‘Zola’ Rules The 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations

The race to earn an Animated Feature Oscar nomination is traditionally competitive, but 2021 will likely see at least two critically acclaimed films on the outside looking in. Things got more interesting this morning when the 49th Annie Awards announced their nominees and “Raya and the Last Dragon“ led all contenders with 10 nominations.

While the 2022 New York Film Critics Circle Awards were scheduled to take place at Tao Downtown in NYC on January 10, they’ve now been postponed due to the recent surge in Covid-19 cases witnessed across the country, with a new date for the ceremony to be unveiled early next year.

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Disney films are the ones to beat at the 49th annual Annie Awards, whose nominations were announced this morning. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon and Encanto scored a leading 10 and nine noms, respectively, followed by Pixar’s Luca with eight.

The nominations for next year’s BRIT Awards have been announced, and any fears that dropping gendered categories would lead to female artists missing out appear to have been unfounded. Although, of course, it remains to be seen who the overall winners in each category will be.While no category is 100% male-dominated – and a number of shortlists are almost entirely female – it’s a couple of the all new genre categories where we find the fewest women with nominations.

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association is voting Saturday on the best films and performances of 2021. The group, made up of L.A. area print and digital journalists, is deliberating winners and runners-up throughout the morning in 14 categories including Best Picture.

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) today announced the nominees for its 11th AACTA International Awards with Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog leading the pack, at seven and six mentions, respectively. Each is up for Best Film, along with Dune, Being The Ricardos, Nitram and Licorice Pizza.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFor the third consecutive year, Women In Film has released its awards-season ballot, recognizing all the women whose work behind the camera made this year’s biggest films possible.As critics and guilds start voting and handing out awards, the WIF #VoteForWomen ballot seeks to shine a light on the women and nonbinary film professionals for consideration.In a statement, Women In Film said, “Every year we see hundreds of women excelling at their roles as creative and

Outlander, fans can count on a few definite facts. On the show, certainly, we will see everyone we love suffer at some point (probably several points), and someone will deliver some seriously sexy romantic scenes.

The Film Independent Spirit Awards, Hollywood’s leading indie film honors, stayed true to its name this year, bestowing a leading seven nominations to Janicza Bravo’s wild road trip saga “Zola," including best feature, best director and best female lead for Taylour Paige.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDenis Villeneuve will be the recipient of the William Cameron Menzies Award from the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) at the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards.The award recognizes his unique visuals and innovative storytelling which have established Villeneuve as one of the premier filmmakers working today.“We are beyond thrilled to recognize the scale and scope of the cinematic vision of director Denis Villeneuve with the 2022 William

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Beanie Feldstein, Naomi Watts and Regina Hall revealed the nominees for the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which honor and celebrate independent filmmakers. And for a second year in a row, the awards also recognized the best in television.This year’s top film nominees include and, all of which are vying in the Best Feature category.

Refresh for more info: The Film Independent Spirit Awards announced their 37th nominations today in a pre-taped reel on YouTube from Beanie Feldstein, Regina Hall and Naomi Watts.