‘Borat’ Star Maria Bakalova Heard About Her Oscar Nomination While Filming Judd Apatow’s Pandemic Comedy ‘The Bubble’

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThose who typically scope the Academy Award-nominated shorts programs hoping to win the Oscar pool will have a particularly tough time of it with this year’s animated roster, as the options are wide-ranging but lack a clear frontrunner. A few of the talents have ties to Pixar, though only one short was actually developed at a studio, while the other four are far more personal, independent expressions with little in common, least of all technique.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticLaw and order, and the lack thereof, were impossible to ignore amid last year’s “defund the police” protests, and the same tensions are reflected in the Oscar-nominated live-action shorts lineup. Some of the entries predate the George Floyd killing, while another was shot in direct reaction to that tragedy last summer; two more were made abroad, on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, touching on themes that transcend borders.

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan received two Oscar nods recently, it didn't just become an Academy Award nominee, it became a Guinness World Record holder, too. Earlier this month, it was confirmed that the film had been recognised in both the Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress categories.

No matter what happens at the upcoming Academy Awards, the new Sacha Baron Cohen film is already a winner.

Funny Valentines indeed! When Judd Apatow signed on to produce the 1996 film The Cable Guy, he had no idea he’d be meeting the love of his life, Leslie Mann, during pre-production.

Judd Apatow is getting back in the director’s chair for his very first movie at Netflix and he has set up a star-studded cast list for the project.

Every year, ShortsTV brings the best in short film to the big screen, with a presentation of Oscar nominated shorts in the Animated, Live-Action and Documentary arenas. While movie theaters only recently reopened in Los Angeles and Orange County—with Covid cases, hospitalizations and fatalities on the descent—the distributor has already set theatrical and virtual premiere dates in both counties, for the Oscar Nominated Shorts of 2021.

Last spring, as most of the country was shutting down, Tabitha Brown's life was speeding up. At the urging of her teenage daughter, the aspiring actor had posted her first TikTok video mere days before COVID-19 would materialize as a real and powerful threat to normal life.

Rob Delaney, Samson Kayo and Vir Das have joined the sprawling cast of The Bubble, the pandemic-inspired comedy that Judd Apatow is making for Netflix. Also joining the feature, now currently shooting in England, are Galen Hopper, Guz Khan, Nick Kocher, Ross Lee, Harry Trevaldwyn and Danielle Vitalis.

Vir Das, Rob Delaney, Galen Hopper, Samson Kayo, Guz Khan, Nick Kocher, Ross Lee, Harry Trevaldwyn, Danielle Vitalis have joined the cast of Judd Apatow’s next comedy The Bubble at Netflix. Karen Gillan, Maria Bakalova, Iris Apatow, Fred Armisen, David Duchovny, Keegan-Michael Key, Leslie Mann, Pedro Pascal and Peter Serafinowicz are also on board.

Amanda Seyfried has scored her first Oscar nomination, for her role as Marion Davies in David Fincher's biographical dramaMank. Her nod is one of 10 for the 1930s-set film aboutalcoholic screenwriter Herman J.

Awards season is very much underway and the nominations for the 2021 Academy Awards were announced on Monday.

Maria Bakalova pulled off a big win on Sunday.

Maria Bakalova was one of the first winners of the night at the 2021 Critics Choice Awards!

Universal Pictures has set an August 12, 2022 release date for Bros, the Billy Eichner-starring romantic comedy produced by Judd Apatow. The film will portray two men maybe, possibly, probably stumbling towards love.

Also Read: Billy Eichner Presents Mary Trump's Line of Children's Books on 'Kimmel,' Including 'Cloudy With a Chance of White Supremacy' (Video)“Bros” is produced by Judd Apatow, Stoller and Joshua Church (co-producer “Trainwreck,” “Step Brothers”), and Billy Eichner also serves as an executive producer on the film.Eichner is well known for his comedy series “Billy on the Street,” where he parades celebrities through Manhattan and hilariously shouts at random passersby questions about pop

So what did YOU do at 5 a.m. after staying up all night for your prom? Maria Bakalova became a movie star.The 24-year-old actress has been telling the story of how she had a few free hours after partying all night (she’d just gotten her diploma) and before shooting a movie in a remote spot in her home country, Bulgaria.

Also Read: Watch Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's Opening Monologue From the Golden Globes (Video)Earlier this week, Time’s Up led Hollywood in criticizing the HFPA after the Los Angeles Times reported that none of the organization’s 87 members are Black, despite the push for diversity in Hollywood since the #OscarsSoWhite campaign launched in 2015.