Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic starring Jaafar Jackson as the King of Pop, is getting a global release. Lionsgate is releasing the movie stateside on April 18, 2025, with Universal is handling overseas distribution.
Today, Lionsgate announced that it was beginning production on director Antoine Fuqua’s Michael on January 22.
The John Logan-scripted movie, produced by Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Graham King, follows the complicated man who becomes the King of Pop, from triumphs to tragedies, from his human side and personal struggles to his creative genius. The co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate, John Branca and John McClain, also are producers.
Among those involved in the production are Oscar-winning director of photography Dion Beebe, production designer Barbara Ling, costume designer Marci Rodgers, choreographers Rich + Tone, Oscar-winning makeup artist Bill Corso, Oscar-nominated hair stylist Carla Farmer, Oscar-winning sound and music supervisor John Warhurst and VFX supervisor Louis Morin, joined by a crew...
Today, Lionsgate announced that it was beginning production on director Antoine Fuqua’s Michael on January 22.
The John Logan-scripted movie, produced by Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Graham King, follows the complicated man who becomes the King of Pop, from triumphs to tragedies, from his human side and personal struggles to his creative genius. The co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate, John Branca and John McClain, also are producers.
Among those involved in the production are Oscar-winning director of photography Dion Beebe, production designer Barbara Ling, costume designer Marci Rodgers, choreographers Rich + Tone, Oscar-winning makeup artist Bill Corso, Oscar-nominated hair stylist Carla Farmer, Oscar-winning sound and music supervisor John Warhurst and VFX supervisor Louis Morin, joined by a crew...
- 1/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Wonder (Netflix)
In 1862, Crimean War nursing veteran Lib Wright (Florence Pugh) sets off from London to the foggy Irish Midlands for a mystifying endeavor. Thirteen years since the Great Famine, devout villagers are eager to believe in a miracle: Young Anna (Kíla Lord Cassidy) hasn’t eaten in four months, and Lib must determine whether the 11-year-old truly is surviving on “manna from heaven.”
Lib’s vibrant blue nursing ensemble feels bold and authoritative, as she challenges the village’s — and the all-male tribunal’s — rigidity with her pragmatic, science-based knowledge. “Lib is coming as the modern, practical woman, going into a repressed, traditional society,” says costume designer Odile Dicks-Mireaux. “She’s trying to show there’s another world out there, really.”
Dicks-Mireaux’s research revealed that the highly trained Nightingale nurses did not wear a standard uniform but just “something practical.” Thus, she gleaned inspiration from imagery of...
In 1862, Crimean War nursing veteran Lib Wright (Florence Pugh) sets off from London to the foggy Irish Midlands for a mystifying endeavor. Thirteen years since the Great Famine, devout villagers are eager to believe in a miracle: Young Anna (Kíla Lord Cassidy) hasn’t eaten in four months, and Lib must determine whether the 11-year-old truly is surviving on “manna from heaven.”
Lib’s vibrant blue nursing ensemble feels bold and authoritative, as she challenges the village’s — and the all-male tribunal’s — rigidity with her pragmatic, science-based knowledge. “Lib is coming as the modern, practical woman, going into a repressed, traditional society,” says costume designer Odile Dicks-Mireaux. “She’s trying to show there’s another world out there, really.”
Dicks-Mireaux’s research revealed that the highly trained Nightingale nurses did not wear a standard uniform but just “something practical.” Thus, she gleaned inspiration from imagery of...
- 1/11/2023
- by Fawnia Soo Hoo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Emancipation, The Whale, Willow and Violent Night.
George and Tammy premiere
Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon walked the carpet on Nov. 21 for the Los Angeles premiere of their George Jones and Tammy Wynette limited series.
Pat Healy, Vivie Myrick, Georgette Jones, Abe Sylvia, David Wilson Barnes, Kelly McCormack, Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Chris McCarthy, David Glasser, Kelly Carmichael and Keith Cox Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain
The Whale NY premiere
Brendan Fraser continued his promotion of comeback film The Whale on Tuesday in NYC, alongside co-star Sadie Sink, director Darren Aronofsky and his two sons.
Jeremy Dawson, Ty Simpkins, Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Darren Aronofsky and Samuel D. Hunter Brendan Fraser with sons Leland Fraser and Holden Fraser
Spoiler Alert premiere
Jim Parsons,...
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Emancipation, The Whale, Willow and Violent Night.
George and Tammy premiere
Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon walked the carpet on Nov. 21 for the Los Angeles premiere of their George Jones and Tammy Wynette limited series.
Pat Healy, Vivie Myrick, Georgette Jones, Abe Sylvia, David Wilson Barnes, Kelly McCormack, Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Chris McCarthy, David Glasser, Kelly Carmichael and Keith Cox Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain
The Whale NY premiere
Brendan Fraser continued his promotion of comeback film The Whale on Tuesday in NYC, alongside co-star Sadie Sink, director Darren Aronofsky and his two sons.
Jeremy Dawson, Ty Simpkins, Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Darren Aronofsky and Samuel D. Hunter Brendan Fraser with sons Leland Fraser and Holden Fraser
Spoiler Alert premiere
Jim Parsons,...
- 12/2/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A main character’s outfit might catch your eye and be the focus of a scene, but the wardrobe on dozens — sometimes hundreds — of background performers are just as important and fun to design.
“I love dressing background,” Quita Alfred (“Women Talking”) tells Gold Derby during our Meet the Experts: Film Costume Designers panel roundtable with Emma Fryer (“Lady Chatterley’s Lover”) and Marci Rodgers (“Till”). “Background is so important to the feel of a film because it can be seamless and you don’t notice it but you’re enjoying the film and it paints a picture, or it can be really jarring, which is when we haven’t done our job correctly. I find the enthusiasm of the people who do that kind of work infectious. It’s almost like painting. I love it. I love getting them all together and having a room full of clothes. It’s...
