25 February
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THE 91st ACADEMY AWARDS – THE WINNERS Best Picture: “Green Book” Lead Actor:Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” Lead Actress: Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” Supporting ActorMahershala Ali, “Green Book” Supporting Actress Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk” Director Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma” Animated Feature “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Animated Short “Bao,” Domee Shi Adapted Screenplay “BlacKkKlansman,” Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Original Screenplay “Green Book,” Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly Cinematography“Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón Best Documentary Feature“Free Solo,” Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Best Documentary Short Subject “Period. End of Sentence.,” Rayka Zehtabchi Best Live Action Short FilmRead More →

22 February
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PAUL PREDICTS THE OSCAR WINNERS (Some of them…) It’s been quite the year when it comes to Oscars 2019. It think it’s going to go down in the books as the most controversial, disastrous, and unpredictable lead up to the big night. The Academy has had to back track on many decisions in terms of their telecast and their desperate ploy to cut the run time down to three hours. No need to get into all of those bumpy bricks in the road at this point. Let’s focus in on eight of the categories. Here are my predictions of who will win on Sunday andRead More →

18 February
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AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG GOES TO… Every year I like to showcase the five Oscar-nominated songs all hoping to win the coveted Academy Award. It’s not every year that we get a plethora of fantastic music with many songs being left off the nominations list. When the nominations were announced, I was surprised that Troye Sivan’s “Revelation” from Boy Erased, “The Girl in the Movies” by Dolly Parton for Dumplin’ and Celine Dion’s “Ashes” from Deadpool 2 weren’t among the songs nominated. We also had films like A Star is Born, Black Panther, and Mary Poppins Returns which featured multiple songs vyingRead More →

27 January
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THE 25th SAG AWARDS – THE WINNERS Here are the winners for The 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards. The only big surprise of the night was for Emily Blunt for Best Supporting Actress. She won for her fearless work in A Quiet Place, but the big front runner in this category for the Oscars is Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk. King did not get the SAG nomination. Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Black PantherAngela BassettChadwick BosemanSterling K. BrownWinston DukeMartin FreemanDanai GuriraMichael B. JordanDaniel KaluuyaLupita Nyong’oAndy SerkisForest WhitakerLetitia Wright Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:Rami Malek,Read More →

22 January
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THE 91st ACADEMY AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS Best Picture: “Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “The Favourite” “Green Book” “Roma” “A Star Is Born” “Vice” Lead Actor: Christian Bale, “Vice” Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born” Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate” Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book” Lead Actress: Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma” Glenn Close, “The Wife” Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born” Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman” Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born” Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Sam Rockwell, “Vice” Supporting Actress Amy Adams, “Vice”Read More →

14 January
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THE 24th CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS – THE WINNERS BEST PICTURERoma BEST ACTORChristian Bale – Vice BEST ACTRESSGlenn Close – The WifeLady Gaga – A Star Is Bor BEST SUPPORTING ACTORMahershala Ali – Green Book BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSRegina King – If Beale Street Could Talk BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESSElsie Fisher – Eighth Grade BEST ACTING ENSEMBLEThe Favourite BEST DIRECTORAlfonso Cuarón – Roma BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYPaul Schrader – First Reformed BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAYBarry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYAlfonso Cuarón – Roma BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNHannah Beachler, Jay Hart – Black Panther BEST EDITINGTom Cross – First Man BEST COSTUME DESIGNRuth Carter – Black Panther BESTRead More →

07 January
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THE 76th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS – THE WINNERS And the Golden Globe goes to… Best Motion Picture – DramaBohemian Rhapsody Best Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyGreen Book Best DirectorAlfonso Cuaron, Roma Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaRami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaGlenn Close, The Wife Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyOlivia Colman, The Favourite Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or ComedyChristian Bale, Vice Best Supporting ActorMahershala Ali, Green Book Best Supporting ActressRegina King, If Beale Street Could Talk Best ScreenplayPeter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Green Book Best AnimatedRead More →

12 December
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THE 25th SAG AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS Here are the nominees… Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture A Star is BornDave ChapelleAndrew Dice ClayBradley CooperSam ElliottRafi GavronLady GagaAnthony Ramos Black PantherAngela BassettChadwick BosemanSterling K. BrownWinston DukeMartin FreemanDanai GuriraMichael B. JordanDaniel KaluuyaLupita Nyong’oAndy SerkisForest WhitakerLetitia Wright BlacKkKlansmanHarry BelafonteAdam DriverTopher GraceLaura HarrierCorey HawkinsJohn David Washington Bohemian RhapsodyLucy BoyntonAidan GillenBen HardyTom HollanderGwilym LeeAllen LeechRami MalekJoe MazzelloMike Myers Crazy Rich AsiansAwkwafinaGemma ChanHenry GoldingKen JeongLisa LuHary Shum, Jr.Constance WuMichele Yeoh Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:Christian Bale, ViceBradley Cooper, A Star Is BornRami Malek, Bohemian RhapsodyViggo Mortensen, Green BookJohn David Washington, BlacKkKlansman OutstandingRead More →

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THE 24th CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS I love being a member of the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association, and it’s always an exciting time when we get to announce our nominations. The Favourite leads the way with 14 nominations. I’m also excited to see films like BlacKkKlansman and Black Panther pull off strong as well. Here are the nominees… BEST PICTUREBlack PantherBlacKkKlansmanThe FavouriteFirst ManGreen BookIf Beale Street Could TalkMary Poppins ReturnsRomaA Star Is BornVice BEST ACTORChristian Bale – ViceBradley Cooper – A Star Is BornWillem Dafoe – At Eternity’s GateRyan Gosling – First ManEthan Hawke – First ReformedRami Malek – Bohemian RhapsodyViggo Mortensen –Read More →

06 December
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THE 76th GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS NOMINATIONS And the nominees are… Best Motion Picture – Drama BlacKkKlansman Black Panther Bohemian Rhapsody If Beale Street Could Talk A Star Is Born Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Crazy Rich Asians The Favourite Green Book Mary Poppins Returns Vice Best Director Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Alfonso Cuaron, Roma Peter Farrelly, Green Book Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman Adam McKay, Vice Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate Lucas Hedges, Boy Erased Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman Best Actress in a Motion PictureRead More →