CAS Awards Nominations: ‘Trial Of The Chicago 7’, ‘Sound Of Metal’ & ‘Mank’ Among Pics Vying For Sound Mixing Trophies

Chris Willman Music WriterKenny Wayne Shepherd is no longer a contender for this year’s Blues Music Awards, due to his continued use of Confederate flag imagery that had been — pardon the expression — flagged by upset members of the sponsoring Blues Foundation organization.Shepherd’s use of the flag is associated with a recreation of the “Dukes of Hazzard” car that he had built in the mid-2000s and dubbed the “Xtreme Lee.” Shepherd has also used the “Xtreme Lee” branding on a product line that

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) has announced the first-ever SDSA Awards celebrating excellence in the art of set decoration for film.“Promising Young Woman,” “Mank,” “Tenet” “Wonder Woman 1984” and “News of the World” are among the films to receive nominations.The Decor and Design categories highlight feature-length films of the 2020 season.Final round for voting opens March 19. Voting closes ten days later on March 29.

Did we suggest there were no more guild honors to be handed out? Surprise! It’s not the ASC that has the last laugh before Oscar nominations, but the American Cinema Editors instead.

Editors on films ranging from Amazon’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm to Netflix’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 have been nominated for the 71st annual ACE Eddie Awards, presented by the American Cinema Editors to recognize the year’s best in picture editing in 14 film, TV and documentary categories.

The American Society of Cinematographers on Wednesday set its nominees for the 35th ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards, recognizing the best in feature film, documentary and television cinematography over the past 14 months. Winners will be revealed April 18 in a virtual ceremony from the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood.

The Directors Guild of America Awards were first held in 1949. The first woman to be nominated in the Feature Film category was Lina Wertmüller in 1977.

Nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards are being announced today in London via a livestream [above] that begins at 14:00 GMT/6:00AM PST.

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.

The Producers Guild of America announced the pandemic delayed nominees for the 2021 PGA Awards and the “surprises” in the film category were not that surprising. Best Picture frontrunners “Nomadland,” “Minari” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” all made the cut, along with other familiar titles.

The Producers Guild has pulled back the curtain on its PGA Awards nominations for theatrical motion pictures, animated features, TV series and specials and televised/streamed motion pictures. See the full list below.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” intercuts between a courtroom trial and protests surrounding the Democratic National Convention of 1968.Little did Sorkin know how uncannily the events of the film would mirror contemporary America.

Two very different animated features lead the way as the 48th annual Annie Awards nominations were announced today. Disney/Pixar’s Soul and Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers scored 10 noms apiece ahead of the virtual trophy show on April 16. Read the full list of nominees in 31 categories below.

Latin American Music Awards!The nominations for the upcoming celebration were announced on Tuesday, with J Balvin and Karol G leading the pack with nine nominations each. The two are up for Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, among others.Bad Bunny follows with eight nominations, primarily honored for his album, .

For the first time in decades, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will bestow just one Oscar for Sound. The Sound Mixing and Sound Editing categories, for the time being, are no more.