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- 4/26/2024
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. To keep up with our latest features, sign up for the Weekly Edit newsletter and follow us @mubinotebook on Twitter and Instagram.NEWSAn Inconvenient Truth.Participant, the socially conscious production company, has closed, which filmmaker Julie Cohen called “devastating news to anyone who cares about documentaries.” Their twenty-year track record includes many nonfiction films, such as An Inconvenient Truth (2006), but also narrative features like Spotlight (2015) and Roma (2018).New data suggests that Hollywood production has gradually rebounded after last year’s WGA and SAG strikes, though not to the levels of the “peak TV” streaming bubble.The Archival Producers Alliance has drafted best practices for the use of generative AI in documentary, cautioning against the “danger of forever muddying the historical record.”In PRODUCTIONMartin Scorsese is reportedly developing a Frank Sinatra biopic, to star Leonardo DiCaprio as the crooner and Jennifer Lawrence as Ava Gardner.
- 4/25/2024
- MUBI
At the Oscars in 2019, one production company was at the center of the year’s most talked about films and on the cusp of the industry’s sweeping trends. The man who backed it, however, wasn’t at the ceremony.
That year the films made by Participant Media collected 17 Oscar nominations, for Green Book, which eventually won best picture and went on to gross $321.8 million worldwide; Roma, which broke Netflix into the best picture race for the first time; and Rbg, the documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg that managed to become one of the highest-grossing independent films of 2018.
In an indicator of Participant and its backer, tech billionaire Jeff Skoll’s unique, dual missions, the Oscar gatherings Participant threw that year included a viewing party for the National Domestic Workers Alliance at The Jane Club, a nod to the lead character in Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, and...
That year the films made by Participant Media collected 17 Oscar nominations, for Green Book, which eventually won best picture and went on to gross $321.8 million worldwide; Roma, which broke Netflix into the best picture race for the first time; and Rbg, the documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg that managed to become one of the highest-grossing independent films of 2018.
In an indicator of Participant and its backer, tech billionaire Jeff Skoll’s unique, dual missions, the Oscar gatherings Participant threw that year included a viewing party for the National Domestic Workers Alliance at The Jane Club, a nod to the lead character in Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, and...
- 4/19/2024
- by Rebecca Keegan and Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
End of an era, end of a business model, end of a gravy train, end of the world. There were plenty of mixed emotions this week in response to the closure of Oscar-winning production company Participant, and at the very least the industry has agreed something has come to an end.
When Variety broke the news Tuesday that billionaire Jeff Skoll’s 20-year-old company will shut down — after fetching 21 Oscars and introducing a business model that prioritized social impact a bit more than profits – many in the industry were rattled. Not just that mid-level, standalone financier and producer had left the market, but what that means for the viability of movies and TV shows that ask vital questions about justice and the humanity’s future.
“The end of Participant Media is devastating news to anyone who cares about documentaries,” director Julie Cohen wrote bluntly on X. She’s the co-director...
When Variety broke the news Tuesday that billionaire Jeff Skoll’s 20-year-old company will shut down — after fetching 21 Oscars and introducing a business model that prioritized social impact a bit more than profits – many in the industry were rattled. Not just that mid-level, standalone financier and producer had left the market, but what that means for the viability of movies and TV shows that ask vital questions about justice and the humanity’s future.
“The end of Participant Media is devastating news to anyone who cares about documentaries,” director Julie Cohen wrote bluntly on X. She’s the co-director...
- 4/19/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
The shocking news that Participant, a leading producer of specialized/independent features with a socially relevant interest as well many top documentaries, is shutting down immediately hit the industry hard Tuesday. With a profile of co-produced films over the last 20 years that rivals any other company’s slate, this was devastating news.
Founder and owner Jeff Skoll’s decision to shut down his company will impact the production of a certain kind of specialized film, particularly in the documentary field. Never a distributor, and most often collaborating with other production companies, Participant was still a significant force for most of its two decades.
But what’s the real impact of this move? Jonathan Dana, a veteran distribution executive and producer, commented, “It didn’t fail. It just ran its course.” That typifies much of the insider reaction, which relates to the specific purpose and goals of the company.
‘Spotlight’ © Open...
Founder and owner Jeff Skoll’s decision to shut down his company will impact the production of a certain kind of specialized film, particularly in the documentary field. Never a distributor, and most often collaborating with other production companies, Participant was still a significant force for most of its two decades.
But what’s the real impact of this move? Jonathan Dana, a veteran distribution executive and producer, commented, “It didn’t fail. It just ran its course.” That typifies much of the insider reaction, which relates to the specific purpose and goals of the company.
‘Spotlight’ © Open...
- 4/18/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Rightly or wrongly, streaming stocks have been judged by subscriber numbers. It’s not a complete picture of a company’s business, but it’s a key metric for judging the health of a platform. That’s why Netflix surprised investors by announcing it will no longer provide subscriber numbers starting next year.
In its letter to investors, Netflix said, “In our early days, when we had little revenue or profit, membership growth was a strong indicator of our future potential. But now we’re generating very substantial profit and free cash flow (Fcf). We are also developing new revenue streams like advertising and our extra member feature, so memberships are just one component of our growth. In addition, as we’ve evolved our pricing and plans from a single to multiple tiers with different price points depending on the country, each incremental paid membership has a very different business impact.
In its letter to investors, Netflix said, “In our early days, when we had little revenue or profit, membership growth was a strong indicator of our future potential. But now we’re generating very substantial profit and free cash flow (Fcf). We are also developing new revenue streams like advertising and our extra member feature, so memberships are just one component of our growth. In addition, as we’ve evolved our pricing and plans from a single to multiple tiers with different price points depending on the country, each incremental paid membership has a very different business impact.
- 4/18/2024
- by Ben Bowman
- The Streamable
The cycle of quarterly earnings reports from top media companies is beginning again. Netflix is the first streaming provider to give customers and analysts a peak at its first results for 2024, and as expected the streamer has continued to grow. The streamer added 9.33 million customers in the first three months of this year, bringing its new total to 269.6 million. Netflix was able to add 2.53 million customers in the United States and Canada, increasing its Ucan total to 82.66 million. This represents a 7% year-over-year growth and eight consecutive quarters of positive subscriber totals in the region.
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Moving to the Asia-Pacific region, Netflix added 2.16 million new customers for a total of 47.5M. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa added 2.92M new Netflix subscribers, and Latin America pulled in 1.72M more. In total, the streamer experienced 16% year-over-year growth in paid customers.
The streamer’s quarterly results exceeded Wall Street expectations.
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Moving to the Asia-Pacific region, Netflix added 2.16 million new customers for a total of 47.5M. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa added 2.92M new Netflix subscribers, and Latin America pulled in 1.72M more. In total, the streamer experienced 16% year-over-year growth in paid customers.
The streamer’s quarterly results exceeded Wall Street expectations.
- 4/18/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (Vaf) has appointed Jasper Nijsmans as head of its promotion department Flanders Image, responsible for promoting Flemish talent and content abroad.
Nijsmans joined the international promotion department at Vaf in 2017 as communications and press officer for Flanders Image.
