Awards
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Oscars 2022: CODA wins Best Picture, Jane Campion Best Director
The winners of this year’s 94th Academy Awards were announced earlier this morning at LA’s Dolby Theatre. Jane Campion’s Netflix western The Power of the Dog was pipped to the Best Picture pots by CODA, but the Kiwi filmmaker did pick up the award for Best Director.
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Baftas 2022: The Power of the Dog wins Best Film, Best Director
The winners of this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards were announced earlier this evening at the ceremony’s regular home, London’s Royal Albert Hall, after 2021’s Covid-restricted event. The Power of the Dog was the big story of the night, winning both Best Film and Best Director for Jane Campion.
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How the Toronto International Film Festival could affect this year’s Oscars race
The Toronto International Film Festival is long past and folks are now looking forward to this year’s Academy Awards – the 94th Academy Awards, to be precise. And you can almost be certain last month’s festival will have an impact on the upcoming Oscars.
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Oscars 2022: The Power of the Dog sniffs out 12 nominations, Dune on 10
The nominations for this year’s 94th Academy Awards were announced earlier this afternoon. Jane Campion’s Netflix western The Power of the Dog led the chasing pack with 12 nods, while Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune received 10.
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Baftas 2022: Dune leads the field with eleven nominations
This afternoon saw the nominations announced for this year’s British Academy Film Awards, to be held on March 13 back at its traditional home, London’s Royal Albert Hall, after a year online. Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune received the most nominations.
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BIFA 2021: Belfast and Boiling Point lead nominations
This year’s BIFA nominations announcement saw something of a David vs. Goliath struggle unfold, as Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar-tipped Belfast tied with Philip Barantini’s low budget, one-shot thriller Boiling Point on 11 nods a piece.
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Oscars 2021: Our final predictions
After one of the longest awards seasons in living memory, the 93rd Academy Awards are almost upon us. Pandemic or no pandemic, this year’s nominations have been welcomed for their diversity and inclusivity, with celebrated indies rubbing shoulders with streaming hits.
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Baftas 2021: Nomadland wins Best Film, Best Director
The winners of this year’s EE British Academy Film Awards were announced earlier this evening at a Covid-safe, audience-less ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Nomadland was the big story of the night, winning both Best Film and Best Director for Chloe Zhao.
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Oscars 2020: Best Picture winner Parasite makes Oscars history
Parasite’s Korean director Bong Joon-ho upset the odds to win both Best Picture and Best Director at this year’s Academy Awards on a night of mixed feelings over the Academy’s perceived lack of diversity.
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Oscars 2020: Our final predictions
It may be early February but – thanks to a compressed awards season – the 92nd Academy Awards are almost upon us. Once again, concerns over diversity and representation have dominated the discourse, with only one non-white nominee across the four acting categories in the form of British actress Cynthia Erivo.