“I love dressing background,” Quita Alfred (“Women Talking”) tells Gold Derby during our Meet the Experts: Film Costume Designers panel roundtable with Emma Fryer (“Lady Chatterley’s Lover”) and Marci Rodgers (“Till”). “Background is so important to the feel of a film because it can be seamless and you don’t notice it but you’re enjoying the film and it paints a picture, or it can be really jarring, which is when we haven’t done our job correctly. I find the enthusiasm of the people who do that kind of work infectious. It’s almost like painting. I love it. I love getting them all together and having a room full of clothes. It’s...
- 11/14/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“Till” costume designer Marci Rodgers shares a Chicago hometown with the Till family, a personal connection that was as helpful as all the research she dove into in preparation for the film.
“I just really drove around the city and tried to encapsulate what it felt like to be living in Chicago in the mid-1950s. And also contemporarily, I reached out to the Chicago History Museum … and even historians that may have gathered information that we didn’t see as the general public. I also started to listen to some of the music,” Rodgers tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Film Costume Designers panel (watch the exclusive video interview above). “I actually asked my father. I started to dig into photos, just personally, to see what I could find to make sure it felt like Chicago in 1955.”
“Till” chronicles the story of Mamie Till (Danielle Deadwyler), who...
“I just really drove around the city and tried to encapsulate what it felt like to be living in Chicago in the mid-1950s. And also contemporarily, I reached out to the Chicago History Museum … and even historians that may have gathered information that we didn’t see as the general public. I also started to listen to some of the music,” Rodgers tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Film Costume Designers panel (watch the exclusive video interview above). “I actually asked my father. I started to dig into photos, just personally, to see what I could find to make sure it felt like Chicago in 1955.”
“Till” chronicles the story of Mamie Till (Danielle Deadwyler), who...
- 11/14/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
It’s rare for sequels to make a big splash on the awards circuit; only two have ever won best picture — “The Godfather: Part II” and “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.” But director Rian Johnson’s star-studded feature “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” is proving to be an exception, with the filmmaker taking home the Visionary Award for his work on the upcoming whodunnit movie at this year’s 12th annual Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards.
“I’m very lucky that I have the family around me that I’ve worked with for years and years,” Johnson said during his acceptance speech, crediting his co-collaborators with helping him to achieve his cinematic vision. “My producer Ram Bergman — we’ve been working together since my first film ‘Brick,’ my cinematographer Steve Yedlin — we met freshman year in the dorms at USC, my composer Nathan Johnson — he’s my cousin,...
“I’m very lucky that I have the family around me that I’ve worked with for years and years,” Johnson said during his acceptance speech, crediting his co-collaborators with helping him to achieve his cinematic vision. “My producer Ram Bergman — we’ve been working together since my first film ‘Brick,’ my cinematographer Steve Yedlin — we met freshman year in the dorms at USC, my composer Nathan Johnson — he’s my cousin,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
Three top film costume designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Thursday, November 10, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Joyce Eng and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Oscar contenders:
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Netflix)
Synopsis: An unhappily married aristocrat begins a torrid affair with the gamekeeper on her husband’s country estate.
Bio: Emma Fryer’s career has included “Grantchester,” “The Tunnel,” “The Great,” “Alex Rider” and “Close to Me.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Oscar contenders:
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Netflix)
Synopsis: An unhappily married aristocrat begins a torrid affair with the gamekeeper on her husband’s country estate.
Bio: Emma Fryer’s career has included “Grantchester,” “The Tunnel,” “The Great,” “Alex Rider” and “Close to Me.
- 11/3/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Viola Davis and Rian Johnson are among those being honored at the 12th annual Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards.
The awards will be held on Nov. 5 at Avalon Hollywood on Vine and writer, actor and comedian Fortune Feimster will host the ceremony, which pays tribute to the brilliant behind-the-camera talent of the year’s most acclaimed films.
Honorees and presenters are selected from films released during the year and/or that qualified and presented at the Cannes, Toronto or Venice film festivals.
Films and creatives to be awarded this year include writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz for “She Said,” presented by Carey Mulligan; “The Woman King ” producers Cathy Schulman, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon will receive their honors from the film’s director Gina Prince-Bythewood and actor Thuso Mbedu; Taylor Russell will present the award to director Luca Guadagnino for “Bones and All;” set decorator Karen O’Hara for “The Fabelmans,” presented by...
The awards will be held on Nov. 5 at Avalon Hollywood on Vine and writer, actor and comedian Fortune Feimster will host the ceremony, which pays tribute to the brilliant behind-the-camera talent of the year’s most acclaimed films.
Honorees and presenters are selected from films released during the year and/or that qualified and presented at the Cannes, Toronto or Venice film festivals.
Films and creatives to be awarded this year include writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz for “She Said,” presented by Carey Mulligan; “The Woman King ” producers Cathy Schulman, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon will receive their honors from the film’s director Gina Prince-Bythewood and actor Thuso Mbedu; Taylor Russell will present the award to director Luca Guadagnino for “Bones and All;” set decorator Karen O’Hara for “The Fabelmans,” presented by...
- 10/24/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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The Hamilton watches team is finalizing the honorees and presenters program for the upcoming 12th Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards presented by Los Angeles Confidential magazine.
Set for Nov. 5 at the Avalon Hollywood and hosted by comedian Fortune Feimster, the ceremony will honor creatives and talent from such films as The Woman King, The Fabelmans, Top Gun: Maverick, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, She Said and Women Talking, among others.
The roster of honorees and presenters includes She Said writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz who will be feted by the film’s star Carey Mulligan; The Woman King producers Cathy Schulman, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon will be singled out for their work by the film’s director Gina Prince-Bythewood and star Thuso Mbedu; Bones and All helmer Luca Guadagnino will be given an award by star Taylor Russell; The Fabelmans set decorator Karen O’Hara...
The Hamilton watches team is finalizing the honorees and presenters program for the upcoming 12th Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards presented by Los Angeles Confidential magazine.
Set for Nov. 5 at the Avalon Hollywood and hosted by comedian Fortune Feimster, the ceremony will honor creatives and talent from such films as The Woman King, The Fabelmans, Top Gun: Maverick, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, She Said and Women Talking, among others.
The roster of honorees and presenters includes She Said writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz who will be feted by the film’s star Carey Mulligan; The Woman King producers Cathy Schulman, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon will be singled out for their work by the film’s director Gina Prince-Bythewood and star Thuso Mbedu; Bones and All helmer Luca Guadagnino will be given an award by star Taylor Russell; The Fabelmans set decorator Karen O’Hara...
