibson, Set Decorator: Lisa Thompson (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Cinematography:
Yves Bélanger, CSC (Brooklyn)
Ed Lachman, ASC (Carol)
John Seale, ASC, ACS (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (The Revenant)
Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (Sicario)
Best Editing:
Margaret Sixel (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Pietro Scalia, ACE (The Martian)
Stephen Mirrione, ACE (The Revenant)
Joe Walker, ACE (Sicario)
Elliott Graham, ACE (Steve Jobs)
Best Original Score:
Michael Brook (Brooklyn)
Carter Burwell (Carol)
Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight)
Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Jóhann Jóhannsson (Sicario)
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112 Competitors, But Only 5 Original Score Nominations at 88th Oscars
112 ORIGINAL SCORES IN 2015 OSCAR RACE
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 112 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2015 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 88th Academy Awards®.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
"Adult Beginners," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
"The Age of Adaline," Rob Simonsen, composer
"Altered Minds," Edmund Choi, composer
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip," Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
"Anomalisa," Carter Burwell, composer
"Ant-Man," Christophe Beck, composer
"Beasts of No Nation," Dan Romer, composer
"The Big Short," Nicholas Britell, composer
"Black Mass," Tom Holkenborg, composer
"Bridge of Spies," Thomas Newman, composer
"Brooklyn," Michael Brook, composer
"Burnt," Rob Simonsen, composer
"By the Sea," Gabriel Yared, composer
"Carol," Carter Burwell, composer
"Cartel Land," H. Scott Salinas and Jackson Greenberg, composers
"Chi-Raq," Terence Blanchard, composer
"Cinderella," Patrick Doyle, composer
"Coming Home," Qigang Chen, composer
"Concussion," James Newton Howard, composer
"Creed," Ludwig Goransson, composer
"The Danish Girl," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"The Divergent Series: Insurgent," Joseph Trapanese, composer
"Dukhtar," Peter Nashel, composer
"The End of the Tour," Danny Elfman, composer
"Everest," Dario Marianelli, composer
"Ex Machina," Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow, composers
"Far from the Madding Crowd," Craig Armstrong, composer
"Fifty Shades of Grey," Danny Elfman, composer
"5 Flights Up," David Newman, composer
"Frame by Frame," Patrick Jonsson, composer
"Freedom," James Lavino, composer
"Furious Seven," Brian Tyler, composer
"The Good Dinosaur," Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers
"Goosebumps," Danny Elfman, composer
"Grandma," Joel P. West, composer
"The Hateful Eight," Ennio Morricone, composer
"He Named Me Malala," Thomas Newman, composer
"Hot Pursuit," Christophe Beck, composer
"Hot Tub Time Machine 2," Christophe Beck, composer
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2," James Newton Howard, composer
"The Hunting Ground," Miriam Cutler, composer
"I Smile Back," Zack Ryan, composer
"I'll See You in My Dreams," Keegan DeWitt, composer
"In the Heart of the Sea," Roque Baños, composer
"Inside Out," Michael Giacchino, composer
"The Intern," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"It Follows," Disasterpeace, composer
"Jalam," Ouesppachan, composer
"Jurassic World," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet," Gabriel Yared, composer
"Kingsman: The Secret Service," Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson, composers
"Krampus," Douglas Pipes, composer
"La Jaula de Oro," Jacobo Lieberman and Leonardo Heiblum, composers
"The Lady in the Van," George Fenton, composer
"The Last Witch Hunter," Steve Jablonsky, composer
"Learning to Drive," Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks, composers
"Legend," Carter Burwell, composer
"Little Accidents," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
"The Longest Ride," Mark Isham, composer
"Mad Max: Fury Road," Tom Holkenborg, composer
"The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," Daniel Pemberton, composer
"The Martian," Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
"Max," Trevor Rabin, composer
"Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials," John Paesano, composer
"Meru," J. Ralph, composer
"Minions," Heitor Pereira, composer
"Mr. Holmes," Carter Burwell, composer
"Mistress America," Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, composers
"My All American," John Paesano, composer
"Nachom-ia Kumpasar," Ronnie Monsorate, composer
"99 Homes," Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales, composers
"Our Brand Is Crisis," David Wingo, composer
"Pan," John Powell, composer
"Paper Towns," Son Lux, composer
"Paranoid Girls," Javier del Santo, composer
"Pawn Sacrifice," James Newton Howard, composer
"The Peanuts Movie," Christophe Beck, composer
"Pixels," Henry Jackman, composer
"Poached," Mark Orton, composer
"Pod," Giona Ostinelli, composer
"Poltergeist," Marc Streitenfeld, composer
"Racing Extinction," J. Ralph, composer
"Room," Stephen Rennicks, composer
"Salt Bridge," Marciano Telese, composer
"San Andreas," Andrew Lockington, composer
"The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," Thomas Newman, composer
"Set Fire to the Stars," Gruff Rhys, composer
"Shaun the Sheep Movie," Ilan Eshkeri, composer
"Sicario," Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
"Southpaw," James Horner, composer
"Spectre," Thomas Newman, composer
"The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water," John Debney, composer
"Spotlight," Howard Shore, composer
"Spy," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens," John Williams, composer
"Steve Jobs," Daniel Pemberton, composer
"Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans," Jim Copperthwaite, composer
"Stonewall," Rob Simonsen, composer
"Suffragette," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"Taken 3," Nathaniel Mechaly, composer
"Ted 2," Walter Murphy, composer
"Testament of Youth," Max Richter, composer
"The 33," James Horner, composer
"Tomorrowland," Michael Giacchino, composer
"True Story," Marco Beltrami, composer
"Trumbo," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"Truth," Brian Tyler, composer
"Victor Frankenstein," Craig Armstrong, composer
"The Walk," Alan Silvestri, composer
"The Water Diviner," David Hirschfelder, composer
"Wolf Totem," James Horner, composer
"Z for Zachariah," Heather McIntosh, composer
A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.
To be eligible, the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer. Scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The 88th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 112 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2015 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 88th Academy Awards®.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
"Adult Beginners," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
"The Age of Adaline," Rob Simonsen, composer
"Altered Minds," Edmund Choi, composer
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip," Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
"Anomalisa," Carter Burwell, composer
"Ant-Man," Christophe Beck, composer
"Beasts of No Nation," Dan Romer, composer
"The Big Short," Nicholas Britell, composer
"Black Mass," Tom Holkenborg, composer
"Bridge of Spies," Thomas Newman, composer
"Brooklyn," Michael Brook, composer
"Burnt," Rob Simonsen, composer
"By the Sea," Gabriel Yared, composer
"Carol," Carter Burwell, composer
"Cartel Land," H. Scott Salinas and Jackson Greenberg, composers
"Chi-Raq," Terence Blanchard, composer
"Cinderella," Patrick Doyle, composer
"Coming Home," Qigang Chen, composer
"Concussion," James Newton Howard, composer
"Creed," Ludwig Goransson, composer
"The Danish Girl," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"The Divergent Series: Insurgent," Joseph Trapanese, composer
"Dukhtar," Peter Nashel, composer
"The End of the Tour," Danny Elfman, composer
"Everest," Dario Marianelli, composer
"Ex Machina," Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow, composers
"Far from the Madding Crowd," Craig Armstrong, composer
"Fifty Shades of Grey," Danny Elfman, composer
"5 Flights Up," David Newman, composer
"Frame by Frame," Patrick Jonsson, composer
"Freedom," James Lavino, composer
"Furious Seven," Brian Tyler, composer
"The Good Dinosaur," Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna, composers
"Goosebumps," Danny Elfman, composer
"Grandma," Joel P. West, composer
"The Hateful Eight," Ennio Morricone, composer
"He Named Me Malala," Thomas Newman, composer
"Hot Pursuit," Christophe Beck, composer
"Hot Tub Time Machine 2," Christophe Beck, composer
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2," James Newton Howard, composer
"The Hunting Ground," Miriam Cutler, composer
"I Smile Back," Zack Ryan, composer
"I'll See You in My Dreams," Keegan DeWitt, composer
"In the Heart of the Sea," Roque Baños, composer
"Inside Out," Michael Giacchino, composer
"The Intern," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"It Follows," Disasterpeace, composer
"Jalam," Ouesppachan, composer
"Jurassic World," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet," Gabriel Yared, composer
"Kingsman: The Secret Service," Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson, composers
"Krampus," Douglas Pipes, composer
"La Jaula de Oro," Jacobo Lieberman and Leonardo Heiblum, composers
"The Lady in the Van," George Fenton, composer
"The Last Witch Hunter," Steve Jablonsky, composer
"Learning to Drive," Dhani Harrison and Paul Hicks, composers
"Legend," Carter Burwell, composer
"Little Accidents," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
"The Longest Ride," Mark Isham, composer
"Mad Max: Fury Road," Tom Holkenborg, composer
"The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," Daniel Pemberton, composer
"The Martian," Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
"Max," Trevor Rabin, composer
"Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials," John Paesano, composer
"Meru," J. Ralph, composer
"Minions," Heitor Pereira, composer
"Mr. Holmes," Carter Burwell, composer
"Mistress America," Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, composers
"My All American," John Paesano, composer
"Nachom-ia Kumpasar," Ronnie Monsorate, composer
"99 Homes," Antony Partos and Matteo Zingales, composers
"Our Brand Is Crisis," David Wingo, composer
"Pan," John Powell, composer
"Paper Towns," Son Lux, composer
"Paranoid Girls," Javier del Santo, composer
"Pawn Sacrifice," James Newton Howard, composer
"The Peanuts Movie," Christophe Beck, composer
"Pixels," Henry Jackman, composer
"Poached," Mark Orton, composer
"Pod," Giona Ostinelli, composer
"Poltergeist," Marc Streitenfeld, composer
"Racing Extinction," J. Ralph, composer
"Room," Stephen Rennicks, composer
"Salt Bridge," Marciano Telese, composer
"San Andreas," Andrew Lockington, composer
"The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," Thomas Newman, composer
"Set Fire to the Stars," Gruff Rhys, composer
"Shaun the Sheep Movie," Ilan Eshkeri, composer
"Sicario," Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
"Southpaw," James Horner, composer
"Spectre," Thomas Newman, composer
"The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water," John Debney, composer
"Spotlight," Howard Shore, composer
"Spy," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens," John Williams, composer
"Steve Jobs," Daniel Pemberton, composer
"Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans," Jim Copperthwaite, composer
"Stonewall," Rob Simonsen, composer
"Suffragette," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"Taken 3," Nathaniel Mechaly, composer
"Ted 2," Walter Murphy, composer
"Testament of Youth," Max Richter, composer
"The 33," James Horner, composer
"Tomorrowland," Michael Giacchino, composer
"True Story," Marco Beltrami, composer
"Trumbo," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"Truth," Brian Tyler, composer
"Victor Frankenstein," Craig Armstrong, composer
"The Walk," Alan Silvestri, composer
"The Water Diviner," David Hirschfelder, composer
"Wolf Totem," James Horner, composer
"Z for Zachariah," Heather McIntosh, composer
A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.
