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A few days back the guild had their award ceremony and for the first time, the event red carpet was live-streamed from The Novo by Microsoft at L. A. and was hosted by Frankie Grande. If you wish to check the red carpet event watch video at the end of post.
Frankie Grande also hosted the ceremony. The night opened with a solo performance by him accompanied by pianist Jeremy Weinglass.
Winners are in *BLUE. To check winners in all categories go official site here. ---///--- 1/5/18 The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) have announced nominations for outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater during 2017. Winners will be honored at the black-tie annual MUAHS Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live, hosted by Comedienne Loni Love.
The announcement was made by MUAHS President Sue Cabral-Ebert. “Congratulations to all the nominees who should be very proud of their extraordinary creations! We had a record number of artisan entries this year, and we look forward to celebrating their unique achievements and exceptional bodies of work,” said Cabral-Ebert.
As previously announced, legendary Academy Award nominated actor Gary Oldman will be honored with the 2018 Distinguished Artisan Award. Oscar winning Make-Up Artist Greg Cannom and Emmy Winning Hair Stylist Mary Guerrero will receive the Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. Additional awards will honor nominees for outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater.
Besides special make-up effects, find categories are not easy to guess winner, possible Oscar nominees or Oscar winner; so, my best guess is there are three films with outstanding special make-up effects: Wonder, Darkest Hour and The Shape of Water. For other categories have no idea, except that I, Tonya make-up and hair is so good (add costumes) that you (visually) hate characters and end-up disliking film -yes, happened to me.
These are the Nominees
Feature-Length Motion Picture
Best Contemporary Make-Up Fionagh Cush and Phyllis Temple for Baby Driver Leon Won and Kirsten Sylvester for The Big Sick Deborah La Mia Denaver and Jane O'Kane for Ghost in the Shell *Melanie Huges-Weaver, Judy Yonemoto and Erica Kyker for Pitch Perfect 3 Naomi Bakstad, Jean Black and Megan Harkness for Wonder
Best Contemporary Hair Tonia Ciccone and Toni Roman-Grimm for The Big Sick *Camille Friend, Louisa Anthony and Jules Holdren for Guardians of the Galaxy - Vol 2 Cydney Cornell and Susan Buffington for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Cheryl Marks, Melissa Malkasian and Andrea Bowman for Pitch Perfect 3 Robert Pandini and Alisa Macmillian for Wonder
Best Period and/or Character Make-Up Donald Mowat, Jo-Ann MacNeil and Csilla Horvath Blake for Blade Runner 2049 Alessandro Bertolazzi, Cristina Waltz and Judy Murdock for Bright *Ivana Primorac and Flora Moody for Darkest Hour Nicki Ledermann, Tania Ribalow and Sunday Englis for The Greatest Showman Deboarah La Mia Denaver, Teresa Vest and Bill Myer for I, Tonya
Best Period and/or Character Hair Enzo Angileri for Atomic Blonde Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher and Charlotte Hayward for Beauty and the Beast Kerry Warn, Lizzie Lawson Zeiss and Jaime Leigh Mcintosh for Blade Runner 2049 Ivana Primorac and Flora Moody for Darkest Hour *Adruitha Lee and Mary Everett for I, Tonya
Best Special Make-Up Effects John Blake and Brian Sipe for Guardians of the Galaxy - Vol 2 *Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick for Darkest Hour Mike Hill and Shane Mahan for The Shape of Water Neal Scanian and Peter Swords King for Star Wars: The Last Jedi Arjen Tuiten and Michael Nickiforek for Wonder
To check nominees in all categories (TV, New Media, etc) go official site here. Final ballot on-line voting at closes on February 16, 2018. Winners will be announced on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Awards gala and live on Twitter via @Local_706 (#MUAHSawards).
A few days back the society had their awards ceremony and according to twitter buzz, it was too-long as ceremony took over three and a half hours to present 7 awards and 4 honorary awards ... (LOL!). Just imagine presenting 23 or more awards using this ratio!
The top sound mixing award went to Dunkirk, a film that lost MPSE sound editing to Blade Runner 2049; so, perhaps Oscars will behave alike, with mixing to Dunkirk and editing to Blade Runner 2049.
Winners are in *BLUE. To check winners in all categories go official site here. ---///--- 1/11/18 Yesterday CAS announced the nominees for the 2018 edition of the awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing. The award is given in seven categories and also announced the Outstanding Product nominations.
"The CAS would like to congratulate all our nominees for their fine work in 2017. The standard of excellence from our creative community is on display for all to hear and we are delighted to be blessed with this year’s wealth of wonderful work,” said Mark Ulano, CAS President.
The Awards will be presented at a sealed envelope dinner on February 24th in the Bunker Hill Ballroom of the OMNI Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza. During the awards the highest honor of the CAS, the CAS Career Achievement Award, will be presented to Re-recording Mixer Anna Behlmer, the CAS Filmmaker Award will be given to Joe Wright and the Edward J. Greene Award for the Advancement of Sound will be presented to Tomlinson Holman, CAS. The Student Recognition Award winner will also be named and receive a $2500 prize.
On the evening of the Awards the Cinema Audio Society website will be updated in real time as the winners are announced. To check nominees for all categories go official site here.
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing nominees
Motion Picture - Live Action Baby Driver *Dunkirk Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Shape of Water Wonder Woman
Motion Picture - Animated Cars 3 *Coco Despicable Me 3 Ferdinand The Lego Batman Movie
Motion Picture - Documentary An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars Gaga: Five Feet Two *Jane Long Strange Trip
It's over we know all winners and there are some very-pleasant surprises.
Spontaneously will share some perceptions, first the big Festival winners seems to be Brazil Cinema; Latin America also did really good but is Paraguay who conquers Berlinale 2018 with a film that obviously I'm "dying" to see (now more that know has to have the necessary quality).
Then, no doubt female directors did really well in this edition as hopefully is because they do great films; yes, seems that when festival programmers are "forced" to include female directors, great films, films that win top awards have not only accolades but a better-chance to be seen by audiences around the world. Great. Will finish post tomorrow as is a bit late for me...
