13 March
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THE 27th ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS – THE WINNERS And the nominees for the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards are… BEST PICTURE The Power of the Dog BEST ACTOR Will Smith – King Richard BEST ACTRESS Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Troy Kotsur – CODA BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Ariana DeBose – West Side Story BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Jude Hill – Belfast BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE Belfast BEST DIRECTOR Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Kenneth Branagh – Belfast BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Ari Wegner – The Power ofRead More →

28 February
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THE 28th SAG AWARDS – THE WINNERS And the Actor goes to… Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture CODAEugenio DerbezDaniel DurantEmilia JonesTroy KotsurMarlee MatlinFerdia Walsh-Peelo Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:Will Smith, King Richard Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:Troy Kotsur, CODA Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Ariana DeBose, West Side Story Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble:No Time to Die There has been so much late season love for CODA that I amRead More →

12 August
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CODA Director: Sian HederStarring: Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo,  Eugenio Derbez  The new film CODA walked away from the Sundance Fest Festival leaving an imprint on its audience and picked up four big awards including the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. At the center of the film is Ruby Rossi, played by Emilia Jones. Get to her name as you’ll blown away by her performance. Ruby is a high school student who has spent her life being the sole American Sign Language interpreter for her family. Her parents (Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur) and her brother Leo (DanielRead More →

07 August
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CODA Interviews – Emilia Jones, Daniel Durant, Troy Kotsur on Winning Sundance Emilia Jones, Daniel Durant, and Troy Kotsur star in the incredible new AppleTV+ film, CODA. It won four huge awards at the Sundance Film Festival including the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. I sat down with the cast to talk about making a film about a deaf family with both hearing and deaf actors, the acclaim at Sundance, and I ask Troy and Daniel for advice they’d give to deaf kids who want to pursue the arts. CODA is one of the very best films of the year, and I hopeRead More →