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14 years ago, we learned that Denis Leary's Apostle production company was developing a television series based on Andrew Niccol's sci-fi drama "Gattaca." It was a vague announcement buried in a story about the conclusion of Leary's FX show "Rescue Me." There wasn't so much as a logline. All we knew was that Gil Grant, a relentlessly mainstream TV writer best known for working on "24" and "NCIS," had been placed in charge of developing this cerebral property for Apostle. Nothing ever came of it, and we all forgot it was ever a thing — until today.

According to Deadline, "Homeland" co-creators Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa are developing a "Gattaca" series for Showtime via Sony Pictures Television. There's nary a word about Apostle in the trade break, but one of the original film's producers, Danny DeVito, is back in the fold. These are talented folks, but was there a...

Brian Tyree Henry (“Eternals”) is set to star in boxing drama “Flint Strong” from cinematographer Rachel Morrison, who is making her feature directorial debut, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.

The project has landed at MGM after previously being set up at Universal, where production lasted two days before being shut down by Covid and delayed indefinitely. Production will kick off in Toronto next week with MGM on board to produce and distribute.

“Flint Strong” will be based on the 2015 boxing documentary “T-Rex,” which was directed by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper. Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins adapted the script and is also producing the project. The executive producers are Canepari, Cooper, Lyn Lucibello and Sue Jaye Johnson. Elishia Holmes is overseeing the project for MGM.

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Top European industry players including senior executives from Pathé Films, Mikros, Wild Bunch Distribution and Warner Bros. have joined forces to launch a one-stop-shop production banner called N9ne Studio. The outfit plans to invest over €30 million (31 million) over the next five years to fully finance content development.

The pan-European hub is being launched in association with Ikav Group, a thriving asset management company chaired by Constantin von Wasserschleben and headquartered in Germany with offices in Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the U.K., the U.S. and France. Advised by Cinecapital, Schubert Collin, Rbb and Taylor Wessing, N9ne Studio will focus on the development and co-production of films and TV series.

The company is being created by Gilles Gaillard, the co-founder of Mikros Animation who collaborated on

“Sponge Bob” and ”Asterix;” the financiers Stéphane Marchi and Terry Keeley, producers Vincent

Roget, the former bosses of Pathé Films Romain Le Grand...

And with that, we have the potential for a The Rookie spinoff!

"Simone" was the first installment of a two-episode event that has The Rookie Season 4 Episode 19 serving as a backdoor pilot for the Niecy Nash-Betts led FBI spinoff. And it certainly kicked things off with a bang.

We spent much of the hour getting to know Simone Clark. So, how do you feel about her? Would you tune in to a series devoted to her obstacles as a near-50-year-old FBI trainee with an alternative style?

As a backdoor pilot, they balanced things well. We spent a significant amount of time with Simone and got to know her rather well, and because of the "all hands on deck" approach to the case, nearly all the other characters were involved.

As a result, it didn't feel as if this newcomer dominated everything and shoved the characters with whom we're most familiar to the side,...

The trailer for the two-part event that tees up a possible spinoff of ABC’s recently renewed The Rookie gets off to an explosive start, as Officers Nolan and Chen barely dodge a detonating bomb.

As previously reported, the as-yet-untitled spinoff’s planted pilot, airing across two episodes, will introduce FBI trainee Simone Clark, played by Claws‘ Niecy Nash. Described as “a force of nature” and “the living embodiment of a dream deferred,” Simone is the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy.

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The burden of expectation weighs heavily on the second outing of the Bridgerton family, who first arrived in our lives as a source of much-needed relief, graciously whisking us away in a scintillating flurry. In the midst of our pandemic-fueled depression, we were offered a healthy dose of unabashed Regency-era confection that blended Austen sensibilities with juicy Shondaland extravagance. This sparkling, pop-infused take on the mannered costume drama somehow brought together the best of those very divergent worlds with heady fanfare, so yes, there was much hope for recapturing that thrilling high in season 2. With its grand return,...

The post Bridgerton Season 2 Review: Simone Ashley Is The Diamond of An Otherwise Lackluster Courting Season appeared first on /Film.

Olivier Dahan’s “Simone, A Woman of the Century” completes the trilogy he began with the Edith Piaf biopic “La Vie en Rose,” starring Marion Cotillard, and “Grace of Monaco,” starring Nicole Kidman. Dahan spoke with Variety during the Unifrance Rendezvous in Paris, where the film had its market premiere.