Competition
Golden Bear for Best Film: Nu mă atinge-mă (Touch Me Not), Adina Pintille, Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and France
Silver Bear Jury Grand Prize: Twarz (mug), Malgorzata Szumowska, Poland
Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize: Las Herederas (The Heiresses), Marcelo Martinessi, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Germany, Norway and France
Silver Bear for Best Director: Wes Anderson for Isle of Dogs, Wes Anderson, Germany and USA
Silver Bear for Best Actress: Ana Brun in Las Herederas (The Heiresses), Marcelo Martinessi, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Germany, Norway and France Silver Bear for Best Actor: Anthony Bajon in La prière (The Prayer), Cédric Kahn, France
Silver Bear for Best Script: Manuel Alcala and Alonzo Ruizpalacios for Museo (Museum), Alonso Ruizpalacios, Mexico Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution in the categories Camera, Editing, Score, Costume Design or Production Design: Elena Okopnaya for Довлатов Dovlatov, Alexey German Jr., Russia, Poland and Serbia
Best First Feature Award:Nu mă atinge-mă (Touch Me Not), Adina Pintille, Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and France Special Mention: An Elephant Sitting Still, Hu Bo, China
Glashütte Original Documentary Award: Waldheims Walzer (The Waldheim Waltz) by Ruth Beckermann, Austria Special Mention: Ex Paje (Ex Shaman), Luiz Bolognesi, Brazil
Short Films
Golden Bear: The Men Behind the Wall, Ines Moldavsky, Israel Silver Bear: Imfura, Samuel Ishimwe, Switzerland and Rwanda Audi Award: Solar Walk, Réka Bucsi, Denmark Special Mention: Best Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards: Burkina Brandenburg Komplex, Ulu Braun, Germany
Generation
Generation Kplus
Children's Jury Crystal Bear for Best Film: Les rois mongols (Cross My Heart), Luc Picard, Canada Special Mention: Supa Modo, Likarion Wainaina, Germany and Kenya Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Australia Special Mention: Snijeg za Vodu (Snow for Water), Christopher Villiers, Bosnia Herzegovina and UK
International Jury Grand Prix for Best Film: Sekala Niskala (The Seen and Unseen), Kamila Andini, Indonesia, Netherlands, Australia and Qatar Special Mention: Allons enfants (Cléo & Paul), Stéphane Demoustier, France Special Prize of International Jury: Jaalgedi (A Curious Girl), Rajesh Prasad Khatri, Nepal Special Mention: Cena d’aragoste (Lobster Dinner), Gregorio Franchetti, Italy and USA
Generation 14plus
Youth Jury Crystal Bear for Best Film: Fortuna, Germinal Roaux, Switzerland and Belgium Special Mention: Retablo, Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio, Peru, Germany and Norway Crystal Bear for Best Short Film: Kiem Holijanda, Sarah Veltmeyer, Netherlands Special Mention: Je fais où tu me dis (Dressed for Pleasure), Marie de Maricourt, Switzerland
International Jury Grand Prix: Fortuna, Germinal Roaux, Switzerland and Belgium Special Mention: Dressage, Pooya Badkoobeh, Iran Special Prize for Best Short Film: Juck, Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert, and Ulrika Bandeira, Sweden Special Mention: Na zdrowie! (Bless You!), Paulina Ziólkowska, Poland
Collateral Awards - Prizes from Independent Juries
FIPRESCI Awards Competition: Las Herederas (The Heiresses), Marcelo Martinessi, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Germany, Norway and France Panorama: リバーズ・エッジ Ribâzu ejji (River's Edge), Isao Yukisada, Japan Forum: An Elephant Sitting Still, Hu Bo, China
Ecumenical Jury Awards Competition: In den Gängen (In the Aisles), Thomas Stuber, Germany Special Mention: Utøya 22. juli (U - July 22), Erik Poppe, Norway Panorama: Styx, Wolfang Fischer, Germany and Austria Forum: Teatro de guerra (Theatre of War) by Lola Arias, Argentina and Spain
Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d’Art et d’Essai (C.I.C.A.E.) Panorama: Tinta Bruta (Hard Paint), Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher, Brazil Forum: Teatro de guerra (Theatre of War) by Lola Arias, Argentina and Spain
Teddy Awards: Best Film: Tinta Bruta (Hard Paint), Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher, Brazil Special Jury Award: Obscuro Barocco, Evangelia Kranioti, France and Greece Newcomer Award: Retablo, Alvaro Delgado Aparicio, Peru, Germany and Norway Best Documentary: Bixa Travesty, (Tranny Fag) Claudia Priscilla and Kiko Goifman Best Short Film: Three Centimetres, Lara Zeidan, UK Readers' Award: Las Herederas (The Heiresses), Marcelo Martinessi, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Germany, Norway and France
Amnesty International Film Prize: Zentralflughafen THF(Central Airport THF), Karim Ainouz, Germany, Brazil and France Special Mention: Eldorado, Markus Imhoof, Switzerland and Germany
Caligari Film Prize: La Casa Lobo (The Wolf House), Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, Chile Guild Film Prize: In den Gängen (In the Aisles), Thomas Stuber, Germany Heiner Carow Prize: Styx, Wolfang Fischer, Germany and Austria Label Europa Cinemas: Styx, Wolfang Fischer, Germany and Austria Peace Film Prize: The Silence of Others, Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar, USA and Spain
Readers' Juries and Audience Awards
Panorama Audience Awards Feature Films 1st Place: Profile, Timur Bekmambetov, USA, UK and Cyprus 2nd Place: Styx, Wolfang Fischer, Germany and Austria 3rd Place: L'Animale, Katharina Muckstein, Austria Documentary Films 1st Place: The Silence of Others, Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar, USA and Spain 2nd Place: Partisan, Lutz Pehnert, Matthias Ehlert and Adama Ulrich, Germany 3rd Place: O processo (The Trial), Maria Ramos, Brazil, Germany and Netherlands
The Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Award: Довлатов Dovlatov, Alexey German Jr., Russia, Poland and Serbia The Tagesspiegel Readers' Jury Award: L'empire de la perfection (In the Realm of Perfection) by Julien Faraut, France
VFF Talent Highlight Award: Jing Wang producer for Tropical Memories by Shipei Wen, China. Robert Bosch Stifung Prize for International Cooperation - Germany/Arab World Documentary Film: Purple Sea, Amel Alzakout and Khaled Abdulwahed, Germany and Syria Animation Film: How My Grandmother Became a Chair, Nicolas Fattouh, Germany and Lebanon Short Film Fiction: Maradona's Legs, Firas Khoury, Germany and Palestine
Kompagnon-Fellowship Awards Perspektive Deutches Kino: Blutsauger, Julian Radlmaier Berlinale Talents: When a Farm Goes Aflame, the Flakes Fly Home to Bear the Tale, Jide Tom Akinlemin, Denmark, Germany and Nigeria
Compass-Perspektive-Award: Überall wo wir sind (Everywhere We Are), Veronika Kaserer
Honorary Golden Bear: Willem Dafoe Berlinale Camera: Beki Probst, Katriel Schor, and Jiří Menzel
A few days back the group had their awards ceremony where Dunkirk and Blade Runner 2049 won top awards that could suggest could do good at Oscars category. But the Oscar equivalent category for sound editing is Sound Editing Effects and Foley which was won by Blade Runner 2049 which makes film the favorite to win on March 4th.
