Film directing has long been dominated by men, and they continue to earn a vast majority of the Best Director nominations at the Oscars. Yet, there have been several trailblazing women that have broken through and earned bids at the Academy Awards. Specifically, eight of them have been nominated a total of nine times. Scroll through our photo gallery above (or click here for direct access) for a look back at all of the female directors nominated for Oscars in the Best Director category. To date, three females — Kathryn Bigelow, Chloe Zhao and Jane Campion — have taken home the statuette. At the upcoming 2024 Oscars, several women were in the running for the directing trophy, but only Justine Triet (“Anatomy of a Fall”) reaped a bid.
Triet became the eighth female director nominee in Oscar history for the French film starring Sandra Hüller as a woman who is accused of murdering her husband.
Triet became the eighth female director nominee in Oscar history for the French film starring Sandra Hüller as a woman who is accused of murdering her husband.
- 1/24/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
It used to be just a matter of fact that only men would be nominated for Best Director at the Oscars other than very rare exceptions. That has changed in recent years, though. And now we could potentially see the academy nominate three women in the race.
SEEGreta Gerwig (‘Barbie’) will be 1st to go 3-for-3 in directing Best Picture Oscar nominees
Over the first 82 years of the Academy Awards only four women were ever nominated for the prize and only one won (Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker”). Just since 2017, however, there have been four more female nominees and two more winners. The year Zhao won, Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) was also nominated, marking the first time two women contended in the same year. Naturally, the next step in Oscar history would be majority female nominees in the category.
It might just happen. There are three women in...
SEEGreta Gerwig (‘Barbie’) will be 1st to go 3-for-3 in directing Best Picture Oscar nominees
Over the first 82 years of the Academy Awards only four women were ever nominated for the prize and only one won (Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker”). Just since 2017, however, there have been four more female nominees and two more winners. The year Zhao won, Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) was also nominated, marking the first time two women contended in the same year. Naturally, the next step in Oscar history would be majority female nominees in the category.
It might just happen. There are three women in...
- 1/10/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Female directors have had a hard time at the Academy Awards. Over the first 95 years of the Oscars, only seven women have ever been nominated for Best Director: Lina Wertmüller in 1977 for “Seven Beauties,” Jane Campion in 1994 for “The Piano” and in 2022 for “The Power of the Dog,” Sofia Coppola in 2004 for “Lost in Translation,” Kathryn Bigelow in 2010 for “The Hurt Locker,” Greta Gerwig in 2018 for “Lady Bird,” Emerald Fennell in 2021 for “Promising Young Woman,” and Chloé Zhao in the same year for “Nomadland.”
That Fennell and Zhao were nominated in that same year is history in and of itself. That is the one and only time that more than one woman has been nominated for Best Director in the same year. But could that be about to change this year? There are a number of strong contenders who could be looking to join that short list of female directors to earn Best Director bids.
That Fennell and Zhao were nominated in that same year is history in and of itself. That is the one and only time that more than one woman has been nominated for Best Director in the same year. But could that be about to change this year? There are a number of strong contenders who could be looking to join that short list of female directors to earn Best Director bids.
- 8/11/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
With the 95th Academy Awards steadily approaching, the Best Director race (one that many awards prognosticators believe is all but locked for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for “Everything Everywhere All at Once”) may provide one of the evening’s largest surprises. While The Daniels’ trajectory seems to point them directly to Oscar gold, a potential upset is lurking around the corner, with six-time nominee Todd Field in the prime position to reap the benefits for his work on “Tár.” Here are five reasons why Field can upset at the 2023 Oscars for Best Director.
1. The academy loves him.
Field is already an academy favorite, with three previous nominations under his belt: Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for 2001’s “In the Bedroom,” and Best Adapted Screenplay for 2006’s “Little Children.” This year, Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay citations for “Tár” cements his prestige pedigree, and firmly sets...
1. The academy loves him.
Field is already an academy favorite, with three previous nominations under his belt: Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for 2001’s “In the Bedroom,” and Best Adapted Screenplay for 2006’s “Little Children.” This year, Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay citations for “Tár” cements his prestige pedigree, and firmly sets...
- 3/9/2023
- by Hunter K. Taylor
- Gold Derby
Coda won Best Picture tonight at the 94th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, becoming the first film from a streamer to win the marquee prize at the Academy Awards.
‘Coda’s Troy Kotsur An Inspiration To Deaf Stars Of Oscar-Nominated Doc ‘Audible’
The Apple Original Films drama about the hearing daughter of deaf adults who pursues a singing career also won Adapted Screenplay for Siân Heder, and its Troy Kotsur took Best Supporting Actor. It’s also the first Sundance-debuting pic to win Best Picture; Apple acquired it for a record $25 million at the festival.
Jessica Chastain took Best Actress for the title role in MGM/Uar’s The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and an emotional Will Smith won Best Actor for his role as Richard Williams in Warner Bros’ King Richard. His win came after he slapped presenter Chris Rock onstage over a remark about Jada Pinkett Smith.
Will...
‘Coda’s Troy Kotsur An Inspiration To Deaf Stars Of Oscar-Nominated Doc ‘Audible’
The Apple Original Films drama about the hearing daughter of deaf adults who pursues a singing career also won Adapted Screenplay for Siân Heder, and its Troy Kotsur took Best Supporting Actor. It’s also the first Sundance-debuting pic to win Best Picture; Apple acquired it for a record $25 million at the festival.