- 10/24/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Oscar and Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. The eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and is subject to change.
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2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Costume Design
Updated: Feb 7, 2022
Awards Prediction Commentary: BAFTA selected “Cruella” (Walt Disney Pictures), “Cyrano” (MGM...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Oscars Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Oscars Hub
Revisit the prediction archive of the 2021 season The Archive
Link to television awards is atTHE Emmys Hub
2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Costume Design
Updated: Feb 7, 2022
Awards Prediction Commentary: BAFTA selected “Cruella” (Walt Disney Pictures), “Cyrano” (MGM...
- 2/8/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
If you want to win an Oscar for Best Costume Design, it’s best to pick a project for which you can create frilly dresses from a bygone era. Since its introduction at the 1948 Academy Awards, this category has favored period pictures, including last year’s winner “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Voters love to reward the creative forces behind such films, especially those that are about the aristocracy including recent champs “Marie Antoinette” (2007), “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2008), “The Duchess” (2009), “The Young Victoria” (2010), and “Anna Karenina” (2013). (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2022 Oscars predictions for Best Costume Design.)
By the way, none of those films even competed for Best Picture. Indeed, only 20 of the most recent 72 Best Picture champs also won this award. Among these was “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004). Fantasy films such as this often boast Oscar-winning costumes, including 2019 winner “Black Panther,” and recent...
By the way, none of those films even competed for Best Picture. Indeed, only 20 of the most recent 72 Best Picture champs also won this award. Among these was “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004). Fantasy films such as this often boast Oscar-winning costumes, including 2019 winner “Black Panther,” and recent...
- 1/23/2022
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Passing, the directorial debut of actress Rebecca Hall, is a film about identity — specifically, the identity of Black women living on the racial margins during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. It’s fitting, then, that Hall — whose multiracial grandfather passed for white — staffed her crew with such Black women as costume designer Marci Rodgers, hair department head Barbara Roman and production designer Nora Mendis, who share a personal connection to the themes, setting and original novel on which Passing is based.
The film, an adaptation of Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, centers on the reunion of childhood friends ...
The film, an adaptation of Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, centers on the reunion of childhood friends ...
- 11/3/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
After witnessing Godzilla going up against King Kong and getting terrorized in The Night House, Rebecca Hall is entering the fall movie season on a more fulfilling note. Her directorial debut Passing, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival and will soon stop by New York Film Festival, is getting a Netflix release in November and now the first trailer has arrived. Adapted from Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, Passing tells the story of two Black women, Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Ruth Negga), who can “pass” as white but choose to live on opposite sides of the color line during the height of the Harlem Renaissance in late 1920s New York.
Shayna Warner said in her Sundance review, “Rebecca Hall’s Passing has been fifteen years in the making, and that dedication shows in every meticulously crafted frame. Adapted from Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, the tense, black and white...
Shayna Warner said in her Sundance review, “Rebecca Hall’s Passing has been fifteen years in the making, and that dedication shows in every meticulously crafted frame. Adapted from Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, the tense, black and white...
- 9/22/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Rebecca Hall’s Passing has been fifteen years in the making, and that dedication shows in every meticulously crafted frame. Adapted from Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, the tense, black and white psychological drama is a study in intentional filmmaking. Every detail is an obsession with symbolism and performativity, from the by-turns absent and invasive score courtesy of Devonté Hynes to the elaborate period wardrobe from Marci Rodgers, to the affect with which stars Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga speak. This obsessiveness folds in on itself, creating a layered profile of reunited childhood friends Irene Redfield (Thompson) and Clare Bellew (Negga) whose muffled desire for one another exposes devastating cracks in each of their lives. By turns stifling and lucid with seduction, Hall’s debut is impressive, even when its atmosphere sometimes overtakes its pace.
The film’s premise hinges on Irene’s failing attempts to keep the daring and promisingly...
The film’s premise hinges on Irene’s failing attempts to keep the daring and promisingly...
- 1/31/2021
- by Shayna Warner
- The Film Stage
It starts in sweltering heat; it ends in freezing weather. And in between, as the temperature gradually drops, Rebecca Hall’s “Passing,” based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, calmly brings the diffuse racial landscape of prohibition-era New York City into crystalline, gorgeously shot focus. This radically intimate exploration of the desperately fraught concept of “passing” — being Black but pretending to be white — ought to be too ambitious for a first-time filmmaker, but Hall’s touch is unerring, deceptively delicate, quiet and immaculate, like that final fall of snow.
On a hot summer day, Irene (Tessa Thompson) is downtown on an errand. Her visible discomfort, the way she tries to retract into herself, to hide behind the gauzy brim of a hat that cuts her eyeline in two, is a silent evocation of how uncomfortable she is under the gazes of the white people around her. This time, anyway, she is...
On a hot summer day, Irene (Tessa Thompson) is downtown on an errand. Her visible discomfort, the way she tries to retract into herself, to hide behind the gauzy brim of a hat that cuts her eyeline in two, is a silent evocation of how uncomfortable she is under the gazes of the white people around her. This time, anyway, she is...
- 1/31/2021
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Spike Lee paid tribute to Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on the red carpet at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday night.
The BlacKkKlansman director sported a custom purple Gucci suit with gold trim and Bryant's jersey number, 24, stitched on the lapels and on the back of the jacket. He finished off the look with Nike Kobe 9 Elite Strategy basketball shoes.
Lee (who won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay last year) kept his accessories purple as well, with a hat from Baron Hats and a pair of lavender glasses, dressed by BlacKkKlansman costume designer Marci Rodgers.
This media ...
The BlacKkKlansman director sported a custom purple Gucci suit with gold trim and Bryant's jersey number, 24, stitched on the lapels and on the back of the jacket. He finished off the look with Nike Kobe 9 Elite Strategy basketball shoes.
Lee (who won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay last year) kept his accessories purple as well, with a hat from Baron Hats and a pair of lavender glasses, dressed by BlacKkKlansman costume designer Marci Rodgers.
This media ...