To be eligible, the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer. Scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The 88th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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Review: "Mad Max: Fury Road" is the Real Fast and Furious
[A version of this review originally appeared on Patreon.]
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Running time: 120 minutes (2 hours)
MPAA – R for intense sequences of violence throughout, and for disturbing images
DIRECTOR: George Miller
WRITERS: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, and Nico Lathouris
PRODUCERS: George Miller, Doug Mitchell, and PJ Voeten
CINEMATOGRAPHER: John Seale
EDITORS: Margaret Sixel
COMPOSER: Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg)
ACTION/SCI-FI/THRILLER
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman, Nathan Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton
Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 post-apocalyptic action film from director George Miller. Written by Miller, Brendan McCarthy, and Nico Lathouris, Fury Road is the fourth film in the Mad Max film franchise, which began with the 1979 Australian film, Mad Max. Actor Tom Hardy replaces actor Mel Gibson as the title character; Gibson portrayed Max in the franchise's first three movies. Mad Max: Fury Road follows a warrior who escapes with a group of female prisoners and takes them on a search for her homeland, with the aid of a drifter named Max.
Mad Max: Fury Road is set some years after a nuclear holocaust has left civilization collapsed and the world a desert wasteland. One oasis is The Citadel, which is ruled over by the tyrannical Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne), who has an army of “War Boys” to carry out his orders. Early in the story, Joe sends one of his lieutenants, Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), in an armored truck to collect gasoline. After she goes off-route, Joe realizes that Furiosa has escaped with his five wives: Angharad (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley), Capable (Riley Keough), Cheedo (Courtney Eaton), The Dag (Abbey Lee), and Toast (Zoë Kravitz).
Immortan Joe leads his entire army in pursuit of Furiosa and her armored truck, a “war rig.” A sick War Boy named, Nux (Nicholas Hoult), seeks to make his name stopping Furiosa. But the fate of Furiosa and her fellow escapees may rest in the hands of a drifter recently caught by the War Boys, the former “Road Warrior,” Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy).
If Mad Max: Fury Road is not the best genre film of the year, it is one of the best and sits near the top. Compared to its summer action movie competitors, Fury Road features relatively little use of CGI and other computer-generated special effects. What is even more surprising is that the hero of Fury Road is really a female character, Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa. Tom Hardy's Max is, at best, a partner, if not a kind of sidekick.
The Furiosa-Max dynamic allows Miller and his co-writers to drive this film with themes of survival and redemption, rather than with male-centered, goal-oriented themes like revenge or the pursuit of something (like gas and guns). Thus, Fury Road seems more hopeful than the other films in this franchise, which were about the desperation to survive. In fact, this film's thoughtful approach to both character and to the drama of the big “Fury Road” chase, allows even an ostensible villain, Nux the War Boy, to have an arc of redemption.
I could talk more about the performances, the characters, and the drama, which are all good, but I would rather talk about the action. Mad Max: Fury Road is a whirling dervish of action sequences and scenes. I see, at least, a best editing Oscar nomination in Fury Road's future, and some love from whatever awards that are given for the men and women who perform stunt work in movies. The road races and vehicle pursuits surpass even the amazing chases in 1981's Mad Max 2 (known as The Road Warrior for its 1982 U.S. release). The action is so good that it makes Fury Road seem like one long action scene, which it most certainly is not.
Mad Max: Fury Road is one of those films that has to be seen to be believed. I don't think I can convey in a review how awesome an action movie it is and how surprisingly good a post-apocalyptic drama it also is. Director George Miller proves once and for all that he is one of the great film directors and that he only gets better with age.
9 of 10
A+
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
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Saturday, December 19, 2015
7 Films Vie for 3 Makeup and Hairstyling Nominations at 2016 Oscars Ceremony
7 FEATURES ADVANCE IN RACE FOR MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING OSCAR®
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 88th Academy Awards®.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
"Black Mass"
"Concussion"
"Legend"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"Mr. Holmes"
"The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared"
"The Revenant"
On Saturday, January 9, 2016, all members of the Academy's Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The 88th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 88th Academy Awards®.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
"Black Mass"
"Concussion"
"Legend"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"Mr. Holmes"
"The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared"
"The Revenant"
On Saturday, January 9, 2016, all members of the Academy's Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The 88th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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2015 Austin Film Critics Association Nominations Announced
The Austin Film Critics Association describes itself as a group dedicated to supporting the best in film, whether at the international, national, or local level. Members of the AFCA contribute to such publications and outlets as Ain’t It Cool News, the Austin American-Statesman, the Austin Chronicle, The Daily Texan, DVDActive, Fandango, Film School Rejects, FirstShowing.net, KOOP Radio, Movies.com, among others.
The AFCA will announce its 2015 awards winners, Top 10 films of the 2015, and special awards on Tuesday, December 29, 2015.
2015 Austin Film Critics Association Awards nominations:
Best Film:
Anomalisa
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
Trumbo
Best Director:
Todd Haynes, Carol
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Best Actor:
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Jacob Tremblay, Room
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Supporting Actor:
Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress:
Elizabeth Banks, Love & Mercy
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Original Screenplay:
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Inside Out
Alex Garland, Ex-Machina
Taylor Sheridan, Sicario
Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Emma Donoghue, Room
Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa
Phyllis Nagy, Carol
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Best Cinematography:
Roger Deakins, Sicario
Edward Lachman, Carol
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant
Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight
John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Score:
Carter Burwell, Carol
Michael Giacchino, Inside Out
Tom Holkenborg (as Junkie XL), Max Max: Fury Road
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Rich Vreeland (as Disasterpeace), It Follows
Best Foreign-Language Film:
Mustang (Turkey, France, Germany)
Phoenix (German)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
The Tribe (Ukraine)
Victoria (German)
Best Documentary:
Amy
Best of Enemies
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next
Best Animated Film:
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best First Film:
Bone Tomahawk
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Ex Machina
Mustang
Son of Saul
The Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award:
Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Mya Taylor, Tangerine
Jacob Tremblay, Room
Alicia Vikander, Ex-Machina
Best Austin Film:
Arlo and Julie (dir: Steve Mims)
A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story (dir: Sara Hirsh Bordo)
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (dir: David Zellner)
Peace Officer (dir: Brad Barber, Scott Christopherson)
Two Step (dir: Alex R. Johnson)
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The AFCA will announce its 2015 awards winners, Top 10 films of the 2015, and special awards on Tuesday, December 29, 2015.
2015 Austin Film Critics Association Awards nominations:
Best Film:
Anomalisa
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
Trumbo
Best Director:
Todd Haynes, Carol
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Best Actor:
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Jacob Tremblay, Room
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Supporting Actor:
Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress:
Elizabeth Banks, Love & Mercy
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Original Screenplay:
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Inside Out
Alex Garland, Ex-Machina
Taylor Sheridan, Sicario
Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Emma Donoghue, Room
Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa
Phyllis Nagy, Carol
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Best Cinematography:
Roger Deakins, Sicario
Edward Lachman, Carol
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant
Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight
John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Score:
Carter Burwell, Carol
Michael Giacchino, Inside Out
Tom Holkenborg (as Junkie XL), Max Max: Fury Road
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Rich Vreeland (as Disasterpeace), It Follows
Best Foreign-Language Film:
Mustang (Turkey, France, Germany)
Phoenix (German)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
The Tribe (Ukraine)
Victoria (German)
Best Documentary:
Amy
Best of Enemies
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next
Best Animated Film:
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Best First Film:
Bone Tomahawk
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Ex Machina
Mustang
Son of Saul
The Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award:
Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Mya Taylor, Tangerine
Jacob Tremblay, Room
Alicia Vikander, Ex-Machina
Best Austin Film:
Arlo and Julie (dir: Steve Mims)
A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story (dir: Sara Hirsh Bordo)
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (dir: David Zellner)
Peace Officer (dir: Brad Barber, Scott Christopherson)
Two Step (dir: Alex R. Johnson)
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VIZ Media Boosts "Naruto" Anime in Latin America
VIZ MEDIA CONTINUES TO SPREAD THE POPULARITY OF NARUTO ACROSS LATIN AMERICA
Venerable Ninja Action Adventure Anime Series And Feature Films Attract Legions Of Ardent Fans Across Pan-Latin American Market
San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, continues to popularize the NARUTO anime franchise throughout Latin America, and has incubated a fervent and growing fan base for the venerable ninja action adventure property.
“NARUTO has become immensely popular internationally and resonates strongly with audiences across Latin America,” says Stephane Hellin, Senior Animation Licensing Manager, Latin America. “The Naruto character’s resilience and determination, combined with the series’ potent mix of action and adventure, have garnered legions of ardent fans and we see significant opportunities to grow the property across the entire region. We look forward to continuing to spread the popularity of the show and to developing additional new markets for NARUTO across Latin America.”
This past summer, VIZ Media premiered the tenth climactic anime feature film in the NARUTO franchise – THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE – on 465 theatre screens across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru. More than 230,000 people attended.
