‘Soul’ Co-Director Kemp Powers Becomes First Debut Black Filmmaker to Win Animated Feature Golden Globe

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Clayton Davis When Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas announced the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards, the most shocking inclusion was Lakeith Stanfield in best supporting actor for his performance in Warner Bros’ “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Not surprising from the standpoint of quality, as he delivers a career-best turn as William O’Neal — an FBI informant that betrays the trust of his friend Fred Hampton, who is played by his fellow nominee and Oscar frontrunner Daniel Kaluuya —

Clayton Davis The film academy announced its nominations on Monday, and with it, the first concrete details about the 93rd ceremony, including utilizing Los Angeles’ Union Station as a venue, after being forced to relocate due to pandemic restrictions.

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.

One Night in Miami, Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman. Best Actor nominations include Chadwick Boseman, Riz Ahmed, Steven Yeun, Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins, while Best Actress nominees include Carey Mulligan, Vanessa Kirby, Viola Davis, Frances McDormand and Andra Day.

This morning, animation legend Glen Keane was up before the sun and learned that he’d scored his first Oscar nom for Best Animated Feature Film, for his debut feature—Netflix musical fantasy, Over the Moon.

Clayton Davis On the same day that the BAFTA Awards weighed in with their choices on the best film and directing achievements of the year, the prestigious (and typically more telling of Oscar nominations) DGA Awards dropped their nominees, with some historic nods.Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) and Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) became the ninth and tenth women ever to be nominated by the Directors Guild of America. Zhao is the first woman of color to ever be nominated.

Clayton Davis The Producers Guild of America announced its nominations for the motion picture and television categories for the 32nd PGA Awards. The streamers ruled the film category with Amazon Studios and Netflix landing three noms each in the field of 10 nominees.Among Amazon’s films were the dramas “One Night in Miami” from Regina King and “Sound of Metal” from Darius Marder.

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.

Terry Flores The directors of nine of the animated films under consideration for Academy Award nominations will discuss their craft in a free online PreVIEW event Friday, March 5, beginning at 10 a.m.

Clayton Davis Sacha Baron Cohen, Lee Isaac Chung, Chloé Zhao and many others virtually won Golden Globes on a night filled with technical hiccups and awkward Zoom moments. One of the notable things missing were the moments where a person’s name is called and they make the long walk to the stage and accept their statuettes (who can forget Jacqueline Bissett’s long journey which was parodied on “Saturday Night Live” by Vanessa Bayer).

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Clayton Davis The Golden Globes were held on Sunday, and we learned so much as we continue on into the awards season — but the lessons may not be what we had expected in this extended pandemic year. Here are some of the things we learned from the first big awards show of 2021:If you look over the past week of events for the HFPA, it’s been undoubtedly one of their most challenging as an organization.

Jason Sudeikis certainly gave Twitter something to talk about during his appearance on Sunday's 2021 Golden Globe Awards. He won the award for best lead actor in a comedy or musical series for "Ted Lasso," and accepted the award dressed in a tie-dyed hoodie and looked like he just got out of bed.

Clayton Davis “Nomadland” has staked its claim as the official frontrunner for the Academy Award for best picture with its best picture (drama) prize at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards.Meanwhile in the best picture (comedy) category, Amazon Studios’ “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” became the first film from a streaming service to win one of the night’s top two film prizes.

Mark Ruffalo got one award for two roles at the Golden Globes on Sunday, winning Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made For Television for HBO’s I Know This Much Is True.

Andra Day brought us to tears with her reaction to winning the 2021 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her work in the title role in The United States vs. Billie Holiday.

Clayton Davis The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has come under fire after a Los Angeles Times investigation uncovered that the organization does not include a single Black journalist among its 87 members. Presenters like Sterling K.

Clayton Davis The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. is gearing up for its annual Golden Globes this Sunday and responding to criticism for failing to cultivate an inclusive and diverse membership body.

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.