DGA Awards Film Nominations: ‘Nomadland’, ‘Minari’, ‘Mank’, ‘Chicago 7’ & ‘Promising Young Woman’ Helmers Vie For Top Prize

Clayton Davis On Sunday night, the Writers Guild Awards handed out its screenwriting prizes in a virtual setting, signaling a historic moment for women at the Oscars, specifically the screenplay awards.Emerald Fennell won best original screenplay for her revenge drama “Promising Young Woman” over Oscar-nominated films “Judas and the Black Messiah” (Will Berson, Shaka King, Keith Lucas, Kenny Lucas), “Sound of Metal” (Darius Marder, Abraham Marder, Derek Cianfrance) and “The Trial of the Chicago

Angelique Jackson The 52nd NAACP Image Awards kicked off Monday with its non-televised ceremony, which was presented virtually due to the ongoing pandemic.President Barack Obama’s bestselling memoir “A Promised Land” was among the winners during Monday night’s webcast, earning the outstanding literary work nonfiction prize.ESPN & Netflix’s “The Last Dance,” which centered Michael Jordan and the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls, picked up the outstanding documentary, television series or special category

Britons Emerald Fennell and Sacha Baron Cohen were among the winners at the Writers Guild Awards, in a major boost to their Oscars hopes. Fennell walked away with the prize for best original screenplay for her film, Promising Young Woman - her directorial debut.

Another guild award is in the books, ladies and gentlemen. The Writers Guild Awards are in the rearview mirror now, with some definite Oscar implications.

FILM“Judas and the Black Messiah” (Warner Bros) – Screenplay by Will Berson & Shaka King, Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas“Palm Springs” (Hulu/Neon) –  Screenplay by Andy Siara, Story by Andy Siara & Max Barbakow“Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features) – Written by Emerald Fennell“Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios) – Screenplay by Darius Marder & Abraham Marder, Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix) – Written by Aaron

And then there were eight. The Best Picture nominees have been widdled down to a chosen few and from a layman’s perspective, it might appear that the race to take Oscar’s most prestigious prize is surprisingly wide open.

David Fincher's Mank led the pack with 10 nominations as the 93rd Oscars were announced Monday morning. The 1930s-set film, which centers on alcoholic screenwriter Herman J.

It was longer than usually, but at long last, the Oscar nominations are here. The field was led this year by Mank, scoring ten citations, with a number of films next in line. More to come, but for now, why not just get right to the good stuff, no? The movies deserve the stage. So, here you go…

Traditionally, the USC Scripter Awards take place on USC’s campus with an elegant dinner and tributes to each of the 10 nominees in the film and TV categories. This year, was markedly different with a pre-taped ceremony.

Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Chapter 3), Janel Parrish (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before franchise), and Celestino Cornielle (Bosch) have been cast in The Ray, an indie action thriller directed by Christopher Borrelli. They are joining previously announced stars Ben Milliken, Richard Kind, Brad William Henke, Alison Thorton, and Hudson Yang.

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 on Tuesday announced the feature-film and first-time director nominees for the 2021 DGA Awards. The feature-film director nominees are Minari's Lee Isaac Chung, Promising Young Woman's Emerald Fennell, Mank's David Fincher, Trial of the Chicago 7's Aaron Sorkin and Nomadland's Chloé Zhao.

, titled «Escape Route,» Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer) begins to move on from Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer) when Greg Grainger (Jon Ecker), who's taken a liking to her, subs in at Firehouse 51 as Christopher Herrmann (David Eigenberg) gets ready to go on vacation.

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.

Nomadland and Rocks lead the diverse list of BAFTA Film nominees for 2021. Scroll down for the nominations in full.

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

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.

Women in Film Los Angeles has a half-dozen new board members.

The Producers Guild of America on Monday unveiled its movie and TV nominations. Among the nominees for the PGA's top prize, the Darryl F.