VIZ Media has also licensed the NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime series to an array of prominent Spanish/Portuguese-language national broadcasters as part of its ongoing campaign to localize the series for the Pan-Latin American market. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN is currently syndicated in Brazil on PlayTV, in Chile on Etc.TV, in Columbia on CityTV, and in Nicaragua on TN8. Other Pan-Latin American regional streaming partners include, Claro Video and Netflix
VIZ Media will continue to cultivate the growth of NARUTO across Latin America and plans to add additional broadcast territories next year and also will develop the property for a wide range of officially licensed consumer products across the region.
In the NARUTO manga and animated series, Naruto Uzumaki wants to be the best ninja in the land. He's done well so far, but Naruto knows he must train harder than ever and leaves his village for intense exercises that will push him to his limits. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN begins two and a half years later, when Naruto returns to find that everyone has been promoted up the ninja ranks – except him. Sakura’s a medic ninja, Gaara’s advanced to Kazekage, and Kakashi…well he remains the same. But pride isn’t necessarily becoming of a ninja, especially when Naruto realizes that Sasuke never returned from his search for Orochimaru. Plus, the mysterious Akatsuki organization is still an ever-present danger. As Naruto finds out more about the Akatsuki’s goals, he realizes that nothing in his universe is as it seems. Naruto is finding that he’s older, but will he also prove wiser and stronger?
VIZ Media is the master licensee for NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime series and feature films in North and Latin America territories. Additional information on NARUTO is available at www.Naruto.com.
For more information on manga titles available from VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
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Venerable Ninja Action Adventure Anime Series And Feature Films Attract Legions Of Ardent Fans Across Pan-Latin American Market
San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, continues to popularize the NARUTO anime franchise throughout Latin America, and has incubated a fervent and growing fan base for the venerable ninja action adventure property.
“NARUTO has become immensely popular internationally and resonates strongly with audiences across Latin America,” says Stephane Hellin, Senior Animation Licensing Manager, Latin America. “The Naruto character’s resilience and determination, combined with the series’ potent mix of action and adventure, have garnered legions of ardent fans and we see significant opportunities to grow the property across the entire region. We look forward to continuing to spread the popularity of the show and to developing additional new markets for NARUTO across Latin America.”
This past summer, VIZ Media premiered the tenth climactic anime feature film in the NARUTO franchise – THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE – on 465 theatre screens across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru. More than 230,000 people attended.
VIZ Media has also licensed the NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime series to an array of prominent Spanish/Portuguese-language national broadcasters as part of its ongoing campaign to localize the series for the Pan-Latin American market. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN is currently syndicated in Brazil on PlayTV, in Chile on Etc.TV, in Columbia on CityTV, and in Nicaragua on TN8. Other Pan-Latin American regional streaming partners include, Claro Video and Netflix
VIZ Media will continue to cultivate the growth of NARUTO across Latin America and plans to add additional broadcast territories next year and also will develop the property for a wide range of officially licensed consumer products across the region.
In the NARUTO manga and animated series, Naruto Uzumaki wants to be the best ninja in the land. He's done well so far, but Naruto knows he must train harder than ever and leaves his village for intense exercises that will push him to his limits. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN begins two and a half years later, when Naruto returns to find that everyone has been promoted up the ninja ranks – except him. Sakura’s a medic ninja, Gaara’s advanced to Kazekage, and Kakashi…well he remains the same. But pride isn’t necessarily becoming of a ninja, especially when Naruto realizes that Sasuke never returned from his search for Orochimaru. Plus, the mysterious Akatsuki organization is still an ever-present danger. As Naruto finds out more about the Akatsuki’s goals, he realizes that nothing in his universe is as it seems. Naruto is finding that he’s older, but will he also prove wiser and stronger?
VIZ Media is the master licensee for NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime series and feature films in North and Latin America territories. Additional information on NARUTO is available at www.Naruto.com.
For more information on manga titles available from VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
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Negromancer News Bits and Bites from December 13th to 19th, 2015 - Update #21
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NEWS:
From TheWrap: The Tom Hanks biopic, "Sully" will be released in September 2016.
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From RSN: The difference between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" could have a 100+ million opening day when adding in the $57 million from Thursday night.
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From YahooMusic: N.W.A. is a 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee - along with Steve Miller, Cheap Trick, Chicago, and Deep Purple.
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From Polygon: Justin Lin is ignoring "Star Trek Into Darkness" for the making of the third film, "Star Trek Beyond."
From Deadline: Chadwick Boseman to star as Thurgood Marshall for Reginald Hudlin's "Marshall."
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From FlickeringMyth: Vin Diesel announces that Samuel L. Jackson will return for "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage."
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From THR: Spielberg and Jeff Skoll talk about their partnership.
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From Variety: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" premieres in three Hollywood theaters.
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From YahooSports: Serena Williams is Sports Illustrated's "Sportsperson of the Year."
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From YahooSports: NBA referee Bill Kennedy announces that he is gay, after NBA player, Rajon Rondo, was suspended for using a gay slur to attack Kennedy.
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From Deadline: 2015 screenplay "Black List" has been announced.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" wins the 12/11 to 12/13/2015 weekend box office, after Ron Howard's "In the Heart of the Sea" under-performs. This is the fourth straight week at #1 for this final film (for now) in "The Hunger Games" franchise.
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From TVLine: This may be the last season for CBS sitcom, "Mike & Molly."
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From Vulture: So once again, it seems that Beyonce will be in that "A Star is Born" remake. Bradley Cooper will reportedly direct and star as the male lead.
COMICS - Movies and Books:
From YahooMovies: Ben Affleck's Batman is frustrated and anger.
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From YahooMovies: Ben Affleck posts photo of cool Batman armor from "Batman v. Superman."
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The official trailer for "Ice Age: Collision Course."
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From YouTube: "Star Trek Beyond" trailer.
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From YouTube: First trailer for "Independence Day: Resurgence," which is due next year. Trailer looks good; makes me want to see this movie (cause I was NOT interested).
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From YouTube: First "Captain America: Civil War" trailer.
OBITS:
From Deadline: The actress Rose Siggins has died (Saturday, December 12, 2015). She played "Legless Suzi" on "American Horror Story: Freak Show."
NEWS:
From TheWrap: The Tom Hanks biopic, "Sully" will be released in September 2016.
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From RSN: The difference between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" could have a 100+ million opening day when adding in the $57 million from Thursday night.
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From YahooMusic: N.W.A. is a 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee - along with Steve Miller, Cheap Trick, Chicago, and Deep Purple.
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From Polygon: Justin Lin is ignoring "Star Trek Into Darkness" for the making of the third film, "Star Trek Beyond."
From Deadline: Chadwick Boseman to star as Thurgood Marshall for Reginald Hudlin's "Marshall."
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From FlickeringMyth: Vin Diesel announces that Samuel L. Jackson will return for "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage."
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From THR: Spielberg and Jeff Skoll talk about their partnership.
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From Variety: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" premieres in three Hollywood theaters.
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From YahooSports: Serena Williams is Sports Illustrated's "Sportsperson of the Year."
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From YahooSports: NBA referee Bill Kennedy announces that he is gay, after NBA player, Rajon Rondo, was suspended for using a gay slur to attack Kennedy.
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From Deadline: 2015 screenplay "Black List" has been announced.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" wins the 12/11 to 12/13/2015 weekend box office, after Ron Howard's "In the Heart of the Sea" under-performs. This is the fourth straight week at #1 for this final film (for now) in "The Hunger Games" franchise.
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From TVLine: This may be the last season for CBS sitcom, "Mike & Molly."
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From Vulture: So once again, it seems that Beyonce will be in that "A Star is Born" remake. Bradley Cooper will reportedly direct and star as the male lead.
COMICS - Movies and Books:
From YahooMovies: Ben Affleck's Batman is frustrated and anger.
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From YahooMovies: Ben Affleck posts photo of cool Batman armor from "Batman v. Superman."
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The official trailer for "Ice Age: Collision Course."
---------------
From YouTube: "Star Trek Beyond" trailer.
---------------
From YouTube: First trailer for "Independence Day: Resurgence," which is due next year. Trailer looks good; makes me want to see this movie (cause I was NOT interested).
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From YouTube: First "Captain America: Civil War" trailer.
OBITS:
From Deadline: The actress Rose Siggins has died (Saturday, December 12, 2015). She played "Legless Suzi" on "American Horror Story: Freak Show."
Friday, December 18, 2015
2015 Best Picture Oscar Has 305 Eligible Contenders
305 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR 2015 BEST PICTURE OSCAR®
Three hundred five feature films are eligible for the 2015 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced.
To be eligible for 88th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, 2015 and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category. The “Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 88th Academy Awards” is available at http://www.oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The 88th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar® presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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Three hundred five feature films are eligible for the 2015 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced.
To be eligible for 88th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, 2015 and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category. The “Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 88th Academy Awards” is available at http://www.oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The 88th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar® presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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Chicago Film Critics Chooses "Mad Max: Fury Road" as Best Picture of 2015
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization that hands out the Chicago Film Critics Awards, hold critics roundtables, and takes on industry and artists’ rights issues. The parent association was founded in 1990 by film critic Sue Kiner after the successful launch of the Chicago Film Critics Awards in 1989.
Now in its 26th year, the CFCA announced the winners of Chicago Film Critics Association Awards during their year-end awards dinner held on the evening of Wednesday, December 16, 2015.
2015 / 26th Annual Chicago Film Critics Association Award winners:
BEST PICTURE
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST DIRECTOR
George Miller--Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio--The Revenant
BEST ACTRESS
Brie Larson--Room
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro--Sicario
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander--Ex Machina
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Spotlight--Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short--Adam McKay & Charles Randolph
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mad Max: Fury Road--John Seale
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Hateful Eight--Ennio Morricone
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road--Jason Ballantine & Margaret Sixel
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Son of Saul (Hungary)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Jacob Tremblay--Room
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Alex Garland--Ex Machina
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Now in its 26th year, the CFCA announced the winners of Chicago Film Critics Association Awards during their year-end awards dinner held on the evening of Wednesday, December 16, 2015.
