Friday, January 18, 2019
Things got ugly this awards season, enough to give you pause about what might still lie ahead once Oscar nominations are announced next week. “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going t…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PMTuesday, January 8, 2019
The Cinema Audio Society has announced nominees for excellence in sound mixing for 2018 films and television series. In the film categories, music-driven hits “Bohemian Rhapsody”…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMMonday, January 7, 2019
The American Society of Cinematographers has announced nominees in film and television for 2018. Film nominees included Alfonso Cuaron’s digital 65mm black-and-white lensing of his own…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:05PMTuesday, December 11, 2018
So far the film awards season has largely been shaped by box office dollars from the moviegoing public and assessments from committees of critics, journalists and other professionals. The ac…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AMThursday, November 29, 2018
PLAYBACK is a Variety / iHeartRadio podcast bringing you conversations with the talents behind many of today’s hottest films. New episodes air every Thursday. Bradley Cooper’s di…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:53PMTuesday, November 27, 2018
In contrast to the lead actress competition, a list of this year’s lead actor Oscar hopefuls runs out of home run contenders pretty quickly. But at the very top, just like their female cou…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:07PMTuesday, October 23, 2018
At the start of a new Oscar season, two films lead the pack that could not be more different in every way. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón’s Venice prizewinner “R…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMTuesday, September 4, 2018
It might seem like an impossible feat, but with his version of “A Star Is Born,” Bradley Cooper both puts a fresh spin on a decades-old movie staple and transcends its very place…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:32PMThursday, March 15, 2018
Welcome to “Playback,” a Variety / iHeartRadio podcast bringing you exclusive conversations with the talents behind many of today’s hottest films. Actor David Oyelowo (“SelmaR…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:14PMSunday, March 4, 2018
Sam Rockwell won the Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for his performance in Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” and in his acceptance …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:32PMThursday, December 7, 2017
Welcome to “Playback,” a Variety podcast bringing you exclusive conversations with the talents behind many of today’s hottest films. As one of Hollywood’s preeminent writers, Aar…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:19AMThursday, November 2, 2017
Kevin Spacey’s robust supporting actor Oscar campaign for Ridley Scott’s “All the Money in the World” has been shelved, Variety has learned. The move comes amid alle…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:19PMThursday, September 28, 2017
Welcome to “Playback,” a Variety podcast bringing you exclusive conversations with the talents behind many of today’s hottest films. The 55th annual New York Film Festival kicks off Th…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:27AMSunday, September 10, 2017
The last time Dan Gilroy brought a film to the Toronto Film Festival he had “Nightcrawler” in tow, a dark urban drama focused on a nocturnal bottom-feeding stringer who peddles h…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMMonday, May 29, 2017
With "The Handmaid's Tale" currently mid-stride and "Top of the Lake" scoring top notices alongside Palme d'Or winner "The Square" in Cannes, the actress is having quite a moment.
SOURCE: Variety at 12:52PMFriday, May 5, 2017
The filmmaker discusses his latest epic project, navigating the industry's superhero status quo, and nearly 20 years of "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."
SOURCE: Variety at 06:29PMWednesday, March 1, 2017
The season was bookended by controversy, starting with a scandal surrounding a would-be contender and ending with a mishandled envelope.
SOURCE: Variety at 07:11PMMonday, February 27, 2017
Emma Stone reached for the stars and grasped them on Sunday night. She won the best actress Oscar for her performance as aspiring actress/dreamer Mia in the musical “La La Land.”…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:06AMDamien Chazelle claimed the best director award at Sunday’s Oscars celebration for “La La Land.” Chazelle ran through a list of thank yous from the Dolby Theatre stage, in…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:02AMWednesday, February 22, 2017
Resilient awards season fixture “La La Land” won yet another honor at the 19th annual Costume Designers Guild Tuesday night. The film won in the contemporary design category, whi…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:59AMMonday, February 20, 2017
Mel Gibson’s World War II drama “Hacksaw Ridge” claimed top honors at the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) 64th annual Golden Reel Awards Sunday night. The film w…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:45AM“Nocturnal Animals,” “La La Land,” “Suicide Squad,” “Hail, Caesar!” and “Star Trek Beyond” all earned trophies from the Make-Up an…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00AMSunday, February 19, 2017
“La La Land” and “Game of Thrones” walked away with top film and television honors at the 53rd Cinema Audio Society Awards Saturday night. “Finding Nemo” …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:16AMSunday, February 5, 2017
Given the guild's track record when it comes to foreshadowing Oscar victory, the modern musical got a nice feather in its cap Saturday night.
SOURCE: Variety at 02:23AMSunday, January 29, 2017
A few surprises kept the awards season interesting at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night.
SOURCE: Variety at 11:06PMNineteen of the last 27 PGA winners have gone on to best picture glory. But it was probably just a formality for Damien Chazelle's musical.
SOURCE: Variety at 01:58AMSaturday, January 28, 2017
At the 67th annual ACE Eddie Awards, "Arrival," "La La Land," "Game of Thrones" and "This Is Us" were among the big winners.
SOURCE: Variety at 02:30AMThursday, January 26, 2017
With the film sharing the record for most nominations, could it make even more history on Oscar night?
SOURCE: Variety at 03:42PMTuesday, January 24, 2017
Director Damien Chazelle's head is spinning after his film, "La La Land," tied the all-time record for Oscar nominations.
SOURCE: Variety at 10:58AM"La La Land" tied Oscar history Tuesday morning. How much farther can the musical love letter to Los Angeles push it?
SOURCE: Variety at 10:42AMThursday, January 19, 2017
This week, a final stab at Oscar predictions with nominations on the way. Also, director Damien Chazelle discusses his film "La La Land."
SOURCE: Variety at 03:30PM 
