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  • Costume Designers Guild Nominations Include ‘Phantom Thread,’ ‘Shape of Water’

    Phantom ThreadDaniel Day-LewisThe shoe (and outfits) definitely fit for the nominees of the Costume Designers Guild Awards.

    The CDG announced its film and television nominations, which include several Oscar frontrunners, like romantic fantasy “The Shape of Water.” It was also no surprise to see “Phantom Thread,” the drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a fashion designer. Among contemporary films, the ’80s-set “I, Tonya” earned a nod, as did the horror blockbuster “Get Out.”

    Television nominees included acclaimed series including “Game of Thrones,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and newcomer “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

    Here’s the full list of nominations:

    Excellence in Contemporary Film
    “Get Out” (Nadine Haders)
    “I, Tonya” (Jennifer Johnson)
    “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” (Arianne Phillips)
    “Lady Bird” (April Napier)
    “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (Melissa Toth)

    Excellence in Period Film
    “Dunkirk” (Jeffrey Kurland)
    “The Greatest Showman” (Ellen Mirojnick)
    “Murder on the Orient Express” (Alexandra Byrne)
    “Phantom Thread” (Mark Bridges)
    “The Shape of Water” (Luis Sequeira)

    Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film
    “Beauty and the Beast” (Jacqueline Durran)
    “Blade Runner 2049” (Renée April)
    “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (Michael Kaplan)
    “Thor: Ragnarok” (Mayes C. Rubeo)
    “Wonder Woman” (Lindy Hemming)

    Excellence in Contemporary Television
    “American Horror Story: Cult” (Sarah Evelyn Bram)
    “Big Little Lies” (Alix Friedberg)
    “Grace and Frankie” (Allyson B. Fanger)
    “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Ane Crabtree)
    “The Young Pope” (Luca Canfora, Carlo Poggioli)

    Excellence in Period Television
    “The Crown” (Jane Petrie)
    “Feud: Bette and Joan” (Lou Eyrich)
    “Glow” (Beth Morgan)
    “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Donna Zakowska)
    “Stranger Things” (Kim Wilcox)

    Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Television
    “Black Mirror: USS Callister” (Maja Meschede)
    “Game of Thrones” (Michele Clapton)
    “Once Upon a Time” (Eduardo Castro, Dan Lester)
    “Sleepy Hollow” (Mairi Chisholm)
    “Star Trek: Discovery” (Gersha Phillips)

    Excellence in Short Form Design
    “Assassin’s Creed” – “I Am,” Commercial (Patrik Milani)
    Elton John featuring Marilyn Manson: “Tiny Dancer,” Music Video (Sara Sensoy, Dawn Ritz)
    Katy Perry – “Chained to the Rhythm,” Music Video (B. Ăkerlund)
    “Miu Miu Women’s Tales #14: The End of History Illusion,” Short Film (Mindy Le Brock)
    P!NK – “Beautiful Trauma,” Music Video (Kim Bowen)

  • BAFTA Nominations Led By ‘Shape of Water,’ ‘Darkest Hour’

    “The Shape of Water” made a splash in the British film community, as the romantic drama earned a leading 12 nominations for the BAFTA Film Awards.

    The British Academy of Film and Television Arts usually favors movies from the UK, but Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy clearly captured the voters’ imaginations. The film, director, actress Sally Hawkins, and supporting actress Octavia Spencer all received nominations.

    The Winston Churchill biopic “Darkest Hour” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” followed with nine nominations each.

    The BAFTA ceremony will take place February 18.

    Here is the full list of nominees:

    Best film

    Call Me by Your Name
    Darkest Hour
    Dunkirk
    The Shape of Water
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Best director

    Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049
    Luca Guadagnino, Call Me by Your Name
    Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
    Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
    Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Best original screenplay

    Get Out
    I, Tonya
    Lady Bird
    The Shape of Water
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Best adapted screenplay

    Call Me by Your Name
    The Death of Stalin
    Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
    Molly’s Game
    Paddington 2

    Best actress

    Annette Bening, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
    Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
    Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
    Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
    Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

    Best actor

    Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
    Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
    Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
    Jamie Bell, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
    Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name

    Best supporting actress

    Allison Janney, I, Tonya
    Kristin Scott Thomas, Darkest Hour
    Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
    Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
    Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

    Best supporting actor

    Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
    Hugh Grant, Paddington 2
    Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
    Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
    Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Outstanding British film