Jessica Chastain took Best Actress for the title role in MGM/Uar’s The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and an emotional Will Smith won Best Actor for his role as Richard Williams in Warner Bros’ King Richard. His win came after he slapped presenter Chris Rock onstage over a remark about Jada Pinkett Smith.
Will...
- 3/28/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
For months, this year’s Best Picture race looked like a lock for the Netflix neo-western “The Power of The Dog.” Jane Campion’s long awaited return to the big screen led on Oscar nominations morning with a towering 12 bids. However, a late swing in momentum at the major industry guild awards for indie underdog “Coda”, has now left the battle for Best Picture hanging in the balance.
An early indicator of which this race will go will be the presentation of the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. Remember, “Green Book’s” Best Picture victory in 2019 was signposted by its upset win over “The Favourite” in the Best Original Screenplay category.
Among this year’s nominees in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, there are three strong contenders: the USC Scripter award winner, Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Lost Daughter”); Critics’ Choice champ, Campion (“The Power of The Dog”); and BAFTA and WGA award winner,...
An early indicator of which this race will go will be the presentation of the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. Remember, “Green Book’s” Best Picture victory in 2019 was signposted by its upset win over “The Favourite” in the Best Original Screenplay category.
Among this year’s nominees in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, there are three strong contenders: the USC Scripter award winner, Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Lost Daughter”); Critics’ Choice champ, Campion (“The Power of The Dog”); and BAFTA and WGA award winner,...
- 3/26/2022
- by Nick Bisa
- Gold Derby
Who cares about the Oscars? That is the overriding question as the Academy struggles to lure viewers under pressure from broadcaster ABC. Many Academy members seem disengaged from the viewing and voting process; will global movie fans flock to the March 27 broadcast hosted by Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes, with performances from Billie Eilish and Beyoncé? First-time Oscars producer Will Packer promises an accessibly entertaining show with an out-of-the-box presenters’ lineup that includes Tony Hawk and Shaun White — and after Steven Soderbergh’s pandemic 2021 Oscar show, there is nowhere to go but up.
Below, I make my final Oscar predictions for winners in all 23 award categories. The Oscar race comes down to what 9,487 eligible Academy voters actually saw in this strange roller-coaster year: One minute theaters were open again, the next a winter surge forced the mostly senior Oscar voters back into their lairs. Although a record number...
Below, I make my final Oscar predictions for winners in all 23 award categories. The Oscar race comes down to what 9,487 eligible Academy voters actually saw in this strange roller-coaster year: One minute theaters were open again, the next a winter surge forced the mostly senior Oscar voters back into their lairs. Although a record number...
- 3/24/2022
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Jonny Greenwood achieves a masterful reinvention with his Oscar-nominated score for Jane Campion’s psychological western “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix). Inspired by the repression and savagery of rancher Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch), Greenwood bends orchestral instruments into off-kilter sounds to convey his troubled psyche. The cello becomes a banjo to express Phil’s loneliness, the detuned piano symbolizes chaos, and French horns with reverb underscore his yearning for the past.
Having enjoyed Campion’s moody and unpredictable “Top of the Lake” series, Greenwood was drawn to “The Power of the Dog” for her deconstruction of the western, set against the 1925 backdrop of a beautiful, inviting Montana landscape and a dark, oppressive ranch house. “I fancied working on something with the same complexity of tone, and the script for ‘Power of the Dog’ certainly promised that,” he told IndieWire via email. “Phil is both a brutal rancher and a thoughtful,...
Having enjoyed Campion’s moody and unpredictable “Top of the Lake” series, Greenwood was drawn to “The Power of the Dog” for her deconstruction of the western, set against the 1925 backdrop of a beautiful, inviting Montana landscape and a dark, oppressive ranch house. “I fancied working on something with the same complexity of tone, and the script for ‘Power of the Dog’ certainly promised that,” he told IndieWire via email. “Phil is both a brutal rancher and a thoughtful,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
It’s been less than a year since the Oscars aired a stripped-down version of the show at Union Station, but the 95th annual Academy Awards is set to take place March 27, back at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. With voting opening March 17, we take a look at the top categories and where things stand.
A Perfect 10
For the first year, the Oscars expanded the best picture race to guarantee 10 films. Jane Campion’s Netflix drama “The Power of the Dog” leads the pack with 12 nominations overall and a slew of best picture wins from critics’ groups and BAFTA. But Apple Original Films’ crowd-pleaser “Coda” has been picking up steam, including a batch of wins for supporting actor and the coveted ensemble prize from the SAG Awards — a category in which “Power of the Dog” failed to land a nomination. But “Coda” goes into the night with three Oscar nominations,...
A Perfect 10
For the first year, the Oscars expanded the best picture race to guarantee 10 films. Jane Campion’s Netflix drama “The Power of the Dog” leads the pack with 12 nominations overall and a slew of best picture wins from critics’ groups and BAFTA. But Apple Original Films’ crowd-pleaser “Coda” has been picking up steam, including a batch of wins for supporting actor and the coveted ensemble prize from the SAG Awards — a category in which “Power of the Dog” failed to land a nomination. But “Coda” goes into the night with three Oscar nominations,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
“Dune” was the big winner at the 2022 BAFTAs with five wins in the craft categories. Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” won the coveted best film BAFTA and best director.