More recently, he has been a project manager, responsible for the international promotion of documentaries, short films and immersive productions. He was also involved in the organisation of Connext, the annual film and series showcase event.
Vaf received 26 applications for the head of promotion vacancy, which was opened in January. It followed the departure of Christian de Schutter, former managing director of Flanders Image,...
Nijsmans joined the international promotion department at Vaf in 2017 as communications and press officer for Flanders Image.
More recently, he has been a project manager, responsible for the international promotion of documentaries, short films and immersive productions. He was also involved in the organisation of Connext, the annual film and series showcase event.
Vaf received 26 applications for the head of promotion vacancy, which was opened in January. It followed the departure of Christian de Schutter, former managing director of Flanders Image,...
- 4/17/2024
- ScreenDaily
Jeff Skoll, the billionaire philanthropist who launched Participant 20 years ago to champion socially conscious films, is closing down the impact producer-financier behind Spotlight, Roma, and Green Book.
In a memo to staff on Tuesday morning eBay co-founder Skoll said, ”I founded Participant with the mission of creating world-class content that inspires positive social change, prioritizing impact alongside commercial sustainability. Since then, the entertainment industry has seen revolutionary changes in how content is created, distributed and consumed.”
The statement hinted at what may have driven the Canadian’s “very difficult decision”. Studios and streamers are scrutinising their spend more than ever,...
In a memo to staff on Tuesday morning eBay co-founder Skoll said, ”I founded Participant with the mission of creating world-class content that inspires positive social change, prioritizing impact alongside commercial sustainability. Since then, the entertainment industry has seen revolutionary changes in how content is created, distributed and consumed.”
The statement hinted at what may have driven the Canadian’s “very difficult decision”. Studios and streamers are scrutinising their spend more than ever,...
- 4/16/2024
- ScreenDaily
After 20 years, Participant is shutting down.
Founder Jeff Skoll announced the news in a note to staff Tuesday, writing, “after much reflection, I have made the very difficult decision to wind down company operations.” During its run, the company was behind best picture winners Green Book and Moonlight, and docs such as An Inconvenient Truth and Rbg.
EBay co-founder Skoll founded the company in 2004 with a dual mission of making money and inspiring social change through entertainment (the company later moved into television and other ventures). It has helped produce and finance a slew of high-profile awards contenders. Its films won 21 Oscars and its series won 18 Emmys. It earned more than $3.3 billion at the box office. Veteran studio executive David Linde has been running Participant since 2016; previous execs involved in Participant include Ricky Strauss.
It was heavily involved in the nonfiction space, with its shuttering sure to send ripples through that community.
Founder Jeff Skoll announced the news in a note to staff Tuesday, writing, “after much reflection, I have made the very difficult decision to wind down company operations.” During its run, the company was behind best picture winners Green Book and Moonlight, and docs such as An Inconvenient Truth and Rbg.
EBay co-founder Skoll founded the company in 2004 with a dual mission of making money and inspiring social change through entertainment (the company later moved into television and other ventures). It has helped produce and finance a slew of high-profile awards contenders. Its films won 21 Oscars and its series won 18 Emmys. It earned more than $3.3 billion at the box office. Veteran studio executive David Linde has been running Participant since 2016; previous execs involved in Participant include Ricky Strauss.
It was heavily involved in the nonfiction space, with its shuttering sure to send ripples through that community.
- 4/16/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Participant, the media company behind films like “Spotlight,” “Green Book,” “Roma,” and many more, is shutting its doors after 20 years in operation.
Jeff Skoll, who founded the company in 2004, informed the staff in a memo (obtained by IndieWire) that Participant would “wind down company operations.”
Nearly all of Participant’s roughly 100 staffers are being let go with no new content or production in the works. Only Participant’s library of 135 films remaining.
“I founded Participant with the mission of creating world-class content that inspires positive social change, prioritizing impact alongside commercial sustainability,” Skoll wrote. “Since then, the entertainment industry has seen revolutionary changes in how content is created, distributed and consumed.”
Participant’s 135 titles, half of them documentaries and also including five series, have earned $3.3 billion at the global box office. Participant has produced two Best Picture winners and earned 21 Oscars total from 86 nominations, as well as 18 Emmys on 62 nominations.
Jeff Skoll, who founded the company in 2004, informed the staff in a memo (obtained by IndieWire) that Participant would “wind down company operations.”
Nearly all of Participant’s roughly 100 staffers are being let go with no new content or production in the works. Only Participant’s library of 135 films remaining.
“I founded Participant with the mission of creating world-class content that inspires positive social change, prioritizing impact alongside commercial sustainability,” Skoll wrote. “Since then, the entertainment industry has seen revolutionary changes in how content is created, distributed and consumed.”
Participant’s 135 titles, half of them documentaries and also including five series, have earned $3.3 billion at the global box office. Participant has produced two Best Picture winners and earned 21 Oscars total from 86 nominations, as well as 18 Emmys on 62 nominations.
- 4/16/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Financier and producer Participant is shuttering after 20 years. Founder Jeff Skoll alerted staff at 10:30Am, Deadline has confirmed.
The production’s m.o. was to bring content to the world that was socially conscious, read their Oscar Best Picture winners Spotlight and Universal’s Green Book, as well as DreamWorks’ Oscar winner Lincoln. All in Participant counts 135 films, five series, 21 Oscars including two Best Pictures, four Best Documentaries and two Best International Features, 18 Primetime Emmys and north of $3.3 billion in global box office.
Skoll told staffers, as you can read below, that it was a “very difficult decision” and stems from it being “the right time for me to evaluate my next chapter and approach to tackling the pressing issues of our time.” He also mentioned that he hasn’t been involved in the day-to-day management of the studio.
Skoll is a Canadian engineer, billionaire who was the first president of eBay.
The production’s m.o. was to bring content to the world that was socially conscious, read their Oscar Best Picture winners Spotlight and Universal’s Green Book, as well as DreamWorks’ Oscar winner Lincoln. All in Participant counts 135 films, five series, 21 Oscars including two Best Pictures, four Best Documentaries and two Best International Features, 18 Primetime Emmys and north of $3.3 billion in global box office.
Skoll told staffers, as you can read below, that it was a “very difficult decision” and stems from it being “the right time for me to evaluate my next chapter and approach to tackling the pressing issues of our time.” He also mentioned that he hasn’t been involved in the day-to-day management of the studio.
Skoll is a Canadian engineer, billionaire who was the first president of eBay.
- 4/16/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The character of Tom Ripley first appeared in Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley," a salacious story about a con man who is hired to locate an old school chum named Dickie Greenleaf but who ends up becoming obsessed with him, killing him, and supplanting him. Ripley is not a charming con man, but he is staggeringly clever and possesses a talent for subterfuge. He's also driven by his baser desires, unable to resist pursuing the women and men he lusts after (Ripley is likely bisexual) or stealing the money he so desperately wants. Each time, Ripley gets away with it, as evidenced by the fact that he starred in five novels published through to 1991.
A critic once pointed out that Tom Ripley's character arc is a direct inversion of traditional storytelling. A typical crime novel protagonist will learn new things as the story progresses and then use...
A critic once pointed out that Tom Ripley's character arc is a direct inversion of traditional storytelling. A typical crime novel protagonist will learn new things as the story progresses and then use...