"All of us who work creatively in sound are storytellers," MPSE president Tom McCarthy in his opening address. "We assist filmmakers, directors and producers in weaving soundtracks into visual presentations. We support the dialogue and emotion of stories. Tonight, we renew our yearly tradition of celebrating the art of sound in all areas of multi-media entertainment. We recognize the contributions of sound artists to features; television, cable and streaming programming; gaming; and multi-media—content that has reached audiences in every country, state, and community around the world."
Winners are in *BLUE. To check winners in all categories go to official site go here. ---///--- 1/23/18 A few hours ago the Motion Picture Sounds Editors announced the nominations for the 2018 edition of the Golden Reel Awards.
Nominees represent the work of the world's most talented sound artists and their contribution to the past year's most outstanding feature film, television, animation and computer entertainment productions.
The MPSE Golden Reel Awards recognize outstanding achievement in sound editing in 24 categories encompassing feature films, television, animation, computer entertainment and student work; and covers the various areas of sound editing: Dialogue, ADR, Effects, Foley and Music.
Kathryn Bigelow will receive the Filmmaker Award and John P. Fasal will be presented the Career Achievement Award. The awards ceremony will be on February 18th at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles.
Baby Driver, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049 and The Shape of Water lead the pack with three (3) nominations each. Do agree that industry groups should celebrate outstanding achievement and surely each year there must be many honor deserving films; but, if you wish to do awards it's best to have a few nominees, perhaps maximum five, as too-many absolutely diminishes the impact of the award. To honor many well-deserving films there is a key element, the shortlists released before the actual nominations.
This is the last industry guild/group to announce their nominees, just hours before the Oscar nominations; so, now the awards ceremony will announce each group winners and the Oscar guessing game will get some light into what could happen at the Oscars.
Feature Motion Pictures
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Music Score Baby Driver Blade Runner 2049 *Dunkirk King Arthur: Legend of the Sword The Lost City of Z The Shape of Water Transformers: The Last Knight Wonder Woman
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Dialogue/ADR Baby Driver Blade Runner 2049 Darkest Hour Detroit Dunkirk The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri *War of the Planet of the Apes
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Effects/Foley Baby Driver *Blade Runner 2049 Dunkirk Logan Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Shape of Water Thor: Ragnarok War of the Planet of the Apes
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Animation Cars 3 *Coco Despicable Me 3 Ferdinand The Breadwinner The Lego Batman Movie
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Foreign Language Feature BPM (Beats Per Minute) First They Killed My Father The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki *Loveless Thelma Wolf Warrior 2
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Musical Beauty and the Beast Coco *The Greatest Showman
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Feature Documentary An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Bill Nye: The Science Guy Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS Icarus In Pursuit of Silence *Jane Score: A Film Music Documentary
To check nominees in all categories go official site here.
A few days back BAFTA had their awards ceremony and followed the awards winners via twitter to later watch the TV broadcast with a ceremony that was a succession of awards presented by cinema personalities and was kind of boring with exception of the outstanding beginning with the Cirque du Soleil doing The Shape of Water inspired presentation.
Truth is that got interested in finding via twitter which film was winning what; but when became obvious that the big winner of the night was going to be 3B's completely lost me and my interest as do not particularly enjoyed that film. Sigh.
Yes, the big winner of the night was Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as collected five statues and most were top awards as Best Film, Best British Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay. The Shape of Water had the most nominations but collected only three with only one top award, Best Director to Guillermo del Toro who becomes frontrunner/favorite to win same category Oscar. Somehow due to BAFTA's results have lost interest in Oscars as even do this season it is not easy to predict winners, the problem becomes that what I really like most likely will not be honored and what I disliked will prevail. Not the first year this happens but previously happened because it was so-easy to guess that became boring.
Winners are in *BLUE. To check winners go official site here.
---///--- 1/10/18 Yesterday the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for their current edition that honors films released during 2017 and while many say there are not much surprises, my spontaneous reaction was that there are some surprises. Perhaps more noticeable is the inclusion of Stars Don't Die in Liverpool which until now, gathered almost no buzz or honors in the running awards season and no doubt The Post snub is also very noticeable.
Every year there are some differences between BAFTA and Oscar nominations as even when both honor English-language films, British Academy members tend to favor British films above American films, well, perhaps more clearly, American independent films. This year is no exception as Get Out and Lady Bird were snubbed from film top categories and got nominations only for actors; believe this could and should be different when Oscar nominations are known by the end of this month.