However, Campion could not be present at the awards, and her lead Benedict Cumberbatch collected the award on her behalf. Another notable absentee was Will Smith, who won best actor for “King Richard.” Both Campion and Smith were in Los Angeles attending the Critics Choice Awards, where they also won.
The evening was otherwise star-studded, with a full house at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The awards were hosted by Rebel Wilson, who was at her irreverent best. Her targets included the Royal family and 10 Downing Street.
The ongoing war in Ukraine was also acknowledged on at least three occasions during the awards evening. Wilson, while introducing Emilia Jones’ performance of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” from “Coda,...
However, Campion could not be present at the awards, and her lead Benedict Cumberbatch collected the award on her behalf. Another notable absentee was Will Smith, who won best actor for “King Richard.” Both Campion and Smith were in Los Angeles attending the Critics Choice Awards, where they also won.
The evening was otherwise star-studded, with a full house at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The awards were hosted by Rebel Wilson, who was at her irreverent best. Her targets included the Royal family and 10 Downing Street.
The ongoing war in Ukraine was also acknowledged on at least three occasions during the awards evening. Wilson, while introducing Emilia Jones’ performance of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” from “Coda,...
- 3/13/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran and Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
The Power of the Dog helmer Jane Campion won the marquee Theatrical Feature Film prize at the 74th annual DGA Awards, which were handed tonight at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Check out the winners list below.
The win solidifies her as the front-runner for Best Director at the Academy Awards on March 27. Campion won an Original Screenplay Oscar for 1993’s The Piano and was up for Best Director that year.
DGA Awards 2022: Deadline’s Full Coverage
The DGAs are an important bellwether in the Oscar race: Only seven times since the marquee Theatrical Feature Film award’s inception in 1949 has the winner differed from the eventual Oscar winner for Directing. Last year was no exception as Nomadland‘s Chloé Zhao took the DGA’s top film prize en route to her historic Oscar win for Best Director. But in 2020, Sam Mendes won the DGA Award before the Oscar went to Bong Joon-ho.
The win solidifies her as the front-runner for Best Director at the Academy Awards on March 27. Campion won an Original Screenplay Oscar for 1993’s The Piano and was up for Best Director that year.
DGA Awards 2022: Deadline’s Full Coverage
The DGAs are an important bellwether in the Oscar race: Only seven times since the marquee Theatrical Feature Film award’s inception in 1949 has the winner differed from the eventual Oscar winner for Directing. Last year was no exception as Nomadland‘s Chloé Zhao took the DGA’s top film prize en route to her historic Oscar win for Best Director. But in 2020, Sam Mendes won the DGA Award before the Oscar went to Bong Joon-ho.
- 3/13/2022
- by Erik Pedersen, Antonia Blyth and Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
Awards fans, mark your calendars for Saturday, March 12 as that’s when the 74th Directors Guild of America Awards will take place in Hollywood. Judd Apatow hosts the non-televised ceremony, which will honor the best in film and TV for the 2021 calendar year. According to Gold Derby’s DGA Awards predictions, some of the night’s big winners will include Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Lost Daughter”). Scroll down to see the 2022 Directors Guild Awards predictions listed in order of their racetrack odds, with projected winners in gold.
Our DGA Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of 1,400 Gold Derby readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting last year’s winners, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and...
Our DGA Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of 1,400 Gold Derby readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting last year’s winners, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and...
- 3/11/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Jane Campion has entered the Oscars history books following the 2022 nominations, as the New Zealand helmer is now the first woman filmmaker to boast two career nominations in the best director category.
Campion is nominated for directing this year thanks to her acclaimed work on the Netflix-backed “The Power of the Dog,” which also won her the directing prize at last year’s Venice Film Festival and nabbed her a nomination at the Directors Guild of America Awards. Campion’s first Oscar nomination for directing came in 1994 when she was nominated for “The Piano” at the 66th Academy Awards. She won the Oscar for original screenplay that year.
In addition to directing, “The Power of the Dog” picked up several Oscar nominations this year in categories such as best picture, actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, supporting actress for Kristen Dunst, supporting actor for Kodi Smitt-McPhee and Jesse Plemons, adapted screenplay,...
Campion is nominated for directing this year thanks to her acclaimed work on the Netflix-backed “The Power of the Dog,” which also won her the directing prize at last year’s Venice Film Festival and nabbed her a nomination at the Directors Guild of America Awards. Campion’s first Oscar nomination for directing came in 1994 when she was nominated for “The Piano” at the 66th Academy Awards. She won the Oscar for original screenplay that year.
In addition to directing, “The Power of the Dog” picked up several Oscar nominations this year in categories such as best picture, actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, supporting actress for Kristen Dunst, supporting actor for Kodi Smitt-McPhee and Jesse Plemons, adapted screenplay,...
- 2/8/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
The race to the 94th Oscars kicked into high gear Tuesday when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed nominations in a global livestream.