“Simone,” starring Elsa Zylberstein (“Un plus une”) and Rebecca Marder (“Deception”), cuts back and forth across time, as it explores the life of French politician and former President of the European Parliament, Simone Veil (1927-2017), who played a key role in passing abortion legislation in France, protecting rights of prisoners, immigrants, AIDS victims and prostitutes, and preventing torture by French forces during the Algerian war of independence.

Born into a French-Jewish family, Veil’s world view was decisively shaped by the Nazi occupation of France, when much of her family was rounded up by French police and sent to concentration camps,...

Elsa Zylberstein stars as the iconic French stateswoman and women’s rights campaigner.

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired US rights to Oliver Dahan’s biopic Simone, A Woman Of The Century about iconic French stateswoman and women’s rights champion Simone Veil.

Paris-based sales company Other Angle Pictures has also pre-sold the film to Spain (Caramel Films), Latin America (Impacto Cine), Australia (Moving Story), Canada (Az Films), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Portugal (Films4You) and Taiwan (Creative Century Entertainment).

Talks are also underway for Italy and Japan.

One of the most prominent women in France in the 20th century, Veil was a teenager...

The latest in our series of writers defending maligned films is a reappraisal of Ron Howard’s starry relationship comedy

When The Dilemma opened in January 2011 it was met with critical contempt and box office apathy. Audiences then and now are befuddled by it and every scathing review asks the same question: “What kind of movie is this supposed to be?” It’s too serious for a comedy but too silly for a drama. It’s too bro-tastic for a satire but too incisive for a mindless frat pack foray. It has very insightful jokes and very crass jokes. By all accounts, it’s a mess. But I argue, that while the film is messy, it’s not a mess.

Related: Hear me out: why S1m0ne isn't a bad movie...

Continuing our series of writers defending unloved films is a reappraisal of Andrew Niccol’s flop satire starring Al Pacino as a director who creates a virtual actor

It’s not surprising that S1m0ne wasn’t a hit at the time of its release in 2002. The premise is preposterous. Its dialogue is often absurd. The tone oscillates wildly from proclamations about the human condition to slapstick sequences. What is perplexing, however, is that in the intervening years it has not been reappraised as a cult classic for those same reasons.

Related: Hear me out: why Sucker Punch isn't a bad movie...

This week, we have a handful of horror shorts from around the globe to share with Daily Dead readers! Today, we have Bienvenue from writer/director Vincent Julé, which may make you think twice before your next Airbnb stay:

"A couple has booked an apartment for one night. It looks just like the ad, but their attention is drawn to something. Or someone ? Watch this (and watch out) before your next vacation!"

Cast

Claire Juliette Allain (Têtard)

Mathieu Quentin Pradelle

L’enfant Gaël Raës

Crew

Writer-Director Vincent Julé

Producer Arié Chamouni for JohnDoe Production

Cinematographer Raphaël Vandenbussche

Editor Tianès Montasser

Composer Théo Bedoucha

The post Watch the Short Horror Film Bienvenue appeared first on Daily Dead.

For decades, the identity of a rapist and murderer who terrorized California communities was an unsolved mystery. Now, the story of a woman who doggedly tracked him but didn’t live to see his capture is a tragedy. HBO’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, which premieres Sunday (10/9c), blends both of those tales in a gripping new docuseries.

The project is part true-crime thriller about the hunt for the Golden State Killer and part captivating memoir of Michelle McNamara, the writer who coined the murderer’s nickname but died before completing the book on which the series is based.

In a synergistic move by ViacomCBS, CBS will simulcast this year’s BET Awards for the first time. In its 20th year, the BET Awards will make its national broadcast premiere on CBS on Sunday, June 28 at 8 Pm Et/Pt/ 7 Pm Ct, and will simulcast live across ViacomCBS networks including BET and BET Her.

Drake leads the pack with six nominations, including video of the year and best male hip-hop artist. He’s also nominated twice for both best collaboration and the viewer’s choice award for his hits “No Guidance” with Chris Brown and “Life Is Good” with Future.

Newcomers Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch garnered the second most nods with five nominations each. Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Lizzo, and DaBaby followed with four nominations each.

Billy Porter, Eddie Murphy, Forest Whitaker, Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan and Omari Hardwick are the nominees in the Best Actor category.