While “Bohemian Rhapsody” lost at the Costume Designer Awards on Tuesday, it still ended up winning the most precursor prizes of the eight Best Picture nominees at the Oscars. This biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury won with four of the nine guilds at which it contended. It lost with the art directors, costume designers, makeup artists/hairstylists, producers and visual effects wizards.
Two of its Academy Awards rivals for the top award — “Black Panther” and “The Favourite” — did win over the costume designers. These victories in the fantasy and period film races respectively brought their overall hauls to three apiece. “Black Panther” had previously prevailed with the actors and art directors while “The Favourite” scored with the art directors and film editors. They are now tied with “Green Book,” which had wins with the actors, casting directors and producers.
“Crazy Rich Asians,” which was snubbed by the Oscars, also...
Two of its Academy Awards rivals for the top award — “Black Panther” and “The Favourite” — did win over the costume designers. These victories in the fantasy and period film races respectively brought their overall hauls to three apiece. “Black Panther” had previously prevailed with the actors and art directors while “The Favourite” scored with the art directors and film editors. They are now tied with “Green Book,” which had wins with the actors, casting directors and producers.
“Crazy Rich Asians,” which was snubbed by the Oscars, also...
- 2/20/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The Oscar frontrunner for Best Costume Design, “The Favourite,” won a top honor at the Costume Designers Guild Awards on Tuesday. It picked up the period prize over two of its Oscar rivals — “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots” — as well as “BlacKkKlansman” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Another Oscar contender in that category, “Black Panther,” won the fantasy film race over “Aquaman,” “The Avengers: Infinity War,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
And the contemporary costumes of “Crazy Rich Asians” prevailed over “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Ocean’s 8,” “A Star Is Born” and “Widows.”
The fifth Oscar nominee, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” was snubbed by the guild which has a stellar track record at honoring the eventual Oscar winner. The winner of the period film Cdg prize tends to repeat at the Oscars. However, that has not been the case for the last two years running.
Another Oscar contender in that category, “Black Panther,” won the fantasy film race over “Aquaman,” “The Avengers: Infinity War,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
And the contemporary costumes of “Crazy Rich Asians” prevailed over “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Ocean’s 8,” “A Star Is Born” and “Widows.”
The fifth Oscar nominee, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” was snubbed by the guild which has a stellar track record at honoring the eventual Oscar winner. The winner of the period film Cdg prize tends to repeat at the Oscars. However, that has not been the case for the last two years running.
- 2/20/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
With the Writers Guild and Motion Picture Sound Editors awards on Sunday (February 17), we’ve now heard from 12 of the 13 guilds. The costume designers don’t weigh in till hours after Oscar voting ends on Tuesday, February 19.
The winners with the writers were “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (adapted”) and “Eighth Grade” (original) while “A Quiet Place” took the top sound editing award. The Oscar frontrunner for Best Original Screenplay, “The Favourite,” was ineligible at the WGA Awards. Over on the sound side, two other Best Picture nominees, “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Roma,” picked up two and one prizes respectively.
“Bohemian Rhapsody” had also won on Saturday with the sound mixers at the Cinema Audio Society Awards. That one-two punch moves this biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury into first on our guild awards scorecard with four wins following its success with the actors and film editors.
That haul puts “Bohemian Rhapsody...
The winners with the writers were “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (adapted”) and “Eighth Grade” (original) while “A Quiet Place” took the top sound editing award. The Oscar frontrunner for Best Original Screenplay, “The Favourite,” was ineligible at the WGA Awards. Over on the sound side, two other Best Picture nominees, “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Roma,” picked up two and one prizes respectively.
“Bohemian Rhapsody” had also won on Saturday with the sound mixers at the Cinema Audio Society Awards. That one-two punch moves this biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury into first on our guild awards scorecard with four wins following its success with the actors and film editors.
That haul puts “Bohemian Rhapsody...
- 2/18/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
It took till the last weekend of guild awards season but “A Star is Born” finally picked up a prize at the Makeup and Hair Styling Awards on Saturday, February 16. This win for best contemporary makeup was particularly welcome as Bradley Cooper‘s remake of the Hollywood classic lost at the other guild awards of the evening. The Cinema Audio Society went with “Bohemian Rhapsody” for Best Sound Mixing.
This marked the third victory to date for the biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury following its success with the actors and film editors. “Crazy Rich Asians” picked up its third prize as well, with a win for contemporary hairstyling. It had previously won over both the art and casting directors. Each is now tied with “Green Book,” which has wins with the actors, casting directors and producers.
Two more guilds — the sound editors and writers — will chime in on Sunday.
This marked the third victory to date for the biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury following its success with the actors and film editors. “Crazy Rich Asians” picked up its third prize as well, with a win for contemporary hairstyling. It had previously won over both the art and casting directors. Each is now tied with “Green Book,” which has wins with the actors, casting directors and producers.
Two more guilds — the sound editors and writers — will chime in on Sunday.
- 2/17/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
We’ re now more than two-thirds along the road to the Oscars with 9 of the 13 guilds having weighed in with their picks before academy voters begin casting their final ballots on Feb. 12. “Green Book” has won with the three of the eight groups heard from to date: actors, casting directors and producers.
After their success with the art directors, “Black Panther” and “The Favourite” are now tied with “Bohemian Rhapsody” at two wins apiece as detailed below. And “Roma” got on the scoreboard with that DGA win for multi-hyphenate Alfonso Cuaron, who lost the cinematography award on Feb. 9 to “Cold War” lenser Lukasz Zal.
Three more groups — makeup artists & hair stylists, sound editors and writers — announce their winners during the eight days of voting for the Academy Awards. And the costume designers hold their awards mere hours after Academy Awards balloting ends on Feb. 20.
See Which film wins Best Picture...
After their success with the art directors, “Black Panther” and “The Favourite” are now tied with “Bohemian Rhapsody” at two wins apiece as detailed below. And “Roma” got on the scoreboard with that DGA win for multi-hyphenate Alfonso Cuaron, who lost the cinematography award on Feb. 9 to “Cold War” lenser Lukasz Zal.