2015 / 26th Annual Chicago Film Critics Association Award winners:
BEST PICTURE
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST DIRECTOR
George Miller--Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio--The Revenant
BEST ACTRESS
Brie Larson--Room
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro--Sicario
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander--Ex Machina
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Spotlight--Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short--Adam McKay & Charles Randolph
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mad Max: Fury Road--John Seale
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Hateful Eight--Ennio Morricone
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road--Jason Ballantine & Margaret Sixel
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Son of Saul (Hungary)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Jacob Tremblay--Room
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Alex Garland--Ex Machina
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Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey's "Injection" Comic Book Begins New Storyline
INJECTION DISHES OUT NEW STORY ARC
Award-winning writer Warren Ellis (TREES, SUPREME: BLUE ROSE, Moon Knight), award-winning artist Declan Shalvey (Moon Knight, Deadpool), and award-winning colorist Jordie Bellaire (PRETTY DEADLY, NOWHERE MEN) will launch a new story arc in their ongoing genre-defying series INJECTION this January 2016.
Previously in INJECTION, five geniuses poisoned the 21st century, and then scrambled to save the world from a terminal case of weird.
INJECTION #6 opens in New York, where consulting detective Vivek Headland takes on a case that quickly invokes a murderous sandwich.
“Injection #6 begins a new five-part volume. Volume 1 was largely about Professor Maria Kilbride dealing with ancient supernatural horrors. Starting here, Volume 2 is mostly about consulting detective Vivek Headland in New York City, dealing with the mysterious theft of a ghost. And also human ham,” said Ellis. “Eventually, the entire Injection team, the five eccentric geniuses of the old Cultural Cross-Contamination Unit, will be involved in a weird crime story that may also explain more about the Injection itself—the haunted artificial intelligence committing horrors in the dark.”
“With the focus of Injection shifting to Vivek Headland in Volume 2, the scope of the story becomes much wider,” said Shalvey. “An unconventional mystery warrants Vivek's attention as some of the old team arrive in New York. If Volume 1 could be described as a strange sci-fi story, Volume 2 could be described as a strange crime story. Being Injection, of course, the emphasis is on strange.”
INJECTION #6 Cover A by Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire (Diamond code: NOV150509) hits stores Wednesday, January 13th. INJECTION #6 Cover B by Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire (Diamond code: NOV150510) will also be available Wednesday, January 13th, 2016. Final order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, December 21st, 2016.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
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VIZ Media Announces Final 2015 Digital Manga Update
VIZ MEDIA COMPLETES 2015 WITH A FINAL DIGITAL MANGA UPDATE FOR THE YEAR
Two Exciting Digital Manga Series Debut As Well As A WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Promotion, New Holiday Flash Sale And Other Special Bundled Manga Content Available For A Limited Time!
VIZ Media finishes 2015 with a second digital manga update for December, which rounds out the month’s new content.
New titles include the launch of BOYS OVER FLOWERS SEASON 2, which debuts digitally on December 22nd and resumes creator Yoko Kamio’s acclaimed shojo manga story set two years after the conclusion of the original series. Eri Sakondo’s modern-day spin on a classic Japanese folktale, MOMOGUMI PLUS SENKI, arrives on December 29th and completes the new series debuts for the month.
Readers are invited to take advantage of the second-half of December’s selection of Digital Manga Starter Bundles that offer the opportunity to dive into multiple collected volumes from a wide collection of acclaimed series at special savings over buying the volumes individually. Bundles are available to readers for a limited time exclusively from VIZManga.com and ComiXology.
VIZ Media’s WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP also holds a digital promotion that runs until January 31st, 2016, offering special annual membership pricing of only $19.99 (regularly priced at $25.99) for an entire year of the hottest manga content straight from Japan. As part of this promotion, new and current annual subscribers will receive a digital version of the NARUTO Yearbook, available December 28th. The 64-page digital supplement features the climactic final chapter of the hit manga series along with the opening chapter of NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE AND THE SCARLET SPRING, an interview with creator Masashi Kishimoto, fan art galleries and much more!
Continuing for a series of limited 2-day periods throughout the remainder of December, VIZ Media’s manga Holiday “Flash Sale” will offer $2 off select titles across all of its major imprints. “Flash Sale” titles are available at VIZManga.com and via the VIZ Manga app, and readers are invited to check the site each week for the rest of December to see which favorite titles will be marked down from the following imprints:
Shonen Jump & Shonen Jump Advanced
VIZ Signature
Shojo Beat
Shonen Sunday
VIZ Media & VIZ Select
New Manga Series Digital Debuts for the Second-Half of December:
BOYS OVER FLOWERS SEASON 2, Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · DIGITAL MSRP: $6.99 (U.S. / CAN) · Available December 22nd
Twelve years after the conclusion of the original smash-hit rom-com series, Yoko Kamio brings readers BOYS OVER FLOWERS SEASON 2! Set two years after the members of the legendary "F4" clique have graduated from Eitoku Academy, a new group called the "Correct 5" is around to rule the school.
MOMOGUMI PLUS SENKI, Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · DIGITAL MSRP: $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) · Available December 29th
After transferring to a new school, Yuuki, a distaster-attracting young student, is told that his is actually the reincarnation of Momotaro from Japanese foklore. What's worse, he was cursed by demons in his previous life! And if he doesn't break the curse, he will die on the day he turns eighteen. Luckily for Yuuki, he won't have to battle these demons alone--his three mystical minions, Yukishiro, Masahiko and Sawa will be there to instruct and protect him every step of the way!
The Following Digital Manga Bundles Are Available Throughout The Entire Month Of December:
· YUYU HAKUSHO Vols. 1-10 $20.00
· YUYU HAKUSHO Vols. 1-19 $38.00
· BOYS OVER FLOWERS Vols. 1-10 $25.00
· BOYS OVER FLOWERS Vols. 1-20 $40.00
· BOYS OVER FLOWERS Vols. 1-36 + JEWELRY BOX Vol. 37 $74.00
Manga Bundles Available From Dec. 14th-20th
· BIOMEGA Vols.1-6 $24.00
· NANA Vols. 1-10 $20.00
· TERRA FORMARS Vols. 1-5 $25.00
Manga Bundles Available From Dec. 21st-27th
· CROSS MANAGE Vols.1-5 $10.00
· DRAGON BALL Vols. 1-16 $48.00
· DR. SLUMP Vols. 1-18 $36.00
· ONE PIECE Vols. 1-11 $44.00
· SHAMAN KING Vols. 1-15 $60.00
· SHAMAN KING Vols. 16-32 $51.00
· TORIKO Vols. 1-15 $30.00
Manga Bundles Available From Dec. 28th-Jan. 3rd
· BLACK BIRD Vols.1-9 $30.00
· D. GRAY MAN Vols. 1-24 $72.00
· DRAGON BALL FULL-COLOR Vols. 1-3 $24.00
· NARUTO Vols.1-16 $64.00
· OTOMEN Vols. 1-5 $17.50
· YU-GI-OH! Vols. 1-7 $21.00
Additional notable digital manga updates for the second-half of December include new volumes for CHEEKY ANGEL (Vol. 16) and Hanako and the Terror of Allegory (Vol. 3), along with the exciting series finales for Chocolate Cosmos (Vol. 4), CRAZY FOR YOU (Vol. 6), Eureka Seven: Gravity Boys & Lifting Girl (Vol. 2), Saber Marionette J (Vol. 5), Samurai Girl Real Bout High School (Vol. 6) and Welcome to the N.H.K. (Vol. 8).
The free VIZ Manga App continues to be the top application for reading digital manga and features a massive library of the most popular series in the world. Through the innovative VIZ Manga digital platform registered users are able to use one account to view their purchased manga across more devices than ever. New series and volumes are added every Tuesday. Fans can also find these titles and more for the NOOK, Kindle Fire, and Kobo eReaders, as well as in the ComiXology, iBooks and Google Play Stores.
Most manga volumes are available for purchase and download in the U.S. and Canada within the VIZ Manga application starting from only $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) each. Readers can also explore free Chapter 1 previews of every series. For more information, please visit VIZManga.com or www.VIZ.com/apps.
To learn more about VIZ Manga, please visit www.vizmanga.com.
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Two Exciting Digital Manga Series Debut As Well As A WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Promotion, New Holiday Flash Sale And Other Special Bundled Manga Content Available For A Limited Time!
VIZ Media finishes 2015 with a second digital manga update for December, which rounds out the month’s new content.
New titles include the launch of BOYS OVER FLOWERS SEASON 2, which debuts digitally on December 22nd and resumes creator Yoko Kamio’s acclaimed shojo manga story set two years after the conclusion of the original series. Eri Sakondo’s modern-day spin on a classic Japanese folktale, MOMOGUMI PLUS SENKI, arrives on December 29th and completes the new series debuts for the month.
Readers are invited to take advantage of the second-half of December’s selection of Digital Manga Starter Bundles that offer the opportunity to dive into multiple collected volumes from a wide collection of acclaimed series at special savings over buying the volumes individually. Bundles are available to readers for a limited time exclusively from VIZManga.com and ComiXology.
VIZ Media’s WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP also holds a digital promotion that runs until January 31st, 2016, offering special annual membership pricing of only $19.99 (regularly priced at $25.99) for an entire year of the hottest manga content straight from Japan. As part of this promotion, new and current annual subscribers will receive a digital version of the NARUTO Yearbook, available December 28th. The 64-page digital supplement features the climactic final chapter of the hit manga series along with the opening chapter of NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE AND THE SCARLET SPRING, an interview with creator Masashi Kishimoto, fan art galleries and much more!
Continuing for a series of limited 2-day periods throughout the remainder of December, VIZ Media’s manga Holiday “Flash Sale” will offer $2 off select titles across all of its major imprints. “Flash Sale” titles are available at VIZManga.com and via the VIZ Manga app, and readers are invited to check the site each week for the rest of December to see which favorite titles will be marked down from the following imprints:
Shonen Jump & Shonen Jump Advanced
VIZ Signature
Shojo Beat
Shonen Sunday
VIZ Media & VIZ Select
New Manga Series Digital Debuts for the Second-Half of December:
BOYS OVER FLOWERS SEASON 2, Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · DIGITAL MSRP: $6.99 (U.S. / CAN) · Available December 22nd
Twelve years after the conclusion of the original smash-hit rom-com series, Yoko Kamio brings readers BOYS OVER FLOWERS SEASON 2! Set two years after the members of the legendary "F4" clique have graduated from Eitoku Academy, a new group called the "Correct 5" is around to rule the school.