Was reading a comment left in the blog about this year not being "wow" by any of the films with awards buzz. One of the things I've learned from doing this every year is that when every time films are adequate/well-done nominations and awards are spread among several films. It's only in those years where there is one, and more exceptional, two truly outstanding films when races become interesting and cinephiles become interested in following what's going on with awards. Haven't seen yet all this awards season films, but from those I've seen some were impossible/not-pleasant to watch, some were acceptable, others where nice or made me recall other films because of style (like Lady Bird and Juno) and up-to-this-moment only one film made me feel I was watching something special, above all others, The Shape of Water. But agree with comment, The Shape of Water didn't "wow" me. Nevertheless, I have been "wow" by some foreign-language films, so will not complain as already had my necessary dosages of Great Cinema.
The Shape of Water leads the pack with twelve (12) nominations followed by Darkest Hour and Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri with nine (9) each; with eight (8) each Blade Runner 2049 and Dunkirk.
Best Film Call Me by Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk The Shape of Water *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
Film Not In The English Language Elle, Paul Verhoeven First They Killed My Father, Angelina Jolie *The Handmaiden, Park Chan-wook Loveless, Andrey Zvyagintsev The Salesman, Asghar Farhadi
Documentary City of Ghosts, Matthew Heineman *I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck Icarus, Bryan Fogel An Incovenient Sequel, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk Jane, Brett Morgen
Animated Film *Coco Loving Vincent My Life as a Courgette
Director Denis Villeneuve for Blade Runner 2049 Luca Guadagnino for Call Me by Your Name Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk *Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water Martin McDonagh for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Gareth Tunley (writer/director/producer), Jack Healy Guttman and Tom Meeten (producers) for The Ghoul *Rungano Nyoni (writer/director) and Emily Morgan (producer) for I Am Not A Witch Johnny Harris (writer/producer) and Thomas Napper (director) for Jawbone Lucy Cohen (director) for Kingdom of Us Alice Birch (writer), William Oldroyd (director) and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly (producer) for Lady Macbeth
Leading Actress Annette Bening in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool *Frances McDormand in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri Margot Robbie in I, Tonya Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird
Supporting Actress *Allison Janney in I, Tonya Kristin Scott Thomas in Darkest Hour Laurie Metcalf in Lady Bird Lesley Manville in Phantom Thread Octavia Spencer in The Shape of Water
Leading Actor Daniel Day-Lewis in Phantom Thread Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out *Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour Jamie Bell in Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Timothee Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name
Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World Hugh Grant in Paddington 2 *Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri William Dafoe in The Florida Project Woody Harrelson in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Rising Star in 2017 *Daniel Kaluuya Florence Pugh Josh O'Connor Tessa Thompson Timothee Chalamet
Original Screenplay Jordan Peele for Get Out Steven Rogers for I, Tonya Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor for The Shape of Water *Martin McDonagh for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Adapted Screenplay *James Ivory for Call Me by Your Name Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin and David Schneider for The Death of Stalin Matt Greenhalgh for Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Aaron Sorkin for Molly's Game Simon Farnaby and Paul King for Paddington 2
Original Music Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer for Blade Runner 2049 Dario Marianelli for Darkest Hour Hans Zimmer for Dunkirk Jonny Greenwood for Phantom Thread *Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water
Cinematography *Roger Deakins for Blade Runner 2049 Bruno Delbonnel for Darkest Hour Hoyte van Hoytema for Dunkirk Dan Lautsen for The Shape of Water Ben Davis for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Editing *Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss for Baby Driver Joe Walker for Blade Runner 2049 Lee Smith for Dunkirk Sidney Wolinsky for The Shape of Water Jon Gregory for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Production Design Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer for Beauty and the Beast Dennis Gassner and Alessandra Querzola for Blade Runner 2049 Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer for Darkest Hour Nathan Crowley and Gary Fettis for Dunkirk *Paul Austerberry, Jeff Melvin and Shane Vieau for The Shape of Water
Costume Design Jacqueline Durran for Beauty and the Beast Jacqueline Durran for Darkest Hour Jennifer Johnson for I, Tonya *Mark Bridges for Phantom Thread Luis Sequeira for The Shape of Water
Make Up & Hair Donald Mowat and Kerry Warn for Blade Runner 2049 *David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick and Kazuhiro Tsuji for Darkest Hour Deborah La Mia Deaver and Adruitha Lee for I, Tonya Daniel Phillips for Victoria & Abdul Naomi Bakstad, Robert A, Pandini and Arjen Tuiten for Wonder
Sound Tim Cavaganin, Mary H. Ellis and Julian Slater for Baby Driver Ron Barlett, Doug Hemphill, Mark Mangini, and Mac Ruth for Blade Runner 2049 *Richard King, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo and Mark Weingarten for Dunkirk Christian Cooke, Glen Gauthier, Nathan Robitaille, Brad Zoern for The Shape of Water Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Stuart Wilson and Matthew Wood for Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Special Visual Effects *Gerd Nefzer and John Nelson for Blade Runner 2049 Scott Fisher and Andrew Jackson for Dunkirk Dennis Berardi, Trey Harrel and Kevin Scott for The Shape of Water Star Wars: The Last Jedi War for the Planet of the Apes
British Short Film Aamir, Vika Evdokimenko, Emma Stone and Oliver Shuster *Cowboy Dave, Colin O'Toole and Jonas Mortensen A Drowning Man, Mahdi Fleifel, Signe Burge Sorensen and Patrick Campbell Work, Aneil Karia and Scott O'Donnell Wren Boys, Harry Lighton, Sorcha Bacon and John Fitzpatrick
British Short Animation Have Heart, Will Anderson Mamoon, Ben Steer *Poles Apart, Paloma Baeza and Ser En Low
To check nominations at official site go here. Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday February 18 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The ceremony will be hosted for the first time by Joanna Lumley and will be be broadcast exclusively on BBC One and BBC One HD. As every year we expect no real time broadcast (tv show starts one hour after real awards ceremony) and the only way to follow live is to check twitter (sigh!). Organizers should start to think about making awards ceremony more accessible to the world as live-streaming becomes so easy-to-do and those interested (like me) will highly appreciate the opportunity of watching live.