The director of Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies, Pearl Jam’s Jeremy and many more reflects on his career and some of the movies that made him.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Arlington Road (1999)

The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

Firewall (2006)

The Orphanage (2007)

Nostalgia (2018)

Avatar (2009)

Titanic (1997)

Chef (2014)

The Laundromat (2019)

Honeymoon In Vegas (1992)

Demonlover (2003)

Under The Sand (2000)

Mulholland Dr. (2001)

Under The Skin (2013)

The Great Beauty (2013)

Slap Shot (1977)

Network (1976)

Straw Dogs (1971)

The Pawnbroker (1964)

Star Wars (1977)

The Exorcist (1973)

Jaws (1975)

The World’s Greatest Athlete (1973)

All The President’s Men (1976)

Liquid Sky (1982)

The Brother From Another Planet (1984)

City Of Hope (1991)

Stop Making Sense (1984)

Snowpiercer (2013)

The Flintstones (1994)

Matinee (1993)

Batman (1989)

Transformers (2007)

A History Of Violence (2005)

Heaven Can Wait (1978)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Psycho (1960)

Psycho (1998)

Mandy (2018)

Phantom Thread (2017)

Magnolia (1999)

Boogie Nights (1997)

The Master (2012)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

The Mustang (2019)

Inherent Vice (2014)

The New World (2005)

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

The Last Word (2017)

Cocaine Cowboys (2006)

The Burglar (1957)

What Lies Beneath...

French producers have banded together to lobby the government to push insurance companies to start covering damages caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In any other country, asking insurance companies to change their policies in the midst of a pandemic for the sake of solidarity would be perceived as a practical joke, but not in France.

The ministries of finance and culture, along with the National Film Board, have started exploring different scenarios to get insurance companies on board, according to Valérie Lépine-Karnik, the head of the Upc, one of the French producers guilds that signed a letter to Culture Minister Franck Riester appealing for support in reaching a compromise with insurance firms.

France boasts one of the world’s most prolific film and TV industries, and as such, the extent of the damages linked to Covid-19 is proportionally vast. More than 30 film and TV shoots were stopped in Paris alone...

Part one of Dispatches From Elsewhere two-night premiere event begins on Sunday, March 1st at 10:07 p.m. Et/Pt on AMC. In the series premiere, “Peter,” Peter (Jason Segel) is stuck in the everyday routine of his mundane life until the day something changes when he meets a group of strangers who all have something in common. Together, they begin an adventure into a world that has been hidden all around them. Part two of the series premiere continues in its regular time-slot on Monday, March 2nd with an all-new episode at 10:15 p.m. Et/Pt. In the second episode, “Simone,” the game continues as Simone (Eve Lindley) and Peter follow the clues and explore the city; the gang discovers that the game runs deeper than they thought and they have to make an important choice. Created by and starring Jason Segel, the ten-hour series is centered around...

Kunjue Li is set to play the titular role in Betty Kaplan’s forthcoming film Simone. Written and directed by Kaplan, Li will star opposite Esai Morales in the mysterious, erotic and haunting love story between a writer/professor at Puerto Rico’s leading University and an aspiring artist from the immigrant Chinese community.

Li can be seen in Alan Yang’s forthcoming drama Tigertail. Inspired by Yang’s family, Tigertail touches on themes of regret, longing, passion, and repression while spanning continents and generations, from 1950’s Taiwan to present-day New York City. The protagonist Grover ventures to the states with a women he doesn’t connect with.

Li will play young Zhenzhen, a woman in Taiwan who was always quiet, polite, and out of the way. She finds moving to America with Grover a difficult experience until she meets her friend Peijing and begins to consider her own independence and self-worth.

"Who can hack a human being?" One more trailer for the indie sci-fi film Anon, written and directed by sci-fi storyteller Andrew Niccol. We posted another trailer earlier this year, and a new international trailer this week already. This new Us trailer from Netflix presents the story entirely differently - about hackers and hacking our augmented reality, and how one of them is getting away with murders by erasing memories. Clive Owen plays a cop investigating a series of unsolved murders, who meets a mysterious hacker woman known as "The Girl" - Amanda Seyfried. This also stars Colm Feore, Sonya Walger, Mark O'Brien, Joe Pingue, Iddo Goldberg, and Sebastian Pigott. This actually looks good, I'm planning to watch once it's available - starting in early May on Netflix. Here's the official Us trailer ( new Us poster) for Andrew Niccol's Anon, direct from Netflix's YouTube: You can still watch the...