- 4/13/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Former head of Netflix film Scott Stuber is partnering with The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Eric Robinson on the Bruce Springsteen feature Deliver Me From Nowhere.
Scott Cooper, whose credits include Crazy Heart and Out Of The Furnace, is in talks to direct and the producers are understood to be targeting Jeremy Allen White, the Emmy- and SAG Award-winning star of The Bear, to play Springsteen.
A24 is in talks to board the project, which will look at the iconic American singer-songwriter’s road to recording Nebraska, his 1982 album regarded by many critics as his finest.
Goldsmith-Vein and...
Scott Cooper, whose credits include Crazy Heart and Out Of The Furnace, is in talks to direct and the producers are understood to be targeting Jeremy Allen White, the Emmy- and SAG Award-winning star of The Bear, to play Springsteen.
A24 is in talks to board the project, which will look at the iconic American singer-songwriter’s road to recording Nebraska, his 1982 album regarded by many critics as his finest.
Goldsmith-Vein and...
- 3/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
Former head of Netflix film Scott Stuber is partnering with The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Eric Robinson on the Bruce Springsteen feature Deliver Me From Nowhere.
Scott Cooper, whose credits include Crazy Heart and Out Of The Furnace, is in talks to direct and the producers are understood to be targeting Jeremy Allen White, the Emmy- and SAG Award-winning star of The Bear, to play Springsteen.
A24 is in talks to board the project, which will look at the iconic American singer-songwriter’s road to recording Nebraska, his 1982 album regarded by many critics as his finest.
Goldsmith-Vein and...
Scott Cooper, whose credits include Crazy Heart and Out Of The Furnace, is in talks to direct and the producers are understood to be targeting Jeremy Allen White, the Emmy- and SAG Award-winning star of The Bear, to play Springsteen.
A24 is in talks to board the project, which will look at the iconic American singer-songwriter’s road to recording Nebraska, his 1982 album regarded by many critics as his finest.
Goldsmith-Vein and...
- 3/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
“City of Dreams,” an upcoming drama about a young Mexican boy who gets smuggled across the border, is lining up some heavy-hitting producers as Roadside Attractions looks to debut the film over Labor Day.
Sean Wolfington, the executive producer of “Sound of Freedom” and most recently “Cabrini”; Luis Fonsi, a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and producer; and songwriter Linda Perry have joined the producing team for the film. It’s a group that also includes Oscar-nominated “Roma” star Yalitza Aparicio. In addition, Fonsi will record an original song for the film, which will be written by Perry. “City of Dreams,” which marks Mohit Ramchandani’s feature directorial debut, will open in theaters nationwide on Aug. 30.
The film looks at how the young man’s dreams of becoming a soccer star are shattered when he’s smuggled into the U.S. and sold to a sweatshop in downtown Los Angeles.
Sean Wolfington, the executive producer of “Sound of Freedom” and most recently “Cabrini”; Luis Fonsi, a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and producer; and songwriter Linda Perry have joined the producing team for the film. It’s a group that also includes Oscar-nominated “Roma” star Yalitza Aparicio. In addition, Fonsi will record an original song for the film, which will be written by Perry. “City of Dreams,” which marks Mohit Ramchandani’s feature directorial debut, will open in theaters nationwide on Aug. 30.
The film looks at how the young man’s dreams of becoming a soccer star are shattered when he’s smuggled into the U.S. and sold to a sweatshop in downtown Los Angeles.
- 3/15/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
[Editor’s note: this list was originally published in December 2017. It has since been updated with new entries.]
The 21st Century is only two decades old, but its first batch of Best Picture winners already paints an extraordinary portrait of a world in flux. From historical epics to intimate digital indies, from a musical that riffs on showbiz standards to period drama that reflects on present crises, from a sparse modern western to an overstimulating multiverse martial arts story, these 24 films range from “problematic” to “perfect” and hit all points in between. More than that, they illustrate Hollywood’s evolving definition of greatness and the relationship between the film industry and the times that forge it.
Here are the 24 Best Picture winners of the 21st century, ranked from worst to best.
With editorial contributions from David Ehrlich and Eric Kohn.
24. “Crash” “Crash” ©Lions Gate/Courtesy Everett Collection
“Brokeback Mountain” deserved better, but the Academy didn’t know it. Paul Haggis’ painfully obvious ensemble drama about racial prejudices in Los Angeles was a smug,...
The 21st Century is only two decades old, but its first batch of Best Picture winners already paints an extraordinary portrait of a world in flux. From historical epics to intimate digital indies, from a musical that riffs on showbiz standards to period drama that reflects on present crises, from a sparse modern western to an overstimulating multiverse martial arts story, these 24 films range from “problematic” to “perfect” and hit all points in between. More than that, they illustrate Hollywood’s evolving definition of greatness and the relationship between the film industry and the times that forge it.
Here are the 24 Best Picture winners of the 21st century, ranked from worst to best.
With editorial contributions from David Ehrlich and Eric Kohn.
24. “Crash” “Crash” ©Lions Gate/Courtesy Everett Collection
“Brokeback Mountain” deserved better, but the Academy didn’t know it. Paul Haggis’ painfully obvious ensemble drama about racial prejudices in Los Angeles was a smug,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Netflix has won a total of 23 trophies through the years, a number that keeps growing every awards season. “All Quiet on the Western Front” is the streaming giant’s biggest winner to date with four Oscars, followed by “Roma” at three, and then “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Mank” with two apiece. In terms of major categories, Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”) and Alfonso Cuarón (“Roma”) both claimed Best Director, while Laura Dern took home Best Supporting Actress for “Marriage Story.” So far the studio has yet to win the Best Picture award, though it’s been nominated there multiple times. Scroll through our photo gallery below to see all of the historical Netflix Oscar movies, beginning with the most recent winners.
- 3/11/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Streamers narrowly avoided getting shut out at the 2024 Oscars: Netflix came away with just one trophy and Apple left empty-handed, after they garnered a total of 32 nominations.
Netflix collected its one win for Wes Anderson’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” an adaptation of a Roald Dahl story, in the live action short film category. The 40-minute film, with a cast that includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Ralph Fiennes, is the first Oscar for Anderson (who wasn’t in attendance to receive the award).
Read More: See all the 2024 Oscar winners here.
Heading into Sunday’s 96th Academy Awards, Netflix led all studios and platforms with 19 nominations across 11 films, including seven for Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” — which was shut out. Apple had picked up 13 nods, including 10 for Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which also drew a goose egg.
Since 2017, Netflix has now won 23 Oscars in all.
Netflix collected its one win for Wes Anderson’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” an adaptation of a Roald Dahl story, in the live action short film category. The 40-minute film, with a cast that includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Ralph Fiennes, is the first Oscar for Anderson (who wasn’t in attendance to receive the award).
Read More: See all the 2024 Oscar winners here.
Heading into Sunday’s 96th Academy Awards, Netflix led all studios and platforms with 19 nominations across 11 films, including seven for Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” — which was shut out. Apple had picked up 13 nods, including 10 for Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which also drew a goose egg.
Since 2017, Netflix has now won 23 Oscars in all.