Last night was the awards ceremony which was more likely a drag (?) show. Perhaps I'm starting (lol) to get older but this type of show absolutely is not my cup-of-tea, much less the show by the group that won the documentary award. Sigh.
Nevertheless I'm glad the ceremony was streamed live as it's easier to follow winners this way than only via twitter.
Regarding the winners it's interesting that FIPRESCI found the Paraguay movie the "best" in competition and this award jury gave film no honors, except becoming one of the three nominees, that assume means, finalists. Brazil becomes the cinema country with more honors in this edition as wins top award and documentary award.
There was a new award given this year, Teddy Newcomer Award given to a first or second feature-lenght film with a queer subject matter. Retablo by Alvaro Delgado Aparicio wins the first edition of this award. Will list winners with the respective Jury Statement for easier reference.
Best Feature Film: Tinta Bruta (Hard Paint), Marcio Reolon and Filipe Marzembacher, Brazil Jury Statement: Tinta bruta The Teddy fiction feature award goes to a movie which beautifully tells the story of a boy reconnecting himself with the real world. In a unique and creative cinematic form, the film captures the fierce struggle between fear and desire. Music, lights and colors culminate in a pure expression of the protagonist's feelings, gradually becoming his means to reconcile body, heart and soul. For its incredible directing achievement and tremendous cast, the teddy jury is proud to award Tinta Bruta by Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher.
Nominees Las Herederas (The Heiresses), Marcelo Martinessi, Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway and France Nu mă atinge-mă (Touch Me Not), Adina Pintille, Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and France
Jury Award:Obscuro Barroco, Evangelia Kranioti, France and Greece Jury Statement: This film transports us to a city that is vibrant and surreal, a carnival of dreams and nightmares, seen through the eyes of its queer icon. The director's impressive singular vision draws you in with remarkable cinematography and sound design, making it uniquely poetic and intimate, and an outstanding artistic achievement. That's why we award the Special Jury Prize to Evangelia Kranioti and her film Obscuro Barroco.
Newcomer Award: Retablo, Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio L., Peru, Germany and Norway
Best Documentary Film: Bixa Travesty (Tranny Fag), Claudia Priscilla and Kiko Goifman, Brazil Jury Statement: The film introduces us to an outstanding woman. Her curiosity and many different ways of expressing herself are more than inspiring. She is a performer, a good friend, a musician, a family person, an artist. With the beauty of the sounds, the aesthetic of the ima ges, the film takes us on her journey of self determination between fantasy and self care. The Teddy Award for best documentary film 2018 goes to Bixa Travesty by Claudia Priscilla, Kiko Goifmann and of course to the protagonist of the film Linn da Quebrada.
Nominees Yours in Sisterhood by Irene Lusztig, USA Shakedown, Leilah Weinraub, USA
Best Short Film: Three Centimetres, Lara Zeidan, UK Jury Statement: Three centimeters Lebanese female film director Lara Zeidan makes a sensitive and intimate portrait of four young female friends on a Ferris Wheel in Beirut. We share in their emotional ride of sexual understanding, as the conversation turns from a jovial discussion of virginity, to a nervous outing of homosexuality. As we listen, we realise these young women are only just beginning to explore the many layers of their own and others' identities. We are privy to a crucial life episode in which a queer individual must claimand defend her right to exist. Lara Zeidan captures this delicate moment in adolescence with subtle yet tender performances from her cast.
Nominees T.R.A.P, Manque La Banca, Argentina Je fais où tu me dis (Dressed for Pleasure), Marie de Maricourt, Switzerland
Readers' Award: Las Herederas (The Heiresses), Marcelo Martinessi, Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway and France Jury Statement: Marceloo Martinessi shows that the search for individual identity knows no age, gender or class. With masses of emotion, visually impressive cinematography and an outstanding cast, he guides his audience through the life of a woman who finds an avenue to love and to herself despite all problems and crises. “Las Heredaras” weaves it’s story gently and imparts the characters with the space needed to grow. This is a film that lingers with you and imbues you with power.
---///--- 2/7/18 The 32nd Teddy Award is presented within the framework of the Berlin International Film Festival from February 15 to 25, 2018. For 32 years the award has been rewarding movies and filmmakers, who, by engaging with queer topics, contribute to more tolerance, equality, acceptance and diversity in the society. Prizes are awarded in the following categories: Best Feature Film, Best Documentary Film, Best Short Film, Jury Award and the Manschaft Magazin Readers Award
Again this year Dieter Kosslick, Berlinale Director, did a remarkable introduction to Teddy Award Program guide and here is an excerpt.
Teddy #32: People. Dignity. Rights. "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." As often an unwillingly as this sentence - the first article of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed 70 years ago -may be forgotten: there is nothing that we must defend more than people, their dignity and their rights. ...
I am looking forward to the first "appearance" of the Teddy Newcomer Award. And it has remained a special feature of the Berlinale that queer cinema can be found in nearly all sections, that 30 films from more than 20 countries adopt queer perspectives and tell queer stories. The new Panorama team will also continue to highlight this fact.
As it's said in the program, "2018 is a year of transition for the Panorama team, with Wieland Spec, founder of the Teddy Award, relinquishing his 25 year role as curator of the arthouse section of the Berlinale. In his place stand three individuals, Paz Lazaro, Michael Stutz and Andreas Struck". Paz Lazaro becomes the head of the section and since 2006 has worked with Wieland. We hope that under Lazaro Panorama section will keep on growing on interesting films as well as brings more and more films that could compete for the Teddy Award. Sigh.
Program also speaks about the #MeToo movement which suggest you read to remind yourself about celebrity predators but also about statistics like for example "lesbians are almost 10% more likely to experience rape than straight women and gay men face double the risk of sexual violence than heterosexual men". Sigh.
Current edition poster was created by the designers collective cabine, who has been responsible for the posters from several past editions.
This year there are five Teddy Diversity Talks that will cover the following subjects: 1.- Before Pride: Queer Film Pioneers on their legacy and contemporary work 2.- Bodies of Evidence: The Sensual and Political Power of Transformation 3.- Black Queer Women in Focus: The Economy of Space and Desire 4.- Go Your Own Way: Adolescent Resistance in Queer Narratives 5.- Diversity und Gender Equality in Beruf und Gesellschaft Viel Luft nach oben in Sachen Gleichstellung?