"We can't control what we can't see." Another new international trailer has debuted for the indie sci-fi film Anon, written and directed by sci-fi storyteller Andrew Niccol. We posted another trailer earlier this year, and it still looks very intriguing. The film is about a near-future where there is no privacy or anonymity, where even private memories are recorded in an effort to cut down on crime. Clive Owen plays a cop investigating a series of unsolved murders, who meets a hacker woman known as "The Girl", played by Amanda Seyfried. She has no identity, no history and no record. Also starring Colm Feore, Sonya Walger, Mark O'Brien, Joe Pingue, Iddo Goldberg, and Sebastian Pigott. I'm usually interested in whatever Niccol makes, especially if it's full-on sci-fi, and I'm fascinated by this. That digitized filmmaking style with augmented reality Pov is crazy cool. Check this out. Here's a second international...

It would be lovely to think that last year’s “Moonlight” Oscar wins presaged a long and permanent shift in Hollywood movie culture. At the heart of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ complex diversity issue is how much the Oscars reflect the way that the Academy likes to view itself. That helps to explain why the Academy voters did far better with their 2017 Oscar nominations than the year before, when their 6,000 members failed to nominate any actors of color at all.

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The Academy’s recent diversity push added more younger and international members; its 7,000 voters are now 28 percent women and 13 percent people of color. But will the new membership shifts make a major impact on the 2018 Oscar nominations? Despite the new voters, the organization is still under the...

It would be lovely to think that last year’s “Moonlight” Oscar wins presaged a long and permanent shift in Hollywood movie culture. At the heart of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ complex diversity issue is how much the Oscars reflect the way that the Academy likes to view itself. That helps to explain why the Academy voters did far better with their 2017 Oscar nominations than the year before, when their 6,000 members failed to nominate any actors of color at all.

Read More:Barry Jenkins and Jordan Peele Among the 774 Invited to Join the Academy As It Pushes for Inclusion

The Academy’s recent diversity push added more younger and international members; its 7,000 voters are now 28 percent women and 13 percent people of color. But will the new membership shifts make a major impact on the 2018 Oscar nominations? Despite the new voters, the organization is still under the...

Darren Aronofsky’s film portrays the horror and violence of becoming a different species.

When I first watched Darren Aronofsky’s 2011 film Black Swan, I immediately knew that it was the kind of film that required multiple viewings. Naturally, I went back to the theater and watched it again before buying a DVD copy which I have since worn out with repeated viewings. Black Swan is a dense and layered film, with so much to focus on: the theme of doubles and doppelgangers, the prominence of mirrors, the way the plot matches the story of Swan Lake, the meticulously crafted visuals, and the film’s obsession with differing expressions of femininity. However, it wasn’t until I took a class focusing on Animals in Cinema that I realized this film deals with a woman’s literal transformation into a swan. Nina’s (Natalie Portman) transformation into a swan neatly matches up with French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and...

There's a moment early in the new season premiere of the FX crime drama Fargo when a parole officer recalls how he met his fiancée, a slick hustler named Nikki Swango (played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead). As the episode flashes back to Nikki at a police station, getting booked and photographed, fans of filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen might experience some deja vu. The situation, the way it's shot, and even the way the crook gets yanked around by the authorities – it's all right out of the Coens' 1987 comedy Raising Arizona.

Youth-focused Berlinale sidebar will feature 62 short and feature films from 41 countries.Scroll down for full list

The Berlin Film Festival has revealed the completed list of titles that will play in this year’s Generations sidebar, which focuses on youth and children’s films.

In total, there are 62 short and feature-length films hailing from 41 countries.

Titles include the world premiere of Carla Simon’s coming-of-age feature debut Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993), which has already been snapped up by New Europe Film Sales.

Among the further films added are features from China, the USA and Korea.

As previously announced, Michael Winterbottom’s music documentary On The Road will open the Generation 14plus programme this year.

Further films playing in the strand include Dash Shaw’s My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea, which features the voices of Jason Schwartzman, Maya Rudolph, Lena Dunham and Susan Sarandon, and 2016 Tiff Platform title Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves...

Forgive me for stealing Carson Daly’s hyperactive terrier refrain — “We’Ve Got A Steal!” — and twisting it into a battle cry for The Voice‘s Season 11 Knockout Rounds.