MOMOGUMI PLUS SENKI, Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · DIGITAL MSRP: $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) · Available December 29th
After transferring to a new school, Yuuki, a distaster-attracting young student, is told that his is actually the reincarnation of Momotaro from Japanese foklore. What's worse, he was cursed by demons in his previous life! And if he doesn't break the curse, he will die on the day he turns eighteen. Luckily for Yuuki, he won't have to battle these demons alone--his three mystical minions, Yukishiro, Masahiko and Sawa will be there to instruct and protect him every step of the way!
The Following Digital Manga Bundles Are Available Throughout The Entire Month Of December:
· YUYU HAKUSHO Vols. 1-10 $20.00
· YUYU HAKUSHO Vols. 1-19 $38.00
· BOYS OVER FLOWERS Vols. 1-10 $25.00
· BOYS OVER FLOWERS Vols. 1-20 $40.00
· BOYS OVER FLOWERS Vols. 1-36 + JEWELRY BOX Vol. 37 $74.00
Manga Bundles Available From Dec. 14th-20th
· BIOMEGA Vols.1-6 $24.00
· NANA Vols. 1-10 $20.00
· TERRA FORMARS Vols. 1-5 $25.00
Manga Bundles Available From Dec. 21st-27th
· CROSS MANAGE Vols.1-5 $10.00
· DRAGON BALL Vols. 1-16 $48.00
· DR. SLUMP Vols. 1-18 $36.00
· ONE PIECE Vols. 1-11 $44.00
· SHAMAN KING Vols. 1-15 $60.00
· SHAMAN KING Vols. 16-32 $51.00
· TORIKO Vols. 1-15 $30.00
Manga Bundles Available From Dec. 28th-Jan. 3rd
· BLACK BIRD Vols.1-9 $30.00
· D. GRAY MAN Vols. 1-24 $72.00
· DRAGON BALL FULL-COLOR Vols. 1-3 $24.00
· NARUTO Vols.1-16 $64.00
· OTOMEN Vols. 1-5 $17.50
· YU-GI-OH! Vols. 1-7 $21.00
Additional notable digital manga updates for the second-half of December include new volumes for CHEEKY ANGEL (Vol. 16) and Hanako and the Terror of Allegory (Vol. 3), along with the exciting series finales for Chocolate Cosmos (Vol. 4), CRAZY FOR YOU (Vol. 6), Eureka Seven: Gravity Boys & Lifting Girl (Vol. 2), Saber Marionette J (Vol. 5), Samurai Girl Real Bout High School (Vol. 6) and Welcome to the N.H.K. (Vol. 8).
The free VIZ Manga App continues to be the top application for reading digital manga and features a massive library of the most popular series in the world. Through the innovative VIZ Manga digital platform registered users are able to use one account to view their purchased manga across more devices than ever. New series and volumes are added every Tuesday. Fans can also find these titles and more for the NOOK, Kindle Fire, and Kobo eReaders, as well as in the ComiXology, iBooks and Google Play Stores.
Most manga volumes are available for purchase and download in the U.S. and Canada within the VIZ Manga application starting from only $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) each. Readers can also explore free Chapter 1 previews of every series. For more information, please visit VIZManga.com or www.VIZ.com/apps.
To learn more about VIZ Manga, please visit www.vizmanga.com.
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DreamWorks Studios Forms New Content Creation Company
DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One Form Amblin Partners, a New Film, Television and Digital Content Creation Company
Steven Spielberg Also an Investor in Amblin Partners
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Steven Spielberg, Principal Partner, DreamWorks Studios, Jeff Skoll, Chairman, Participant Media, Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Group and Darren Throop, President and Chief Executive Officer, Entertainment One (eOne) announced today the formation of Amblin Partners, a new film, television and digital content creation company.
The new company will create content using the Amblin, DreamWorks Pictures and Participant brands and leverage their power and broad awareness to tell stories that appeal to a wide range of audiences. Participant Media will remain a separate company that continues to independently develop, produce and finance projects with socially relevant themes.
Amblin Partners will be led by CEO Michael Wright and President and COO Jeff Small.
In addition, Amblin Television will become a division of Amblin Partners and continues to be run by co-presidents Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank, who maintain their longtime leadership roles. They join Producer Kristie Macosko Krieger and President of Production Holly Bario on the film side, to complete Amblin Partners’ senior management team.
David Linde, Chief Executive Officer of Participant Media, and Participant’s narrative feature team, led by Executive Vice President Jonathan King, will work closely with Amblin Partners to develop and produce specific content for the new venture in addition to exploring opportunities for co-productions and other content.
In making the announcement about Amblin Partners, Mr. Spielberg said, “We are thrilled to partner with Jeff Skoll, Participant Media, and to continue our prolific relationship. We are of like minds, as our many collaborations have illustrated, with a mutual commitment to quality, premium entertainment and global vision.”
Mr. Skoll said, “I have had the good fortune of working with Steven for many years. We share a passion for stories that can truly affect change. And this new venture will further Participant’s growth and global impact.”
DreamWorks Studios and Participant Media have collaborated on many Academy Award® nominated films such as “Lincoln” and “The Help” as well as the critically acclaimed “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” and the recently released “Bridge of Spies.”
Mr. Spielberg continued, “We are honored to continue our long-term association with our dear friend, Anil Ambani and his team at Reliance. We have had the opportunity to develop and produce wonderful films thanks to their ongoing support.”
“We are delighted to continue our now seven-years-strong relationship with our valued partner, Steven Spielberg, and to extend this alliance to the formation of Amblin Partners with Jeff Skoll. We look forward to the combination of Steven’s passion and integrity with Jeff’s unique socially conscious vision to create uplifting and quality content to entertain global audiences,” Mr. Ambani said.
Mr. Spielberg continued, “We are also grateful to Darren Throop and his team at Entertainment One for their contribution to Amblin Partners. We look forward to expanding our relationship.”
“We are delighted to join Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll and Reliance in launching this unique new venture,” Mr. Throop said. “We continually strive to partner with producers of the highest quality content, and Amblin Partners certainly represents the gold standard.”
Through this new partnership, eOne extends its collaboration into television production and distribution and expands its successful film distribution relationship across additional territories. eOne will handle the direct distribution of Amblin Partners films on a multi-territory output basis in Australia/New Zealand and Spain as well as the United Kingdom and the Benelux, where it previously had a successful output arrangement with DreamWorks Studios.
J.P.Morgan Chase structured and arranged the $500 million debt syndication together with Comerica Bank, which served as Co-Lead. Other financial institutions involved included Sun Trust Bank, Union Bank, City National Bank and Bank of America, among others. J.P.Morgan Chase and its predecessors have financed DreamWorks Studios since its inception in 1994.
About Amblin Partners
Amblin Partners is a content creation company formed by DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One (eOne). The company develops and produces films using the Amblin, DreamWorks Pictures and Participant banners and includes Amblin Television, a longtime leader in quality programming.
Film projects in various stages of production include: “The BFG,” and “The Light Between Oceans,” scheduled for release by Disney in 2016; “The Girl on the Train,” scheduled for release in October 2016; “A Dog’s Purpose,” scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2017 and “Ready Player One,” a co-production between Amblin Partners and Warner Bros. Pictures that is scheduled to be released in December of 2017.
Upcoming shows from Amblin TV include “All the Way,” an HBO movie directed by Jay Roach and starring Bryan Cranston, with an airdate to be announced shortly; and “American Gothic,” a summer series that will air on CBS and begin production in February 2016.
About Participant Media
Participant Media is a leading media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires and compels social change. Founded in 2004 by Jeff Skoll, Participant combines the power of a good story well told with opportunities for viewers to get involved. Participant’s more than 70 films, including “Spotlight,” “Contagion,” “Lincoln,” “The Help,” “He Named Me Malala,” “The Look of Silence,” “CITIZENFOUR,” “Food, Inc.,” and “An Inconvenient Truth,” have collectively earned 37 Academy Award® nominations and eight wins. Participant has also launched more than a dozen original series including, “Please Like Me,” Emmy® Award-winning “Hit Record On TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt,” and “Fortitude,” for its television network Pivot. Participant’s digital hub, TakePart, serves millions of socially conscious consumers each month with daily articles, videos and opportunities to take action. Follow Participant Media on Twitter at @Participant and on Facebook.
About Reliance Entertainment
Reliance Group, led by Mr. Anil D. Ambani, is among India’s major business houses, with a leadership position in telecommunications, power, infrastructure, financial services, and media and entertainment. The Group has over 250 million customers, serving 1 in every 5 Indians, and has over 8 million shareholders, amongst the largest shareholder families in the world.
Reliance Entertainment is the media and entertainment arm of Reliance Group, and is engaged in the creation and distribution of content across film, television, digital and gaming platforms. Internationally, Reliance Entertainment has partnered since 2009 with iconic film producer and director, Steven Spielberg, in the formation of DreamWorks Studios.
About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The company’s comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Spain, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Through established Film and Television divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 40,000 film and television titles, 4,500 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.
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Steven Spielberg Also an Investor in Amblin Partners
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Steven Spielberg, Principal Partner, DreamWorks Studios, Jeff Skoll, Chairman, Participant Media, Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Group and Darren Throop, President and Chief Executive Officer, Entertainment One (eOne) announced today the formation of Amblin Partners, a new film, television and digital content creation company.
The new company will create content using the Amblin, DreamWorks Pictures and Participant brands and leverage their power and broad awareness to tell stories that appeal to a wide range of audiences. Participant Media will remain a separate company that continues to independently develop, produce and finance projects with socially relevant themes.
Amblin Partners will be led by CEO Michael Wright and President and COO Jeff Small.
In addition, Amblin Television will become a division of Amblin Partners and continues to be run by co-presidents Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank, who maintain their longtime leadership roles. They join Producer Kristie Macosko Krieger and President of Production Holly Bario on the film side, to complete Amblin Partners’ senior management team.
David Linde, Chief Executive Officer of Participant Media, and Participant’s narrative feature team, led by Executive Vice President Jonathan King, will work closely with Amblin Partners to develop and produce specific content for the new venture in addition to exploring opportunities for co-productions and other content.