- 3/11/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
The Oscar Awards is almost here, and what better way to get ready for it than to reminisce about the most outrageous and shocking winning moments that happened in the past years.
While some names and titles are already taking up space and garnering unanimous votes, there will be controversial results that will go down in history, just like these Academy Award winners.
Will Smith
Will Smith in King Richard
The comedian-actor has always been a crowd favorite, and his Best Actor win for the biographical sports drama King Richard at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022 was supposed to be a glorious moment. But, just before he was announced as the winner, the infamous Oscar slap shocked the entire world.
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While some names and titles are already taking up space and garnering unanimous votes, there will be controversial results that will go down in history, just like these Academy Award winners.
Will Smith
Will Smith in King Richard
The comedian-actor has always been a crowd favorite, and his Best Actor win for the biographical sports drama King Richard at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022 was supposed to be a glorious moment. But, just before he was announced as the winner, the infamous Oscar slap shocked the entire world.
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- 3/10/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
What Oscar records will be broken and which ones will remain intact at the 96th Academy Awards ceremony March 10. With a win, Billie Eilish, 22, and Finneas, 26, would become the youngest artists ever to win two Oscars before the age of 30. The pair won for James Bond theme “No Time to Die” in 2022, and are nominated this year for “What Was I Made For,” from “Barbie.” Only three individuals have clinched two Oscars before turning 30: Luise Rainer earned back to back Oscars by the time she was 28 for “The Great Ziegfeld” (1936) and “The Good Earth” (1937); Jodie Foster in 1989 for “The Accused” (age 26) and in 1992 for “The Silence of the Lambs” (29); and Hilary Swank in 2000 for “Boys Don’t Cry” (26) and in 2005 for “Million Dollar Baby” (29).
Meanwhile, Diane Warren faces a less enviable milestone with her 15th nomination for “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot,” potentially tying with the late Alex North...
Meanwhile, Diane Warren faces a less enviable milestone with her 15th nomination for “The Fire Inside” from “Flamin’ Hot,” potentially tying with the late Alex North...
- 3/8/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The 2024 Oscar nominees for Best Director are Jonathan Glazer (“The Zone of Interest”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”), Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”), Martin Scorsese (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), and Justine Triet (“Anatomy of a Fall”). Our odds currently show that Nolan (3/1) is most likely to win, followed in order by Lanthimos (4/1), Glazer (9/2), Triet (9/2), and Scorsese (9/2).
Three of these five filmmakers have been nominated at least once before, with Scorsese standing out as the only previous victor in the group. Now on his 10th bid (only two behind category record holder William Wyler), he initially triumphed on his sixth for “The Departed” (2007), which is also the only Best Picture winner in his filmography. He earned his remaining notices for “Raging Bull” (1981), “The Last Temptation of Christ” (1989), “Goodfellas” (1991), “Gangs of New York” (2003), “The Aviator” (2005), “Hugo” (2012), “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2014), and “The Irishman” (2020).
Having previously ranked as the third oldest directing nominee ever...
Three of these five filmmakers have been nominated at least once before, with Scorsese standing out as the only previous victor in the group. Now on his 10th bid (only two behind category record holder William Wyler), he initially triumphed on his sixth for “The Departed” (2007), which is also the only Best Picture winner in his filmography. He earned his remaining notices for “Raging Bull” (1981), “The Last Temptation of Christ” (1989), “Goodfellas” (1991), “Gangs of New York” (2003), “The Aviator” (2005), “Hugo” (2012), “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2014), and “The Irishman” (2020).
Having previously ranked as the third oldest directing nominee ever...
- 3/7/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The films in contention for the 2024 Best Cinematography Oscar are “El Conde,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Poor Things.” Our odds currently favor “Oppenheimer” (31/10) taking the prize, followed in order by “Killers of the Flower Moon” (4/1), “Poor Things” (4/1), “Maestro” (9/2), and “El Conde” (9/2).
After 2013 and 2016, this is the third time that a 21st century cinematography lineup has exclusively consisted of previously nominated lensers. This case differs from the preceding two, however, in that none of the current contenders have ever won before. The one with the most losses so far is Rodrigo Prieto, whose bid for “Killers of the Flower Moon” is his third for a Martin Scorsese-directed film, following “Silence” (2017) and “The Irishman” (2020). Having initially earned a notice for his work on “Brokeback Mountain” (2006), he remains the category’s second most recognized Latin American-born nominee behind fellow Mexican Emmanuel Lubezki.
Currently on their respective third nominations...
After 2013 and 2016, this is the third time that a 21st century cinematography lineup has exclusively consisted of previously nominated lensers. This case differs from the preceding two, however, in that none of the current contenders have ever won before. The one with the most losses so far is Rodrigo Prieto, whose bid for “Killers of the Flower Moon” is his third for a Martin Scorsese-directed film, following “Silence” (2017) and “The Irishman” (2020). Having initially earned a notice for his work on “Brokeback Mountain” (2006), he remains the category’s second most recognized Latin American-born nominee behind fellow Mexican Emmanuel Lubezki.
Currently on their respective third nominations...
- 3/6/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
This year’s 35 boxes theory is winding down now. The test attempts to predict a movie’s chances of winning Best Picture by tracking its popularity throughout awards season. Each of the 35 boxes represents a crucial nomination or win from a major guild or awards group, such as the BAFTA, Globes, DGAs, PGAs, SAGs, and more. The idea is, the more boxes you tick off, the greater your support across the industry, and the higher chance your film has at winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each of the three previous Best Picture winners prior to “Green Book” numbered among the top three entries on our season-end charts.
This year, “Oppenheimer” has led the pack in this theory for...
For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each of the three previous Best Picture winners prior to “Green Book” numbered among the top three entries on our season-end charts.
This year, “Oppenheimer” has led the pack in this theory for...
- 3/5/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Every cinephile knows that “What was the best movie of the year?” and “What movie will win Best Picture at the Oscars?” are two entirely different questions. In 2023, the answer for both was arguably the same.
The Daniels’ “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — A24’s mind-bending mother-daughter story about life’s unexplainable questions and the lengths we will go for love — won over audiences and critics before taking home Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (for Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (for Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (for Jamie Lee Curtis), and Best Original Screenplay at the 95th Academy Awards. Still, despite the film’s accolades, it has its critics — and you’re likely to find many a pundit who feels that the top prize ultimately should have gone to Todd Field’s chillier, less crowd-pleasing “Tár” instead.
As long as there have been award shows, movie fans have...
The Daniels’ “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — A24’s mind-bending mother-daughter story about life’s unexplainable questions and the lengths we will go for love — won over audiences and critics before taking home Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (for Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (for Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (for Jamie Lee Curtis), and Best Original Screenplay at the 95th Academy Awards. Still, despite the film’s accolades, it has its critics — and you’re likely to find many a pundit who feels that the top prize ultimately should have gone to Todd Field’s chillier, less crowd-pleasing “Tár” instead.
As long as there have been award shows, movie fans have...
- 3/2/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
“Poor Things” has been the movie occupying second spot for the majority of this awards season, with “Oppenheimer” reigning supreme in first. But we’ve been here before. “Crash” beat “Brokeback Mountain,” “Green Book” beat “Roma,” and “Moonlight” beat “La La Land,” which coincidentally also starred “Poor Things” actress Emma Stone.