Netflix’s The Power of the Dog led the way with 12 nominations including all the acting categories including Best Picture, three acting categories, writing and directing for Jane Campion, and in the crafts categories. Warner Bros/Legendary’s Dune, Denis Villeneuve epic remake of the sci-fi classic, scored 10 noms including Best Pic along with a sweep of the crafts lists.
In the Best Picture category, they are joined by upstart Drive My Car, Japan’s Oscar entry from Sideshow and Janus Films and that also scored Director and Adapted Screenplay noms along with its International Feature selection. Also on the list in the marquee category, which was expanded to a full 10 noms this year: Focus Features’ Belfast, Apple Original Films’ Coda, Netflix’s Don’t Look Up,...
Netflix’s The Power of the Dog led the way with 12 nominations including all the acting categories including Best Picture, three acting categories, writing and directing for Jane Campion, and in the crafts categories. Warner Bros/Legendary’s Dune, Denis Villeneuve epic remake of the sci-fi classic, scored 10 noms including Best Pic along with a sweep of the crafts lists.
In the Best Picture category, they are joined by upstart Drive My Car, Japan’s Oscar entry from Sideshow and Janus Films and that also scored Director and Adapted Screenplay noms along with its International Feature selection. Also on the list in the marquee category, which was expanded to a full 10 noms this year: Focus Features’ Belfast, Apple Original Films’ Coda, Netflix’s Don’t Look Up,...
- 2/8/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
As always, the 2022 Oscar race will come down to what 9,487 eligible Academy voters actually saw in this strange rollercoaster year. A record number voted for the nominations — from 82 countries — as voters attended live showings or watched at the Academy Screening Room (Asr), which also provided “Extras” such as conversations and panels.
Below I make my final Oscar predictions for nominees in all 23 award categories, which will be announced on Tuesday, February 8. Finals voting begins March 17 ahead of the 94th Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March 27.
There is nowhere to go but up for the Academy Awards this year, as the Steven Soderbergh pandemic Oscar show did not boast enough contenders with sizzle to pull in ratings.
Last year’s big winner “Nomadland” handily scored its Picture, Director, and Actress trifecta without having cracked $1 million at the box office by the nominations announcement, with most stateside theaters closed. Most voters watched the...
Below I make my final Oscar predictions for nominees in all 23 award categories, which will be announced on Tuesday, February 8. Finals voting begins March 17 ahead of the 94th Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March 27.
There is nowhere to go but up for the Academy Awards this year, as the Steven Soderbergh pandemic Oscar show did not boast enough contenders with sizzle to pull in ratings.
Last year’s big winner “Nomadland” handily scored its Picture, Director, and Actress trifecta without having cracked $1 million at the box office by the nominations announcement, with most stateside theaters closed. Most voters watched the...
- 2/6/2022
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
“Nightmare Alley,” “Cruella,” “No Time to Die” and “In The Heights” are among the top films recognized for excellence in production design in the 26th annual Art Directors Guild nominations.
On Monday, the Adg announced nominations for this year’s awards show, which will return to a live ceremony on March 5 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.
“The French Dispatch,” “Licorice Pizza,” “West Side Story” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth” landed nominations in the period feature film category alongside “Nightmare Alley.” “Dune,” “Cruella,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and “The Green Knight” earned recognition in fantasy feature film.
Missing out were Oscar contenders “Spencer,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Belfast” and “Cyrano.”
As previously announced, director Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”) will receive the William Cameron Menzies award. Jane Campion “(The Power of the Dog”) will receive the cinematic imagery award.
The Adg Awards honor...
On Monday, the Adg announced nominations for this year’s awards show, which will return to a live ceremony on March 5 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.
“The French Dispatch,” “Licorice Pizza,” “West Side Story” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth” landed nominations in the period feature film category alongside “Nightmare Alley.” “Dune,” “Cruella,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and “The Green Knight” earned recognition in fantasy feature film.
Missing out were Oscar contenders “Spencer,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Belfast” and “Cyrano.”
As previously announced, director Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”) will receive the William Cameron Menzies award. Jane Campion “(The Power of the Dog”) will receive the cinematic imagery award.
The Adg Awards honor...
- 1/24/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit.
This week, interviews with Amy Pascal, Daniel Craig and Cary Joji Fukunaga on finding elusive Oscar love for the two buzziest blockbusters of the year, plus why Oscar screenplay frontrunners aren’t eligible for the WGA Awards, and why March is becoming the equivalent of a pileup on the 405 — awards-wise that is.
Covid Chases Out Awards Shows But We’LL Always Have Those Globes
This week it has been a rush to the exit for any awards show previously scheduled in January and February. The only ones staying put so far are the Annies and SAG Awards on the final weekend of February. Otherwise, the moving van is out for the Critics Choice Awards heading to the same day as BAFTA on March 13, the PGA Awards leapfrogging from February 26 to March 19, the Ace Eddies going from February 26 to March 6, the...
This week, interviews with Amy Pascal, Daniel Craig and Cary Joji Fukunaga on finding elusive Oscar love for the two buzziest blockbusters of the year, plus why Oscar screenplay frontrunners aren’t eligible for the WGA Awards, and why March is becoming the equivalent of a pileup on the 405 — awards-wise that is.
