Female Directors Win Big at NYFCC Awards. What Does It Mean for the Oscars?

Gordon Cox Theater EditorThe new film “One Night in Miami” began life as a successful play — but New Yorkers might not know that, because despite accolades in Los Angeles and London, the play never got a production in New York.Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below:For Kemp Powers, the “One Night in Miami” playwright and writer of the screenplay adaptation (as well as the co-writer and co-director of Pixar’s recent film “Soul”), the experience highlighted what he sees as one of the

Variety’s awards team of Jazz Tangcay, Clayton Davis, Tim Gray and Jenelle Riley highlight artisans flying below the radar.Crank re-created a World War II battleship for the Tom Hanks-starring film. He captures the claustrophobia of life aboard the vessel in the living quarters of Hanks’ Capt.

Clayton Davis The North Carolina Film Critics Association has announced this year’s winners, with A24’s “Minari” nabbing best picture — its first prize of the awards season. The film took four awards overall, including best supporting actress (Youn Yuh-jung), original screenplay (Lee Isaac Chung) and the Ken Hanke Memorial Tarheel Award for actor Will Patton.“Nomadland” filmmaker Chloé Zhao continued her winning streaking, taking best director, in addition to adapted screenplay.

Clayton Davis Following the Oscars race is a science, and while your gut-check can be your most valuable resource, data always support claims and provide an idea of where the season is headed. The Awards Circuit Winners Chart is where Variety keeps track of all the films and performances on the road to the Academy Awards.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

Clayton Davis More Golden Globes category placements and shifts have occurred that will factor into this year’s Oscar race.Variety has learned exclusively that Stanley Tucci’s performance in Harry Macqueen’s “Supernova” has been rejected for best supporting actor in a motion picture and has been moved to the best actor in a motion picture (drama) category, alongside his co-star Colin Firth.“Supernova,” tells the love story of Sam (Firth) and Tusker (Tucci), who travel across England in their

Bleachers have shared another performance video from New York’s Electric Lady Studios – watch Jack Antonoff and co cover The Waterboys‘ ‘The Whole Of The Moon’ below.Last month, the band shared a performance of recent Bruce Springsteen collaboration ‘Chinatown’ performed on the studio’s roof with the Boss himself.Presumably recorded in the same session as the ‘Chinatown’ performance, watch Bleachers play 1985’s ‘The Whole Of The Moon’ on the Electric Lady roof below.Last year, Antonoff tweeted

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is helping Miami residents pay their rent amid the coronavirus pandemic.According to the New York Post’s Page Six, the rapper is supporting a number of families in the Overton neighborhood and offering grants to help 175 families across the area to pay for their housing as well as essentials.Diddy will be giving out the financial gifts through his Sean Combs Foundation.The report comes after Diddy was recently forced to cancel his annual New Year’s Eve party amid the

Clayton Davis Frances McDormand could make history for women at the Oscars.The 63-year-old actor has received raves for her performance in “Nomadland” from Chloé Zhao, landing her in contention for her sixth acting nomination after winning two best actress Oscars (1996’s “Fargo” and 2018’s “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”).

No matter if you’re a famous director or just an aspiring filmmaker that has zero credits to your name, odds are you’ll probably succeed more if you’re not so much of a jerk. And if you ever hope of landing George Clooney in your cast, that’s a necessity.

Clayton Davis Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars from Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Following Academy Awards history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar predictions are updated regularly with the current year's contenders in all categories.

Miami's Republican mayor said Thursday he hopes to draw some of the big financial firms from Wall Street down to Biscayne Boulevard, as a relief from the high tax burdens and other restrictions of New York. Mayor Francis X.

Clayton Davis Regina King saw every Black man that she loved in the men of “One Night in Miami” and wanted them to see themselves. “You better not ‘f’ this up,” King says she would say to herself during the entire shoot, and even after.In this week’s Awards Circuit Podcast, King talks about why she wanted to direct Kemp Powers’ play for her feature directorial debut.

New York Post. When the teen exited the bus, the man followed him and punched him in the face and back of the head.

Clayton Davis Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” continued its reign this weekend, winning four awards — including best film, director, actress (Frances McDormand) and adapted screenplay — at the Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards.Zhao won director at all five critics awards handed out in the last week.Leslie Odom Jr.

Clayton Davis The line between film and television have been blurred for years. Some of us thought it would be one film that would force the call, but coincidentally, it seems to be five films that encapsulate Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” (or one really long movie, depending on where you stand) that forces the question of what constitutes an Oscars vs.

MGM and Plan B are going into business together. The studio has inked a novel second look pact withBrad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner's Plan B, setting new features from Minari director Lee Isaac Chung and Bad Education helmerCory Finley.