Stone is a producer on “Poor Things” and if her film, from Searchlight Pictures, manages to pull off a shock Best Picture victory over Universal’s “Oppenheimer,” Stone could make Oscars history. So far, only one woman has won both Best Picture and Best Actress in the same year: Frances McDormand for Chloé Zhao‘s “Nomadland,” which was also from Searchlight Pictures.
Stone is nominated for Best Picture as a producer alongside Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, and director Yorgos Lanthimos. The film had a successful night at the BAFTAs, winning five awards in total, but it lost the big...
Stone is a producer on “Poor Things” and if her film, from Searchlight Pictures, manages to pull off a shock Best Picture victory over Universal’s “Oppenheimer,” Stone could make Oscars history. So far, only one woman has won both Best Picture and Best Actress in the same year: Frances McDormand for Chloé Zhao‘s “Nomadland,” which was also from Searchlight Pictures.
Stone is nominated for Best Picture as a producer alongside Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, and director Yorgos Lanthimos. The film had a successful night at the BAFTAs, winning five awards in total, but it lost the big...
- 2/28/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Producer, studio veteran and Rideback founder Dan Lin has been named chairman of Netflix Film to replace the outgoing Scott Stuber, effective April 1.
Lin will report to Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria and worked with the streamer on The Two Popes, and the new live-action series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The appointment came sooner than many in Hollywood expected after it was announced in January that Stuber was to depart after seven years.
It is understood Lin’s name was considered early on in the process to replace Stuber, alongside former Universal chief Stacey Snider, and Disney’s Sean Bailey.
Lin will report to Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria and worked with the streamer on The Two Popes, and the new live-action series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The appointment came sooner than many in Hollywood expected after it was announced in January that Stuber was to depart after seven years.
It is understood Lin’s name was considered early on in the process to replace Stuber, alongside former Universal chief Stacey Snider, and Disney’s Sean Bailey.
- 2/28/2024
- ScreenDaily
“Oppenheimer” has been the awards juggernaut throughout this Oscars season. “Barbie” looked like it might compete at one time while “The Holdovers,” “Poor Things,” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” have all taken turns in second spot. But “Oppenheimer” has been the consistent winner across this awards season and that continued on Sunday, February 25 as the Universal movie won the PGA award.
That is another box ticked in this year’s 35 boxes theory, which is a test that breaks down and calculates a movie’s chances of winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Each box represents a key nomination or win at various awards groups that a potential Best Picture winner typically needs to win to prove their Best Picture-winning credentials. The idea is, the more boxes you tick, the greater support you’ve got across the industry throughout awards season, and the higher chance you’ve got of winning Best Picture.
That is another box ticked in this year’s 35 boxes theory, which is a test that breaks down and calculates a movie’s chances of winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Each box represents a key nomination or win at various awards groups that a potential Best Picture winner typically needs to win to prove their Best Picture-winning credentials. The idea is, the more boxes you tick, the greater support you’ve got across the industry throughout awards season, and the higher chance you’ve got of winning Best Picture.
- 2/27/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Customers can still watch Netflix through their Apple TV device, but they cannot pay their bill through Apple any longer.
Apple Pay is a highly convenient way for customers to pay for their subscriptions all on one bill, instead of having to keep track of myriad expenses every month. According to Forbes, the average American consumer now has 4.5 streaming subscriptions, and remembering when those services bill each month can be a real hassle. Unfortunately for such customers, Netflix has begun informing subscribers who are still using Apple to pay for their account that they will no longer be able to do so.
Netflix has not allowed new or returning subscribers to sign up via Apple for some time, but existing customers could still use Apple to pay for their account. Third-party platforms often take a percentage of all streaming signups that occur through their digital store. Netflix has declined to...
Apple Pay is a highly convenient way for customers to pay for their subscriptions all on one bill, instead of having to keep track of myriad expenses every month. According to Forbes, the average American consumer now has 4.5 streaming subscriptions, and remembering when those services bill each month can be a real hassle. Unfortunately for such customers, Netflix has begun informing subscribers who are still using Apple to pay for their account that they will no longer be able to do so.
Netflix has not allowed new or returning subscribers to sign up via Apple for some time, but existing customers could still use Apple to pay for their account. Third-party platforms often take a percentage of all streaming signups that occur through their digital store. Netflix has declined to...
- 2/26/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
“Oppenheimer” isn’t just ambling its way to an Oscar Best Picture win, it’s marching with purpose, destroying opponents at every awards ceremony. That continued to be the case on Saturday, February 24, in what was a thoroughly enjoyable SAG Awards ceremony. This was the latest installment in this year’s 35 boxes theory, which aims to calculate a film’s chances of winning the Oscar for Best Picture by judging their popularity across the industry throughout awards season.
Each box represents a key nomination or win at various awards groups that a film typically needs to snag in order to compete for or win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The more boxes you tick off, the greater your support across the industry, the higher your chances of winning Best Picture — that’s the idea, anyway.
For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars.
Each box represents a key nomination or win at various awards groups that a film typically needs to snag in order to compete for or win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The more boxes you tick off, the greater your support across the industry, the higher your chances of winning Best Picture — that’s the idea, anyway.
For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars.
- 2/25/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
This is the latest round in this year’s 35 boxes theory: the WGA nominations. This theory tracks a film’s support across the industry throughout awards season. The test is made up of 35 boxes, each one presenting a key nomination or win that a potential Best Picture champion typically needs to get in order to win the Oscars’ big prize. All of the big awards organizations are involved here, including the Golden Globes, the SAGs, DGAs, PGAs, the BAFTAs, the Critics Choice Awards, and more.
The idea is, the more boxes a film ticks off, the greater the movie’s support across the industry, the higher the chance that flick has of winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards. For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each...
The idea is, the more boxes a film ticks off, the greater the movie’s support across the industry, the higher the chance that flick has of winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards. For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each...
- 2/23/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
It’s becoming a repetitive tale. A major awards organization announces their nominations or winners and “Oppenheimer” extends its lead in the Oscars race for Best Picture. It’s the same again here in this latest round of our 35 boxes theory.
The theory documents 35 major races in the awards season, with each box representing a key nomination or victory at various awards organizations that potential Oscar Best Picture winners typically need to snag. The idea is, the more boxes you tick off, the more support you have across the industry, the better your film’s chances at winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each of the three previous Best Picture winners prior to “Green Book” numbered among the top...
The theory documents 35 major races in the awards season, with each box representing a key nomination or victory at various awards organizations that potential Oscar Best Picture winners typically need to snag. The idea is, the more boxes you tick off, the more support you have across the industry, the better your film’s chances at winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each of the three previous Best Picture winners prior to “Green Book” numbered among the top...
- 2/20/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The winners of the 77th annual BAFTA Awards were revealed on February 18, just four days before Oscar voters begin weighing in with their choices for the winners of the 96th annual Academy Awards. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has approximately 10,000 voting members as does the motion picture academy.