Covid Chases Out Awards Shows But We’LL Always Have Those Globes
This week it has been a rush to the exit for any awards show previously scheduled in January and February. The only ones staying put so far are the Annies and SAG Awards on the final weekend of February. Otherwise, the moving van is out for the Critics Choice Awards heading to the same day as BAFTA on March 13, the PGA Awards leapfrogging from February 26 to March 19, the Ace Eddies going from February 26 to March 6, the...
- 1/14/2022
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
For the third consecutive year, Women In Film has released its awards-season ballot, recognizing all the women whose work behind the camera made this year’s biggest films possible.
As critics and guilds start voting and handing out awards, the Wif #VoteForWomen ballot seeks to shine a light on the women and nonbinary film professionals for consideration.
In a statement, Women In Film said, “Every year we see hundreds of women excelling at their roles as creative and craft leads on the set of films big and small, and we are too often dismayed by how few of them make it into the predominant discussions of who gets celebrated with nominations and awards — recognition which can lead to continued work and compensation.”
Notably, there are 27 women in the directing category, including last year’s best director winner Chloe Zhao, who helmed “Eternals.” Despite this number, Jane Campion is currently leading pundit polls,...
As critics and guilds start voting and handing out awards, the Wif #VoteForWomen ballot seeks to shine a light on the women and nonbinary film professionals for consideration.
In a statement, Women In Film said, “Every year we see hundreds of women excelling at their roles as creative and craft leads on the set of films big and small, and we are too often dismayed by how few of them make it into the predominant discussions of who gets celebrated with nominations and awards — recognition which can lead to continued work and compensation.”
Notably, there are 27 women in the directing category, including last year’s best director winner Chloe Zhao, who helmed “Eternals.” Despite this number, Jane Campion is currently leading pundit polls,...
- 12/16/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with latest winner: The Palm Springs International Film Awards said Thursday that Andrew Garfield will receive this year’s Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, for the Lin-Manuel Miranda film tick, tick…Boom! The prize will be presented on January 6 during the fest’s awards gala.
“From his numerous film roles and theatrical performances, Andrew Garfield is an outstanding actor who puts his heart and soul into bringing the character he’s portraying to life,” said festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “In the emotionally stirring and fascinating musical tick, tick…Boom, Andrew gives a stunning and heartfelt performance as theater composer Jonathan Larson.
Garfield joins previously announced winners this year including Belfast filmmaker Kenneth Branagh and his cast, Respect star Jennifer Hudson (Chairman’s Award), The Eyes of Tammy Faye star Jessica Chastain, The Power of the Dog‘s Jane Campion (Director of the Year Award...
“From his numerous film roles and theatrical performances, Andrew Garfield is an outstanding actor who puts his heart and soul into bringing the character he’s portraying to life,” said festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “In the emotionally stirring and fascinating musical tick, tick…Boom, Andrew gives a stunning and heartfelt performance as theater composer Jonathan Larson.
Garfield joins previously announced winners this year including Belfast filmmaker Kenneth Branagh and his cast, Respect star Jennifer Hudson (Chairman’s Award), The Eyes of Tammy Faye star Jessica Chastain, The Power of the Dog‘s Jane Campion (Director of the Year Award...
- 12/2/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Instant hits: Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” and Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel,” both midweek additions for home viewing, have already hit number one on their first day in release, care of the two charts that most quickly gauge audience response. Though the films — one a Netflix heavy-hitter hot off a limited theatrical run, the other a Disney holdover that fared poorly in its theatrical-only release — are totally separate cases, each is significant. And they also share a surprising element that suggests why they had instant success.
Netflix has produced a steady supply of awards-pursuing titles for several years now. But only a handful — Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” is the rare case — have ever reached the #1 spot on the streamer’s own daily movie chart. Most of them have minimal appearances. Last year, David Fincher’s “Mank,” despite its later multiple Oscar nominations, showed up...
Netflix has produced a steady supply of awards-pursuing titles for several years now. But only a handful — Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” is the rare case — have ever reached the #1 spot on the streamer’s own daily movie chart. Most of them have minimal appearances. Last year, David Fincher’s “Mank,” despite its later multiple Oscar nominations, showed up...
- 12/2/2021
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
With Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” picking up steam after playing nearly the entirety of the fall festival circuit, Netflix has confirmed to Variety exclusively that Kirsten Dunst, one of the standout sensations from the Western, will campaign for supporting actress for the awards season.
This decision doesn’t surprise those who have seen the film, as the story and characters orbit Benedict Cumberbatch’s Phil Burbank. Nevertheless, an Academy coronation for Dunst has been long overdue, and her role as Rose, a widow who becomes an alcoholic out of paralyzing fear of her brother-in-law, is among her very best yet. It should be noted that of the four acting categories this awards season, supporting actress is the most competitive, and she’ll do battle with the women from the best picture frontrunner “Belfast,” particularly Caitriona Balfe, and Richard family pillar Brandi in “King Richard,” played by recent Emmy nominee Aunjanue Ellis.
This decision doesn’t surprise those who have seen the film, as the story and characters orbit Benedict Cumberbatch’s Phil Burbank. Nevertheless, an Academy coronation for Dunst has been long overdue, and her role as Rose, a widow who becomes an alcoholic out of paralyzing fear of her brother-in-law, is among her very best yet. It should be noted that of the four acting categories this awards season, supporting actress is the most competitive, and she’ll do battle with the women from the best picture frontrunner “Belfast,” particularly Caitriona Balfe, and Richard family pillar Brandi in “King Richard,” played by recent Emmy nominee Aunjanue Ellis.