The awards ceremony will take place on February 23, at 8:30pm at the Haus der Berliner Festpiele and will be streamed live. After the ceremony the celebration continues with the Teddy backstage party.
Feature Films
Competition Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, Gus Van Sant, USA Las Herederas (The Heiresses), Marcelo Martinessi, Paraguay, Uruguay, Germany, Brazil, Norway and France. (L) Nu mă atinge-mă (Touch Me Not), Adina Pintille, Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and France
Berlinale Special The Happy Prince, Rupert Everett, Germany, Belgium and Italy
Panorama Garbage, Q (Qaushiq Mukherjee), India Hojoom (Invasion), Shahram Mokri, Iran L'Animale, Katharina Mückstein, Austria (L) Malambo, El Hombre Bueno (Malambo, The Good Man), Santiago Loza, Argentina Marilyn, Martin Rodriguez Redondo, Argentina and Chile Mes Provinciales (A Paris Education), Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Franc リバーズ・エッジ Ribâzu ejji (River's Edge), Isao Yukisada, Japan Tinta Bruta (Hard Paint), Marcio Reolon and Filipe Marzembacher, Brazil
Forum Tuzdan Kaide (The Pillar of Salt) by Burak Çevik, Turkey
Generation High Fantasy, Jenna Bass, South Africa Para Aduma (Red Cow), Tsivia Barkai Jacov, Israel (L) Retablo, Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio L., Peru, Germany and Norway
Documentaries Panorama Dokumente Bixa Travesty (Tranny Fag), Claudia Priscilla and Kiko Goifman, Brazil (T) Game Girls, Alina Skrzeszewska, France and Germany (L) Obscuro Barroco, Evangelia Kranioti, France and Greece Shakedown, Leilah Weinraub, USA (L) The Silk and the Flame, Jordan Schiele, USA Yours in Sisterhood by Irene Lusztig, USA
Forum Escape from Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith, Jerry Tartaglia, USA
Short Films Competition Onde o Verão Vai (episódios da juventude)/Where the Summer Goes (chapeters on youth), David Pinheiro Vicente, Portugal, 20’ T.R.A.P, Manque La Banca, Argentina, 16’
Forum Contra-Internet: Jubilee 2033, Zach Blas, USA and UK, 29' Evidentiary Bodies, Barbara Hammer, USA, 10'
Generation Je fais où tu me dis (Dressed for Pleasure), Marie de Maricourt, Switzerland, 17' Juck, Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert, and Ulrika Bandeira, Sweden, 18' Pop Rox, Nate Trinrud, USA, 14' Three Centimetres, Lara Zeidan, UK, 9' (L)
The Jury Antomio Harfuch, producer film curator, Mexico Bohdan Zhuk, film festival programmer, Ukraine Franck Finance-Madureira, movie journalist and Queer Palm creator, France Marthe Djilo Kamga, film festival founder, Belgium Natascha Frankenberg, film festival programmer, Germany Pecha Lo, film festival director, Taiwan Roisin Geraghty, producer and film festival manager and programmer, Ireland
Teddy Readers' Award Jury Martin Busse, music editor Katayun Pirdawari, activist Holger Beisitzer, moviegoer Chritine Burkart, journalist Adriell Kopp, filmmaker
Retrospektive Der Himmel Auf Erden (Heaven on Earth), Reinhold Schunzel and Alfred Schirokauer, Germany, 1927 Ludwig de Zweite, Konig von Bayern (Ludwig II of Bavaria), Willhelm Dieterle, Germany, 1930
Homage Pasolini, Abel Ferrara, France, Italy and Belgium, 2-14
Check available info and trailer @MOC. Check available posters of ALL Berlinale Films, including those competing for Teddy Award, go pinterest here.
This year there is no way to embed the program guide so if you wish to check it go here. To read about each film at official site go here.
On February 20th winners were announced in the platinum anniversary gala hosted by Gina Rodriguez which celebrated special honorees Guillermo del Toro, Joanna Johnston, Maggie Schpak and Kerry Washington as well as the winners of the seven competitive award categories.
Additionally John Mollo was posthumously inducted into the Guild's Hall of Fame by Mark Hamill, who paid tribute to the iconic designer known for his work on the first two installments of the Star Wars films, among others. Maggie Schpak, expert jeweler/metalworker, received the Distinguished Service Award from the CDG President, Salvador Perez. The award honors individuals whose specialties and talents contribute to the craft and art of Costume Design.
Guillermo del Toro was awarded the Distinguished Collaborator Award which honors individuals who demonstrate unwavering support of Costume Design and creative partnerships with Costume Designers. Actor Doug Jones and Oscar-nominated Costume Designer Luis Sequeira, both from del Toro’s 13-time Oscar-nominated film The Shape of Water, presented del Toro with the award.
Kerry Washington was presented with the Spotlight Award, which honors an actor whose talent and career personify an enduring commitment to excellence, including a special awareness of the role and importance of Costume Design. Eva Longoria, and Scandal Costume Designer, Lyn Paolo, made the special presentation to Washington.
Joanna Johnston was honored with the Career Achievement Award recognizing her extraordinary body of work and lasting impact on filmmaking. Producer, Kathleen Kennedy presented Johnston with her award, with a surprise appearance by Sally Field, who worked with Johnston on Forrest Gump and Lincoln.
To the surprise of many, favorite Oscar category winner did NOT got a guild honor and yes, this time I have to agree that Phantom Thread has spectacular costume designer work, while the other films in the Period Film category pale when comparison. Strongly believe that even Murder on the Orient Express has better costume design than winner. Sigh. Imagine Academy voters will not behave the same as guild voters.
If one winner deserves costume design recognition for magnificent work in film's very different scenarios is Wonder Woman, congrats.
Winners are in *BLUE. To check winners in all categories go official site here.
---///--- 1/19/18 Recently the CDG announced their nominees for the annual awards which celebrate excellence in film, television, and short-form Costume Design.
