‘Birds Of Prey’, ‘The Old Guard’, ‘Promising Young Woman’ Among Films To Receive ReFrame Stamp Of Gender-Balanced Hiring

Spoiler Alert: This podcast contains details about the ending for Focus Features’ Promising Young Woman. 

Annnd … action! The Directors Guild of America is out with the nominations for its 73rd annual DGA Awards for theatrical feature film and first-time feature. The guild, which unveiled its TV, commercials and documentary nominees on Monday, will announce this year’s winners during an April 10 virtual event.

There are four major bellwethers for the Academy Awards. The SAG Awards, the PGA Awards, the DGA Awards, and, increasingly, the BAFTA Awards.

The nominations for the 2021 Producers Guild Awards were announced today and something we noticed was that Margot Robbie was left off the list, despite her movie Promising Young Woman receiving a nomination.

Promising Young Woman picked up the top best film prize at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts' (AACTA) International Awards on Friday. And Emerald Fennell's debut feature about a young woman confronting the traumas of her past also earned lead Carey Mulligan the best actress crown.

Haley Bosselman editor“Promising Young Woman” swept the evening at the Hollywood Critics Association Awards.

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has unveiled the winners of its 10th AACTA International Awards with Carey Mulligan-starrer Promising Young Woman taking the Best Film prize. The black comedy thriller is produced by Australia’s multi-AACTA International Award winner Margot Robbie and her LuckyChap Entertainment.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) denied Oscar-frontrunner “Nomadland” a best picture win when it handed out its international awards Saturday. But AACTA showed its heart for another popular choice, giving its best lead actor prize to the late Chadwick Boseman for his part in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”The AACTA International Awards are normally presented in person in Los Angeles with a live link back to Australia.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEmerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” has won Best Picture at the 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAs soon as Makeup Head Angie Wells received Emerald Fennell’s script for “Promising Young Woman,” she had notes to make.

Todd Gilchrist Using historical recreation, comedy and the tropes of horror, many of the most impactful movies of 2020 dramatized important cultural conversations — some that audiences began examining long ago, and others they may still be reluctant to broach at all.Social commentary has become an additive, even essential element in the resonance of a contemporary narratives, even those set in the past or masked by the mechanics and conventions of a particular genre, simultaneously challenging

While the teams behind projects like Nomadland, Borat and The Crown have much to celebrate following multiple wins at the 2021 Golden Globes, for other multiple nominees, the evening was a disappointment. David Fincher's passion project Mank, about the screenwriter of Citizen Kane, went into the show with a leading six film nominations but failed to win a single award.

If it’s February it’s time for guild nominations! Wait, isn’t February when the winners are announced? Well, not in this pandemic timeline. This morning the Art Directors Guild revealed their nominees for the 2021 ADG Awards and there were few surprises as the artists behind “Birds of Prey,” “Mank,” “The Mandalorian,” “The Crown” and “The Queen’s Gambit” were all recognized.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorNominees for the 11th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors (GMS) Awards have been revealed. Recognizing the craft of music supervision in film, television, games, advertising and trailers, previous winners have included such top-of-their-field music supervisors as Mary Ramos (“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood), Robin Urdang (“The Marvelous Mrs.

Also Read: The Design of 'Mank': How Costumes and Sets Energized David Fincher's Homage to Old HollywoodIn the television categories, nominees included episodes of “Lovecraft Country,” “The Crown,” “The Mandalorian,” “The Flight Attendant” and “Utopia” in the one-hour categories; “Emily in Paris,” “Space Force,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “The Neighborhood” and “Will & Grace” in the half-hour categories; and “Fargo,” “Hollywood” and “The Queen’s Gambit” in the TV movie or limited series

The Art Directors Guild has unveiled nominations for its 25th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which celebrate the year’s best achievements in theatrical motion pictures, TV, commercials, music videos and animated features. Winners will be announced April 10 during a virtual ceremony.

Emerald Fennell has watched her fair share of revenge films — but she hadn't ever seen one that felt realistic. So she set out to make one herself with Promising Young Woman.