- 10/21/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Can a film festival still thrive in the age of Covid-19? Over the weekend, both Venice and Telluride answered that question with a definitive yes.
In Italy, starting on Sept. 1, major movie stars descended on the Lido like it was the best of times, as crowds inside the historic Sala Grande theater showered the latest prestige titles from Pedro Almodóvar (“Parallel Mothers”), Pablo Larraín (“Spencer”) and Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”) with lengthy standing ovations.
Some movie stars — such as Kristen Stewart, Benedict Cumberbatch and Maggie Gyllenhaal — then flew some 5,600 miles to a resort mountain town in Colorado, where they snapped selfies with journalists and sat through new screenings and applause all over again.
What’s been so striking about the 2021 official kickoff to fall awards season was just how normal it felt. The success of Venice, one of the only major festivals to hold an in-person event...
In Italy, starting on Sept. 1, major movie stars descended on the Lido like it was the best of times, as crowds inside the historic Sala Grande theater showered the latest prestige titles from Pedro Almodóvar (“Parallel Mothers”), Pablo Larraín (“Spencer”) and Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”) with lengthy standing ovations.
Some movie stars — such as Kristen Stewart, Benedict Cumberbatch and Maggie Gyllenhaal — then flew some 5,600 miles to a resort mountain town in Colorado, where they snapped selfies with journalists and sat through new screenings and applause all over again.
What’s been so striking about the 2021 official kickoff to fall awards season was just how normal it felt. The success of Venice, one of the only major festivals to hold an in-person event...
- 9/8/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli, Manori Ravindran and Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
The fall festival season took off with a rash of big awards titles at Venice, which opened Wednesday with rapturous reviews for Pedro Almodovar’s “Parallel Mothers” (which will also close the New York Film Festival), and Telluride, which launched on Thursday with a mix of Cannes hits and world premieres.
While Venice went forward with a live festival last year, Telluride 2020 was shut down by the pandemic, and fest director Julie Huntsinger said at Thursday’s opening day press conference that putting on this year’s festival was “a miracle,” as many stars and filmmakers, including Will Smith and Joaquin Phoenix — the stars of the Thursday night world premieres “King Richard” and “C’mon, C’mon,” respectively — were unable to attend due to constantly changing local Covid restrictions.
Venice day two brought more raves for Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix); the director, Kirsten Dunst, and...
While Venice went forward with a live festival last year, Telluride 2020 was shut down by the pandemic, and fest director Julie Huntsinger said at Thursday’s opening day press conference that putting on this year’s festival was “a miracle,” as many stars and filmmakers, including Will Smith and Joaquin Phoenix — the stars of the Thursday night world premieres “King Richard” and “C’mon, C’mon,” respectively — were unable to attend due to constantly changing local Covid restrictions.
Venice day two brought more raves for Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix); the director, Kirsten Dunst, and...
- 9/3/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Toronto Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled its lineups for the Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery programs as it ramps up toward the kickoff of its 46th edition September 9-18. The festival also solidified additional Gala and Special Presentation titles and took the wraps off TIFF Rewind, a new block that highlights memorable films from previous TIFF editions along with conversations and Q&As with directors and casts.
This comes after the festival last week announced that Dear Evan Hansen will be the opening-night film, while Zhang Yimou’s One Second will close it. It also revealed a portion of the Gala and Special presentation titles that featured films from directors Edgar Wright, Melanie Laurent, Barry Levinson, Antoine Fuqua, Jacques Audiard and Ted Melfi.
Today, TIFF added world premieres for Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky’s The Good House and Camille Griffin’s Silent Night to its Gala lineup, and...
This comes after the festival last week announced that Dear Evan Hansen will be the opening-night film, while Zhang Yimou’s One Second will close it. It also revealed a portion of the Gala and Special presentation titles that featured films from directors Edgar Wright, Melanie Laurent, Barry Levinson, Antoine Fuqua, Jacques Audiard and Ted Melfi.
Today, TIFF added world premieres for Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky’s The Good House and Camille Griffin’s Silent Night to its Gala lineup, and...
- 7/28/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Pedro Almodovar, Jane Campion, Paolo Sorrentino in the mix.
It may only be the second day of the Cannes Film Festival but industry chatter is growing louder around what could be a very enticing world premiere line-up at the Venice Film Festival – in just eight weeks.
New films from Pedro Almodovar, Jane Campion, and Paolo Sorrentino are all understood to be almost definites to join Denis Villeneuve’s already-confirmed Dune on the Lido. The sci-fi thriller stars Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson and will screen out of competition.
Searchlight Pictures’ thriller Nightmare Alley would make a lot of sense for...
It may only be the second day of the Cannes Film Festival but industry chatter is growing louder around what could be a very enticing world premiere line-up at the Venice Film Festival – in just eight weeks.
New films from Pedro Almodovar, Jane Campion, and Paolo Sorrentino are all understood to be almost definites to join Denis Villeneuve’s already-confirmed Dune on the Lido. The sci-fi thriller stars Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson and will screen out of competition.
Searchlight Pictures’ thriller Nightmare Alley would make a lot of sense for...