RelatedThe Voice Renewed for Two Seasons, Gwen Stefani to Return as Coach

Just when this cycle of NBC’s reality singing competition was starting to look sleepier than Christina Aguilera during an Adam Levine monologue, tonight’s two-hour extravaganza delivered not one, not two, but five or six potential contenders to Alisan Porter’s iron(-throated) throne.

Oh, yes, ladies and gentlemen… “We’Ve Got A Season!”

Knockouts mentors/upsettingly...

Nina Simone's bandleader and friend of 46 years, Al Schackman, is weighing in on Zoë Saldana's controversial casting in Nina, and praising the actress for tackling a difficult and complex role. Schackman, who says he and Simone were like "brother and sister" for nearly five decades until her death in 2003, tells People he believes Saldana "did an admirable job" playing the iconic singer. Saldana's casting in the role has sparked controversy, with many critics questioning the use of dark makeup and a prosthetic nose to make the actress more closely resemble her character. "Of course she did not look...

Nina Simone's bandleader and friend of 46 years, Al Schackman, is weighing in on Zoë Saldana's controversial casting in Nina, and praising the actress for tackling a difficult and complex role. Schackman, who says he and Simone were like "brother and sister" for nearly five decades until her death in 2003, tells People he believes Saldana "did an admirable job" playing the iconic singer. Saldana's casting in the role has sparked controversy, with many critics questioning the use of dark makeup and a prosthetic nose to make the actress more closely resemble her character. "Of course she did not look...

The estate of Nina Simone took umbrage with a quote tweeted by actress Zoe Saldana, who will portray the late singer in a controversial, upcoming biopic.

Saldana has faced immense criticism over her casting in Nina due to her lack of both singing experience and resemblance to the singer and civil rights activist. She reportedly darkened her face with make-up and wore a prosthetic nose during the shoot. Upon the release of the first trailer for the long-delayed film, Saldana tweeted a Simone quote, "I'll tell you what freedom is...

The head of the distributor behind the Nina Simone biopic has responded to a growing furore over the suitability of Zoe Saldana to play the celebrated singer and Civil Rights activist.

Rlj Entertainment founder and chairman Robert L. Johnson, who also founded the Black Entertainment Network, defended his star, whose parents hail from Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic, calling her portrayal “an exceptional and mesmerising tribute to Nina Simone.”

Saldana has come under fire from Simone’s daughter Lisa Simone Kelly, among others, after a trailer appeared of the actress with blackened skin.

The trailer added fuel to a fire that took hold in 2012 when images first appeared of Saldana in make-up as Simone.

Ever since the actress stepped in to replace Mary J Blige, who pulled out due to scheduling changes, she has drawn the ire of Kelly and representatives of the family.

They claim she is too light-skinned to play the classically trained concert pianist...

Zoe Saldana has faced immense criticism over her casting as music legend Nina Simone in the upcoming biopic Nina. But now fans can have a more informed opinion by watching the film's debut trailer, via Today.

Nina follows Simone through her iconic career, focusing on a period of isolation while living in France, as she struggles to balance music and political activism. At her lowest, she finds inspiration from assistant-turned-manager Clifton Henderson (David Oyelowo), and that crucial relationship anchors the trailer. 

Simone pays Henderson $2,000 per month to handle her affairs.

The first trailer for the long-awaited Nina Simone biopic Nina has finally arrived, following the controversial release of the film's first poster. The film focuses on the iconic singer's life and career, and her relationship with her former nurse-turned-manager Clifton Henderson. Zoë Saldana stars as Simone, while David Oyelowo plays Henderson. In the trailer, Simone is seen offering Henderson a job for "$2,000 a month" to help "take care of her affairs" while on the road. What follows is a montage of Simone's struggle to get her career back on path as she battles a drinking problem. "Everyone thinks that you are crazy,...

The first trailer for the long-awaited Nina Simone biopic Nina has finally arrived, following the controversial release of the film's first poster. The film focuses on the iconic singer's life and career, and her relationship with her former nurse-turned-manager Clifton Henderson. Zoë Saldana stars as Simone, while David Oyelowo plays Henderson. In the trailer, Simone is seen offering Henderson a job for "$2,000 a month" to help "take care of her affairs" while on the road. What follows is a montage of Simone's struggle to get her career back on path as she battles a drinking problem. "Everyone thinks that you are crazy,...