In making the announcement about Amblin Partners, Mr. Spielberg said, “We are thrilled to partner with Jeff Skoll, Participant Media, and to continue our prolific relationship. We are of like minds, as our many collaborations have illustrated, with a mutual commitment to quality, premium entertainment and global vision.”
Mr. Skoll said, “I have had the good fortune of working with Steven for many years. We share a passion for stories that can truly affect change. And this new venture will further Participant’s growth and global impact.”
DreamWorks Studios and Participant Media have collaborated on many Academy Award® nominated films such as “Lincoln” and “The Help” as well as the critically acclaimed “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” and the recently released “Bridge of Spies.”
Mr. Spielberg continued, “We are honored to continue our long-term association with our dear friend, Anil Ambani and his team at Reliance. We have had the opportunity to develop and produce wonderful films thanks to their ongoing support.”
“We are delighted to continue our now seven-years-strong relationship with our valued partner, Steven Spielberg, and to extend this alliance to the formation of Amblin Partners with Jeff Skoll. We look forward to the combination of Steven’s passion and integrity with Jeff’s unique socially conscious vision to create uplifting and quality content to entertain global audiences,” Mr. Ambani said.
Mr. Spielberg continued, “We are also grateful to Darren Throop and his team at Entertainment One for their contribution to Amblin Partners. We look forward to expanding our relationship.”
“We are delighted to join Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll and Reliance in launching this unique new venture,” Mr. Throop said. “We continually strive to partner with producers of the highest quality content, and Amblin Partners certainly represents the gold standard.”
Through this new partnership, eOne extends its collaboration into television production and distribution and expands its successful film distribution relationship across additional territories. eOne will handle the direct distribution of Amblin Partners films on a multi-territory output basis in Australia/New Zealand and Spain as well as the United Kingdom and the Benelux, where it previously had a successful output arrangement with DreamWorks Studios.
J.P.Morgan Chase structured and arranged the $500 million debt syndication together with Comerica Bank, which served as Co-Lead. Other financial institutions involved included Sun Trust Bank, Union Bank, City National Bank and Bank of America, among others. J.P.Morgan Chase and its predecessors have financed DreamWorks Studios since its inception in 1994.
About Amblin Partners
Amblin Partners is a content creation company formed by DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One (eOne). The company develops and produces films using the Amblin, DreamWorks Pictures and Participant banners and includes Amblin Television, a longtime leader in quality programming.
Film projects in various stages of production include: “The BFG,” and “The Light Between Oceans,” scheduled for release by Disney in 2016; “The Girl on the Train,” scheduled for release in October 2016; “A Dog’s Purpose,” scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2017 and “Ready Player One,” a co-production between Amblin Partners and Warner Bros. Pictures that is scheduled to be released in December of 2017.
Upcoming shows from Amblin TV include “All the Way,” an HBO movie directed by Jay Roach and starring Bryan Cranston, with an airdate to be announced shortly; and “American Gothic,” a summer series that will air on CBS and begin production in February 2016.
About Participant Media
Participant Media is a leading media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires and compels social change. Founded in 2004 by Jeff Skoll, Participant combines the power of a good story well told with opportunities for viewers to get involved. Participant’s more than 70 films, including “Spotlight,” “Contagion,” “Lincoln,” “The Help,” “He Named Me Malala,” “The Look of Silence,” “CITIZENFOUR,” “Food, Inc.,” and “An Inconvenient Truth,” have collectively earned 37 Academy Award® nominations and eight wins. Participant has also launched more than a dozen original series including, “Please Like Me,” Emmy® Award-winning “Hit Record On TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt,” and “Fortitude,” for its television network Pivot. Participant’s digital hub, TakePart, serves millions of socially conscious consumers each month with daily articles, videos and opportunities to take action. Follow Participant Media on Twitter at @Participant and on Facebook.
About Reliance Entertainment
Reliance Group, led by Mr. Anil D. Ambani, is among India’s major business houses, with a leadership position in telecommunications, power, infrastructure, financial services, and media and entertainment. The Group has over 250 million customers, serving 1 in every 5 Indians, and has over 8 million shareholders, amongst the largest shareholder families in the world.
Reliance Entertainment is the media and entertainment arm of Reliance Group, and is engaged in the creation and distribution of content across film, television, digital and gaming platforms. Internationally, Reliance Entertainment has partnered since 2009 with iconic film producer and director, Steven Spielberg, in the formation of DreamWorks Studios.
About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The company’s comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Spain, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Through established Film and Television divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 40,000 film and television titles, 4,500 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.
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VIZ Media Has Two Naruto Publications Set for Jan. 5th, 2016
NARUTO Box Set 3 Contains Series’ Exciting Concluding Volumes; Find Out What Happens Next In NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE AND THE SCARLET SPRING Spin-Off Manga
San Francisco, CA – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, announces plans to kick off 2016 with a pair of exciting NARUTO releases.
Set for release in print on January 5th, 2016, NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE AND THE SCARLET SPRING is the post-series spin-off to the world’s most popular ninja manga. A digital version is currently available via VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App, as well as from the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology, and GooglePlay stores. Also set for release on January 5th, 2016 will be the NARUTO Manga Box Set 3, which contains the thrilling concluding story arcs to the worldwide smash hit manga (graphic novel) series. Also included is an exclusive double-sided poster and a bonus booklet featuring a special NARUTO story and an interview with series creator Masashi Kishimoto. Both releases are rated “T” for Teen.
NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE AND THE SCARLET SPRING
MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN · Available January 5th!
Digital Edition Available Now For $6.99
In the years since the great ninja war, peace has bloomed in the ninja world, and a new generation has begun to take root. Naruto’s work as Hokage seems to be pretty mundane, but his son, Boruto, is constantly demanding attention. Luckily for Naruto, he can make clones of himself to babysit his son. But Sasuke’s daughter, Sarada, could be the target of a mysterious figure who has connections to the Uchiha clan!
NARUTO Manga Box Set 3
MSRP: $185.99 U.S. / $214.99 CAN · Available January 5th!
The third and final NARUTO Box Set contains the thrilling conclusion to one of the most popular manga series of all time. The set features Volumes 49-72 at a substantial savings over buying them individually, along with exclusive premiums.
Manga author/artist Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in rural Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Like many kids, he was first inspired to become a manga artist in elementary school when he read DRAGON BALL. After spending time in art school, he won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his story, Karakuri. After considering various genres for his next project, Kishimoto decided on a story steeped in traditional Japanese culture. His first version of NARUTO, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Japan in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the most popular ninja manga in the world. The series would also spawn multiple anime series, movies, novels, video games and more. Having concluded the series in late 2014, Masashi Kishimoto has kept himself busy this year with the side story, NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE AND THE SCARLET SPRING, and writing the story for the latest NARUTO movie, Boruto: Naruto the Movie, both of which focus on the title character's son, Boruto.
VIZ Media is the North American master licensor for NARUTO and publishes the bestselling NARUTO manga series in print and digitally and also distributes the NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime series and feature films. Additional information on NARUTO is available at www.Naruto.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
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Thursday, December 17, 2015
Detroit Film Critics Name "Spotlight" Best Film of 2015
The Detroit Film Critics Society was founded in Spring 2007 and currently consists of a group of 20 Michigan film critics (as December 2013) who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities within a 150-mile radius of the city including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Flint, Michigan.
The winners of the 2015 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards were Monday, December 14, 2015.
2015 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards winners:
BEST FILM
Spotlight
BEST DIRECTOR
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ACTOR
Michael Caine, Youth
BEST ACTRESS
Saroise Ronan, Brooklyn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Liev Schreiber, Spotlight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
BEST ENSEMBLE
Spotlight
BREAKTHROUGH
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina, The Danish Girl (actress)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
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The winners of the 2015 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards were Monday, December 14, 2015.
2015 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards winners:
BEST FILM
Spotlight
BEST DIRECTOR
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ACTOR
Michael Caine, Youth
BEST ACTRESS
Saroise Ronan, Brooklyn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Liev Schreiber, Spotlight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
BEST ENSEMBLE
Spotlight
BREAKTHROUGH
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina, The Danish Girl (actress)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
2015 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominations - Complete List
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization that hands out the Chicago Film Critics Awards, hold critics roundtables, and takes on industry and artists’ rights issues. The parent association was founded in 1990 by film critic Sue Kiner after the successful launch of the Chicago Film Critics Awards in 1989.
Now in its 26th year, the CFCA will announce the winners of Chicago Film Critics Association Awards during their year-end awards dinner to be held on the evening of Wednesday, December 16, 2015.
2015 / 26th Annual Chicago Film Critics Association Award nominations:
BEST PICTURE
Carol
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes--Carol
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu--The Revenant
Tom McCarthy--Spotlight
Adam McKay--The Big Short
George Miller--Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ACTOR
Christopher Abbott--James White
Leonardo DiCaprio--The Revenant
Michael Fassbender--Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne--The Danish Girl
Jason Segel--The End of the Tour
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett--Carol
Brie Larson--Room
Charlotte Rampling--45 Years
Saoirse Ronan--Brooklyn
Charlize Theron--Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro--Sicario
Sam Elliott--Grandma
Mark Rylance--Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon--99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone--Creed
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Jason Leigh--Anomalisa
Jennifer Jason Leigh--The Hateful Eight
Cynthia Nixon--James White
Kristen Stewart--Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander--Ex Machina
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Bridge of Spies--Matt Charman and Joel & Ethan Coen
Ex Machina--Alex Garland
The Hateful Eight--Quentin Tarantino
Inside Out--Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley
Spotlight--Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Anomalisa--Charlie Kaufman
The Big Short--Adam McKay & Charles Randolph
Brooklyn--Nick Hornby
Room--Emma Donoghue
Steve Jobs--Aaron Sorkin
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carol--Edward Lachman
The Hateful Eight--Robert Richardson
Mad Max: Fury Road--John Seale
The Revenant--Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario--Roger Deakins
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Carol--Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight--Ennio Morricone
Inside Out--Michael Giacchino
It Follows--Disasterpeace
Mad Max: Fury Road--Junkie XL
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Assassin
Brooklyn
Carol
Crimson Peak
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST EDITING
The Big Short--Hank Corwin
Mad Max: Fury Road--Jason Ballantine & Margaret Sixel
The Martian--Pietro Scalia
The Revenant--Stephen Mirrione
Spotlight--Tom McArdle
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
The Assassin (Taiwan)
The Look of Silence (Denmark)
Phoenix (Germany)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
White God (Hungary)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
Cartel Land
The Hunting Ground
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
The Shaun the Sheep Movie
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Christopher Abbott--James White
Bel Powley--The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Geza Rohrig--Son of Saul
Amy Schumer--Trainwreck
Jacob Tremblay--Room
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Alex Garland--Ex Machina
Marielle Heller--The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Josh Mond--James White
Laszlo Nemes--Son of Saul
Bill Pohlad--Love & Mercy
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Now in its 26th year, the CFCA will announce the winners of Chicago Film Critics Association Awards during their year-end awards dinner to be held on the evening of Wednesday, December 16, 2015.
