‘Trial of the Chicago 7,’ ‘One Night In Miami’ Lead WGA Awards Film Noms

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorEmerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” has won Best Picture at the 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” intercuts between a courtroom trial and protests surrounding the Democratic National Convention of 1968.Little did Sorkin know how uncannily the events of the film would mirror contemporary America.

Over the weekend, Aaron Sorkin landed a Golden Globe trophy for his screenplay for his recent Netflix feature, “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” The award is just one of many the filmmaker has been collecting over this awards season, culminating in what many believe to be some Oscar gold later this spring. And if you listen to the cast he put together for his period legal drama, all of this acclaim and recognition is well-deserved.

One of the most distressing scenes in Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7 is when Judge Julius Hoffman orders that Black Panther Bobby Seale be gagged and shackled during the 1969 proceedings. Seale's inhumane treatment — captured by a sketch artist at the time — has inspired a new exhibit by artist Karon Davis at Jeffrey Deitch gallery in New York (March 6 to April 24).

The Cinema Audio Society is out with the nominees for its 57th annual CAS Awards for outstanding achievement in sound mixing. The seven categories spanning film and TV from 2020, with the virtual trophy show is set for Saturday, April 17.

This awards season, it's almost as if the movies are having a conversation with one another. The year's pandemic-disrupted release schedule may have resulted in a smaller pool of films entering the conversation, but, to an unusual degree, a number of them overlap, both in theme and sometimes even in particulars, making for a denser and perhaps richer class of awards hopefuls.

EXCLUSIVE: In a hot under-the-radar package, we can reveal that Oscar-winner Mark Rylance (The Trial Of The Chicago 7), Maze Runner star Dylan O’Brien, Set It Up star Zoey Deutch and The Dig actor Johnny Flynn are set to star in Oscar-winning writer Graham Moore’s (The Imitation Game) directorial debut The Outfit.

Here's what we know happened Feb. 25, 1964: 22-year-old Cassius Clay (soon to become Muhammad Ali) became the heavyweight boxing champion of the world by defeating Sonny Liston.

The Casting Society of America has made its final callbacks for 2020, unveiling the film nominees for its 36th annual Artios Awards. The winners will be announced during the virtual ceremony April 15.

Also Read: Writers Guild Nominates 'Trial of the Chicago 7,' 'One Night in Miami' - and 'Borat' TooHe continued: “To commemorate the anniversary of the verdict in this historic trial, we’ve made the film available on YouTube for 48 hours starting Friday, Feb. 19 at 12:00 a.m.

The Writers Guild of America has announced its nominees in the categories of original, adapted and documentary screenplay for the 2021 WGA Awards. The original screenplay nominees are Judas and the Black Messiah, Palm Springs, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal and The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Also Read: 'Nomadland,' 'One Night in Miami,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Named Finalists for 2021 Scripter AwardsThose films failed to qualify because WGA rules restrict eligibility to films that were written under the guild’s Minimum Basic Agreement or a collective bargaining agreement of one of 11 affiliated international guilds.Even with the different eligibility requirements, more than two-thirds of WGA nominees have gone on to receive Oscar nominations for screenwriting in the past decade.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSpotify announced Tuesday that Mona Sutphen will join its board of directors in April, subject to shareholder approval.Sutphen is a private equity advisor and a co-founder/advisor for several technology start-ups, and was a senior White House official during the Obama Administration. She is currently a Senior Advisor at The Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm, and is a venture advisor and co-founder of several technology start-ups.

The WGA on Tuesday unveiled the movie nominations for its 2021 WGA Awards, honoring outstanding achievement in screenwriting of original, adapted and documentary films during 2020. Winners will be March 21 in a virtual ceremony. Check out the full list below.

Two films with the Vietnam War as their backdrop dominated the nominations for the 2021 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards. Da 5 Bloods and The Trial of the Chicago 7 each scored a leading six nominations for the awards show aimed at recognizing projects that resonate with older viewers.

BEST PICTURE Da 5 Bloods (Netflix) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) Mank (Netflix) Minari (A24) News of the World (Universal Pictures) Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures) One Night in Miami (Amazon Studios) Promising Young Woman (Focus Features) Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)BEST ACTOR Ben Affleck – The Way Back (Warner Bros.) Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios) Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix) Tom Hanks – News of the World

Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups “Minari” “Nomadland” “One Night in Miami” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” “The United States vs.

Mena Massoud), comes into town to catch up on lost time — and address their romantic future. «You're going to find out a bit more about Marjan's backstory, a bit more of her culture, her own life back home in Miami, which she left to come here to Austin.

The nominations for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are in. 

The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations are in, and as per usual the nominated stars were incredibly thankful for the honour.