Three more groups — makeup artists & hair stylists, sound editors and writers — announce their winners during the eight days of voting for the Academy Awards. And the costume designers hold their awards mere hours after Academy Awards balloting ends on Feb. 20.
See Which film wins Best Picture...
- 2/11/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
We are now more than halfway along the road to the Oscars as the seventh of 13 guilds — the Visual Effects Society — handed out its precursor prizes on Feb. 5. Only one of the Best Picture nominees was in the running: “Bohemian Rhapsody” lost its bid for best supporting visual effects to “First Man.” That marked the first guild win for Damien Chazelle‘s biopic of Neil Armstrong.
The big winner with the Ves was “Avengers: Infinity War” which swept its four categories, including the guild equivalent of Best Picture – visual effects in a feature motion picture. Among its other wins was effects simulations. While it had contended for its depiction of Wakanda, the home of Black Panther, it won instead for bringing Titan to the screen. That wasn’t surprising given that the Ves had snubbed “Black Panther” across the board.
Before final Oscar voting begins on Feb. 12, we will also...
The big winner with the Ves was “Avengers: Infinity War” which swept its four categories, including the guild equivalent of Best Picture – visual effects in a feature motion picture. Among its other wins was effects simulations. While it had contended for its depiction of Wakanda, the home of Black Panther, it won instead for bringing Titan to the screen. That wasn’t surprising given that the Ves had snubbed “Black Panther” across the board.
Before final Oscar voting begins on Feb. 12, we will also...
- 2/6/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Six of the 13 guilds have now weighed in with their picks of the year. On Feb. 2, it was the turn of the directors (“Roma” helmer Alfonso Cuaron took that award) and the art directors.
Before final Oscar voting begins on Feb. 12, we will also hear from the visual effects wizards (Feb. 5) and the lensers (Feb. 9). Four more groups — makeup artists & hair stylists, sound mixers, sound editors and writers — have their say during the eight days of voting for the Oscars. And the costume designers announce their winners hours after Academy Awards balloting ends on Feb. 20.
“Green Book” has won with the three of the six groups so far: actors, casting directors and producers With their success at the Adg, “Black Panther” and “The Favourite” are now tied with “Bohemian Rhapsody” at two wins apiece as detailed below. And “Roma” got on board with that DGA win.
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Before final Oscar voting begins on Feb. 12, we will also hear from the visual effects wizards (Feb. 5) and the lensers (Feb. 9). Four more groups — makeup artists & hair stylists, sound mixers, sound editors and writers — have their say during the eight days of voting for the Oscars. And the costume designers announce their winners hours after Academy Awards balloting ends on Feb. 20.
“Green Book” has won with the three of the six groups so far: actors, casting directors and producers With their success at the Adg, “Black Panther” and “The Favourite” are now tied with “Bohemian Rhapsody” at two wins apiece as detailed below. And “Roma” got on board with that DGA win.
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- 2/3/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
With the Ace Eddie Awards on Feb. 1, we’ve now heard from 4 of the 13 guilds who give out prizes. “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which had already racked up a win with SAG for lead Rami Malek, won with the cutters on the drama side. That moves it into second place on our guild awards scorecard behind “Green Book” which has won over the actors, casting directors and producers to date. And “The Favourite” got on the board with its comedy/musical win at the Ace Eddies.
On Feb. 2, we’ll hear from the directors (“Roma” helmer Alfonso Cuaron is tipped to take that prize) and the art directors who hand out awards in three genres. We expect “The Favourite” to win the period prize, “Black Panther” to claim the fantasy award and “Crazy Rich Asians” to nab the contemporary honor.
Before final Oscar voting begins on Feb. 12., we will also hear from the visual effects wizards (Feb.
On Feb. 2, we’ll hear from the directors (“Roma” helmer Alfonso Cuaron is tipped to take that prize) and the art directors who hand out awards in three genres. We expect “The Favourite” to win the period prize, “Black Panther” to claim the fantasy award and “Crazy Rich Asians” to nab the contemporary honor.
Before final Oscar voting begins on Feb. 12., we will also hear from the visual effects wizards (Feb.
- 2/2/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Before nominations for the Oscars were announced on Jan. 22, we’d already heard from the producers and actors with their picks for the best of the year. On Thursday Jan. 31, the casting directors chimed in with their choices. This weekend, three more groups (art directors, directors, film editors) will hand out prizes. And two more — the lensers and visual effects wizards — hold their awards before final Oscar voting begins on Feb. 12.
Four more groups — makeup artists & hair stylists, sound mixers, sound editors and writers — weigh in during the eight days of voting for the Academy Awards. And the costume designers have their say hours after Oscar balloting ends on Feb. 20.
“A Star is Born,” which reaped eight Oscar nominations, is in the running for 12 of the 13 guild awards missing out only with Visual Effects Society. It has yet to win with any of the three groups heard from to date.
Four more groups — makeup artists & hair stylists, sound mixers, sound editors and writers — weigh in during the eight days of voting for the Academy Awards. And the costume designers have their say hours after Oscar balloting ends on Feb. 20.
“A Star is Born,” which reaped eight Oscar nominations, is in the running for 12 of the 13 guild awards missing out only with Visual Effects Society. It has yet to win with any of the three groups heard from to date.
- 2/1/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
This evening the 2019 Critics Circle Award were held at the May Fair Hotel in London. Each year the ceremony brings together the finest in modern film and 2019 continues to focus a wider spotlight than the glitzier events.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ cruelty-saoked period drama The Favourite is rightly, well – the favourite for many of the awards. Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War joins Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here, Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma and Rupert Everett’s The Happy Prince with five nominations apiece.
As well as the winners (indicated in Bold) below we were on the red carpet to speak with the nominees and guests at the event.
We spoke to Richard E. Grant (Star Wars Episode IX), Anya Taylor-Joy, Fionn Whitehead (Back Mirror Bandersnatch, Dunkirk & many more this evening the 2019 Critics Circle Award, which were held at the May Fair Hotel in London. Each year the ceremony brings together...
Yorgos Lanthimos’ cruelty-saoked period drama The Favourite is rightly, well – the favourite for many of the awards. Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War joins Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here, Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma and Rupert Everett’s The Happy Prince with five nominations apiece.
