The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which is set to take place Feb. 4-15, one day longer than previous editions, in recognition of its milestone anniversary, has released its full program. The lineup — listed in full at the bottom of this post — is comprised of films from 60 countries. Thirty-three will be world
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The 2025 ACE Eddie Awards are the latest Hollywood event to be postponed amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires. The 75th annual ceremony celebrating the best editing of the year in film, television and documentaries was originally set for Saturday. A new date announcement is coming soon, said the American Cinema Editors (ACE) on Monday night.
The Directors Guild of America has announced its nominations in the theatrical feature film and first-time feature film director categories for the 2025 DGA Awards. The guild yesterday announced its nominations in its TV, documentary and commercial categories. The DGA also previously announced that Ang Lee would receive a lifetime achievement honor at the 77th
Joey King (We Were the Lucky Ones) and Cooper Koch (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story) will reveal the nominees for the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, it was announced on Monday. The nominations announcement will take place on Netflix’s YouTube channel at 10:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. PT. The first category
The Golden Globes are often dubbed the “most fun” awards show of the season — from viewers and celebs alike. With the stars from various nominated movies and TV shows mingling at their tables, there are always memorable moments during the ceremony. From Kylie Jenner, Timothée Chalamet‘s date, hanging out with his A Complete Unknown
Kieran Culkin was feeling loose as he accepted his 2025 Golden Globe award on Sunday night — for a good reason. “My wife and I did a shot of tequila with Mario Lopez. Definitely feeling that. The whole speech is gone,” Culkin, who shares two children with wife Jazz Charton, said to laughs. “Terrific Kieran,
The National Society of Film Critics took to its Bluesky account on Saturday to begin voting for the best in film over the last year. In 2024, Past Lives received the top prize, with May December and The Zone of Interest each receiving two awards. The organization was founded in 1966 and is made up
On the Los Angeles Times’ culture desk back in the 2010s, reporters would have a shorthand for readers’ hypersensitivity to spoilers. “And Rosebud was a sled,” a journalist might say upon reading aloud such subscriber feedback, which might prompt another to volley back, “And Bruce Willis was dead the whole time.” Those two references, of
Kathleen Kennedy is set to be honored by the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) with the 2025 ASC Board of Governors Award, the organization announced on Wednesday. The ceremony will take place on Feb. 23 at the 39th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The ceremony will be streamed
A Different Man won best feature at the 2024 Gotham Awards, while Nickel Boys and Sing Sing each won two awards at the star-studded ceremony at New York’s Cipriani Wall Street on Monday night. A Different Man director Aaron Schimberg, accepting the top prize, said he was “totally stunned” by the win and admitted he
Back to the ’70s In the far corner, we can see the elevator shaft shown in the film, right next to the stage on which Billy Preston and his band perform. The massive lighting grids were used to create a ceiling of the two-story studio that was built. The vintage lights, called Mole-Richardson, are no
A note from Scott: Since our last update, Universal’s Wicked and Paramount’s Gladiator II have fully joined the Oscar race. Wicked, the first installment of a two-part adaptation of the hit Broadway musical of the same name, had its official LA Academy screening on Nov. 9, attracting the highest turnout of any film this season
The Clio Entertainment Awards, which recognize creative excellence in entertainment marketing, counted Longlegs, Shogun, Deadpool & Wolverine, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story and Dune: Part Two among its big winners Thursday night. The trophies were handed out at the Dolby Theatre, in a ceremony hosted by Joel Kim Booster. Along with a number of individual
The beloved comedian Conan O’Brien has accepted an invitation to host the 97th Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday morning. O’Brien, 61, will emcee Hollywood’s biggest night for the first time, when the industry convenes at the Dolby Theatre at 4 p.m. PT on Sunday, March 2, 2025, for
Wicked director Jon M. Chu will receive the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award from the American Cinema Editors (ACE), it was announced on Monday. The award recognizes “an artist who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film,” according to ACE. Film editors Maysie Hoy and Paul Hirsch will also
Jennifer Fox, the Oscar-nominated film producer, will produce the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ 2024 Governors Awards, Academy president Janet Yang announced Wednesday. It will be Fox’s sixth time overseeing the event, following the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th editions. At the 15th Governors Awards, which will take place in the Ray
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ website for submissions to be considered for the 2025 Oscars is now open, the Academy announced Friday. The Academy is currently accepting general entries (best picture and other categories), animated features, animated shorts, documentary features, documentary shorts, international features, live action shorts, original scores and original songs.