The good news is that Nina Simone is still getting a lot of attention. Fans applauded the 2015 documentary, "What Happened, Miss Simone?" and now, if they want, fans can watch Zoe Saldana as "The High Priestess of Soul" in "Nina."

The biopic's first poster was shared yesterday by Entertainment Weekly, followed today by the first trailer, which co-stars David Oyelowo as Simone's assistant-turned-manager, whom she met while in isolation in France.

"Nina" has had a long, rough road to this point, and it's still facing controversy. According to EW, Mary J. Blige was set to star back in 2010, but dropped out from scheduling conflicts. Saldana has faced criticism for being too light-skinned to play the legendary singer, and the actress doesn't seem to disagree.

Last June, Saldana told Bet she turned the film down for a full year before saying yes, and only joined the project after people she...

I'm sure most of you watched the Academy Awards last night, so I wanted to create a place for you to talk to us and your fellow commenters about the winners, losers, snubs, performances, and host. For good reason, the topic of diversity was looming large in the minds of the producers of the broadcast, and I thought host Chris Rock did a great job of ripping Hollywood while at the same time creating a call to action for equal opportunity in the industry (which is all the controversy really boils down to). For addressing a tough, complicated issue that obviously doesn't start and end with the organization of the Oscars, I thought it was handled about as well as it could have been.

As for the winners and losers, I was pleasantly surprised to see Mad Max: Fury Road take home as many awards as it did, considering what...

The winners of the 88th Annual Academy Awards have been announced, the biggest award Best Picture went to 'Spotlight.' 'The Revenant' took home the Best Director Oscar for Alejandro González Iñárritu, making Iñárritu the third director in history to win back-to-back directing and Leonardo DiCaprio finally got his Oscar for Best Actor (and there was much rejoicing).

Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki also won his third Best Cinematography Oscar in a row for 'The Revenant.' 'Mad Max: Fury Road' was the big winner of the night for most awards, sweeping the technical categories to earn six Oscars, including Best Production Design.

It was a great year for Irish talent picking up nominations but only Stutterer, which was directed by Irishman Benjamin Cleary managed to pick up a award in Best Short Film (Live Action). The short can be viewed on the Rte player here.

With all the talk of Leonardo DiCaprio...

Here's the list of nominees for the 88th Academy Awards that were announced Sunday at the Dolby Theater. 

Winners are noted in bold and with an asterisk.

Actor in a Leading Role

Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"Matt Damon, "The Martian"Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant", (*Winner)Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"

Actor in a Supporting Role

Christian Bale, "The Big Short"Mark Ruffalo, "Spotlight"Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies" (*Winner)Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"Tom Hardy, "The Revenant"

Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett, "Carol"Brie Larson, "Room", (*Winner)Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"

Actress in a Supporting Role

Jennifer Jason Leigh, "The Hateful Eight"Rooney Mara, "Carol"Rachel McAdams, "Spotlight"Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl" (*Winner)Kate WInslest, "Steve Jobs"

Directing

Adam McKay, "The Big Short"George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant", (*Winner)Lenny Abrhamson, "Room"Tom McCarthy,...

It’s Hollywood’s biggest night. In an awards season with no true clear frontrunner for Best Picture, we’re finally finding out who’s taking home the coveted statuettes at the 2016 Oscars ceremony. Below is the full list of nominees. HitFix will keep you updated on the winners here as they’re announced. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ honors are being presented at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Best Picture The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Room Winner: Spotlight Best Actress Cate Blanchett, Carol Winner: Brie Larson, Room Jennifer Lawrence, Joy Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn Best Actor Bryan Cranston, Trumbo Matt Damon, The Martian Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight Rooney Mara, Carol Rachel McAdams, Spotlight Winner: Alicia Vikander,...

Awards season comes to a glitzy end tonight with Sunday's broadcast of the Academy Awards.

Chris Rock returns to host one of the most competitive races in years -- with front-runners emerging late in the game, or not at all, in some categories. Will "The Revenant" sweep? Will Leo finally take home an Oscar? Can "Spotlight" ride its early buzz into the winners' circle?

We'll be updating the winners' list throughout the show. So make sure to check back to see who won, and who lost.

Best Picture

"​Spotlight"​ -- Winner

"The Big Short"

"Bridge Of Spies"

"Brooklyn"

"Mad Max: Fury Road"

"The Martian"

"The Revenant"

"Room

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant" -- Winner

Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"

Matt Damon, "The Martian"

Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"

Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"

Best Actress

Brie Larson, "Room" -- Winner

Cate Blanchett, "Carol"

Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"

Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"

Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"

Best Director

Alejandro G. Iñárritu,...

