Academy Adds ‘Popular Film’ Award, Vows to Shorten Oscars
Board of Governors pledges a three-hour ceremony and decides to hand out some awards during commercial breaks
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Toronto Film Festival Books Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss Films for Platform Section
The section is devoted to challenging films and will include new work from directors Alex Ross Perry, Karyn Kusama, Tim Sutton and Carol Morley
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John Bailey Wins Second Term as Academy President
The cinematographer will only be able to serve for one year before term limits force him off the board
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Willem Dafoe’s Van Gogh Biopic ‘At Eternity’s Gate’ to Close New York Film Festival
The Julian Schnabel film will screen on October 12 at the conclusion of the 17-day festival
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Toronto Film Festival Adds 19 Canadian Films, 9 of Them Directed by Women
In addition to new films from Denys Arcand and Maxime Giroux, the festival announces participants in its Rising Stars and Filmmaker Lab programs
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KCET Tops 2018 Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards
The channel receives 11 Emmys, to seven for the runner-up KMEX
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Nicole Kidman Lands Film, TV Rights to ‘Big Little Lies’ Author’s Next Book
Kidman and producer Bruna Papandrea will reunite with novelist Liane Moriarty for “Nine Perfect Strangers”
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Venice Film Festival 2018: Coen Brothers, Alfonso Cuaron, Julian Schnabel to Unveil New Work
“Suspiria,” “Roma” and “22 July” are among the movies set to premiere at the Italian fest next month
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‘Beautiful Boy,’ ‘A Star Is Born’ Highlight Toronto Film Festival Lineup
Other films in the first programming announcement from the mammoth September festival include “First Man,” “Roma” and the Cannes Palme d’Or winner “Shoplifters”
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Neil Armstrong Biopic ‘First Man’ to Open 2018 Venice Film Festival
The film from “La La Land” director Damien Chazelle stars Ryan Gosling as the astronaut who first walked on the moon
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The Oscar Legacy of ‘The Dark Knight': Christopher Nolan’s Hit Changed the Rules, But Did That Even Matter?
The Best Picture category was expanded after the blockbuster was snubbed, but the years since then have mostly seen more indie films nominated
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A Long, Chaotic Emmys Season Ends With Voters Finding a Decent Compromise
Surveying a vast and confusing television landscape, members of the Television Academy put a new network on the Iron Throne and set up some intriguing matchups
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EGOT Explosion: John Legend and 4 Others Could Complete Showbiz Grand Slam on Emmy Night
The musicals “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” and “A Christmas Story Live!” have made nominees out of five of the eight living people who are only an Emmy short of the EGOT
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‘Game of Thrones’ Just Became the Emmys’ Most Nominated Primetime Series Ever
It has taken “Game of Thrones” only seven seasons to beat the drama record set by “ER” over the course of 15 years
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Emmy Nomination Predictions 2018: All the Contenders in 23 Top Categories (Photos)
Look for “Game of Thrones” to dominate again after a one-year hiatus
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‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ Film Review: Joaquin Phoenix Shines in Disjointed Drama
Director Gus Van Sant keeps the audience off balance in telling the story of Portland cartoonist John Callahan
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Emmy Predictions in Variety and Reality: It’s All About Trump – and Trump-Bashing
These are the categories where Donald Trump once worked (reality TV) and where he is regularly skewered (variety TV)
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Emmy Predictions in Movies and Miniseries: Gianni Versace, 9/11 and ‘Twin Peaks’ Strangeness
The bizarre return of “Twin Peaks” could be a strong contender in the limited series categories, or the David Lynchian nightmare could confuse and alienate voters
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Emmy Predictions in Comedy: Look for ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ to Step in for ‘Veep’
Recent events could hurt the Emmys chances of a number of would-be comedy contenders, including “Roseanne,” “Arrested Development” and “Transparent”
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Emmy Predictions in Drama: The Dragons of ‘Game of Thrones’ Are Back
After sitting out last year’s race, “Game of Thrones” is back to challenge “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “This Is Us,” “The Americans,” “Westworld” and other Emmys drama contenders
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Why ‘The King’ Director Eugene Jarecki Wouldn’t Let Donald Trump Sit in Elvis Presley’s Car
“I did not want that person to touch the car,” says director, who adds that the president “doesn’t belong on the same planet as Elvis Presley”
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Is ‘Black Panther’ the Year’s Only Real Oscar Best Picture Contender So Far?
Ryan Coogler’s superhero film was a landmark, which ought to keep it in the awards conversation alongside very few other first-half films
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‘The King’ Film Review: Glorious Documentary Takes American Road Trip With Elvis Presley
Eugene Jarecki’s film is big, bold and overreaching, in love with but also skeptical of its own central metaphor of Elvis’ career as a version of America’s own history
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Oscars: What Does It Take to Become a Member of the Motion Picture Academy Anyway?
Here’s a branch-by-branch breakdown of the requirements for those seeking Academy membership
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Oscars Academy Has Doubled Non-White Members Since 2016, on Track to Double Women Too
By inviting more than 450 women to join this year, the Academy has made significant progress in putting the goal it set in 2016 within reach
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Academy Invites Colossal List of 928 New Members
The record-shattering group includes Emilia Clarke, Tiffany Haddish, Daisy Ridley, Kendrick Lamar and J.K. Rowling
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Oscars Diversity Push: Academy on Target to Double Non-White Members – But Not Women
With three groups of new member invitations left before the Academy’s self-imposed 2020 deadline, the organization is well ahead of schedule on one front, but behind on another
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No Kobe, No Problem: Oscars Academy’s Class of 2018 on Track to Be as Big and Diverse as Last 2 Years’
Kobe Bryant might be the rare case of a prospective member who is rejected as the Academy casts another wide net to increase its female and non-white members
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5 Shows Whose Emmy Chances Have Taken a Hit, From ‘Roseanne’ to ‘Full Frontal’ (Photos)
As the June 25 deadline for Emmy nomination voting nears, we have to wonder if any of these shows can survive the controversy
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Kristen Bell and Ted Danson Dish on ‘The Good Place’ and Their Real-Life Bad Places
TheWrap Emmy magazine: Don’t put Danson behind a bar or take him to an escape room, the way Bell recently did