- 7/7/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“Nomadland” has won the Golden Globe for best picture drama, making history for the Globes, as well as for director Chloé Zhao and for the “Nomadland” producing team.
The win is the first time a film directed by a woman has ever won the top prize in the Globes’ 78 ceremonies. And since Zhao produced “Nomadland” as well, she’s also the first Asian woman to win best picture drama as a producer. Star Frances McDormand, who also produced “Nomadland,” is the second woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe both for producing and acting, and the first to win as a producer.
The victory solidifies the frontrunner status of the Searchlight film as Oscar season begins in earnest. And because Zhao directed, wrote, produced and edited the lauded “Nomadland,” she has become the most-awarded filmmaker in a single awards season.
Zhao accepted the award for best picture drama on behalf of “Nomadland,...
The win is the first time a film directed by a woman has ever won the top prize in the Globes’ 78 ceremonies. And since Zhao produced “Nomadland” as well, she’s also the first Asian woman to win best picture drama as a producer. Star Frances McDormand, who also produced “Nomadland,” is the second woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe both for producing and acting, and the first to win as a producer.
The victory solidifies the frontrunner status of the Searchlight film as Oscar season begins in earnest. And because Zhao directed, wrote, produced and edited the lauded “Nomadland,” she has become the most-awarded filmmaker in a single awards season.
Zhao accepted the award for best picture drama on behalf of “Nomadland,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Jojo Rabbit star Thomasin McKenzie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Joker actress Frances Conroy are set to co-star in the Jane Campion-helmed Netflix/See-Saw Films drama, The Power Of The Dog. They join previously announced stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons.
Campion adapted the pic based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Thomas Savage. The plot follows wealthy Montana brothers Phil (Cumberbatch) and George Burbank (Plemons), who are two sides of one coin. Phil is graceful, brilliant and cruel where George is stolid, fastidious and gentle. Together they are joint owners of the biggest ranch in the Montana valley. It is a place where men are still men, the rapidly modernizing 20th century is kept at bay and where the figure of Bronco Henry, the greatest cowboy Phil ever knew, is revered. When George secretly marries local widow Rose (Dunst), a shocked and angry Phil wages a sadistic,...
Campion adapted the pic based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Thomas Savage. The plot follows wealthy Montana brothers Phil (Cumberbatch) and George Burbank (Plemons), who are two sides of one coin. Phil is graceful, brilliant and cruel where George is stolid, fastidious and gentle. Together they are joint owners of the biggest ranch in the Montana valley. It is a place where men are still men, the rapidly modernizing 20th century is kept at bay and where the figure of Bronco Henry, the greatest cowboy Phil ever knew, is revered. When George secretly marries local widow Rose (Dunst), a shocked and angry Phil wages a sadistic,...
- 2/12/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Ryan Lambie Apr 27, 2017
Deciding what film to watch on a plane is fraught with danger - especially if you worry what other passengers might think of your choices...
Nb: The following contains a mild spoiler for Toni Erdmann and descriptions of saucy film moments.
See related Celebrating 45 years of the Mr Men Doctor Who: images, trailer, clip & synopsis for Thin Ice Peter Davison interview: Doctor Who, naked Germans, Campion
To date, science has yet to bring us matter transporters or suspended animation, but things have moved on considerably when it comes to in-flight entertainment. Once upon a time, watching a movie on a plane meant squinting at a screen a few rows away as a heavily-edited version of a six-month old film played.
Today, most planes come with a little flat screen mounted on the seat in front of you; with a press of a few unresponsive buttons, you...
Deciding what film to watch on a plane is fraught with danger - especially if you worry what other passengers might think of your choices...
Nb: The following contains a mild spoiler for Toni Erdmann and descriptions of saucy film moments.
See related Celebrating 45 years of the Mr Men Doctor Who: images, trailer, clip & synopsis for Thin Ice Peter Davison interview: Doctor Who, naked Germans, Campion
To date, science has yet to bring us matter transporters or suspended animation, but things have moved on considerably when it comes to in-flight entertainment. Once upon a time, watching a movie on a plane meant squinting at a screen a few rows away as a heavily-edited version of a six-month old film played.
Today, most planes come with a little flat screen mounted on the seat in front of you; with a press of a few unresponsive buttons, you...
- 4/25/2017
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew Oct 10, 2016
From Doctor Who and The FiveIsh Doctors to Campion and Button Moon: we chat to the fifth Doctor, Mr Peter Davison...
Ah, the mighty Peter Davison. The Fifth Doctor, All Creatures Great And Small, Campion, and living in a house with Freddy from Rainbow are just some of the topics we chatted to him about, ahead of the publication of his terrific autobiography, Is There Life Outside The Box.
We’ve got a fair bit to get through, so without further ado….
I got a sense you thoroughly enjoyed writing this book, once you were over some initial research-y hurdles. Would that be fair?
Yeah, that’s fair. It was kind of a journey, really. A reassembling. I’ve had these memories, and it was really a chance to put them down on paper and order them. Everything fragments as you get older, and things come out,...
From Doctor Who and The FiveIsh Doctors to Campion and Button Moon: we chat to the fifth Doctor, Mr Peter Davison...