The BAFTAs and Oscars have 19 categories in common. Last year, they agreed on just seven races, all of which were below-the line. The BAFTA Awards went all in on “All Quiet on the Western Front” awarding it a lucky seven wins including Best Picture and Best Director while the Academy Awards did the same for “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” And none of the four BAFTA acting winners took to the podium at the Oscars.
Conversely in 2022, the two academies aligned in 15 races. The exceptions were Best Picture (the Oscars went with the BAFTA-snubbed “Coda” while the Brits loved...
The BAFTAs and Oscars have 19 categories in common. Last year, they agreed on just seven races, all of which were below-the line. The BAFTA Awards went all in on “All Quiet on the Western Front” awarding it a lucky seven wins including Best Picture and Best Director while the Academy Awards did the same for “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” And none of the four BAFTA acting winners took to the podium at the Oscars.
Conversely in 2022, the two academies aligned in 15 races. The exceptions were Best Picture (the Oscars went with the BAFTA-snubbed “Coda” while the Brits loved...
- 2/18/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
With film distributors becoming stingier about physical media and defaulting to streaming, The Criterion Collection has been picking up slack. For instance, Criterion has released physical copies of acclaimed Netflix originals like "The Irishman," "Roma," and "Marriage Story."
Joining the collection in May 2024 is Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall," just released in North America back in October 2023 by Neon. As Criterion confirmed on Twitter, the film enters the collection alongside classics such as Michael Powell's "Peeping Tom."
Does "Anatomy of a Fall" deserve to be in such company? We at /Film think so, since we ranked it one of the 15 best movies of 2023. If you don't believe us, it won the Palme d'Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival (the highest prize), and it's up for several Oscars at the 96th Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Director for Justine Triet).
The film's title homages the classic...
Joining the collection in May 2024 is Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall," just released in North America back in October 2023 by Neon. As Criterion confirmed on Twitter, the film enters the collection alongside classics such as Michael Powell's "Peeping Tom."
Does "Anatomy of a Fall" deserve to be in such company? We at /Film think so, since we ranked it one of the 15 best movies of 2023. If you don't believe us, it won the Palme d'Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival (the highest prize), and it's up for several Oscars at the 96th Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Director for Justine Triet).
The film's title homages the classic...
- 2/16/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
“Oppenheimer” is the juggernaut Oscar contender that is predicted to take home not just Best Picture but a whole bunch of other Academy Awards, too, including Best Director for Christopher Nolan and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. However, we thought that “La La Land” had Best Picture all wrapped up in 2017 but come Oscars night, “Moonlight” swept in to claim the evening’s biggest prize in a shock win. So, is “Oppenheimer” as safe as everyone thinks?
“The Holdovers” is well-poised to pull off an upset. The movie follows Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly professor who is forced to look after students staying behind during the Christmas holidays. The film has been a hit with critics, audiences, and awards groups, too.
As such, it could be a major dark horse to win the Oscar for Best Picture. In the last 10 years, four movies have claimed the top prize...
“The Holdovers” is well-poised to pull off an upset. The movie follows Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly professor who is forced to look after students staying behind during the Christmas holidays. The film has been a hit with critics, audiences, and awards groups, too.
As such, it could be a major dark horse to win the Oscar for Best Picture. In the last 10 years, four movies have claimed the top prize...
- 2/16/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The 35 boxes theory aims to track a potential Oscar Best Picture winner’s popularity across the entire awards season. We catalog important nominations and wins at the precursors. The more boxes you tick off, the more popular your movie is across the board, and the higher its chances of winning Best Picture at the Oscars.
For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each of the three previous Best Picture winners prior to “Green Book” numbered among the top three entries on our season-end charts.
The last round saw the BAFTA nominations move “Oppenheimer” into pole position. This round, there was only one box up for grabs: DGA Winner. The nominees here were Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”), Alexander Payne (“The Holdovers”), Martin Scorsese (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Christopher Nolan...
For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each of the three previous Best Picture winners prior to “Green Book” numbered among the top three entries on our season-end charts.
The last round saw the BAFTA nominations move “Oppenheimer” into pole position. This round, there was only one box up for grabs: DGA Winner. The nominees here were Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”), Alexander Payne (“The Holdovers”), Martin Scorsese (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Christopher Nolan...
- 2/16/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
With the 96th Academy Awards basically a month away, things are starting to get serious. Well, I mean, they’ve already been serious for a while, but now presumptions are beginning to mold into sure-things – at least, as sure as something whose results aren’t yet certain can be. The one thing everyone seems pretty sure about is this: “Oppenheimer” is getting ready to sweep up everything in sight at the forthcoming Oscars. You know it. I know it. Even people who don’t follow awards season that closely seem to know it.
But bear with me for a moment while I think about a possible alternate scenario in which “The Holdovers” swoops in and steals the biggest thunder by taking home the Best Picture statuette.
No, I’m not crazy, Hear me out.
See‘The Holdovers’ producer Mark Johnson: ‘Every day, I still feel like a young boy...
But bear with me for a moment while I think about a possible alternate scenario in which “The Holdovers” swoops in and steals the biggest thunder by taking home the Best Picture statuette.
No, I’m not crazy, Hear me out.
See‘The Holdovers’ producer Mark Johnson: ‘Every day, I still feel like a young boy...
- 2/15/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Like most Oscar categories that have existed since the foundation of the Academy Awards, Best Cinematography has undergone several changes over the past near-century. The most significant one occurred in 1968, when films permanently stopped being separated into two categories based on whether they were shot in black-and-white or color. In the 56 years since that unification, 94% of Best Cinematography nominations have gone to color films, while just 18 black-and-white contenders have emerged. Scroll through our photo gallery to find out which movies belong to that special subset.
The films that qualify for this list are either entirely or primarily shot in black-and-white, with one example of the latter type being 1994 winner “Schindler’s List.” This excludes nominees that contain some black-and-white scenes but are mainly shot in color, such as 2024 contenders “Maestro,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Poor Things.”
Lately, the academy’s cinematographers branch has indicated a renewed interest in the black-and-white style, as proven...
The films that qualify for this list are either entirely or primarily shot in black-and-white, with one example of the latter type being 1994 winner “Schindler’s List.” This excludes nominees that contain some black-and-white scenes but are mainly shot in color, such as 2024 contenders “Maestro,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Poor Things.”
Lately, the academy’s cinematographers branch has indicated a renewed interest in the black-and-white style, as proven...
- 2/14/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
“Poor Things” has performed well throughout this awards season, winning Best Comedy/Musical Film at the Golden Globes and snagging 11 Oscar nominations in total. That is the same number of awards the Searchlight Pictures movie was nominated for at the BAFTAs, where we predict it to perform well.
One person who is set to have a good night at the British film awards is Tony McNamara, who adapted Alasdair Gray‘s 1992 novel of the same name. McNamara previously worked with Emma Stone on “Cruella” and “The Favourite,” the latter of which was another Yorgos Lanthimos film. McNamara co-wrote that period piece with Deborah Davis. The duo was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars in 2019 but lost to “Green Book”.
However, they won the BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay, over “Cold War” (Janusz Głowacki and Paweł Pawlikowski), “Green Book,” “Roma” (Alfonso Cuarón), and “Vice” (Adam McKay). The film won six other BAFTAs in total,...