2015 / 26th Annual Chicago Film Critics Association Award nominations:
BEST PICTURE
Carol
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes--Carol
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu--The Revenant
Tom McCarthy--Spotlight
Adam McKay--The Big Short
George Miller--Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ACTOR
Christopher Abbott--James White
Leonardo DiCaprio--The Revenant
Michael Fassbender--Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne--The Danish Girl
Jason Segel--The End of the Tour
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett--Carol
Brie Larson--Room
Charlotte Rampling--45 Years
Saoirse Ronan--Brooklyn
Charlize Theron--Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro--Sicario
Sam Elliott--Grandma
Mark Rylance--Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon--99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone--Creed
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Jason Leigh--Anomalisa
Jennifer Jason Leigh--The Hateful Eight
Cynthia Nixon--James White
Kristen Stewart--Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander--Ex Machina
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Bridge of Spies--Matt Charman and Joel & Ethan Coen
Ex Machina--Alex Garland
The Hateful Eight--Quentin Tarantino
Inside Out--Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley
Spotlight--Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Anomalisa--Charlie Kaufman
The Big Short--Adam McKay & Charles Randolph
Brooklyn--Nick Hornby
Room--Emma Donoghue
Steve Jobs--Aaron Sorkin
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carol--Edward Lachman
The Hateful Eight--Robert Richardson
Mad Max: Fury Road--John Seale
The Revenant--Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario--Roger Deakins
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Carol--Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight--Ennio Morricone
Inside Out--Michael Giacchino
It Follows--Disasterpeace
Mad Max: Fury Road--Junkie XL
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Assassin
Brooklyn
Carol
Crimson Peak
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST EDITING
The Big Short--Hank Corwin
Mad Max: Fury Road--Jason Ballantine & Margaret Sixel
The Martian--Pietro Scalia
The Revenant--Stephen Mirrione
Spotlight--Tom McArdle
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
The Assassin (Taiwan)
The Look of Silence (Denmark)
Phoenix (Germany)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
White God (Hungary)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
Cartel Land
The Hunting Ground
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
The Shaun the Sheep Movie
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Christopher Abbott--James White
Bel Powley--The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Geza Rohrig--Son of Saul
Amy Schumer--Trainwreck
Jacob Tremblay--Room
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Alex Garland--Ex Machina
Marielle Heller--The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Josh Mond--James White
Laszlo Nemes--Son of Saul
Bill Pohlad--Love & Mercy
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Online Film Critics Name "Mad Max: Fury Road" Best Picture of 2015
Founded in 1997, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) describes itself as “the largest, most respected organization for critics whose work appears primarily on the Internet.” The OFCS says that it has been the key force in establishing and raising the standards for Internet-based film journalism. Its membership consists of film reviewers, journalists and scholars based in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Asia/Pacific Rim region. The Online Film Critics Society currently consists of 254 members with writers representing 22 countries across the globe.
The 19th Online Film Critics Society Awards were announced on Monday, December 14, 2015.
2015 / 19th OFCS Award winners:
Best Picture:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Animated Feature:
Inside Out
Best Film Not in the English Language:
The Assassin (Taiwan)
Best Documentary:
The Look of Silence
Best Director:
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Actor:
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Best Supporting Actor:
Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina)
Best Supporting Actress:
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Best Original Screenplay:
Spotlight (Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy)
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Carol (Phyllis Nagy)
Best Editing:
Mad Max: Fury Road (Margaret Sixel)
Best Cinematography:
Mad Max: Fury Road (John Seale)
Best Non-U.S. Release
Aferim!
Cemetery of Splendor
The Club
Dheepan
The Lobster
Mountains May Depart
Mia Madre
Rams
Right Now, Wrong Then
The Sunset Song
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The 19th Online Film Critics Society Awards were announced on Monday, December 14, 2015.
2015 / 19th OFCS Award winners:
Best Picture:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Animated Feature:
Inside Out
Best Film Not in the English Language:
The Assassin (Taiwan)
Best Documentary:
The Look of Silence
Best Director:
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Actor:
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Best Supporting Actor:
Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina)
Best Supporting Actress:
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Best Original Screenplay:
Spotlight (Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy)
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Carol (Phyllis Nagy)
Best Editing:
Mad Max: Fury Road (Margaret Sixel)
Best Cinematography:
Mad Max: Fury Road (John Seale)
Best Non-U.S. Release
Aferim!
Cemetery of Splendor
The Club
Dheepan
The Lobster
Mountains May Depart
Mia Madre
Rams
Right Now, Wrong Then
The Sunset Song
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
2016 Golden Globe Award Nominations Announced - Complete List
The Golden Globe Award is a movie accolade bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The award recognizes excellence in both film and television. The annual awards ceremony is a major part of the film industry’s award season.
The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations were announced on Thursday, December 10, 2015. The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Ricky Gervais. The ceremony will air on Sunday, January 10, 2016 on NBC, beginning at 8:00 (EST) and 5:00 (PST).
2016 / 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
CAROL
Number 9 Films; The Weinstein Company
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / Kennedy Miller Mitchell; Warner Bros. Pictures
THE REVENANT
Regency Enterprises; Twentieth Century Fox
ROOM
Element Pictures / No Trace Camping; A24
SPOTLIGHT
Anonymous Content / Participant Media / First Look; Open Road Films
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
CATE BLANCHETT, CAROL
BRIE LARSON, ROOM
ROONEY MARA, CAROL
SAOIRSE RONAN, BROOKLYN
ALICIA VIKANDER, THE DANISH GIRL
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BRYAN CRANSTON, TRUMBO
LEONARDO DICAPRIO, THE REVENANT
MICHAEL FASSBENDER, STEVE JOBS
EDDIE REDMAYNE, THE DANISH GIRL
WILL SMITH, CONCUSSION
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
THE BIG SHORT
Paramount Pictures / Regency Enterprises; Paramount Pictures
JOY
Fox 2000 Pictures; Twentieth Century Fox
THE MARTIAN
Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox
SPY
Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox
TRAINWRECK
Universal Pictures / Apatow Productions; Universal Pictures
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
JENNIFER LAWRENCE, JOY
MELISSA MCCARTHY, SPY
AMY SCHUMER, TRAINWRECK
MAGGIE SMITH, THE LADY IN THE VAN
LILY TOMLIN, GRANDMA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
CHRISTIAN BALE, THE BIG SHORT
STEVE CARELL, THE BIG SHORT
MATT DAMON, THE MARTIAN
AL PACINO, DANNY COLLINS
MARK RUFFALO, INFINITELY POLAR BEAR
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
ANOMALISA
Starburns Industries; Paramount Pictures
THE GOOD DINOSAUR
Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
INSIDE OUT
Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
THE PEANUTS MOVIE
Blue Sky Studios; Twentieth Century Fox
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE
Aardman; Lionsgate / Studiocanal
BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (BELGIUM/FRANCE /LUXEMBOURG)
Terra Incognita/Climax Films/Après le Déluge/Juliette Films/ Caviar; Belga Films/Le Pacte
THE CLUB (CHILE)
Fabula; Music Box Films
THE FENCER (FINLAND/GERMANY/ESTONIA)
Making Movies/Kick Film GmbH/Allfilm; Oy Nordisk Film Ab
MUSTANG (FRANCE)
CG Cinéma/Vistamar Flimproduktion; Cohen Media Group
SON OF SAUL (HUNGARY)
Laokoon Filmgroup; Sony Pictures Classics
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
JANE FONDA, YOUTH
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, THE HATEFUL EIGHT
HELEN MIRREN, TRUMBO
ALICIA VIKANDER, EX MACHINA
KATE WINSLET, STEVE JOBS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
PAUL DANO, LOVE & MERCY
IDRIS ELBA, BEASTS OF NO NATION
MARK RYLANCE, BRIDGE OF SPIES
MICHAEL SHANNON, 99 HOMES
SYLVESTER STALLONE, CREED
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
TODD HAYNES, CAROL
ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ IÑÁRRITU, THE REVENANT
TOM MCCARTHY, SPOTLIGHT
GEORGE MILLER, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
RIDLEY SCOTT, THE MARTIAN
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
EMMA DONOGHUE, ROOM
TOM MCCARTHY/JOSH SINGER, SPOTLIGHT
CHARLES RANDOLPH/ADAM MCKAY, THE BIG SHORT
AARON SORKIN, STEVE JOBS
QUENTIN TARANTINO, THE HATEFUL EIGHT
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
CARTER BURWELL, CAROL
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, THE DANISH GIRL
ENNIO MORRICONE, THE HATEFUL EIGHT
DANIEL PEMBERTON, STEVE JOBS
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, ALVA NOTO
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO” — FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
Music by: Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh
Lyrics by: Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh
“ONE KIND OF LOVE” — LOVE & MERCY
Music by: Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
Lyrics by: Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
“SEE YOU AGAIN” — FURIOUS 7
Music by: Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz
Lyrics by: Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz
“SIMPLE SONG #3” — YOUTH
Music by: David Lang
Lyrics by: David Lang
“WRITING’S ON THE WALL” — SPECTRE
Musicby: Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes
Lyrics by: Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
EMPIRE (FOX)
20th Century Fox Television / Imagine Television
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360 and Startling Television
MR. ROBOT (USA NETWORK)
Universal Cable Productions
NARCOS (NETFLIX)
Gaumont International Television for Netflix
OUTLANDER (STARZ)
Sony Pictures Television
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
CAITRIONA BALFE, OUTLANDER
VIOLA DAVIS, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
EVA GREEN, PENNY DREADFUL
TARAJI P. HENSON, EMPIRE
ROBIN WRIGHT, HOUSE OF CARDS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
JON HAMM, MAD MEN
RAMI MALEK, MR. ROBOT
WAGNER MOURA, NARCOS
BOB ODENKIRK, BETTER CALL SAUL
LIEV SCHREIBER, RAY DONOVAN
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
CASUAL (HULU)
Lionsgate TV/Right of Way
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE (AMAZON VIDEO)
Amazon Studios
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (NETFLIX)
Lionsgate Television for Netflix
SILICON VALLEY (HBO)
HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky Works, and 3 Arts Entertainment
TRANSPARENT (AMAZON VIDEO)
Amazon Studios
VEEP (HBO)
HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
RACHEL BLOOM, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
JAMIE LEE CURTIS, SCREAM QUEENS
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, VEEP
GINA RODRIGUEZ, JANE THE VIRGIN
LILY TOMLIN , GRACE AND FRANKIE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
AZIZ ANSARI, MASTER OF NONE
GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
ROB LOWE, THE GRINDER
PATRICK STEWART, BLUNT TALK
JEFFREY TAMBOR, TRANSPARENT
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
AMERICAN CRIME (ABC)
ABC Studios
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL (FX)
20th Century Fox Television
FARGO (FX)
MGM Television Studios/FX Productions
FLESH & BONE (Starz)
Starz
WOLF HALL PBS
A Playground Entertainment and Company Pictures production for BBC and MASTERPIECE in association with BBC Worldwide, Atlus Media and Prescience
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
KIRSTEN DUNST, FARGO
LADY GAGA, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
SARAH HAY, FLESH & BONE
FELICITY HUFFMAN, AMERICAN CRIME
QUEEN LATIFAH, BESSIE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
IDRIS ELBA, LUTHER
OSCAR ISAAC, SHOW ME A HERO
DAVID OYELOWO, NIGHTINGALE
MARK RYLANCE, WOLF HALL
PATRICK WILSON, FARGO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
UZO ADUBA, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
JOANNE FROGGATT, DOWNTON ABBEY
REGINA KING, AMERICAN CRIME
JUDITH LIGHT, TRANSPARENT
MAURA TIERNEY, THE AFFAIR
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
ALAN CUMMING, THE GOOD WIFE
DAMIAN LEWIS, WOLF HALL
BEN MENDELSOHN, BLOODLINE
TOBIAS MENZIES, OUTLANDER
CHRISTIAN SLATER, MR. ROBOT
Cecil B. DeMille Award:
Denzel Washington
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The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations were announced on Thursday, December 10, 2015. The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards will be hosted by Ricky Gervais. The ceremony will air on Sunday, January 10, 2016 on NBC, beginning at 8:00 (EST) and 5:00 (PST).
