Tag: Missouri
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Film Independent Spirit Awards Lean Into Future Oscar Winners
Amid raucous jokes about Harvey Weinstein and the crazy political climate, the mood was upbeat at the 33rd Independent Spirit Awards — held in a gusty tent at the beach in Santa Monica the Saturday before the Oscars. As expected, the big winner was “Get Out,” which took home Best Feature and Best Director.While recent…
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Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster to Present Best Actress Oscar, Replacing Casey Affleck (Exclusive)
Breaking with tradition in the midst of an awards season that has come to colloquially become known as “the year of the woman,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has tapped four actresses to present this year’s lead acting awards at the 90th annual Oscars, Variety has learned.Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster will…
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Who Should Win at Sunday’s Oscars? Cast Your Vote!
With under a week until Oscar night, Variety is polling readers to see their predictions on who will take home the top prizes.Though it’s unlikely any category will be as dramatic as last year’s best picture mix-up, the biggest night in film is still a competitive race.Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water,” which has…
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BAFTas film awards 2018: Three Billboards triumphs as Time’s Up dominates
Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy-drama takes home five awards in ceremony hosted for the first time by Joanna Lumley’Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,’ the bleak, bitter, blistering comedy about injustice in small-town America, took the major honours at the 2018 BAFTA film awards on Sunday night.It was a starry, glamorous ceremony where the sexual harassment shame…
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Watch the 2018 BAFTA Awards: Live Stream Online
The BAFTA Awards are here once again, and the very best of both Hollywood and the U.K. are swooping into the Royal Albert Hall for the British awards show. This year, however, there’s one notable change behind the podium. While the ceremony has always been hosted by Stephen Fry in the past, this year Joanna…
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BAFTA Award Winners, as They Arrive
As ever, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominations for the Ee British Academy Film Awards favor homegrown fare. Thus many nomination slots that might have included such Hollywood films as “The Post” or “Wonder Woman” went to the likes of “Dunkirk,””Darkest Hour,” and “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool.”Leading the BAFTA field…
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BAFTA Awards: 2018 Complete Winners List
The 2018 BAFTA Awards are being awarded at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Sunday. “Absolutely Fabulous” star Joanna Lumley is hosting the show, which will air later in the day on BBC America in the U.S. and BBC One in England. “The Shape of Water,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” and “Darkest Hour” are leading…
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BAFTA Awards: ‘Three Billboards’ Wins Outstanding British Film as Attendees Support Time’s Up
The 71st British Academy Film Awards are underway in London. The ceremony, which is being held at the Royal Albert Hall for the second consecutive year, is hosted for the first time by Joanna Lumley, best known for her role as Patsy in the “Absolutely Fabulous” TV show and movie.Lumley took over as host from…
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2018 BAFTA Awards: Who is hosting and presenting, which nominees will be there?
The February 18 BAFTA Awards will be hosted by Joanna Lumley (“Absolutely Fabulous”) and air on a tape-delayed basis on both BBC One in England and BBC America in the United States. Sixteen of this year’s 20 nominees in the acting categories are schedule to attend Sunday’s ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall.All five Best…
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Why Oscar Voters Prefer Period Movies in Key Artisan Categories
When the Motion Picture Academy announced the Oscar noms on Jan. 23, there was the usual assortment of period and futuristic fare, but three contemporary films also made the final cut as best picture contenders: “Get Out,” “Lady Bird” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”But that trend didn’t hold up in the below-the-line categories of…