Hollywood Heated Over Oscar Snub For Female Directors

When this year's Oscar contenders were announced, Mark Ulano scored a rare double nomination in sound mixing for Fox/Disney's Ad Astra and Sony's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (which also garnered a sound editing nom). "I had no expectation because there are some very good films out there this year," admits the veteran sound mixer, who won an Oscar for James Cameron's historical drama Titanic and nabbed an additional nomination for Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino's love letter to the film industry, and indeed, on the first round of viewing, one might not pick up on the fastidious attention to detail the Oscar nominee for best director and screenplay paid to recreating 1969, 50 years later.When attending a screening of the best picture nominee at Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema on Beverly Blvd., immersing oneself in that period is the goal, as broadcasts from the local 1969 Los Angeles KHJ radio station

By Erik Pedersen

Quentin Tarantino’s earliest memory of Los Angeles was as a young boy visiting Grauman’s Chinese Theater, standing in the courtyard and looking at the handprints of John Wayne and Roy Rogers. He recollects the Mold-A-Rama machine outside that dispensed a souvenir wax pagoda if you inserted a quarter.

Filmdom’s battle between the haves and have-nots moved off-screen when Oscar nominations were announced earlier this month: Four films scored 10 or more nominations, with Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” leading the pack with 11, and Sam Mendes’ World War I nail-biter “1917,” Martin Scorsese’s epic gangster tale “The Irishman” and Quentin Tarantino’s retro “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” trailing a tick behind at 10 each. It’s rare for three films to land 10 or more nominations, let alone four.

Sam Mendes took home the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize for his war epic 1917 at the 2020 Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards.

Quentin Tarantino is working on a Once Upon a Time in Hollywood spin-off series based on fictional TV show, Bounty Law.

Things are getting meta in the Tarantino universe

By Mike Fleming Jr

Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood was the top pick at the Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday (January 12, 2020) when it was crowned Best Picture.

Streaming made Hollywood history again Monday as Netflix picked up a leading 24 Oscar nominations, marking the first time that the company has earned more than any major studio or specialty distributor.That included landing two spots in the coveted best picture category for Martin Scorsese's The Irishman and Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story.The Irishman received a total of 10 nominations, tying with Sony's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Amblin/Universal's 1917.

Issa Rae is calling it like she sees it. The Insecure creator and star, 35, threw shade after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed to nominate any women directors for Oscars in 2020.

It’s official.The Oscars have turned into a big joke.

This sounds familiar.

Oscar nominations for the 92nd annual Academy Awards were announced Monday morning from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Last night, the Critics Choice Association held their 25th awards ceremony. There, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood took Best Picture and led the evening with four wins, though the Critics Choice Awards spread the love quite a bit. With the Academy Award nominations early in the morning, we’ll make this short and sweet. Read on for the complete list of winners…

Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was the top pick at the Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday (12Jan20) when it was crowned Best Picture.