Ruth Negga won an IFTA Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Shirley Bassey in SHIRLEY. She was recently seen in JIMI: ALL IS BY MY SIDE and is recurring on MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. She is currently shooting AMC’s PREACHER with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg directing and has Legendary’s WARCRAFT in post-production Share […]
Oscar 2017: 145 Documentary Features Submitted to the Academy
October 28, 2016 by
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has received 145 documentary features for consideration for the 89th Academy Awards.
Cinema 1960: Foreign Films and Foreign-Based Directors–Never on Sunday–Jules Dassin
October 28, 2016 by
In 1960, Jules Dassin, the American director in exile due to blacklisting, was nominated for the Best Director Oscar for the Greek-language comedy, Never on Sunday, in which he also co-starred with his wife, actress Melina Mercouri.
Directors: Whale, James–Oscar Recognition
October 27, 2016 by
Only two of James Whale’s films received the attention of Oscar voters:
Oscar Speeches: Grazer, Brian, Producer of Apollo 13
October 27, 2016 by
After losing the Best Picture to Mel Gibson’s Braveheart, producer Brian Grazer, nominated for Apollo 13, noted: “I was depressed. As a producer, for me to say, ‘I don’t give a hit that I didn’t win’ is like, a fuckin’ lie. Look, I got in the race and I thought I was going to win.”
