Producers of One Night in Miami, Promising Young Woman, and Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm spoke about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their films at a panel staged by the Producers Guild.
05.03.2021 - 20:32 / variety.com
Chris Willman Music WriterWhen Leslie Odom Jr. signed up to play Sam Cooke in “One Night in Miami,” he knew that he had a non-acting task awaiting him after shooting: director Regina King had already made it clear that whoever played the late, great soul singer was also who she wanted to co-write and perform an original end-credits theme.
Producers of One Night in Miami, Promising Young Woman, and Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm spoke about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their films at a panel staged by the Producers Guild.
LOS ANGELES -- Reactions from some of the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards:——“I leaned into Sam Cooke’s signature confidence and signature swagger to make this believable. There were plenty of places that I felt like I might not measure up.
Amazon’s One Night in Miami picked up three Academy Award nominations Monday morning, with two of those nods going to actor and singer Leslie Odom Jr. Earning a best supporting actor nomination for his supporting turn as soul legend Sam Cooke, Odom also shares a best original song nomination with Sam Ashworth for the tune "Speak Now" — which makes Odom the first male performer to be nominated for both acting and songwriting.
Monday’s Oscar nominations announcement was a whirlwind for “One Night in Miami” writer Kemp Powers, who scored a Best Adapted Screenplay nod for the Amazon Studios drama. The only sore spot? Regina King, who made her directorial debut with the film adaptation of Powers’ play, was shut out of the Best Director category.“I think she’s one of the best directors in the world, I really do.
Leslie Odom Jr. became a two-time Oscar nominee today for his performance in One Night In Miami. For his role as legendary singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, the actor earned a nomination for Best Supporting actor as well as one for Best Original Song as the composer and performer of the film’s ending credits track, Speak Now.
History was made across the board with the 93rd Oscar nominations. Steven Yeun became the first Asian-American nominated for Best Actor.
Leslie Odom Jr. may have been on most 2021 Oscars predictions list, but he still wasn't certain it would come true.
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorVariety’s seventh annual Artisans Awards celebrates those essential to the filmmaking process and who have exhibited the most exciting and innovative work of the year in their respective fields.The tribute evening will take place in a virtual ceremony on Monday, April 5 that will stream on the Santa Barbara Film Festival website.
starring Andra Day as the jazz singer, was named best picture, while the Korean American family drama “Minari” got best intergenerational film. Spike Lee’s Vietnam-themed “Da 5 Bloods” picked up best buddy picture and Regina King’s “One Night in Miami…,” about the fictional meeting of Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Cassius Clay and Jim Brown, got best ensemble.“We focus on films made by and for grownups,” said Tim Appelo, the film and television critic for AARP.
When Emmy and Oscar-winning actress Regina King visited Deadline’s New Hollywood Podcast, we learned a lot of behind-the-scenes intel about her feature directorial debut One Night In Miami, which has become an awards season frontrunner for King as well as the cast. In addition to that, we got to learn a lot about the trailblazing actor and filmmaker.
Avo Yermagyan has been working with Leslie Odom Jr. since 2017, soon after the actor’s Tony win for Hamilton on Broadway, and it’s a relationship that the Los Angeles-based stylist considers a genuine collaboration.
Furry friends! Regina King, Sarah Paulson and more celebrities included their pets in their parties as they watched the 2021 Golden Globes from their homes on Sunday, February 28.
WithChloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell and Regina King among this year's best directing nominees, Sunday will mark the first time the Golden Globes have ever recognized more than one female director in a single year. During the E! red carpet preshow, King, nominated for her directorial debut,One Night in Miami, touched on the historic moment.
Leslie Odom, Jr looks dapped in his Valentino suit for the 2021 Golden Globes on Sunday (February 28).
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe most important thing to director Regina King for her directorial debut on “One Night in Miami” was to have everything as historically accurate as possible.Cinematographer Tami Reiker’s research bible was “Goat: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali” by Jeff Koons.