Success for female nominees at London critics' circle film awards

The British Independent Film Awards —best known as the BIFAs —has set a date and host for its postponed 2020 ceremony, pushed back and shifted online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony, which usually takes place in early December, is now set to take place on Feb.

Natalie Oganesyan editor“The Trial of the Chicago 7″ director Aaron Sorkin and the film’s cast will receive the Vanguard Award from the Palm Springs International Film Awards.“‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ is a thrilling court-room drama that chronicles the highlights of the historic trial that sought to punish activists for inciting riots outside of the 1968 Democratic National Convention,” Harold Matzner, the festival chairman, said.

The nominations have been announced for the 2021 GLAAD Media Awards, which honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.

Separate tales of a woman and a man in the midst of a mid-life crisis were the big winners of the 2021 Guldbagge Awards, Sweden's top film honor. Henrik-Schyffert's Run Uje Run an autobiographical dramedy starring Swedish comedic musician Uje Brandelius as a man confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, took best film as well as best actor and best screenplay for Brandelius.

The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) has revealed its annual Top Ten List as well as winners of its film awards which was topped by Nomadland. In addition, The Chloé Zhao American wanderlust drama was named Best Picture. Also on the list is Pixar’s Soul which was also named Best Animated Feature.

The British Independent Film Awards —better knowns as the BIFAs —have unveiled the winners of its nine craft categories. Remi Weekes' horror His House —which landed 16 nominations in total —won the honor for best effects (for Pedro Sabrosa and Stegano Pepin) and best production design (for Jacqueline Abrahams who was previously nominated for the award in 2017 for Lady Macbeth).

Antonio Ferme authorThe Palm Springs International Film Awards will honor Chloé Zhao with the Director of the Year award for her film “Nomadland.” She is the first-ever female director to receive this accolade in the 32 years the festival has been running.The festival and film awards gala will not take place as an in-person event, but honoree selections will recognize the year’s great performances.

Also Read: 'Nomadland' Film Review: Frances McDormand Hits the Road in Quiet, Lyrical Drama“Nomadland” is currently considered a frontrunner at the Oscars, having received the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the audience award at the Toronto International Film Festival, as well as a slew of honors from film critics associations across the country.

BAFTA has decided to extend the eligibility period for its Film Awards this year, with the org now allowing films to release at any point in 2021 and still be eligible for the upcoming ceremony in April.

The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC celebrated its 86th annual awards ceremony to celebrate this year’s winners and for the first time, it was virtual.

For all the praise of how great ’70s cinema was, when you come to think about it, many of the great crime classics like Straight Time, The Godfather and Thief were all testosterone-driven, with female characters resigned to second- or third-class status. Unfortunate, considering an era known for its sense of revolution.

Carey Mulligan's performance in  was more than promising.

The Crown and Ozark lead the nominees for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards in the TV categories. The shows — each of which garnered six noms — help give Netflix the lead among streamers/networks overall, with a total of 26, followed by HBO/HBO Max with 24.

Carey Mulligan's performance in was more than promising. The actress is set to receive the International Star Award at the 2020 Palm Springs International Film Awards. The festival and film awards gala will not take place as an in-person event this year, but honoree selections will be announced to recognize this year's great performances. Among them, of course, is Mulligan's performance in as Cassandra Thomas, a woman who risks her life to avenge the death of her best friend.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThe Palm Springs International Film Awards will honor Carey Mulligan with the International Star Award for her performance in “Promising Young Woman.”The festival and film awards gala will not be held as in-person events this year, but honoree selections will recognize the year’s great performances, the Palm Springs Film Festival announced.Mulligan stars in “Promising Young Woman” as Cassandra Thomas, who risks her life to avenge the death of her best friend.

Ben Croll Franco-American critic and broadcaster Iris Brey has teamed with Paris-based sales/production outfit Totem Films to adapt her 2020 book “The Female Gaze: A Screen Revolution” as a nonfiction feature.A member of France’s 50/50 Collective and a lecturer at the University of California’s Paris campus, Brey will write and direct the upcoming film, weaving the central concern of her book – a long essay interrogating representations of female bodies and perspectives throughout film history

The first round of voting has opened for the 2021 BAFTA film awards, the first to take place following last year’s watershed review into diversity that saw more 120 changes implemented by the British Academy, considered the biggest shakeup in its history.

Psychological horror Saint Maud leads the nominees for the 2021 London Critics' Circle Film Awards, announced Tuesday by Darci Shaw and Henry Lloyd-Hughes. The debut feature from Rose Glass, which was released in the U.K.

Manori Ravindran International EditorAs BAFTA prepares for its first Film Awards since concluding its sweeping diversity review last fall, the organization is rolling out “conscious voter” training ahead of its first round of voting.Voting in round 1 begins Jan. 12 and closes Jan.