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FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS

Erik Anderson March 11, 2021

What’s usually one of the most competitive and difficult categories to predict, Best Actress feels…closed up? Am I crazy or is it locked with Carey... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (February)

Erik Anderson February 18, 2021

The Best Actress race is getting decidedly more competitive, with Carey Mulligan continuing to scoop up critics’ wins as her film, Promising Young Woman, is... Read More

Palm Springs Film Fest to honor Viola Davis with Actress Award

Erik Anderson February 8, 2021

Davis joins Gary Oldman, Chloé Zhao, Carey Mulligan and more for the desert fest’s honors The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Viola... Read More

Here’s how Chadwick Boseman or Michael Keaton could make Screen Actors Guild history

Andy Hall February 5, 2021

Since the Screen Actors Guild began giving out awards in 1995, the Actor for Outstanding Cast of a Motion Picture has been awarded to 25... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (January)

Erik Anderson January 28, 2021

Are we giving Nicole Beharie (Miss Juneteenth) a fair shake in Best Actress? She’s a Gotham winner, upsetting Frances McDormand. She’s a Spirit Award nominee... Read More

Philadelphia Film Critics Circle go mad for ‘Ma Rainey,’ Amanda Seyfried and ‘Da 5 Bloods’

Erik Anderson January 17, 2021

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle gave Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom its first Best Picture win of the season and with it Viola Davis’s second Best... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December)

Erik Anderson December 24, 2020

The toughest race of the season just got much tougher. Although I’m starting to feel Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) is a softer frontrunner... Read More

Interview: George C. Wolfe on turning up the heat in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ and Chadwick Boseman’s final performance

Interviews (Film)

Interview: George C. Wolfe on turning up the heat in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ and Chadwick Boseman’s final performance

Erik Anderson December 16, 2020

George C. Wolfe is about to have his big breakthrough. Best known for his legendary, Tony-winning work on Broadway, producer Denzel Washington entrusted Wolfe with... Read More

Gotham Awards: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis to receive actor tributes

Erik Anderson December 3, 2020

30th Gotham Awards to take place Monday, January 11, 2021 The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), announced today that SAG Award-winning actor Chadwick Boseman will receive... Read More