“I would like to congratulate all of the nominees of the 2018 Costume Designers Guild Awards. As we commemorate the 20th year of the CDGA, we are so proud of the legacy Costume Designers have created for the Film and Television industry. We look forward to celebrating the art of Costume Design and our honorees at our awards gala on February 20, 2018,” said Salvador Perez, President of the Costume Designers Guild Local #892.
The Career Achievement Award will be presented to Joanna Johnston; the Distinguished Collaborator Award goes to Guillermo del Toro and the Distinguished Service Awards goes to Maggie Schpak.
These are the nominees
Excellence in Contemporary Film Nadine Haders for Get Out *Jennifer Johnson for I, Tonya Arianne Phillips for Kingsman: The Golden Circle April Napier for Lady Bird Melissa Toth for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Excellence in Period Film Jeffrey Kurland for Dunkirk Ellen Mirojnick for The Greatest Showman Alexandra Byrne for Murder on the Orient Express Mark Bridges for Phantom Thread *Luis Sequeira for The Shape of Water
Excellence in Sci-fi/Fantasy Film Jaqueline Durran for Beauty and the Beast Renee April for Blade Runner 2049 Michael Kaplan for Star Wars: The Last Jedi Mayes C. Rubeo for Thor: Ragnarok *Lindy Hemming for Wonder Woman
To check nominees in all categories go official site here. This year's platinum anniversary awards gala will take place on Tuesday, February 20 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Ceremony will be hosted by Gina Rodriguez.
Last night the group had their awards ceremony and well, yes they went with the predictable as top award was for Roger Deakins.
Angelina Jolie was the recipient of the Board of Governors Award and the other three Awards Honorees were announced previously and are detailed below.
Winners are in *BLUE. To check winners in all categories go official site here. ---///--- 1/6/18 A few minutes ago the American Society of Cinematographers unveils nominees in all five competitive categories for the current edition of the ASC Awards for Outstanding Cinematography. The winners will be revealed at the organization's February 17 ceremony, which will be emceed this year by Ben Mankiewicz. The event will be held at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland.
Four cinematographers selected as this year's ASC Awards honorees were previously announced with Russell Carpenter receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, Russell Boyd the International Award, Alan Caso the Career Achievement in Television Award and Stephen Lighthill the President Award. The 2017 Board of Governors Award honoree -a non-cinematographer selected for their contributions to filmmaking- will be announced later this month.
Agree Blade Runner 2049 has outstanding cinematography and I'm absolutely biased toward the film's director as LOVE everything by Denis Villeneuve BUT what he's been doing in America does not match the high quality films he did in Canada and in French, sigh. To be honest got really bored watching film even if images were outstanding... needed more substance. Dunkirk not my cup-of-tea at all, Darkest Hour is fine but Mudbound and The Shape of Water definitively become my top cinematography contenders. The Shape of Water has a very-darkish cinematography which obviously helps the story and sets an old-fashion, old-times setting to film; Mudbound cinematography is outstanding and contributes to the grim storytelling style film has.
The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for work in 2017 are:
Theatrical Release *Roger Deakins for Blade Runner 2049 Bruno Delbonnel for Darkest Hour Hoyte van Hoytema for Dunkirk Rachel Morrison for Mudbound Dan Lausten for The Shape of Water
Spotlight Award Mate Herbai for On Body and Soul Mikhail Krichman for Loveless *Mart Taniel for November
To check nominees in all categories go official site here.
Last Tuesday February 13 the Visual Effects Society held the awards ceremony that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games and special venues.
Patton Oswalt sever as host for the 7th to the guests gathered at the Beverly Hilton to celebrate talent in 24 awards categories.
President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige presented the VES Lifetime Achievement Award to acclaimed producer-writer-director Jon Favreau. Academy-Award winning producer Jon Landau presented the Georges Méliès Award to Academy Award-winning visual effects master Joe Letteri.
The well-deserved film categories big winners of the night, War for the Planet of the Apes and Coco collected each four awards.
Wish VES top winner goes to win category Oscar as film absolutely deserves recognition for how much is changing visual effects in film; but, wonder if the Academy will recognize it as most pundits predict front-runner is Blade Runner 2049 which has fantastic visual effects BUT in my book is time to Planet of the Apes to win. Winners are in *BLUE. To check winners in all categories go press release at official site here.
---///--- 17/1/18 Yesterday the Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the nominees for the 2018 edition of the awards that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials and video games plus the VFX supervisors.
Nominees in 24 categories were selected by VES members via events hosted by 10 of its Sections, including Australia, Bay Area, London, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, New Zealand, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington.
“The artistry, ingenuity and passion of visual effects practitioners around the world have come together to create truly remarkable imagery in a variety of media,” said Mike Chambers, VES Chair. “We are seeing best in field work that elevates the art of storytelling and engages the audience in new and innovative ways. The VES Awards is the only venue that showcases and honors these outstanding artists across a wide range of disciplines, and we are extremely proud of all our nominees!”
“The Visual Effects Society Student Award recognizes the stellar work of emerging VFX artists worldwide, and we're proud to sponsor the award again. Each year, the submissions grow more impressive, and we’re excited to collaborate with the VES to recognize, applaud and celebrate this year’s talented nominees,"said Amy Bunszel, Autodesk Senior Vice President, Design & Creation Products.
As previously announced, the Georges Méliès Award will be presented to Academy Award winning visual effects master Joe Letteri. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to acclaimed producer-writer-director Jon Favreau. Award-winning actor-comedian-author Patton Oswalt will once again host the Awards ceremony.
Not surprisingly Blade Runner 2049 and War of the Planet of the Apes lead with the most feature film nominations with seven (7) each; call it not surprisingly as believe this year there are not many films with "wow" visual effects.