Kicking off at 8:30Pm Est tonight is the 88th Academy Awards, hosted by Chris Rock. Leading the pack of nominations is The Revenant, which picked up 12 nominations, while Mad Max: Fury Road is close behind with 10, The Martian had 7, while Carol, Bridge of Spies and Spotlight each picked up 6, so we’ll have to see who comes out on top. We’ll be live updating the winners below (in red) with more coverage on Twitter.

Update: See the full list of winners below, topped by Spotlight, while Mad: Max Fury Road picked up the most with six.

Best Picture

The Big Short

Bridge of Spies

Brooklyn

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Room

Spotlight

Best Directing

Adam McKay – The Big Short

George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road

Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant

Lenny Abrahamson – Room

Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

Best Actor

Bryan Cranston – Trumbo

Matt Damon – The Martian...

I will be posting updates of all of the Oscar action here tonight in this post (and live tweeting). You can check out all of the nominations below, I will Red Bold the winners as they are announced. 2015 brought a crazy amount of competition and there’s absolutely no telling which way the votes will go with this room of talent. Will Leo finally win his Oscar? Will George Miller take the Oscar for Best Director? Will Stallone finally earn the gold for Rocky after all these years?

The Revenant leads the way with 12 nods, including Picture, Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy). Mad Max: Fury Road follows with 10 nods, with the action epic getting the well deserved Picture and Director nominations.

Here we go…

Best Original Screenplay

Spotlight – Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer

Inside Out – Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFavue

Straight Outta Compton — Jonathan Herman,...

With movies like “Gattaca,” “In Time,” and “S1m0ne,” writer-director Andrew Niccol has made a career out of crafting sci-fi worlds that comment on emerging real-world issues like genetic engineering and the gap between the haves and the have-nots. Clive Owen will star in the next film from Niccol, Deadline reported today. Here’s the logline for this new movie, called “Anon”: [Owen] plays a detective in a world with no privacy, ignorance and anonymity. It is the end of crime. However, when Owen’s character stumbles on a young woman who doesn’t exist, he discovers it may not be the end of crime but the beginning. A world with no privacy — looks like Niccol is now using sci-fi to comment on issues we encounter in our own reality of dwindling privacy in a post-Snowden, social media-dominated world. 1997’s “Gattaca” established Niccol as a creator of quality, sleek-looking, and thought-provoking sci-fi.

Clive Owen has signed on for "Gattaca" and "Simone" director Andrew Niccol's sci-fi psychological thriller "Anon".

Owen plays a detective in the film which is set in a world with no privacy, ignorance and anonymity - meaning there's no crime. When he stumbles on a young woman who doesn't exist, he discovers it may not be the end of crime but the beginning.

Further casting is expected to be announced in coming weeks. Niccol, Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur will produce. Owen is currently filming the sci-fi fantasy tale "Valerian".

Source: Variety...

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Mad Max: Fury Road is leading the field in the 63rd annual Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Awards.

George Miller's road rage epic earned three nominations, the most in the feature film categories.

The Martian, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Revenant also earned three nominations each..

The nominees represent the work of the world.s most talented sound artists and their contributions to the past year.s most outstanding feature film, television, animation and computer entertainment productions.

Mpse president, Frank Morrone said this nominees had produced an outstanding body of work encompassing motion pictures, television, documentaries, gaming and other mediums.

.Our members continue to impress with their ability to develop new techniques and find creative ways to employ sound as a means of enriching storytelling. We congratulate all of this year.s nominees for their achievements,. he said.

The Mpse Golden Reel...

Here are the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards; and The Revenant leads the way with 12 nods, including Picture, Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy). Mad Max: Fury Road follows with ten however, with the action epic getting the well deserved Picture and Director nominations.

Surprisingly Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs) and Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight) didn’t get a screenplay nod and Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott missed out in the Director category.

The 2016 Oscars will air live on Sunday, February 28th on ABC, hosted by Chris Rock.

Best Picture

Spotlight

The Big Short

The Revenant

The Martian

Brooklyn

Mad Max: Fury Road

Bridge of Spies

Room

Best Director

Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant

Adam McKay – The Big Short

Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

George Miller — Mad Max: Fury Road

Lenny Abrahamson — Room

Best Actress

Brie Larson – Room

Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn

Cate Blanchett – Carol

Charlotte Rampling...