2016 / 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
CAROL
Number 9 Films; The Weinstein Company
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / Kennedy Miller Mitchell; Warner Bros. Pictures
THE REVENANT
Regency Enterprises; Twentieth Century Fox
ROOM
Element Pictures / No Trace Camping; A24
SPOTLIGHT
Anonymous Content / Participant Media / First Look; Open Road Films
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
CATE BLANCHETT, CAROL
BRIE LARSON, ROOM
ROONEY MARA, CAROL
SAOIRSE RONAN, BROOKLYN
ALICIA VIKANDER, THE DANISH GIRL
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BRYAN CRANSTON, TRUMBO
LEONARDO DICAPRIO, THE REVENANT
MICHAEL FASSBENDER, STEVE JOBS
EDDIE REDMAYNE, THE DANISH GIRL
WILL SMITH, CONCUSSION
BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
THE BIG SHORT
Paramount Pictures / Regency Enterprises; Paramount Pictures
JOY
Fox 2000 Pictures; Twentieth Century Fox
THE MARTIAN
Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox
SPY
Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox
TRAINWRECK
Universal Pictures / Apatow Productions; Universal Pictures
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
JENNIFER LAWRENCE, JOY
MELISSA MCCARTHY, SPY
AMY SCHUMER, TRAINWRECK
MAGGIE SMITH, THE LADY IN THE VAN
LILY TOMLIN, GRANDMA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
CHRISTIAN BALE, THE BIG SHORT
STEVE CARELL, THE BIG SHORT
MATT DAMON, THE MARTIAN
AL PACINO, DANNY COLLINS
MARK RUFFALO, INFINITELY POLAR BEAR
BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
ANOMALISA
Starburns Industries; Paramount Pictures
THE GOOD DINOSAUR
Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
INSIDE OUT
Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
THE PEANUTS MOVIE
Blue Sky Studios; Twentieth Century Fox
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE
Aardman; Lionsgate / Studiocanal
BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (BELGIUM/FRANCE /LUXEMBOURG)
Terra Incognita/Climax Films/Après le Déluge/Juliette Films/ Caviar; Belga Films/Le Pacte
THE CLUB (CHILE)
Fabula; Music Box Films
THE FENCER (FINLAND/GERMANY/ESTONIA)
Making Movies/Kick Film GmbH/Allfilm; Oy Nordisk Film Ab
MUSTANG (FRANCE)
CG Cinéma/Vistamar Flimproduktion; Cohen Media Group
SON OF SAUL (HUNGARY)
Laokoon Filmgroup; Sony Pictures Classics
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
JANE FONDA, YOUTH
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, THE HATEFUL EIGHT
HELEN MIRREN, TRUMBO
ALICIA VIKANDER, EX MACHINA
KATE WINSLET, STEVE JOBS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
PAUL DANO, LOVE & MERCY
IDRIS ELBA, BEASTS OF NO NATION
MARK RYLANCE, BRIDGE OF SPIES
MICHAEL SHANNON, 99 HOMES
SYLVESTER STALLONE, CREED
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
TODD HAYNES, CAROL
ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ IÑÁRRITU, THE REVENANT
TOM MCCARTHY, SPOTLIGHT
GEORGE MILLER, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
RIDLEY SCOTT, THE MARTIAN
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
EMMA DONOGHUE, ROOM
TOM MCCARTHY/JOSH SINGER, SPOTLIGHT
CHARLES RANDOLPH/ADAM MCKAY, THE BIG SHORT
AARON SORKIN, STEVE JOBS
QUENTIN TARANTINO, THE HATEFUL EIGHT
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
CARTER BURWELL, CAROL
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, THE DANISH GIRL
ENNIO MORRICONE, THE HATEFUL EIGHT
DANIEL PEMBERTON, STEVE JOBS
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, ALVA NOTO
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO” — FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
Music by: Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh
Lyrics by: Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh
“ONE KIND OF LOVE” — LOVE & MERCY
Music by: Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
Lyrics by: Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
“SEE YOU AGAIN” — FURIOUS 7
Music by: Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz
Lyrics by: Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz
“SIMPLE SONG #3” — YOUTH
Music by: David Lang
Lyrics by: David Lang
“WRITING’S ON THE WALL” — SPECTRE
Musicby: Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes
Lyrics by: Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
EMPIRE (FOX)
20th Century Fox Television / Imagine Television
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360 and Startling Television
MR. ROBOT (USA NETWORK)
Universal Cable Productions
NARCOS (NETFLIX)
Gaumont International Television for Netflix
OUTLANDER (STARZ)
Sony Pictures Television
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
CAITRIONA BALFE, OUTLANDER
VIOLA DAVIS, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
EVA GREEN, PENNY DREADFUL
TARAJI P. HENSON, EMPIRE
ROBIN WRIGHT, HOUSE OF CARDS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
JON HAMM, MAD MEN
RAMI MALEK, MR. ROBOT
WAGNER MOURA, NARCOS
BOB ODENKIRK, BETTER CALL SAUL
LIEV SCHREIBER, RAY DONOVAN
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
CASUAL (HULU)
Lionsgate TV/Right of Way
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE (AMAZON VIDEO)
Amazon Studios
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (NETFLIX)
Lionsgate Television for Netflix
SILICON VALLEY (HBO)
HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky Works, and 3 Arts Entertainment
TRANSPARENT (AMAZON VIDEO)
Amazon Studios
VEEP (HBO)
HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
RACHEL BLOOM, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
JAMIE LEE CURTIS, SCREAM QUEENS
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, VEEP
GINA RODRIGUEZ, JANE THE VIRGIN
LILY TOMLIN , GRACE AND FRANKIE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
AZIZ ANSARI, MASTER OF NONE
GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
ROB LOWE, THE GRINDER
PATRICK STEWART, BLUNT TALK
JEFFREY TAMBOR, TRANSPARENT
BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
AMERICAN CRIME (ABC)
ABC Studios
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL (FX)
20th Century Fox Television
FARGO (FX)
MGM Television Studios/FX Productions
FLESH & BONE (Starz)
Starz
WOLF HALL PBS
A Playground Entertainment and Company Pictures production for BBC and MASTERPIECE in association with BBC Worldwide, Atlus Media and Prescience
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
KIRSTEN DUNST, FARGO
LADY GAGA, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
SARAH HAY, FLESH & BONE
FELICITY HUFFMAN, AMERICAN CRIME
QUEEN LATIFAH, BESSIE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
IDRIS ELBA, LUTHER
OSCAR ISAAC, SHOW ME A HERO
DAVID OYELOWO, NIGHTINGALE
MARK RYLANCE, WOLF HALL
PATRICK WILSON, FARGO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
UZO ADUBA, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
JOANNE FROGGATT, DOWNTON ABBEY
REGINA KING, AMERICAN CRIME
JUDITH LIGHT, TRANSPARENT
MAURA TIERNEY, THE AFFAIR
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
ALAN CUMMING, THE GOOD WIFE
DAMIAN LEWIS, WOLF HALL
BEN MENDELSOHN, BLOODLINE
TOBIAS MENZIES, OUTLANDER
CHRISTIAN SLATER, MR. ROBOT
Cecil B. DeMille Award:
Denzel Washington
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