    Darkest Hour
    The Death of Stalin
    God’s Own Country
    Lady Macbeth
    Paddington 2
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer

    The Ghoul – Gareth Tunley (writer/director/producer), Jack Healy Guttman & Tom Meeten (producers)
    I Am Not a Witch – Rungano Nyoni (writer/director), Emily Morgan (Producer)
    Jawbone – Johnny Harris (writer/producer), Thomas Napper (director)
    Kingdom of Us – Lucy Cohen (director)
    Lady Macbeth – Alice Birch (writer), William Oldroyd (director), Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly (producer)

    Best film not in the English language

    Elle
    First They Killed My Father
    The Handmaiden
    Loveless
    The Salesman

    Best documentary

    City of Ghosts
    I Am Not Your Negro
    Icarus
    An Inconvenient Sequel
    Jane

    Best animated film

    Coco
    Loving Vincent
    My Life as a Courgette

    Best original music

    Blade Runner 2049
    Darkest Hour
    Dunkirk
    Phantom Thread
    The Shape of Water

    Best cinematography

    Blade Runner 2049
    Darkest Hour
    Dunkirk
    The Shape of Water
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Best editing

    Baby Driver
    Blade Runner 2049
    Dunkirk
    The Shape of Water
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Best production design

    Beauty and the Beast
    Blade Runner 2049
    Darkest Hour
    Dunkirk
    The Shape of Water

    Best costume design

    Beauty and the Beast
    Darkest Hour
    I, Tonya
    Phantom Thread
    The Shape of Water

    Best make up & hair

    Blade Runner 2049
    Darkest Hour
    I, Tonya
    Victoria & Abdul
    Wonder

    Best sound

    Baby Driver
    Blade Runner 2049
    Dunkirk
    The Shape of Water
    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Best special visual effects

    Blade Runner 2049
    Dunkirk
    The Shape of Water
    Star Wars: The Last Jedi
    War for the Planet of the Apes

    Best British short animation

    Have Heart
    Mamoon
    Poles Apart

    Best British short film

    Aamir
    Cowboy Dave
    A Drowning Man
    Work
    Wren Boys

    EE Rising Star award (voted for by the public)

    Daniel Kaluuya
    Florence Pugh
    Josh O’Connor
    Tessa Thompson
    Timothée Chalamet

  • 2017 Gotham Awards: ‘Call Me By Your Name,’ ‘Get Out’ Win Big

    As awards season gets underway, “Call Me By Your Name” and “Get Out” are staking out spots as frontrunners.

    The two movies dominated the 27th annual IFP Gotham Awards in New York last night. “Call Me By Your Name” took home the top prize of Best Feature, while Jordan Peele and “Get Out” won Breakthrough Director, Best Screenplay, and the Audience Award.

    Here’s the full list of winners:

    Best Feature
    “Call Me by Your Name”

    Best Documentary
    “Strong Island”

    Best Actor
    James Franco in “The Disaster Artist”

    Special Jury Prize – Ensemble
    The cast of “Mudbound”: Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Mary J. Blige, Rob Morgan and Jonathan Banks.

    Breakthrough Series – Long Form
    “Atlanta”

    Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
    Jordan Peele for “Get Out”

    Breakthrough Actor
    Timothée Chalamet in “Call Me by Your Name”

    Breakthrough Series – Short Form
    “The Strange Eyes of Dr. Myes”

    Best Screenplay
    “Get Out,” Jordan Peele

    * The 2017 Best Actor/Best Actress nominating committee also voted to award a special Gotham Jury Award for ensemble performance to Mudbound, The award went to actors

  • Oscars 2017 Voter Knocks Emma Stone’s Singing and Dancing, Mel Gibson ‘Not Worthy’ of Nomination

    La La LandWith the Oscars set to hand out awards this Sunday, anonymous voters are coming out of the woodwork to say what they really thought of this year’s nominees.

    Earlier, one voter called Meryl Streep’s “Florence Foster Jenkins” performance “like a clown.” Now, a second voter has come forward to The Hollywood Reporter with his or her ballot choices.

    For Best Picture, the voter “just loved ‘Moonlight,’” and said director Barry Jenkins “is really a poet.” And unlike the first voter, this one thought “Arrival” was “terrific.”