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The nominations for the 88th Academy Awards have been announced in Los Angeles and Fox/New Regency’s survival epic The Revenant has clawed its way to the top with 12 nods.

Warner Bros/Village Roadshow’s action reboot Mad Max: Fury Road followed close behind with 10 nominations while in a great day for Fox the studio’s adventure The Martian notched up seven.

Open Road’s Spotlight, Carol from The Weinstein Company and DreamWorks’ Bridge Of Spies (Buena Vista distributed in North America and Fox the rest of the world) earned six apiece, while Paramount/Regency Enterprises’ The Big Short and Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens collected five each.

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With the awards season winding down, it's almost time for the big show, the 88th Academy Awards. This morning the nominations were announced, and you can check out the full list here and begin your Oscar predictions!

February 28th will bring about this year's Academy Awards, which means we have a little over a month to debate who we think should/will win based on this morning's nominations. As expected The Martian, The Revenant, and Mad Max: Fury Road are leading the pack, but there are a few surprises (and snubs) as well. Check out the full list below:

Best Original Song

“Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey

“Manta Ray” from Racing Extinction

“Simple Song #3” from Youth

“Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground

“Writing’s on the Wall” from Spectre

Best Cinematography

Ed Lachman, Carol

Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight

John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road

Emmanuel Lubezki,...

It’s difficult to even care much about this announcement when mourning the loss of a film icon, but alas, the 2016 Oscar nominations have been unveiled this morning. Ahead of a ceremony on February 28th, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Guillermo del Toro, John Krasinski, and Ang Lee were on hand to announce the 88th Oscars nominations.

Leading the pack is The Revenant, which picked up 12 nominations, while Mad Max: Fury Road was close behind with 10. The Martian had 7, while Carol, Bridge of Spies and Spotlight each picked up 6, but sadly, Todd Haynes‘ magnificent drama was left out of the Best Picture and Best Director race. See the full list below.

Best Picture

The Big Short

Bridge of Spies

Brooklyn

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Room

Spotlight

Best Actor

Bryan Cranston – Trumbo

Matt Damon – The Martian

Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant

Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl...

After many months of speculation, the full list of this year's Oscar nominees have been announced - just minutes after the reveal of the death of beloved thespian Alan Rickman.

"The Revenant" led the field with twelve nominations followed by "Mad Max: Fury Road" with ten and "The Martian" with seven. Next were "Spotlight" and "Carol" with six nominations; "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "The Big Short" and "Bridge Of Spies" got five; "Room" and "The Danish Girl" nabbed four; "Sicario," "Brooklyn" and "The Hateful Eight" scored three; and "Steve Jobs" and "Ex Machina" nabbed two.

Surprises? "Creed" and "Joy" scored only one nomination each for Stallone's and Lawrence's performances respectively. No Ridley Scott for director, Quentin Tarantino or Aaron Sorkin for screenplay, Charlize Theron for best actress, "Carol" for best picture, "See You Again" for best song, and of course - the distinct lack of racial diversity. Here's the list in full.

Nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards will be announced today by directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee who will present 12 of the 2016 Academy Award nominees beginning at 5:30am Pst, followed by actor John Krasinski and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announcing the other 12 at 5:38am Pst.

You can now watch the nominations Live by using the video below and later on we will post all the nominations.

The 88th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. Est/4 p.m. Pst.  The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Below is the full list of nominations and see who will take home the Oscar on Sunday, February 28, 2015.

Are there any nods that surprised you?

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Update 01.12.16:

And the winners are…

Awfj Best Of Awards

These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.

Best Film: Spotlight

Best Director: Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

Best Screenplay, Original: Spotlight – Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy

Best Screenplay, Adapted: Carol – Phyllis Nagy

Best Documentary: Amy

Best Animated Film: Inside Out

Best Actress: Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Kristin Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria

Best Actor: Leonardo Di Caprio – The Revenant

Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Paul Dano – Love & Mercy

Best Ensemble Cast: Spotlight and Straight Outta Compton (Tie)

Best Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel

Best Cinematography: Carol – Edward Lachman

Best Film Music or Score: The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone

Best Non-English-Language Film: Son of Saul

Eda Female Focus Awards

These awards honor women only.

Best Woman Director: Marielle Heller – The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Best Woman Screenwriter: Emma Donoghue...