Ah, the mighty Peter Davison. The Fifth Doctor, All Creatures Great And Small, Campion, and living in a house with Freddy from Rainbow are just some of the topics we chatted to him about, ahead of the publication of his terrific autobiography, Is There Life Outside The Box.
We’ve got a fair bit to get through, so without further ado….
I got a sense you thoroughly enjoyed writing this book, once you were over some initial research-y hurdles. Would that be fair?
Yeah, that’s fair. It was kind of a journey, really. A reassembling. I’ve had these memories, and it was really a chance to put them down on paper and order them. Everything fragments as you get older, and things come out,...
- 10/6/2016
- Den of Geek
Feature Alex Westthorp 16 Apr 2014 - 07:00
Alex's trek through the film roles of actors who've played the Doctor reaches Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy...
Read the previous part in this series, Doctor Who: the film careers of Patrick Troughton and Tom Baker, here.
In March 1981, as he made his Doctor Who debut, Peter Davison was already one the best known faces on British television. Not only was he the star of both a BBC and an ITV sitcom - Sink Or Swim and Holding The Fort - but as the young and slightly reckless Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great And Small, about the often humorous cases of Yorkshire vet James Herriot and his colleagues, he had cemented his stardom. The part led, indirectly, to his casting as the venerable Time Lord.
The recently installed Doctor Who producer, John Nathan-Turner, had been the Production Unit Manager on...
Alex's trek through the film roles of actors who've played the Doctor reaches Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy...
Read the previous part in this series, Doctor Who: the film careers of Patrick Troughton and Tom Baker, here.
In March 1981, as he made his Doctor Who debut, Peter Davison was already one the best known faces on British television. Not only was he the star of both a BBC and an ITV sitcom - Sink Or Swim and Holding The Fort - but as the young and slightly reckless Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great And Small, about the often humorous cases of Yorkshire vet James Herriot and his colleagues, he had cemented his stardom. The part led, indirectly, to his casting as the venerable Time Lord.
The recently installed Doctor Who producer, John Nathan-Turner, had been the Production Unit Manager on...
- 4/15/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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This weekend 48 years ago, the people of Britain and the rest of the world were still coming to terms with the death of JFK when the BBC One announcer introduced a new kids show about an elderly man and his mysterious granddaughter. It was called Doctor Who and was only supposed to last for a few months but 48 years later Doctor Who is still going strong. We have been lucky enough to have interviewed many of the people who helped make the show great during the past five decades and you can read those interviews by clicking on the links below. Also, you probably have your own views about the best Doctor Who stories but you can click the video links below to see which stories we regard as the best of the Whoniverse.
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This weekend 48 years ago, the people of Britain and the rest of the world were still coming to terms with the death of JFK when the BBC One announcer introduced a new kids show about an elderly man and his mysterious granddaughter. It was called Doctor Who and was only supposed to last for a few months but 48 years later Doctor Who is still going strong. We have been lucky enough to have interviewed many of the people who helped make the show great during the past five decades and you can read those interviews by clicking on the links below. Also, you probably have your own views about the best Doctor Who stories but you can click the video links below to see which stories we regard as the best of the Whoniverse.
- 11/18/2011
- by admin
Climbing Kilimanjaro. Getting a cat to speak English. Finding any merit in hideous squealathon Glee. All impossible, and all rank alongside having to follow Tom Baker as the Doctor.
To accomplish this daunting task was Peter Davison, a familiar actor whose career spans over 30 years and several roles. Familiar to many people who watch At Home With The Braithwaites, Campion or All Creatures Great And Small, Davison was a brave choice for the role back in 1981. For one thing, at the time, he was only 29 when announced as the new Tardis incumbent, which - until Matt Smith - was the youngest age for an actor to play the Doctor. Davison was also the most familiar face to take on the role - at the time, he was well known from sitcoms such as Holding The Fort and Sink Or Swim (featuring Robert 'Salateen' Glenister), and also as Tristan Farnon, the...
To accomplish this daunting task was Peter Davison, a familiar actor whose career spans over 30 years and several roles. Familiar to many people who watch At Home With The Braithwaites, Campion or All Creatures Great And Small, Davison was a brave choice for the role back in 1981. For one thing, at the time, he was only 29 when announced as the new Tardis incumbent, which - until Matt Smith - was the youngest age for an actor to play the Doctor. Davison was also the most familiar face to take on the role - at the time, he was well known from sitcoms such as Holding The Fort and Sink Or Swim (featuring Robert 'Salateen' Glenister), and also as Tristan Farnon, the...
- 12/17/2010
- Shadowlocked
Oh my goodness, I’ve been in love with Peter Davison for 25 years -- through All Creatures Great and Small and Doctor Who and Albert Campion and A Very Peculiar Practice -- and oh dear, I’ve just fallen in love with him all over again in The Last Detective. This 2003-2007 ITV series never aired in the U.S., but now at least we can watch it on DVD. Which is a damn sight better than the Brits get, actually: a two-disc set is all that’s available in Region 2, which, I’m guessing, includes only the first of the four series in the Complete Collection, just out in Region 1. We get nine discs and seventeen episodes... although they’re more like mini movies: after the 90-minute pilot, each subsequent story is about 75 minutes long. (There’s also an entire bonus movie: a standalone adaptation from 1981 starring Bernard Cribbins...
- 2/3/2009
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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