As well as the winners (indicated in Bold) below we were on the red carpet to speak with the nominees and guests at the event.
We spoke to Richard E. Grant (Star Wars Episode IX), Anya Taylor-Joy, Fionn Whitehead (Back Mirror Bandersnatch, Dunkirk & many more this evening the 2019 Critics Circle Award, which were held at the May Fair Hotel in London. Each year the ceremony brings together...
- 1/20/2019
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We just heard from the Motion Picture Sound Editors society with their nominees for the best of the year. These maestros of sound were the last of the 13 guilds and societies to weigh in with their choices following the actors, art directors, casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, directors, film editors, makeup artists & hairstylists, producers, sound mixers, visual effects wizards and writers.
“A Star is Born” reaped two bids from the Mpse and ends this phase of awards season with nominations from 12 of the 13 precursor prizes (it missed out only for visual effects). Among the other leading Oscar contenders, “Bohemian Rhapsody” is now sitting in second place alone as it reaped two bids as well from the sound editors.
“Black Panther” likewise earned two nominations from the Mpse and moves into a tie for third with “BlacKkKlansman” as each has nominations from eight guilds. And with its two Mpse bids, “The Favourite...
“A Star is Born” reaped two bids from the Mpse and ends this phase of awards season with nominations from 12 of the 13 precursor prizes (it missed out only for visual effects). Among the other leading Oscar contenders, “Bohemian Rhapsody” is now sitting in second place alone as it reaped two bids as well from the sound editors.
“Black Panther” likewise earned two nominations from the Mpse and moves into a tie for third with “BlacKkKlansman” as each has nominations from eight guilds. And with its two Mpse bids, “The Favourite...
- 1/18/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
We just heard from the Visual Effects Society with their nominees for the best of the year. These wizards of wonder were the 12th of 13 guilds and societies to weigh in with their choices following the actors, art directors, casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, directors, film editors, makeup artists & hairstylists, producers, sound mixers and writers. (The sound editors don’t chime in till the end of the month.)
The Ves brought an end to the streak for “A Star is Born” that had seen it reap bids from the first 11 precursor prizes to reveal their rosters. Among the other leading Oscar contenders, “Bohemian Rhapsody” reaped a bid for it supporting visual effects and now moves into a tie for second place on the overall list with “BlacKkKlansman” with nominations from eight guilds.
“Black Panther,” which was snubbed by the Ves remains one back, having been recognized by seven groups as...
The Ves brought an end to the streak for “A Star is Born” that had seen it reap bids from the first 11 precursor prizes to reveal their rosters. Among the other leading Oscar contenders, “Bohemian Rhapsody” reaped a bid for it supporting visual effects and now moves into a tie for second place on the overall list with “BlacKkKlansman” with nominations from eight guilds.
“Black Panther,” which was snubbed by the Ves remains one back, having been recognized by seven groups as...
- 1/15/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
“A Star is Born” kept its perfect track record with the guild awards on January 10, as it numbered among the nominations announced for both the Costume Designers Guild (Cdg) and the Makeup and Hairstyling (Muahs) Awards.
Those nominations mean that his remake of the Hollywood classic is now 11 for 11 with the guild and society awards. It had already been cited by the actors, art directors, casting directors, cinematographers, directors, film editors, producers and writers as one of the best of the year in their respective fields. Not surprisingly, “A Star is Born” leads our predictions to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
With bids from both the costume designers and make-up artists & hairstylists, “BlacKkKlansman” is now in second place with mentions at eight of these precursors.
Sharing third place, with seven guilds apiece, are three films that merited nominations from both the Cdg and Muahs — “Black Panther,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and...
Those nominations mean that his remake of the Hollywood classic is now 11 for 11 with the guild and society awards. It had already been cited by the actors, art directors, casting directors, cinematographers, directors, film editors, producers and writers as one of the best of the year in their respective fields. Not surprisingly, “A Star is Born” leads our predictions to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
With bids from both the costume designers and make-up artists & hairstylists, “BlacKkKlansman” is now in second place with mentions at eight of these precursors.
Sharing third place, with seven guilds apiece, are three films that merited nominations from both the Cdg and Muahs — “Black Panther,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and...
- 1/10/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Four of our five predicted nominees for Best Costume Design at the Oscars — “Black Panther,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots” — reaped bids for the Costume Designers Guild kudos. While our fifth contender – “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald — was snubbed, fans of that film should take heart from the fact that these awards often overlook one of the Academy Awards nominees. However, the Cdg has a stellar track record at honoring the eventual Oscar winner.
Our Oscar frontrunner “The Favourite” as well as third and fourth-ranked “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots” contend for best period costumes as do “BlacKkKlansman” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Besides the second-ranked Oscar contender “Black Panther,” the fantasy film nominees are “Aquaman,” “The Avengers: Infinity War,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
And the contemporary costume nominees are “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,...
Our Oscar frontrunner “The Favourite” as well as third and fourth-ranked “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots” contend for best period costumes as do “BlacKkKlansman” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Besides the second-ranked Oscar contender “Black Panther,” the fantasy film nominees are “Aquaman,” “The Avengers: Infinity War,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
And the contemporary costume nominees are “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,...
- 1/10/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The Costume Designers Guild has announced its nominees in film and television categories for 2018.
In the contemporary film races, “Crazy Rich Asians” was nominated alongside “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Ocean’s 8,” “A Star Is Born” (extending its streak of nominations from every single industry group so far) and “Widows.”
For period film, nominees were “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots.”
Nominated for sci-fi/fantasy were “Aquaman,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
In the television categories, nominees included “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “This Is Us,” “Glow,” “Outlander,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.”
Previously announced, the guild’s Career Achievement and Distinguished Collaborator honors will go to Ruth E. Carter and Ryan Murphy, respectively.
Full list of nominees below.
In the contemporary film races, “Crazy Rich Asians” was nominated alongside “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Ocean’s 8,” “A Star Is Born” (extending its streak of nominations from every single industry group so far) and “Widows.”
For period film, nominees were “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots.”