    In the acting categories, Voter No. 2 didn’t think much of “La La Land” stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, calling the former’s performance not Oscar-worthy and criticizing the latter’s singing and dancing. “She’s not Cyd Charisse or Debbie Reynolds, you know?”

    The voter also did not believe Mel Gibson deserving of a nomination for directing “Hacksaw Ridge.” “IHe’s a talented director, but he wasn’t worthy of a nomination for this movie,” he or she said, adding, “And I say that totally apart from my personal feelings about him, which aren’t supposed to factor in here — although he certainly harbors some prejudices that I don’t like and I wouldn’t want to have him over for dinner or to marry my daughter.”

    The Oscars air this Sunday, Feb. 26 on ABC. Here’s the full list of nominations.

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  • 2017 PGA Nominations Include ‘La La Land,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Deadpool’

    La La LandFresh off a win at the Golden Globe Awards, “La La Land” earned a coveted nomination from the Producers Guild of America Awards. The Oscars frontrunner was joined by fellow Golden Globe winner “Moonlight.”

    In a surprise turn, snarky superhero flick “Deadpool” also landed a nomination. While the PGA nominees don’t always line up with Oscar nominees, the unexpected honor gives the Ryan Reynolds movie a big boost.

    In the animated feature category, Disney ruled with three nominees: “Finding Dory,” “Moana,” and Golden Globe winner “Zootopia.”

    Last year, “The Big Short” won the PGA Award. It went on to lose out on the top Oscar prize to “Spotlight.” The PGA Awards will be announced Saturday, Jan. 28.

    Here is the full list of nominees.

    Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

    Arrival
    Deadpool
    Fences
    Hacksaw Ridge
    Hell or High Water
    Hidden Figures
    La La Land
    Lion
    Manchester By the Sea
    Moonlight

    Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

    Finding Dory
    Kubo and the Two Strings
    Moana
    The Secret Life of Pets
    Zootopia

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  • 2017 WGA Awards Nominations Announced: ‘La La Land,’ ‘Deadpool’ Score Nods

    The Oscars race continues to heat up, with the Writers Guild of America announcing its nominees for best screenplays of the year.

    As expected, frontrunners “La La Land,” “Manchester By the Sea,” and “Moonlight” all scored nods in the original screenplay category. But the adapted screenplay category had a surprise nomination for “Deadpool,” the snarky superhero movie. Then again, the Writers Guild has shown appreciation for superhero movies, with “Guardians of the Galaxy” previously landing a nomination.

    The outcome of the WGA Awards may not be a reliable predictor of the Oscars, since there is some category differentiation — “Moonlight” and “Loving” are considered adapted screenplays by the Academy.

    Here is the full list of nominees. The awards will be handed out Feb. 19.

    ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    “Hell or High Water,” Written by Taylor Sheridan; CBS Films

    “La La Land,” Written by Damien Chazelle; Lionsgate

    “Loving,” Written by Jeff Nichols; Focus Features

    “Manchester by the Sea,” Written by Kenneth Lonergan; Amazon Studios/Roadside Attractions

    “Moonlight,” Written by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell McCraney; A24

    ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    “Arrival,” Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures

    “Deadpool,” Written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick; Based on the “X-Men” Comic Books; Twentieth Century Fox Film

    “Fences,” Screenplay by August Wilson; Based on his Play; Paramount Pictures

    “Hidden Figures,” Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi; Based on the Book by Margot Lee Shetterly; Twentieth Century Fox Film

    “Nocturnal Animals,” Screenplay by Tom Ford; Based on the Novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright; Focus Features

    DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

    “Author: The JT LeRoy Story,” Written by Jeff Feuerzeig; Amazon Studios

    “Command and Control,” Telescript by Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book “Command and Control” by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films

    “Zero Days,” Written by Alex Gibney; Magnolia Pictures

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  • Drew Barrymore, ‘This Is Us’ Stars, More Named 2017 Golden Globes Presenters

    NBC And Vanity Fair Toast the 2016-2017 TV Season - ArrivalsThe 2017 Golden Globes announced the presenters for the upcoming awards ceremony, and as usual, it’s an A-list affair.

    The ceremony airs on NBC, so it’s no surprise that the network called upon the stars of its hit new family drama “This Is Us,” Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia. Golden Globe winners from last year — including Matt Damon, Brie Larson, and Sylvester Stallone — will be on hand to present awards to this year’s recipients.

