Peter Jackson To Receive Visual Effects Society Lifetime Achievement Award Next Month

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2021 officially kicked off on Saturday night. This year the awards show has been spread out over two nights and the first night saw the crafts-focused awards being announced.

Ethan Shanfeld After delivering the 12th Oakie Masters of Comedy Lecture virtually at USC School of Cinematic Arts, Bill Hader was honored with the Master of Comedy award, presented by the Jack Oakie & Victoria Horne Oakie Charitable Foundation.The honor, which has previously been shared by Judd Apatow, Lisa Kudrow, Steve Carell and more, is awarded to those with “exceptional achievement in film and television comedy.”The Masters of Comedy lecture featured Hader in conversation with comedian

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorA surprise to Oscar watchers on nomination morning was “Love and Monsters” landing a visual effects nomination.It was the first nomination for Mr. X, the company behind the effects of the film.

While fans of of J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary excursions to Middle Earth are anticipating Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series, they’re no doubt aware of Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy, which spanned from 2001 until 2003.

George Clooney's meditative sci-fi drama The Midnight Skywon the top category of outstanding visual effects in a photoreal feature and a second trophy for its model work, Tuesday during a virtual presentation of the 19th annual Visual Effects Society Awards.

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature “The Midnight Sky” Matt Kasmir, Greg Baxter, Chris Lawrence, Max Solomon, David WatkinsOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature “Mank” Wei Zheng, Peter Mavromates, Simon Carr, James PastoriusOutstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature “Soul” Pete Docter, Dana Murray, Michael Fong, Bill WatralOutstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode “The Mandalorian”: “The Marshal” Joe Bauer, Abbigail Keller, Hal Hickel, Richard

The Visual Effects Society’s 19th annual VES Awards are kicking off Tuesday night beginning at 5 p.m. PT in a virtual ceremony being hosted by Patton Oswalt. The show will honor the year’s best in film, animation, TV, commercials and video games in 25 categories.

William Earl Variety announced Tuesday the programming for its virtual, invite-only Power of Law breakfast, presented by City National Bank, on April 9. Variety’s Power of Law is tied to the annual Legal Impact Report, which profiles the top business lawyers working in entertainment and media.This year’s Power of Law honoree will be Gordon M.

Gillian Anderson stunned at the Screen Actor Guild Awards on Sunday night where she picked up a Best Actress gong. She was rewarded for her turn as Margaret Thatcher in the latest season of The Crown.

Watching films like “You’re Next” and “The Guest,” it’s clear that Adam Wingard is a talented filmmaker that is more than capable of directing blockbusters. And Legendary clearly thought so too, giving him the reins of “Godzilla vs.

Concept artist John Eaves will be honored with the Art Directors Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th annual ADG Awards.

Fortnite on the the Nintendo Switch has been released which improves visual fidelity and overall performance in docked and portable mode.The update, released yesterday (March 30), increases overall performance and stability by “upgrading the renderer on the Nintendo Switch to make better use of the console’s GPU”.Epic announced the news in a blog on its website, stating that “the update provides significantly improved resolution both in handheld and docked modes, resulting in images that are

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorGeorge Clooney is the definition of timeless, which is why it’s hard to believe the Hollywood superstar will be turning 60 in May.

EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA won’t be handing out a SAG Life Achievement Award this year for the first time in 40 years. It’s not that no one was deserving – this year of all years – but because of the pandemic and a shortened TV timeslot for its awards show, the union decided that it would be better to skip a year and present the award live and in-person next year.

SNP's autumn conference by First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, the one-off, pro-rata payment is intended as a bonus for the work done by health and care staff to combat Covid-19. Eligible social care staff, expected to number more than 400,000, will have to have worked in the sector for at least a continuous four-week period between March 17 and November 30 last year.

Ringo Starr has criticised the original 1970 Beatles documentary Let It Be for being “too miserable”.Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg oversaw the film which documented the band during recording sessions for their 12th studio album and drew particular attention to heated exchanges between Paul McCartney and George Harrison.Speaking at a Zoom Q&A session this evening (March 18) for his new EP ‘Zoom In’, Starr said he was delighted that the Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson took over 56 hours

Despite cancelling two tours, Ringo Starr is making the most of his downtime by recording and releasing his new EP, Zoom In.

Ringo Starr has said Peter Jackson’s forthcoming Beatles documentary Get Back captures the band’s joyful days.The musician spoke to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in a recent interview leading up to the film, which aims to “take audiences back in time to The Beatles’ intimate recording sessions during a pivotal moment in music history.”Starr described the previous iteration of Jackson’s film as “very narrow”, confirming the new doc will challenge the narrative that the