One person who is set to have a good night at the British film awards is Tony McNamara, who adapted Alasdair Gray‘s 1992 novel of the same name. McNamara previously worked with Emma Stone on “Cruella” and “The Favourite,” the latter of which was another Yorgos Lanthimos film. McNamara co-wrote that period piece with Deborah Davis. The duo was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars in 2019 but lost to “Green Book”.
However, they won the BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay, over “Cold War” (Janusz Głowacki and Paweł Pawlikowski), “Green Book,” “Roma” (Alfonso Cuarón), and “Vice” (Adam McKay). The film won six other BAFTAs in total,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Christopher Nolan is one of Britain’s best filmmaking exports, having made many movies adored by fans and critics alike. “Memento,” “The Prestige,” “The Dark Knight,” “Inception,” “Interstellar,” and “Dunkirk” all wowed cinema fans and he continued his hot streak with another epic — this time in the form of Universal’s historical biopic “Oppenheimer.”
The film follows Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in his quest to create the atomic bomb while he gets caught up in the political machinations of Robert Downey Jr.’s Lewis Strauss. “Oppenheimer” is currently predicted to do well at the Oscars but how about on Nolan’s home soil?
Nolan has never won a BAFTA. His first three nominations all came in 2011 for “Inception,” for Best Picture (shared with Emma Thomas), Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Nolan and Thomas lost Best Picture to “The King’s Speech,” while Nolan lost his writing bid to...
The film follows Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in his quest to create the atomic bomb while he gets caught up in the political machinations of Robert Downey Jr.’s Lewis Strauss. “Oppenheimer” is currently predicted to do well at the Oscars but how about on Nolan’s home soil?
Nolan has never won a BAFTA. His first three nominations all came in 2011 for “Inception,” for Best Picture (shared with Emma Thomas), Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Nolan and Thomas lost Best Picture to “The King’s Speech,” while Nolan lost his writing bid to...
- 2/9/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
“Oppenheimer” has been the Oscar Best Picture frontrunner since the dawn of this awards season and that has not changed in the last few weeks when Christopher Nolan‘s film reaped 13 Oscar bids and the same number of BAFTA bids, too. But while the film is set for a big night at the Academy Awards, Nolan first needs to set sail back to Blighty to contend for those aforementioned BAFTAs on home soil.
But will it even have to contend? The historical epic, which depicts J. Robert Oppenheimer creating the atomic bomb, is the clear frontrunner for Best Picture at the BAFTAs. The other nominees in this category are “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and “Poor Things.”
“Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Poor Things” both garnered multiple BAFTA bids, however, they both missed out on Best Director bids for Martin Scorsese and Yorgos Lanthimos.
But will it even have to contend? The historical epic, which depicts J. Robert Oppenheimer creating the atomic bomb, is the clear frontrunner for Best Picture at the BAFTAs. The other nominees in this category are “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and “Poor Things.”
“Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Poor Things” both garnered multiple BAFTA bids, however, they both missed out on Best Director bids for Martin Scorsese and Yorgos Lanthimos.
- 2/6/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
For a while, it seemed as though Netflix’s sole focus was to become the first streaming service to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. With the releases of “Maestro,” “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Marriage Story,” “The Irishman,” “Roma,” “Mudbound,” “Beasts of No Nation,” and others, many in entertainment felt that the streaming service that disrupted the entire industry was trying to backdoor its way into the good graces of Hollywood by releasing prestige pictures in theaters. Then, as the entire movie theater business was still trying to get back on its feet following the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns, Netflix put “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” into theaters — for an admittedly limited amount of time. However, it appears that the days of the world’s largest streamer making massive efforts to release its films in cinemas might be over.
- 2/1/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
“Oppenheimer” has been way ahead in the Oscars race this season. That lead has widened after the latest two rounds of our 35 boxes theory for making Oscar predicitons.
This test tracks a movie’s popularity across the entire awards season as various guilds and awards groups including the Golden Globes, the Critics Choice Awards, the BAFTAs, SAGs, DGAs, and PGAs. Some boxes represent key nominations and others represent vital wins that an Oscar Best Picture hopeful typically needs to win. The more boxes a film ticks off, the more popular it is across the film industry, and the greater its chances of winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each of the three previous Best Picture winners prior to “Green Book...
This test tracks a movie’s popularity across the entire awards season as various guilds and awards groups including the Golden Globes, the Critics Choice Awards, the BAFTAs, SAGs, DGAs, and PGAs. Some boxes represent key nominations and others represent vital wins that an Oscar Best Picture hopeful typically needs to win. The more boxes a film ticks off, the more popular it is across the film industry, and the greater its chances of winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
For example, in 2019, “Green Book” won 23 of these 35 boxes before winning Best Picture at the Oscars. Conversely, “Roma” filled in only 19 boxes while both “BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” were at 20. Each of the three previous Best Picture winners prior to “Green Book...
- 2/1/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Yorgos Lanthimos. Christopher Nolan. Justine Triet. Jonathan Glazer.
What do these four directors have in common? They were all among the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards, and none of them were born in the United States. Lanthimos is Greek, Triet is French, and Nolan and Glazer are British. Among the nominees, only New Yorker Martin Scorsese is American-born.
The last time only one American-born director made it to that year’s Best Director lineup was back in 1997, when Miloš Forman (Czech), Scott Hicks (Australian), Mike Leigh and Anthony Minghella (both English) received Oscar nominations. Of course, this is only technically true. Joel Coen was the one American in the category, yet it was due to a guild rule that he received sole credit for directing despite his helming “Fargo” with his brother Ethan, who would’ve been the second American among the nominees.
SEEOscars: Justine Triet is 8th...
What do these four directors have in common? They were all among the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards, and none of them were born in the United States. Lanthimos is Greek, Triet is French, and Nolan and Glazer are British. Among the nominees, only New Yorker Martin Scorsese is American-born.
The last time only one American-born director made it to that year’s Best Director lineup was back in 1997, when Miloš Forman (Czech), Scott Hicks (Australian), Mike Leigh and Anthony Minghella (both English) received Oscar nominations. Of course, this is only technically true. Joel Coen was the one American in the category, yet it was due to a guild rule that he received sole credit for directing despite his helming “Fargo” with his brother Ethan, who would’ve been the second American among the nominees.
SEEOscars: Justine Triet is 8th...
- 1/31/2024
- by Sebastian Ochoa Mendoza
- Gold Derby
The WWE Network streaming service will shutter at the end of 2024, as all of its content will move to Netflix outside the United States.
The WWE is officially coming to the world’s largest streaming service. Earlier this week, Netflix and the WWE agreed to an international deal that will see “Monday Night Raw” air live on Netflix every week for the next decade in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other territories — although, the “Monday Night” part of the name might need to be changed. Outside the U.S., the deal also means that WWE titles like “SmackDown,” “Nxt” and live premium events will also move to Netflix, but where does that leave the on-demand WWE Network?
WWE Network is primarily responsible for distributing most WWE programming in territories outside the United States. Reports indicate WWE Network will close down at the end of 2024, as all of...