    The other presenters are: Drew Barrymore, Steve Carell, Priyanka Chopra, Viola Davis, Laura Dern, Goldie Hawn, Anna Kendrick, Nicole Kidman, Diego Luna, Sienna Miller, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Timothy Olyphant, Chris Pine, Eddie Redmayne, Zoe Saldana, Amy Schumer, Justin Theroux, Sofia Vergara, and Reese Witherspoon.

    The 74th Golden Globes, emceed by “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon, will air Sunday, Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. on NBC.

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  • ‘Carol,’ ‘Bridge of Spies’ Lead 2016 BAFTA Nominations

    After getting snubbed in the Producers Guild award nominations earlier this week, “Carol” has risen from the ashes to lead all movies, along with “Bridge of Spies,” in BAFTA award nominations.

    “Carol” and “Bridge of Spies” netted nine nods apiece, including Best Film. They are joined in that category by “The Big Short,” “The Revenant,” and “Spotlight.”

    Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon continued to cement their roles as Oscar frontrunners with nominations in the lead actor category.

    In an interesting turn for awards season watchers, Alicia Vikander was nominated as lead actress for “The Danish Girl.” She also received mention in the supporting category for “Ex Machina.” Here is the full list of nominations:

    BEST FILM
    The Big Short
    Bridge of Spies
    Carol
    The Revenant
    Spotlight

    OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
    45 Years
    Amy
    Brooklyn
    The Danish Girl
    Ex Machina
    The Lobster

    DIRECTOR
    Todd Haynes – Carol
    Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu – The Revenant
    Adam McKay – The Big Short
    Ridley Scott – The Martian
    Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies

    BEST ACTRESS
    Cate Blanchett – Carol
    Brie Larson – Room
    Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
    Maggie Smith – Lady in the Van
    Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl

    BEST ACTOR
    Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
    Matt Damon – The Martian
    Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
    Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
    Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
    Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
    Rooney Mara – Carol
    Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
    Julie Walters – Brooklyn
    Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
    Christian Bale – The Big Short
    Benicio Del Toro – Sicario
    Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
    Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
    Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies

    FOREIGN FILM
    The Assassin
    Force Majeure
    Theeb
    Timbuktu
    Wild Tales

    DOCUMENTARY
    Amy
    Cartel Land
    He Named Me Malala
    Listen to Me Marlon
    Sherpa

    ANIMATED FILM
    Inside Out
    Minions
    Shaun the Sheep Movie

    CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Roger Deakins – Sicario
    Janusz Kaminski – Bridge of Spies
    Ed Lachman – Carol
    Emmanuel Lubezki – The Revenant
    John Seale – Mad Max: Fury Road

    MUSIC
    Thomas Newman – Bridge of Spies
    Ennio Morricone – The Hateful Eight
    Ryuichi Sakamoto – Carsten Nicolai, The Revenant
    Jóhann Jóhannsson – Sicario
    John Williams – Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
    Sean McAllister (Director/Producer), Elhum Shakerifar (Producer), A Syrian Love Story
    Stephen Fingleton (Writer/Director), The Survivalist
    Alex Garland (Director), Ex Machina
    Debbie Tucker Green (Writer/Director), Second Coming
    Naji Abu Nowar (Writer/Director), Rupert Lloyd (Producer), Theeb

    ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
    Matthew Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen – Bridge of Spies
    Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve – Inside Out
    Alex Garland – Ex Machina
    Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer – Spotlight
    Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight

    ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
    Emma Donoghue – Room
    Nick Hornby – Brooklyn
    Adam McKay, Charles Randolph – The Big Short
    Phyllis Nagy – Carol
    Aaron Sorkin – Steve Jobs

    EDITING
    Hank Corwin – The Big Short
    Michael Kahn – Bridge of Spies
    Stephen Mirrione – The Revenant
    Pietro Scalia – The Martian
    Margaret Sixel – Mad Max: Fury Road

    PRODUCTION DESIGN
    Bridge of Spies (Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo)
    Carol (Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler)
    Mad Max: Fury Road (Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson)
    The Martian (Arthur Max, Celia Bobak)
    Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Lee Sandales)

    COSTUME DESIGN
    Brooklyn (Odile Dicks-Mireaux)
    Carol (Sandy Powell)
    Cinderella (Sandy Powell)
    The Danish Girl (Paco Delgado)
    Mad Max: Fury Road (Jenny Beavan)

