Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ Series Named Best Picture (?) of 2020 by LA Film Critics

Also Read: Steve McQueen's 'Small Axe' Series Named Best Picture of 2020 by LA Film CriticsThe screenplay award went to writer-director Eliza Hittman for “Never Rarely Sometimes Always.”This year, in a rule change prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, any film that opened in 2020 in theaters or on streaming platforms was eligible for awards.The National Society of Film Critics consists of 60 critics from around the country, though a handful opted not to vote if they hadn’t seen enough films.

Eli Countryman Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” led this year’s National Society of Film Critics awards, winning the top honors in four of the categories. The film won best picture and best cinematography, while Zhao was awarded best director and star Frances McDormand was named best actress.The 55th annual voting meeting took place Saturday, with results being shared to the organization’s Twitter account as each category was voted upon.

Daniel Francis, the British actor who recently starred in Education, the fifth and final film of Steve McQueen’s hugely-celebrated Small Axe anthology series, has landed a recurring role in upcoming Netflix drama Stay Close, based on Harlan Coben's bestselling novel.

The third film in the Small Axe anthology directed by Steve McQueen (considered a limited series by HFPA guidelines), Amazon and BBC's Red, White and Blue stars John Boyega as London Metropolitan Police Force Officer Leroy Logan, who worked within the system to create police reforms in the 1980s. Logan's encounters with racism on the force as the son of a Jamaican father (who himself was beaten by cops and falsely charged) are compounded by the alienating response within his community.

Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and more celebrities were responsible for bringing a little joy to 2020 with picture-perfect moments that won’t soon be forgotten.Aniston, 51, and Pitt, 57, proved they are the definition of friendly exes when they reunited backstage at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards in January.

'Tis the season! The Sussexes shared their official 2020 holiday card with fans on Wednesday. The festive portrait, which was shared via one of Duchess Meghan's near and dear patronages, Mayhew, on social media, features an illustrated scene of the family of three at their new home in Montecito, California.

Meghan Trainor and her husband Daryl Sabara are expecting their first baby in early 2021, and on Tuesday, the former The Voice UK coach delighted fans as she showed off her bare bump for the first time.MORE: Meghan Trainor reveals major parenting decision she's facing ahead of baby son's arrivalTaking to Instagram to mark their second wedding anniversary and her birthday, Meghan shared the most gorgeous picture of her husband cradling her baby bump from behind whilst planting a kiss on her

Clayton Davis The line between film and television have been blurred for years. Some of us thought it would be one film that would force the call, but coincidentally, it seems to be five films that encapsulate Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” (or one really long movie, depending on where you stand) that forces the question of what constitutes an Oscars vs.

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association on Sunday determined their picks for the year's best in film. Small Axe was tapped as best picture.

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Moments ago, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association finished unveiling their 2020 awards on Twitter. As always, some of their choices were a bit out of left field, but also far less so than in years past.

If it’s a Sunday in December it means it’s time for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association to hand out their year-end honors. The big winner was Steve McQueen’s film anthology commissioned for the BBC and Amazon Prime Video, “Small Axe.” It took Best Film, Best Cinematography and McQueen was runner up for Best Director.

The New York Film Critics Circle has selected Kelly Reichardt's First Cow as its best picture of 2020. The group gave two awards to Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always (best actress for star Sidney Flanigan and screenplay for Hittman) and Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods (best actor for Delroy Lindo and supporting actor for the late Chadwick Boseman).

Megan Thee Stallion has delivered an enthralling six-song set for this year’s Apple Music Awards – check out her full rodeo-themed performance below.The Houston rapper has been honoured at the streaming service’s second annual awards, which is continuing throughout this week, with the prize for Breakthrough Artist of the Year.Megan performed a six-song set to accompany her winning the award, comprising of four songs from her debut studio album ‘Good News’ (‘Girls In The Hood’, ‘Don’t Stop’,

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s decision to step back from their royal roles captured the world’s attention earlier this year, and nine months later, their new lives in the United States as full-time philanthropists and nonprofit founders has continued to intrigue and inspire millions.

Clayton Davis The Boston Society of Film Critics awards is the precursor season “kickoff” for critics awards this year. The New England based group showed tremendous love for Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” which took home three awards for best picture, director and cinematography (Joshua James Richards).Comprised of 26 film critics and journalists from the Boston city area, it offered a few inspired choices for the year’s favorite films and performances.

Amon Warmann Guest ContributorIn any year, Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” would be a historic achievement.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic“Education.” That’s as good a title as any for the final episode of Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” project — a series of five features, some little more than an hour, designed to educate and inform audiences about the experience of London’s West Indian immigrant population, about the expectations of assimilation raised by a white-majority country and the obstacles such a society puts in the way of that goal.To get the picture, audiences needn’t see every entry of

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