Sonoma International Film Festival Flies Higher In 2024
Many feared for the fate of regional film festivals following the pandemic, but if attendance at the 27th Sonoma International Film Festival was any indication, these mainstays of the cinephile circuit are doing just OK. The festival announced its largest…
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Sundance Announces Dates For 2025 Film Festival
It’s been less than two months since the end of the 2024 edition, but this morning the Sundance Institute revealed the dates for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. This year’s event will run from Thursday, January 23 through Sunday, February…
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Original Song, Cannes, And A New Voting Weekend Tradition?
It’s been a week since the 96th Oscars came to a rushed close and it turned out to be a big “whew” for The Academy. Despite some unfortunate discourse over Jonathan Glazer‘s acceptance speech, this awards season ended with no…
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‘Oppenheimer’ Wins The 2024 Oscar For Best Picture
“Barbenheimer” is officially over. While Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” may have outdueled its release date mate by a little under $500 million at the worldwide box office, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has taken the most coveted award of them all, the Oscar…
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Emma Stone Wins Her Second Best Actress Oscar For ‘Poor Things’
Before the 96th Academy Awards 14 women had won the Best Actress Oscar more than once. That list has now expanded by one after Emma Stone won her second trophy in the category for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.” She previously…
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Christopher Nolan Wins His First Oscar For Directing ‘Oppenheimer’
After so many snubs and just not close enough, Christopher Nolan is finally an Oscar winner. The American-British filmmaker had earned eight nominations before the night began. Up for three individually tonight, he took his first Academy Award statue for…
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Cillian Murphy Wins The Best Actor Oscar For ‘Oppenheimer’
There have been numerous times over the course of Cillian Murphy’s career when he could have easily earned his first Academy Award nomination. There was his transformative performance in “Breakfast on Pluto.” His harrowing turn in “28 Days Later.” Or…
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Billie Eilish And Finneas Take Second Original Song Oscar For ‘What Was I Made For?’
Imagine being just 22 years old and having two Academy Awards trophies somewhere in your apartment (or mansion). Welcome to Billie Eilish‘s life. The acclaimed music superstar won her second Original Song Oscar, alongside her musical partner and brother Finneas,…
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Wes Anderson Wins His First Oscar For ‘Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar’
Wes Anderson was first nominated for an Academy Award in 2022 in the Original Screenplay category for “The Royal Tenenbaums.” He’s earned seven nominations since. At the 96th Academy Awards, the celebrated American filmmaker in Paris won his first Oscar…
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Robert Downey, Jr. Wins Supporting Actor Oscar For ‘Oppenheimer’
Don’t call it a career win because few would argue that Robert Downey, Jr. didn’t deliver one of his best performances ever as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” That immense talent was rewarded with his first Oscar in the…
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‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins The 2024 International Film Oscar
It may not have taken the Palme d’Or, but Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” is now a part of Oscar history. The A24 release won the International Film Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards, becoming the first submission from…
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Cord Jefferson Wins Adapted Screenplay Oscar For ‘American Fiction’
In a very competitive race, Cord Jefferson won his first Academy Award in the Adapted Screenplay category for the dramedy “American Fiction.” Based on the 2001 novel “Erasure“ by Percival Everett, “Fiction” overcame a slew of worthy nominees such as…
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