The 2020 Oscar nominations were announced Monday morning, and the Best Director nominees were lacking in diversity … again.Issa Rae, who announced the nominees with John Cho, put it perfectly when she said, “Congratulations to those men.”After announcing a list of all-male Best Director #OscarNoms…”Congratulations to those men.” – @IssaRae ????????????pic.twitter.com/Tg1RSVstdX— Trey Mangum (@treymangum) January […]
Continue readingHollywood’s stars gathered in Santa Monica, Calif.on Sunday to celebrate the work of their peers at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards.Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood was the big winner of the night—taking home trophies in four film categories, including Best Picture.As for TV’s big winners, Succession won Best Drama Series and Fleabag won Best Comedy […]
Continue readingThis sounds familiar.On Monday, Issa Rae and John Cho announced the nominees for the 2020 Oscars, which noticeably left out female directors.Making the Achievements in Directing shortlist for the 92nd Academy Awards were Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Irishman’s Martin Scorsese, 1917 director Sam Mendes, Bong Joon-ho for Parasite and […]
Continue readingTalk about a dramatic win! Sandra Bullock presented the last award of the night at Sunday’s 2020 Golden Globe Awards and the trophy for Best Motion Picture, Drama went to…1917! 1917 tells the harrowing story of two British soldiers fighting in World War I.The young men are given a seemingly impossible mission: infiltrate enemy terriotory […]
Continue readingThat’s Sir Steve, Sir Sam and Dame Olivia, if you please.Director Sam Mendes, whose World War I film “1917” is causing serious Oscar buzz, is being awarded a knighthood in the latest round of honors handed out by Queen Elizabeth II.Mendes is being recognized for “services to drama” in the annual New Year’s Honors List.The […]
Continue readingWho runs the world?! Girls! Unfortunately, many are accusing the Hollywood Foreign Press Association of not getting the memo when it comes to the upcoming awards show.On Monday, the nominees for the 2020 Golden Globes were announced, and while there was the usual rumblings of snubs and honors, many were upset about the lack of […]
Continue readingAs Natalie Portman once said, here are the all male nominees.The 2020 Golden Globe nominations were announced on Monday morning, and for the fifth consecutive year, no women have been nominated for Best Director.The nominees for Best Director are Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, Todd Phillips for Joker, Sam Mendes for 1917, Bong Joon-ho for Parasite and Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood.All of those films […]
Continue readingIt’s been nearly two years since Natalie Portman famously called out the Golden Globes for having “all-male nominees” in the best director race, and nothing seems to have changed.Next year’s show will boast, once again, an all-male roster of nominees: Boon Joon-ho (Parasite), Sam Mendes (1917), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman), Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a […]
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