The Bentonville Film Foundation celebrated the conclusion of their 10th anniversary year on Sunday with the announcement of their narrative, documentary, short film and episodic winners. The annual fest amplifies female, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC and people with disabilities’ voices in entertainment. This year’s event ran from June 10 to 16 in Bentonville, Arkansas. Suze from
The Daytime Emmys celebrates the best and brightest of daytime television and is as cheery as ever for the 51st annual event. The awards ceremony hosted by Entertainment Tonight‘s Kevin Frasier and Nischelle Turner opened with a tailored rendition of “Downtown” aptly renamed to “Daytime,” and performed by The Talk‘s Amanda Kloots and Jerry O’Connell.
Daytime Emmys ‘Y&R’ Star Allison Lanier Dissects Summer & Talks Daytime Emmys ‘B&B’ Star Katherine Kelly Lang Has Daytime Emmys Winners Speech Ready More The best of the best in daytime television will be celebrated during the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards on June 7. Before the ceremony gets underway, the stars graced the red
Cillian Murphy, Kin season two and Paul Mescal were among the winners of the Irish Film & Television Awards 2024, which were handed out during a ceremony in Dublin on Saturday. Lies We Tell, about an orphaned teenage heiress in 19th-century Ireland who is forced to embrace the dark legacy of her family, led the
CBS and the Golden Globes have set Jan. 5 as the date for the 82nd annual ceremony. The show will air live coast to coast from 8-11 p.m. ET/5-8 p.m. PT on CBS and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the
The NAACP Image Awards announced its fifth round of winners in non-televised categories on Friday, which were presented amid a fashion show hosted by Brandee Evans. Warner Bros.’ The Color Purple swept all three categories, with Francine Jamison-Tanchuck winning outstanding costume design; Lawrence Davis, Tym Wallace, Andrea Mona Bowen, Angela Renae Dyson and Jorge Benitez Villalobos winning outstanding
Billie Eilish’s Oscar Speech Shout-Out Speaks Up Before the Oscar ceremony, an announcer begged nominees not to waste airtime by name-checking their agents and publicists in their speeches — but nobody said anything about thanking old choir teachers. “Ms. Brigham, thanks for believing in me,” Billie Eilish gushed while accepting the trophy for best original
Michelle Yeoh took a moment on Monday to clarify why she handed Emma Stone‘s best actress Oscar to Jennifer Lawrence just before Stone accepted the trophy onstage. At the 2024 Oscars on Sunday, five former best actress Oscar winners took a moment to introduce each of this year’s nominees, with last year’s winner Michelle Yeoh
The 2024 Oscars brought the stars of beloved films back together, both on stage and in the audience. Hollywood’s biggest night often stages cast reunions, bringing groups together to present categories they may have won in the past. The Godfather and White Men Can’t Jump casts reunited at the 2022 Oscars, and one of the
Come on, Barbie. Let’s go to the Oscars! Margot Robbie has taken Hollywood fashion to a whole new level with her Barbie red carpet looks. The actress understood the assignment as she promoted the 2023 blockbuster and looked for style inspiration in the legendary doll’s incredible closet. Robbie will be gracing the red carpet at
Oppenheimer continued its dominant awards season form on Sunday night at the American Society of Cinematographers‘ ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards, with Hoyte van Hoytema taking the prize for theatrical feature film. The win was Van Hoytema’s first ASC award, after previously being nominated for Dunkirk (2018) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2012). On the TV
The 2024 Oscars ceremony is right around the corner, and many of the nominees are sure to be familiar faces to television lovers. From actors who just wrapped up acclaimed television performances (Jodie Foster, Emma Stone) to those in buzzy upcoming shows (Robert Downey Jr., Annette Bening), these nominees have more than proven their acting
This “Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot,” which is the first in a series that THR will run ahead of Oscar night, reflects the votes — and candid rationales for them — of a male member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 867-person short films and feature animation branch, as communicated to THR in