Nominated for sci-fi/fantasy were “Aquaman,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
In the television categories, nominees included “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” “This Is Us,” “Glow,” “Outlander,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.”
Previously announced, the guild’s Career Achievement and Distinguished Collaborator honors will go to Ruth E. Carter and Ryan Murphy, respectively.
Full list of nominees below.
- 1/10/2019
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
At long last “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” has entered awards season thanks to the 21st Costume Designers Guild Awards. The Cga has announced its 2019 nominees in three film categories, seven television categories, and one short form design category, and the group brings expected Oscar contenders up against some fun, lighter fare like “Mamma Mia!” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
A majority of IndieWire awards editor Anne Thompson’s current predictions to land Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design are represented by the Cdga. Erin Benach (“A Star Is Born”) and Ruth Carter (“Black Panther”) are competing in the Excellence in Contemporary Film and Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film categories, respectively, while Julian Day (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Sandy Powell (“The Favourite”) are nominated in the Excellence in Period Film. Powell is a double nominee, with her work on “Mary Poppins Returns” also nominated for Excellence in Period Film.
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A majority of IndieWire awards editor Anne Thompson’s current predictions to land Oscar nominations for Best Costume Design are represented by the Cdga. Erin Benach (“A Star Is Born”) and Ruth Carter (“Black Panther”) are competing in the Excellence in Contemporary Film and Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film categories, respectively, while Julian Day (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Sandy Powell (“The Favourite”) are nominated in the Excellence in Period Film. Powell is a double nominee, with her work on “Mary Poppins Returns” also nominated for Excellence in Period Film.
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- 1/10/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The Costume Designers Guild has nominated 15 different movies for the 21st Costume Designers Guild Awards, singling out two films about the Stuart line of English monarchs, two based in the rock and funk of the 1970s, three about superheroes and others about Abba-singing lovers, female thieves and crazy rich Asians.
In the CDGA’s Excellence in Period Film category, the nominees are “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots.”
In Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film, the guild nominated “Aquaman,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
And in Excellence in Contemporary Film, the nominees are “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Ocean’s 8,” “A Star Is Born” and “Widows.”
Sandy Powell received two nominations,...
In the CDGA’s Excellence in Period Film category, the nominees are “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Mary Queen of Scots.”
In Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film, the guild nominated “Aquaman,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Black Panther,” “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”
And in Excellence in Contemporary Film, the nominees are “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” “Ocean’s 8,” “A Star Is Born” and “Widows.”
Sandy Powell received two nominations,...
- 1/10/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Cdga Nominations: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, ‘Black Panther’ Among Pics Fitted For Costume Designers’ List
The final alterations and trims have been made, so now we have the list of nominations for the Costume Designers Guild’s 21st annual Cdga. The awards will be handed out February 19 during the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. Read the list below.
The top film and TV noms each are split into three categories — contemporary, period and sci-fi/fantasy. A number of awards-season regulars made the cut on the film side, with noms going to the costumers behind A Star Is Born, Crazy Rich Asains, BlackKklansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite and 2018’s top-grossing domestic release, Black Panther. The No. 1 film of last year worldwide, Avengers, Infinity War, also scooped a nomination.
“I would like to congratulate all of the nominees of the 2019 Costume Designers Guild Awards,” said Salvador Perez, President of Cdg Local 892. “This year, we are especially thrilled to include the nominees for our brand-new Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television category.
The top film and TV noms each are split into three categories — contemporary, period and sci-fi/fantasy. A number of awards-season regulars made the cut on the film side, with noms going to the costumers behind A Star Is Born, Crazy Rich Asains, BlackKklansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite and 2018’s top-grossing domestic release, Black Panther. The No. 1 film of last year worldwide, Avengers, Infinity War, also scooped a nomination.
“I would like to congratulate all of the nominees of the 2019 Costume Designers Guild Awards,” said Salvador Perez, President of Cdg Local 892. “This year, we are especially thrilled to include the nominees for our brand-new Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television category.
- 1/10/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
On Spike Lee’s Golden Globe-nominated BlacKkKlansman, Marci Rodgers was presented with the unusual task of costuming the Ku Klux Klan. Premiering at Cannes, where Lee won the Grand Jury Prize, the director’s latest tells the true story of Ron Stallworth, the first African-American police officer in the Colorado Springs bureau who, in astonishing fashion, managed to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. Of course, in preparing to tell this story, Rodgers hit the books, educating herself on the fashions of the ‘70s, on Stallworth’s sartorial preferences, and what the Kkk actually wore. “Early on in prep, I looked at a lot of documentaries on the organization, and in my research online, I was able to find a handbook on all of the Klan’s robes and what they meant,” Rodgers says. “I showed that information to Spike and the production designer, and I think it opened up even...
- 12/25/2018
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Is 2018 an anomaly, or is it a harbinger of things to come?
The awards derbies of recent years have seen a predominance of indie films at the expense of big studio features — resulting in a slate of Oscar contenders devoid not only of genuine blockbusters but also of more modest mid-budget crowd-pleasers. This has dampened the ratings of the Oscars telecast, much to the consternation of the Academy.
But this year feels different, with studio pics including “Black Panther,” “First Man” (pictured above) and “A Star Is Born” definitely in the running.
And along with this rise in the fortunes of studio pictures, many artisans who have worked on them — from cinematographers to costume designers to visual-effects supervisors — are seeing their projects attain a new level of acclaim and respect.
But before the distribution of the top prizes Feb. 24 at the Dolby Theatre, these artisans will have to run the...
The awards derbies of recent years have seen a predominance of indie films at the expense of big studio features — resulting in a slate of Oscar contenders devoid not only of genuine blockbusters but also of more modest mid-budget crowd-pleasers. This has dampened the ratings of the Oscars telecast, much to the consternation of the Academy.
But this year feels different, with studio pics including “Black Panther,” “First Man” (pictured above) and “A Star Is Born” definitely in the running.
And along with this rise in the fortunes of studio pictures, many artisans who have worked on them — from cinematographers to costume designers to visual-effects supervisors — are seeing their projects attain a new level of acclaim and respect.
But before the distribution of the top prizes Feb. 24 at the Dolby Theatre, these artisans will have to run the...
