‘SNL,’ ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Substance’ Win Big at the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards
Feb16

‘SNL,’ ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Substance’ Win Big at the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards

It was Saturday night at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles so it was only appropriate that Saturday Night Live walked away with the most awards at the 12th annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards, known as the MUAHs. Yet understandably, no one from the legendary NBC sketch comedy show was on hand to pick up their four statuettes as they were busy preparing for the next night’s huge 50th anniversary...

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It’s RaMell Ross’s Night at the WGA Awards–And Sean Baker’s
Feb16

It’s RaMell Ross’s Night at the WGA Awards–And Sean Baker’s

It’s an incredibly rare occurrence when one person receives both an honorary award and the marquee prize from one of the entertainment industry’s major guilds, the Writers Guild of America. But that was exactly what happened for RaMell Ross, who with Joslyn Barnes won the WGA’s Adapted Screnplay Award for Nickel Boys and the guild’s Paul Selvin Award, given to as screenplay that the guild says best embodies the spirit of the...

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‘Anora’ Wins Top Prize at the Producers Guild Awards
Feb10

‘Anora’ Wins Top Prize at the Producers Guild Awards

Anora suddenly seems to be the front runner for Best Picture at the Oscars after an incredible weekend sweep of three top awards, including the marquee prize at the Producers Guild of America Awards. The trophy for the Sean Baker-directed film comes just after Baker won the best director award at the DGA ceremonies. Just the night before, the Critics Choice Awards anointed the Neon film as Best Picture. Both bodies are considered...

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‘Anora’ Director Sean Baker Pulls Off Surprise Win at Directors Guild Awards
Feb10

‘Anora’ Director Sean Baker Pulls Off Surprise Win at Directors Guild Awards

Sean Baker and Anora star MIkey Madison To many experienced awards season experts, including this one, throwing some surprises into the game as it heads for the finish line of the Oscars makes things a lot more interesting. That’s exactly what happened with Anora, Neon’s indie black comedy that had won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival last May and thus garnered tons of buzz going into the summer and fall screenings. But it...

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‘Anora’ Wins Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards, Brody and Moore Score Top Acting Prizes
Feb08

‘Anora’ Wins Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards, Brody and Moore Score Top Acting Prizes

In the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, it was only fitting that dozens of firefighters walked into Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar to as standing ovation that kicked off the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler. After some jokes chiding the ongoing Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni scandal, the show got down to the business at hand: recognizing the absolute best in film and television over the past year....

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