Tag: Award Season
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Why SINNERS is the only unicorn Oscar nom this year?
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent What if SINNERS, a vampire movie boasting a record 16 Best Picture nominations, actual bites down hard this 98th Oscar ceremony and sweeps on Sunday, March 15th, on ABC – not because of the critical acclaim only, but because it has one quality all the other noms do not?…
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WGAW Cancels LA Awards Show, WGAE on for 2026
LOS ANGELES, CA: The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) Board of Directors has cancelled the 2026 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles ceremony, as the WGAW staff union’s strike continues. The show was scheduled to take place at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE on Sunday, March 8. Non-supervisory staff of the WGAW, organized…
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Mile 11 is where Oscars meet LA Marathon March 8
LOS ANGELES, CA: The ASICS Los Angeles Marathon, produced by The McCourt Foundation, partners with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to bring the magic of the Oscars® directly to the course on race day, Sunday, March 8. At Mile 11, on the famed Hollywood Boulevard, the marathon route will be transformed into a…
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Arts & Faith: 105 Nominees for Top 25 Spiritually Significant Women-Directed Films
CHAPEL HILL, NC: The Arts & Faith Community has announced 105 nominees for its Top 25 Spiritually Significant Women‑Directed Films list, recognizing films across decades, genres, and cultures. The nominations include documentaries, shorts, and narrative feature films that explore spirituality in meaningful ways. The group seeks to elevate films that invite deeper reflection and engage…
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Walkable OSCARS® SEASON at the Academy Museum Now
by Screenmancer Staff Ever wanted to walk through the history of motion pictures? Consider this your walkable invite… LOS ANGELES, CA: The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announces Oscars® Season at the Academy Museum , running now through March 22. This season of public programming invites audiences to celebrate the 98th Oscars and immerse themselves…
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Ashley Nicole Black will host virtual 2022 Writers Guild Awards
NEWS: Acclaimed writer, comedian, actor and producer Ashley Nicole Black is set to host the joint 2022 Writers Guild Awards virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 20. “I’m so excited to be hosting the 2022 Writers Guild Awards,” said Black, herself a 2022 Writers Guild Award nominee for season two of Ted Lasso. “I am honored to have…
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BAFTA has technical difficulties, but here are 6 most nommed & all via YouTube
Hosts AJ Odudu and Tom Allen were live from BAFTA195 Piccadilly, as they announced the 2022 noms, #EEBAFTAs. subscribe to BAFTA ⏩ https://youtube.com/user/BAFTAonline check out BAFTA Guru ⏩ London, 3 February 2022: BAFTA has today announced the nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2022, celebrating the very best in film of the…
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SFFILM reveals 2021 Documentary Film Fund Winners
San Francisco, CA: Today SFFILM announced the four winners of 2021 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund (DFF) grants totaling $60,000 which support feature-length documentaries in post-production. Now in its tenth year, DFF was created to support non-fiction films that are distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters, and an innovative visual approach. The SFFILM Documentary Film Fund…
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Glenn Weiss comes back direct the 94th Oscars set for March 2022
LOS ANGELES, CA: The Oscars® show producer Will Packer announced today that veteran director Glenn Weiss will return to direct the 94th Oscars. The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT. “You need someone with the deep technical knowledge and creative insights…
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Spotlight: Riz Ahmed & Aneil Karia’s THE LONG GOODBYE on 2022 Oscar Shortlist
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent If we wind the clock back to last year’s Award Season, SOUND OF METAL starring Riz Ahmed as a hearing-impaired rock drummer blew away the uninitiated as the band-fronter film picked up six Oscar®️ nominations and won two for Best Editing and Best Sound. Notable among the nominations was…
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94TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS in 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ARE HERE
LOS ANGELES, CA: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 94th Academy Awards®: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound and Visual Effects. DOCUMENTARY FEATUREFifteen films will advance…
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Buzzworthy KING RICHARD at Film Fest 919, Kristen Stewart’s SPENCER, plus full line-up
by Screenmancer Staff CHAPEL HILL, NC: Film Fest 919 is proud to announce the program for its highly-anticipated 4th edition, which takes place as a live, in-person event Oct. 18- 24, 2021. Film Fest 919 (FF919) embodies the true spirit of a film festival, presenting a diverse breadth of compelling features to the area’s enthusiastic,…
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Screenmancer’s Best Picture is The TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
by Screenmancer Staff We were late to view THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 from Netflix, the political party powerhouse picture penned by Aaron Sorkin, but we will not overlook the reality that it is Best Picture of the Year. We loved MANK, also a Netflix project which displays the craftsmanship and hallmarks of a…
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Golden Globes hit the gas with MANK in the tank leading the noms
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent There’s a scene in MANK from Netflix where the reading of a love letter turns into a rollover accident for Herman J. Mankiewicz, so with the Hollywood Foreign Press putting this movie in the lead of Golden Globes Nominees with six possible wins? Let’s hope that scenario in the…
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Every Promising Young Woman Should See Carey Mulligan’s Movie of Same Name
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Updated: AOC, or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is the US Congressional representative from the 14th district in New York who just revealed she is a “survivor of sexual assault,” and this is where we are in the zeitgeist right now. Disclosures like this are no longer career-wrecking shamers, but a kind…
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