The WWE is officially coming to the world’s largest streaming service. Earlier this week, Netflix and the WWE agreed to an international deal that will see “Monday Night Raw” air live on Netflix every week for the next decade in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other territories — although, the “Monday Night” part of the name might need to be changed. Outside the U.S., the deal also means that WWE titles like “SmackDown,” “Nxt” and live premium events will also move to Netflix, but where does that leave the on-demand WWE Network?
WWE Network is primarily responsible for distributing most WWE programming in territories outside the United States. Reports indicate WWE Network will close down at the end of 2024, as all of...
- 1/26/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Observers can likely count Netflix out when it comes to pursuit of legacy media companies like Paramount. What about BET+ or AMC+?
Speculation over the future of Paramount was reignited this week, as news spread that it would lay off hundreds of workers across the company next month. There have been several parties with rumored interest in acquiring a controlling stake in Paramount Global’s parent company National Amusements, Inc., but according to information shared by Netflix officials this week, analysts shouldn’t expect the company to make any moves toward acquiring Paramount.
Netflix stated flatly this week that it has no interest in acquiring any linear TV assets. That position would discount Netflix from acquiring Paramount Global, NBCUniversal, ESPN, or any other company with TV channels. The door still could be open for Netflix to pursue assets like AMC+, BET+, and other streaming entities. Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com...
Speculation over the future of Paramount was reignited this week, as news spread that it would lay off hundreds of workers across the company next month. There have been several parties with rumored interest in acquiring a controlling stake in Paramount Global’s parent company National Amusements, Inc., but according to information shared by Netflix officials this week, analysts shouldn’t expect the company to make any moves toward acquiring Paramount.
Netflix stated flatly this week that it has no interest in acquiring any linear TV assets. That position would discount Netflix from acquiring Paramount Global, NBCUniversal, ESPN, or any other company with TV channels. The door still could be open for Netflix to pursue assets like AMC+, BET+, and other streaming entities. Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com...
- 1/24/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Data released by the streamer in a shareholders letter provides some clues as to where it can make more meaningful expansions.
As rival streaming executives looked on with envy, Netflix unveiled its fourth quarter 2023 earnings report on Tuesday. The company revealed it had more than 260 million subscribers around the world, but in a letter to shareholders it also announced which countries could potentially see a greater investment of time and money as Netflix tries to increase its subscriber base and viewership share in them.
In markets like Mexico, Spain, Brazil, and Poland, streaming makes up less than 25% of total TV viewing. As the strongest streaming brand in the world, Netflix is in an excellent position to increase penetration in these countries. The streamer is already expanding the amount of titles it produces internationally, and subscribers should expect that to continue. Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com Where Can Netflix Go Next?...
As rival streaming executives looked on with envy, Netflix unveiled its fourth quarter 2023 earnings report on Tuesday. The company revealed it had more than 260 million subscribers around the world, but in a letter to shareholders it also announced which countries could potentially see a greater investment of time and money as Netflix tries to increase its subscriber base and viewership share in them.
In markets like Mexico, Spain, Brazil, and Poland, streaming makes up less than 25% of total TV viewing. As the strongest streaming brand in the world, Netflix is in an excellent position to increase penetration in these countries. The streamer is already expanding the amount of titles it produces internationally, and subscribers should expect that to continue. Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com Where Can Netflix Go Next?...
- 1/24/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
In a letter to shareholders this week, Netflix said its ad-supported tier now accounts for 40% of all sign-ups in territories where it’s available.
There’s a veritable advertising revolution going on at Netflix. The streamer, which for years resisted the addition of ads to any of its streaming plans, has done a complete turnaround, and in a letter to shareholders this week Netflix touted its Standard with Ads plan as having increased its subscriber base by 70% in both the third and fourth quarters of 2023. Standard with Ads is a big part of the reason that Netflix was able to net an additional 13.12 million subscribers in Q4 of last year, and the company has plans to ensure its continued adoption by customers.
Netflix will discontinue offering its cheapest ad-free tier in more territories where Standard with Ads is available. The United Kingdom and Canada will be among the first countries...
There’s a veritable advertising revolution going on at Netflix. The streamer, which for years resisted the addition of ads to any of its streaming plans, has done a complete turnaround, and in a letter to shareholders this week Netflix touted its Standard with Ads plan as having increased its subscriber base by 70% in both the third and fourth quarters of 2023. Standard with Ads is a big part of the reason that Netflix was able to net an additional 13.12 million subscribers in Q4 of last year, and the company has plans to ensure its continued adoption by customers.
Netflix will discontinue offering its cheapest ad-free tier in more territories where Standard with Ads is available. The United Kingdom and Canada will be among the first countries...
- 1/24/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Buckle up to pay even more, Netflix subscribers. In its Q4 shareholder letter, the company all but assured another price hike in the near future.
The company’s letter included this sentence: “As we invest in and improve Netflix, we’ll occasionally ask our members to pay a little extra to reflect those improvements, which in turn helps drive the positive flywheel of additional investment to further improve and grow our service.”
Netflix last raised prices in October of 2023. In July of last year, the company's CFO said Netflix wouldn't raise prices until mid-2024.
Netflix may feel it has the momentum to apply another price hike since it just had its best quarter of domestic subscriber growth since the pandemic-fueled leap of Q2 2020. Netflix added nearly 3 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada to end 2023.
The company said it’s continuing to refine its strategy regarding pricing, advertising, and account-sharing.
The company’s letter included this sentence: “As we invest in and improve Netflix, we’ll occasionally ask our members to pay a little extra to reflect those improvements, which in turn helps drive the positive flywheel of additional investment to further improve and grow our service.”
Netflix last raised prices in October of 2023. In July of last year, the company's CFO said Netflix wouldn't raise prices until mid-2024.
Netflix may feel it has the momentum to apply another price hike since it just had its best quarter of domestic subscriber growth since the pandemic-fueled leap of Q2 2020. Netflix added nearly 3 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada to end 2023.
The company said it’s continuing to refine its strategy regarding pricing, advertising, and account-sharing.
- 1/23/2024
- by Ben Bowman
- The Streamable
Scott Stuber has been head of film at Netflix since 2017 – but is standing down from the role. More here.
Scott Stuber is departing from his role as the head of Netflix’s film division after seven years in the job, it’s been announced.
Stuber is reportedly leaving the post to form his own production company, having overseen plenty of change during his time in the role. He has led the company’s film production arm through several phases, including a push for critical recognition that saw the financing and production of Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning The Power Of The Dog, Don’t Look Up, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, and Oscar winners Marriage Story and Roma.
Stuber has also overseen the company’s transition from pumping out more than one film a week to a scaling back that favours quality over quantity in recent years. The executive has also guided...
Scott Stuber is departing from his role as the head of Netflix’s film division after seven years in the job, it’s been announced.
Stuber is reportedly leaving the post to form his own production company, having overseen plenty of change during his time in the role. He has led the company’s film production arm through several phases, including a push for critical recognition that saw the financing and production of Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning The Power Of The Dog, Don’t Look Up, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, and Oscar winners Marriage Story and Roma.
Stuber has also overseen the company’s transition from pumping out more than one film a week to a scaling back that favours quality over quantity in recent years. The executive has also guided...
- 1/23/2024
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
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