    MAKE UP & HAIR
    Brooklyn (Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn)
    Carol (Jerry DeCarlo, Patricia Regan)
    The Danish Girl (Jan Sewell)
    Mad Max: Fury Road (Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin)
    The Revenant (Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman, Robert Pandini)

    SOUND
    Bridge of Spies (Drew Kunin, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom)
    Mad Max: Fury Road (Scott Hecker, Chris Jenkins, Mark Mangini, Ben Osmo, Gregg Rudloff, David White)
    The Martian (Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor)
    The Revenant (Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom)
    Star Wars: The Force Awakens (David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, Stuart Wilson)

    SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
    Ant-Man (Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick, Alex Wuttke)
    Ex Machina (Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, Andrew Whitehurst)
    Mad Max: Fury Road (Andrew Jackson, Dan Oliver, Tom Wood, Andy Williams)
    The Martian (Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, Steven Warner)
    Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan)After getting snubbed in the Producers Guild award nominations earlier this week, “Carol” has risen from the ashes to lead all movies, along with “Bridge of Spies,” in BAFTA award nominations.

  • ‘Trainwreck,’ ‘Spotlight’ Nab 2016 Writers Guild Award Nominations

    TrainwreckAmy Schumer’s very good year just got even better.

    The actress/writer/producer already has an Emmy and Peabody on her shelf, and she’s up for a Golden Globe. Now, she’s also vying for a Writers Guild of America award.

    The guild announced the 2016 nominees for theatrical and documentary screenplays, and Schumer notched a nod for writing the summer hit comedy “Trainwreck,” which she also starred in.

    Also receiving original screenplay nominations were the blockbuster hip-hop drama “Straight Outta Compton” and this award season’s frontrunner, “Spotlight.”

    Here is the full list of WGA nominees:

    ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    Bridge of Spies
    Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen; DreamWorks Pictures

    Sicario
    Written by Taylor Sheridan; Lionsgate

    Spotlight
    Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy; Open Road Films

    Straight Outta Compton
    Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff; Universal Pictures

    Trainwreck
    Written by Amy Schumer; Universal Pictures

    ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    The Big Short
    Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay; Based on the Book by Michael Lewis; Paramount Pictures

    Carol
    Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy; Based on the Novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith; The Weinstein Company

    The Martian
    Screenplay by Drew Goddard; Based on the Novel by Andy Weir; Twentieth Century Fox

    Steve Jobs
    Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the Book by Walter Isaacson; Universal Pictures

    Trumbo
    Written by John McNamara; Based on the Biography by Bruce Cook; Bleecker Street Media

    DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

    Being Canadian
    Written by Robert Cohen; Candy Factory Films

    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
    Written by Alex Gibney; HBO Documentary Films

    Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
    Written by Brett Morgen; HBO Documentary Films

    Prophet’s Prey
    Written by Amy J. Berg; Showtime Documentary Films

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  • ‘Carol’ Tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards

    Carol“Carol” was the big winner at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, winning Best Film, Best Director for Todd Haynes, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. This gives the lesbian drama another boost in the Oscar race, after netting a leading six Independent Spirit Award nominations last week. “Carol” star Cate Blanchett lost out, however, in the Best Actress category to Saoirse Ronan for “Brooklyn.”

    Michael Keaton took home the trophy for Best Actor for his role in “Spotlight,” while Kristen Stewart revved up her awards buzz by winning Best Supporting Actress for “Clouds of Sils Maria.”

    The NYFCC awards are a good indicator of the movies and performances likely to get nominated for an Oscar. Last year, they named “Boyhood” as Best Film, and honored eventual Oscar winners J.K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette.

    Here’s the full list of NYFCC winners:

    BEST FILM
    “Carol”

    BEST DIRECTOR
    Todd Haynes, “Carol”​

    BEST SCREENPLAY
    Phyllis Nagy, “Carol”​

    BEST ACTRESS
    Saoirse Ronan, “Brooklyn”

    BEST ACTOR
    Michael Keaton, “Spotlight”

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
    Kristen Stewart, “Clouds of Sils Maria”

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
    Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Ed Lachman, “Carol”

    BEST NON-FICTION FILM
    “In Jackson Heights”

    BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
    “Timbuktu”

    BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
    “Inside Out”

    BEST FIRST FILM
    László Nemes, “Son of Saul”

    SPECIAL AWARDS
    William Becker and Janus Films
    Ennio Morricone