Kingsley Ben-Adir has joined Marvel.
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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.
Reiker whose credits include “The Old Guard” and “Beyond the Lights,” says this tome of Ali inspired her from the positioning of the cameras to selecting the lights she used to illuminate this historical
.Kingsley Ben-Adir has joined Marvel.
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.
History was made across the board with the 93rd Oscar nominations. Steven Yeun became the first Asian-American nominated for Best Actor.
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is warning that the country is facing a ‘cliff edge’ moment as it emerges from lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic.Publishing its manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections, the charity revealed the impact Covid-19 has had on people financially.Analysis of complex debt clients helped by the charity over the course of the pandemic reveals that two in five people (44%) have no money left at the end of the month after meeting their living costs.A complex debt
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.
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.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAnn Roth is on her way to making Oscar history as the oldest best costume design nominee after receiving a Costume Designers Guild Award nomination for her work on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”The CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards) have announced their nominations for the 23rd CDGAs.
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.
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BAFTA has named the five contenders for its Rising Star award this year: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Conrad Khan, Bukky Bakray, Sope Dirisu, and Morfydd Clark.
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.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMakeup head and prosthetics designer Scott Wheeler put four distinct transformations into Regina King’s “One Night in Miami.”Wheeler, who is on the Academy shortlist for makeup and hairstyling, was tasked with re-creating four icons for the film: Cassius Clay, played by Eli Goree; Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge); Malcolm X, played by Kingsley Ben-Adir and Sam Cooke, played by Leslie Odom Jr.Wheeler and his team had four actors with different preferences about makeup and
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.
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAs Oscar season gets into high gear – nomination voting opens March 5 — Variety has partnered with Women in Film to celebrate artisans and women behind the camera.Over the next week, Variety will roll out one-to-one conversations with “Mank” costume designer Trish Summerville, “One Night in Miami” cinematographer Tami Reiker ASC, “Promising Young Woman” makeup head Angie Wells, singer and songwriter H.E.R and artist Janelle Monae.