These are the nominees for feature films
Live Action Feature Motion Picture (Photoreal Feature)
Outstanding Visual Effects Blade Runner 2049 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Kong: Skull Island Star Wars: The Last Jedi *War for the Planet of the Apes
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects Darkest Hour Downsizing *Dunkirk Mother! Only the Brave
Outstanding Animated Character Rachel in Blade Runner 2049 Kong in Kong: Skull Island Bad Ape in War for the Planet of the Apes *Caesar in War for the Planet of the Apes
Outstanding Created Environment *Los Angeles in Blade Runner 2049 Trash Mesa in Blade Runner 2049 Vegas in Blade Runner 2049 Hidden Fortress in War for the Planet of the Apes Prison Camp in War for the Planet of the Apes
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography Be Our Guest in Beauty and the Beast *Groot Dance/Opening Fight in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Crait Surface Battle in Star Wars: The Last Jedi Valkyrie's Flashback in Thor: Ragnarok
Outstanding Effects Simulations Kong: Skull Island Fire and Smoke in Only the Brave Bombing Run in Star Wars: The Last Jedi Mega Destroyer Destruction in Star Wars: The Last Jedi *War for the Planet of the Apes
Outstanding Compositing LAPD Approach and Joy Holograms in Blade Runner 2049 Kong: Skull Island Bridge Battle in Thor: Ragnarok *War for the Planet of the Apes
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project *LAPD Headquarters in Blade Runner 2049 Dru's Car in Despicable Me 3 The ISS in Life Anthem; Monument in US Marines
Animated Motion Pictures
Outstanding Visual Effects Captain Underpants Cars 3 *Coco Despicable Me 3 The LEGO Batman Movie The LEGO Ninjago Movie
Outstanding Animated Character *Hector in Coco Bratt in Despicable Me 3 Garma Mecha Man in The LEGO Ninjago Movie Boss Baby in The Boss Baby Garmadon in The LEGO Ningajo Movie
Outstanding Created Environment Abandoned Racetrack in Cars 3 *City of the Dead in Coco Hollywood Destruction in Despicable Me 3 Ninjago City in The LEGO Ninjago Movie
Outstanding Effects Simulations Cars 3 *Coco Despicable Me 3 Ferdinand The Boss Baby
To check nominees in all categories go official site here. The VES Awards will be held on February 13 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Both branches of the writers guild announced on February 11th the winners of the 2018 edition with awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio/audio, promotional, and graphic animation categories at concurrent ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York City and The Beberly Hilton in Los Angeles.
The WGAE ceremony was hosted by writer and comic Amber Ruffin and Tracy Morgan and Rachel Dratch presented an honorary East Coast award to Tina Fey and Robert Carlock with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence and Mentorship. Ken Burns presented the Ian McLellan Hunter Award for Career Achievement to his long-time collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward. Courtney Simon presented the Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service to the Guil to Hamilton Nolan. Patton Oswald hosted the West Coast ceremony and during the ceremony there were several honorary awards. Glen Close presented the Paddy Chayefsky Laure Award for Television Writing Achievement to Alison Cross. Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher presented the Laurel Award for Screenwriter Achievent to James L. Brooks and Ivory Aquino presented the Valentine Davies Award to Dustin Lance Black for his social activism which has positively impacted the LGTB community. Martin Baron presented the Paul Selvin Award to Liz Hannah and Josh Singer.
Perhaps there are some surprises in other categories as in film the winners are what everyone was hoping for. Most awards pundits now are predicting that these wins will translate into Oscars wins in the categories of original and adapted screenplay.
Winners are in *BLUE. To check winners in ALL categories go press release at official East Coast site here or to awards official site here.
---///--- 1/5/18 The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2017. Winners will be honored at the 2018 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 11, at concurrent ceremonies in New York City and Los Angeles.
Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles during 2017 and were written under the WGA’s Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) or under a bona fide collective bargaining agreement of the Writers Guild of Canada, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, Writers Guild of Ireland, Writers’ Guild of South Africa, New Zealand Writers Guild, Film Writers’ Association (India), La Guilde Francaise des Scénaristes (France), Scriptwriters Guild of Israel, Société des Auteurs de Radio, Télévision et Cinéma (Québec), or Verband Deutscher Drehbuchautoren (VDD/Germany), collectively known as affiliate Guilds. Theatrical screenplays produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or an affiliate Guild must have been submitted for Writers Guild Awards consideration.
Documentaries eligible for a Writers Guild Award featured an onscreen writing credit and were exhibited theatrically in Los Angeles or New York for one week during 2017. Theatrical documentaries must have been produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or an affiliate Guild to be eligible for awards consideration.
Some how find these categories quite easy to guess Oscar winners, not only because general buzz but also because films deserve recognition for a well-told remarkable and out-of-the-ordinary story; so, my best guesses are Get Out for original, Call Me by Your Name for adapted (Aaron Sorkin film is still pending for me) and Jane for documentary (made by a very well-known outstanding storyteller: National Geographic).
These are the Nominees
Original Screenplay Emily V Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani for The Big Sick *Jordan Peele for Get Out Steven Rogers for I, Tonya Great Gerwig for Lady Bird Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor for The Shape of Water
Adapted Screenplay *Call Me by Your Name, Screenplay by James Ivory; Based on the novel by Andre Aciman The Disaster Artist, Screenplay by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber; Based on the Book The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell Logan, Screenplay by Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green; Story by James Mangold; Based on Characters from the X-Men Comic Books and Theatrical Motion Pictures Molly’s Game, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the Book by Molly Bloom Mudbound, Screenplay by Virgil Williams and Dee Rees; Based on the Novel by Hillary Jordan
Documentary Screenplay Theodore Braun for Betting on Zero *Brett Morgen for Jane Alex Gibney for No Stone Unturned Barak Goodman for Oklahoma City
To read announcement at official site -east- go here. To read all nominations in all categories (TV, Radio, Promotional) go official site -west- here.
A few days back the guild had their award ceremony and for the first time, the event red carpet was live-streamed from The Novo by Microsoft at L. A. and was hosted by Frankie Grande. If you wish to check the red carpet event watch video at the end of post.
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) have announced nominations for outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater during 2017. Winners will be honored at the black-tie annual MUAHS Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live, hosted by Comedienne Loni Love.
