How an Oscars Director Helmed the DNC From His Den

Halle Berry revealed her professional career got harder after becoming the first African American woman to win the best actress Oscar in 2002 for her role in “Monster’s Ball.” The actress says she remained disappointed during the following years of the historic moment, confessing that she thinks “it’s largely because there was no place for someone like me.”The 54-year-old star had one of the most emotional acceptance speeches during the ceremony and she described it at that time as “a bigger

New standards for the Oscar’s best picture nominations require films to have racial, LGBTQ, and gender diversity, both in their films and behind the scenes.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that movies will have to meet new Inclusion Standards in order to be eligible for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, starting the ceremony to be held in 2024.  The new requirements are being put into place “to encourage equitable representation on and off-screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience.” Four different standards have been drafted and films will have to meet at least two of the standards in

Oscars to improve the diversity of its nominees.Set to come into effect for the 96th Oscars in 2024, the Academy say that their new guidelines are “designed to encourage equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience”.Four “standards” will be introduced to meet this goal, and films that are hopeful of being nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars from 2024 onwards must meet two of the four “standards” to be deemed eligible.Those

Academy shared a long list of new requirements that will take effect in 2024.The new standards were designed «to encourage equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience.» Academy governors DeVon Franklin and Jim Gianopulos were in charge of the new inclusion standards, creating a template inspired by the British Film Institute (BFI) Diversity Standards «used for certain funding eligibility in the UK and eligibility in some

The Oscars are raising the inclusion bar.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which oversees the annual Hollywood awards show, on Tuesday announced new diversity standards for best picture nominees.Beginning in 2024 with the 96th Academy Awards, films must meet two of four standards in representation categories in order to qualify for a nomination.The categories are listed as: on-screen; among the crew; at the studio; and in opportunities for training and advancement in other aspects

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences loves to make noise at the end of the summer. Two years ago, they announced the intent to create a Popular Film category for the Oscars that died in a public and industry backlash.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences loves to make noise at the end of the summer. Two years ago, they announced the intent to create a Popular Film category for the Oscars that died in a public and industry backlash.

Films hoping to qualify for best picture at the Oscars will soon have to meet strict diversity guidelines, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has announced.

Ben Croll Viewed in a certain light, the noirish romantic thriller “Lovers,” which premiered on Sept.

Clayton Davis “I’m here. I’m part of this now.”— Pam, “The Office”The human mind and soul exist, but are not mutually exclusive to chasing your dreams.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has acquired Shelly, an action-comedy package that has Jumanji: The Next Level‘s Awkwafina and Karen Gillan attached to reteam, and Jude Weng to direct. The action comedy script is by Michael Doneger and Liz Storm and the film will be produced by Ian Bryce Productions.Deadline wrote about the package in late June, when it was first shopped.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticA column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit.The long and winding Emmy campaign season is going into its final act this weekend as Television Academy members and those 23,000 or so who are eligible to vote have their last chance to fill out ballots, which are due back to the Academy’s accountants no later than 10pm Monday night. At some point this weekend, I will send mine in, straggler that I am.

Switzerland has submitted My Little Sister, a drama about German twins from a theatrical family, as its selection for the best international feature film category at the 2021 Oscars. The drama stars Nina Hoss and Lars Eidinger, two of Germany's leading theater and film actors, as twins Lisa and Sven.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe opening number of the Oscar ceremony earlier this was memorable for its spectacle and commentary. The host-less ceremony drew upon the star power of Janelle Monáe to perform an industry-focused version of “Come Alive,” highlighting characters from films that had been snubbed by the Academy.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorKiersey Clemons (Antebellum) is set to star in and executive-produce serialized horror podcast Ghost Tape from LA audio firm QCode.Set to be released this October, the series is co-created by Aron Eli Coleite (Locke & Key) and Nia DaCosta (Candyman). Additional casting is underway.The show will follow new recruit Tessa Dixon at a remote army base in Texas as she deals with the psychological and physical trauma of basic training.

Park Seo-joon, who is currently busy with the shoot of his next film Dream starring alongside IU and Lee Hyun-woo, spoke candidly with Harper's Bazaar Korea on the type of person he wants to become. Sharing the kind of impact he hopes to have on his fans, Seo-joon honestly revealed, "As I’ve been acting diligently, many people have thankfully given me a lot of support," and added, "I want to give back that love no matter what.

The new “Wonder Woman” villain is taking some real-life inspiration.

Despite her decades-long career in television comedy, it appears that being a Democratic Convention emcee was not the right role for Julia Louis-Dreyfus, according to critics. Louis-Dreyfus, 59, the Emmy-winning actress from hit shows like "Seinfeld" and "Veep," is the last celebrity emcee at the DNC following Eva Longoria, Tracee Ellis Ross and Kerry Washington.