South Korea selects ‘Parasite’ for International Feature Film Oscar submission
As expected, South Korea has selected the Cannes Palme d’Or-winning Parasite from director Bong Joon-ho as its submission for the International Feature Film (formerly Foreign... Read More
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2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (August)
There’s a new #1 in Adapted Screenplay as Sony/TriStar’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood unseats Netflix’s The Irishman for the top spot for the... Read More
2020 Oscars: Official Submissions for International Feature Film
The submitted motion pictures in the running for the International Feature Film Oscar (formerly Foreign Language Film, see below) must be first released theatrically in... Read More
Amazon’s ‘The Report’ moves its files into Oscar season
Amazon Studios’ The Report, from Scott Z. Burns, is packing up and moving deeper into Oscar season. It will now debut in theaters on November... Read More
MTV Documentary Films dips its toes into the Oscar race; unveils initial slate under Sheila Nevins
’17 Blocks’ from NPR contributor Davy Rothbart and award-winning documentary short ‘St. Louis Superman’ on Ferguson activist turned politician from Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan... Read More
Oscars: Winston Duke, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Kent, Jon M. Chu make the 842 new member Academy cut
The Academy continues with its pledge to increase diversity amongst its voting ranks, boosting female and non-white membership for the fourth year in a row... Read More
Oscars: The 2019-2020 Board of Governors
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) today finalized the lineup of its 2019-2020 Board of Governors after a runoff in the Film... Read More
Producers Guild adds key dates, new venue to 2020 awards
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) today announced key dates and a new venue for the 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards, as well as an... Read More
Honorary Oscars: David Lynch, Wes Studi, Lina Wertmüller; Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Geena Davis
Wertmüller was the first woman nominated for the Best Director Oscar; Davis has been a force in gender equality in the media The Academy announced... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (May)
The screenplay categories are a bit convoluted with some contenders muddied as to whether or not they are truly original or truly adapted. We’ve seen... Read More
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