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Academy Awards : “The Boy and the Heron” and “Godzilla Minus One” Win Oscars!

Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary Japanese anime director, was crowned Best Animated Feature winner for The Boy and the Heron at the U.S. Academy Awards, beating out four other films in the same category, including Disney’s ‘Elemental’ and the U.S. superhero film ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.’ For the first time in more than two decades, Miyazaki was…

‘Godzilla Minus One’ Won the Best Picture at Japanese Academy Awards

The 47th Japanese Academy Awards ceremony, a gathering of the Japanese film industry, was held at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo l on March 8th, “Godzilla Minus One” was nominated in twelve categories at the Japanese Academy Awards, and it just took most of them home including the Best Picture. The following…

Nominations Announced for 96th Annual Academy Awards

Nominations for the 2024 Academy Awards were announced today, led by Oppenheimer, Poor Things, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Barbie. Oppenheimer snagged 13 nominations, Poor Things got 11, followed by Killers of the Flower Moon with 10, and Barbie with eight. These four films are contending for the Best Picture Oscar, along with six…

Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre,  Home of the Academy Awards, Reportedly For Sale

@Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre The Dolby Theatre, the Los Angeles venue that serves as the host for the annual Academy Awards ceremony, is being sold by its owner, California Public Employees’ Retirement System. JLL is marketing the live-performance theater, which is located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, according to a Bloomberg report. Formerly known as…

Chris Rock Says He Declined Offer to Host the 2023 Academy Awards

Chris Rock has declined an invitation to host the 2023 Academy Awards. The comedian shared the news during his show at the Arizona Financial Theatre in downtown Phoenix this past Sunday night, the Arizona Republic is reporting. Rock revealed that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences asked him to return to host the…

Academy Awards Spread the Wealth, Honor ‘Nomadland’ and Others

The 93rd Academy Awards were handed out tonight, in a ceremony that featured in-person nominees in a variety of venues including Union Station in Los Angeles. There was clearly excitement around the idea of people being in the same room and getting to gather together, though some of the staging of the ceremony was awkward,…

Academy Updates Rules and Campaign Protocols For 2025 Oscars

The Academy’s Board of Governors has released the new official awards rules and campaign promotional regulations that it will implement for the 97th Oscars, IndieWire is reporting. The biggest change is the expansion of the theatrical requirements for the Best Picture category for the movie industry’s most prestigious awards ceremony, which will be held on…

Razzie Awards: ‘Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Won Top Prize!

While the Academy Awards will celebrate the last year’s box office success of “Oppenheimer” and Greta Gerwig’s $1.4 billion blockbuster “Barbie,” the 44th annual Golden Rasberry Awards aka Razzies gave out the awards for Sylvester Stallone’s “Expend4bles” and “Winnie the Pooh : Blood and Honey,” has swept the board at the Razzie Awards, winning five…

SAG Awards 2024 Nominations Announced

@Barbenheimer – Margot Robbie in Barbie and Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer The nominations for the 2024 SAG Awards have been announced. Oppenheimer and Barbie are leading the film categories with four nods each, including in the top category of best cast. Succession, meanwhile, has received the most recognition in the television categories. Besides best cast, Oppenheimer…

Emmy Awards Postponed to January 24 Due to SAG-AFTRA Strike

The Hollywood writers’ and screen actors’ strike continues to wreak havoc. Today it was announced that the 75th Emmy Awards ceremony—originally scheduled to air on September 18—has been postponed until January 15, 2024. Also, the date for the Creative Arts Emmys have been moved from September 9 and 10 to January 6 and 7. That…