- 12/17/2018
- by Peter Caranicas
- Variety Film + TV
Spike Lee, who co-wrote and directed Focus Features’ “BlacKkKlansman,” says it was not an easy movie to make, but that everybody worked together. “We were all making the same film,” he explains, “which doesn’t always happen.”
The fact-based story centers on Ron Stallworth, a black cop who went undercover in Colorado Springs in the 1970s to expose local Ku Klux Klan activities. Lee pays tribute to some of his below-the-line colleagues as well as to such respected performers as Harry Belafonte, who co-stars in the film.
Barry Alexander Brown, Editor
“He’s cut almost everything for me; we go way, way back. For the sequence involving Mr. Belafonte, who brings such weight and gravitas — he was in the trenches with Dr. King — Kevin [Willmott, a co-writer] and I wanted him to talk about a real-life incident of lynching, which is the legacy of the Ku Klux Klan. There was an incident in Waco,...
The fact-based story centers on Ron Stallworth, a black cop who went undercover in Colorado Springs in the 1970s to expose local Ku Klux Klan activities. Lee pays tribute to some of his below-the-line colleagues as well as to such respected performers as Harry Belafonte, who co-stars in the film.
Barry Alexander Brown, Editor
“He’s cut almost everything for me; we go way, way back. For the sequence involving Mr. Belafonte, who brings such weight and gravitas — he was in the trenches with Dr. King — Kevin [Willmott, a co-writer] and I wanted him to talk about a real-life incident of lynching, which is the legacy of the Ku Klux Klan. There was an incident in Waco,...
- 10/31/2018
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Elaborate period costumes (see “Colette” and “The Favourite”) tend to rule the day with Best Costume Design. So do fantastical original creations like Ruth Carter’s colorful array of costumes for the new world of Wakanda in “Black Panther.” Both “A Star is Born” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” play with a wide range of flamboyant concert styles and behind-the-scenes outfits.
No film will be deemed a frontrunner unless we have seen it. Lists in alphabetical order.
Frontrunners:
Erin Benach (“A Star Is Born”)
Ruth Carter (“Black Panther”)
Julian Day (“Bohemian Rhapsody”)
Andrea Flesch (“Colette”)
Sandy Powell (“The Favourite”)
Contenders:
Coleen Atwood (“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”)
Alexandra Byrne (“Mary Queen of Scots”)
Sandy Powell (“Mary Poppins Returns”)
Marci Rodgers (“BlackKklansman”)
Mary Zophres (“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”)
Mary Zophres (“First Man”)
Bill Desowitz contributed to this report.
No film will be deemed a frontrunner unless we have seen it. Lists in alphabetical order.
Frontrunners:
Erin Benach (“A Star Is Born”)
Ruth Carter (“Black Panther”)
Julian Day (“Bohemian Rhapsody”)
Andrea Flesch (“Colette”)
Sandy Powell (“The Favourite”)
Contenders:
Coleen Atwood (“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”)
Alexandra Byrne (“Mary Queen of Scots”)
Sandy Powell (“Mary Poppins Returns”)
Marci Rodgers (“BlackKklansman”)
Mary Zophres (“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”)
Mary Zophres (“First Man”)
Bill Desowitz contributed to this report.
- 10/29/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Laura Harrier really wanted to keep the afro wig that she wore in Spike Lee’s new real-life drama “BlackKklansman.”
“I tried to steal it,” Harrier joked with Variety on Thursday at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Grants Banquet. “But Spike was like, ‘No, you can’t take that.’ We’ll see if I can get my hands on it one day.”
In the movie, Harrier plays the college student activist girlfriend of Ron Stallworth, a black cop in Colorado Springs who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in 1978 by pretending to be white on phone calls with members of the hate group, including David Duke.
“The incredible costume designer Marci Rodgers sourced all original vintage,” Harrier said. “All of that was actually from the ‘70s. It was just so cool to put on the clothes. I had the fro and I had the black leather jacket. I just felt powerful and badass.
“I tried to steal it,” Harrier joked with Variety on Thursday at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Grants Banquet. “But Spike was like, ‘No, you can’t take that.’ We’ll see if I can get my hands on it one day.”
In the movie, Harrier plays the college student activist girlfriend of Ron Stallworth, a black cop in Colorado Springs who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in 1978 by pretending to be white on phone calls with members of the hate group, including David Duke.
“The incredible costume designer Marci Rodgers sourced all original vintage,” Harrier said. “All of that was actually from the ‘70s. It was just so cool to put on the clothes. I had the fro and I had the black leather jacket. I just felt powerful and badass.
- 8/12/2018
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
"It's always been there," says costume designer Marci Rodgers of the breadth of African-American style, reflected recently in the tribal-tech looks of Black Panther and Beyonce's Coachella concert costumes as influenced by historically black colleges. "Now, we just have different platforms to expose it."
For Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman, out Aug. 10, Rodgers brings to screen the style of 1970s Black Power activists with turtlenecks, suede leisure suits and Afro-pick jewelry. The film is based on the true story of African-American cop Ron Stallworth, played by John David Washington, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan, duped ...
For Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman, out Aug. 10, Rodgers brings to screen the style of 1970s Black Power activists with turtlenecks, suede leisure suits and Afro-pick jewelry. The film is based on the true story of African-American cop Ron Stallworth, played by John David Washington, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan, duped ...
- 8/10/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"It's always been there," says costume designer Marci Rodgers of the breadth of African-American style, reflected recently in the tribal-tech looks of Black Panther and Beyonce's Coachella concert costumes as influenced by historically black colleges. "Now, we just have different platforms to expose it."
For Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman, out Aug. 10, Rodgers brings to screen the style of 1970s Black Power activists with turtlenecks, suede leisure suits and Afro-pick jewelry. The film is based on the true story of African-American cop Ron Stallworth, played by John David Washington, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan, duped ...
For Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman, out Aug. 10, Rodgers brings to screen the style of 1970s Black Power activists with turtlenecks, suede leisure suits and Afro-pick jewelry. The film is based on the true story of African-American cop Ron Stallworth, played by John David Washington, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan, duped ...
- 8/10/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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