‘The Lion King’ Could Compete for the Best Animated Feature Oscar – But Will It?
The last time director Jon Favreau was given the choice of submitting a CG remake as an animated film, he opted not to
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Robbie Robertson Documentary ‘Once Were Brothers’ to Open 2019 Toronto Film Festival
The film from director Daniel Roher will be the first Canadian-made documentary to open the festival
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‘David Crosby: Remember My Name’ Film Review: An Affectionate, Moving Look at the Rocker
Director A.J. Eaton and producer Cameron Crowe’s documentary celebrates the iconic musician’s creativity and gazes unflinchingly at his failings
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15 Emmy Records That Were Broken by the 2019 Nominations, From ‘Game of Thrones’ to Ted Danson
From “Dancing With the Stars” to Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Peter Dinklage, the nominations rewrote sections of the Emmy record books
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Emmy Nominations Analysis: Expect a Golden Sendoff for ‘Game of Thrones,’ Despite the Naysayers
In a year when they had to put some fresh faces in the Emmy mix, voters still bent a knee to HBO’s awards juggernaut
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Emmy Predictions for Variety and Reality: It’s a Battle Between Trump Bashers, Reality Warriors and Rock Stars
Emmy hopefuls in these grab-bag categories range from Stephen Colbert and John Oliver to RuPaul and Ellen DeGeneres to Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce
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Emmy Predictions for Limited Series and Movies: Dark Subjects and Big Movie Stars Dominate the Categories
Amy Adams, Mahershala Ali, Sam Rockwell, Patricia Arquette, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michelle Williams and Anthony Hopkins are among the luminaries competing in these categories
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Emmy Predictions for Comedy: Watch Out, ‘Mrs. Maisel’ — ‘Veep’ Is Back in Town
New shows “Fleabag,” “Russian Doll” and “The Kominsky Method” will also look to break into the top categories this year
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Emmy Predictions for Drama – It’s Emmy’s Last Dance With the Dragons
“Game of Thrones” is on the ballot one final time, but otherwise the field is wide open for new shows to grab nominations
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‘Marianne & Leonard’ Film Review: Leonard Cohen’s Muse Gets Her Due in Lovely Documentary
Sundance 2019: Nick Broomfield’s “first love story” focuses on Marianne Ihlen, who inspired early Cohen songs like “So Long, Marianne” and “Bird on the Wire”
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Oscars Academy Set to Surpass Gender and Diversity Membership Goals by Next Year
The Academy has doubled the number of non-white members well ahead of schedule, and its goal of doubling female members is now within reach
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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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Lady Gaga, Claire Foy Lead Oscars Academy’s 842 New Member Invitations
Half of this year’s invitations went to women and 29 percent to people of color
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The 2019 Oscar Race at the Halfway Point: Have We Seen Any Real Contenders?
“Avengers: Endgame,” “Rocketman,” “Toy Story 4” and “Us” are among the films that might look like they could be Best Picture possibilities on paper — but don’t bet on them making the cut
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Will Awards Voters Accept ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’ as a Documentary?
Netflix is submitting Scorsese’s partly-fictionalized film about Dylan’s 1975 concert tour for documentary awards
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How ‘black-ish’ Designers Pulled Off the Wild Costumes in That Special Prince Episode
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “I love it when an actor wants to go the distance with me,” costume designer Michelle Cole says
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‘A Series of Unfortunate Events': How Tim Burton Veteran Bo Welch Nailed the Show’s Crazy, Fantastical Look
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “How effing lucky am I to get to do this on a television show?” veteran production designer Bo Welch says
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Here’s How ‘Homecoming’ Pulled Off That Mammoth Tracking Shot in the First Episode
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “It was two stitches and a multitude of tools,” cinematographer Tod Campbell says of the lengthy shot that follows Julia Roberts through a huge facility
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Editor Dody Dorn Wins Runoff Election for Academy’s Board of Governors
Dorn defeated Mark Goldblatt in the runoff, giving the board a record 25 women and making him the only incumbent governor to lose a re-election bid this year
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How ‘Pose’ Fills Gaps in the TV Landscape: ‘Representation Really Does Matter’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “I’ve always dreamed of being seen as a whole person, not just compartmentalized for entertainment purposes,” actor Billy Porter says
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‘Edge of Democracy’ Film Review: Documentary About Brazilian Politics Finds Echoes Close to Home
Petra Costa’s sobering film chronicles a country swinging to the right and a nationalist authoritarian taking over
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Why ‘Veep’ Star Anna Chlumsky Felt Her Abortion Storyline Was ‘Necessary and Overdue’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “I felt, ‘OK, we’ve got to get a handle on this and do it right’ — and I think we did,” says Chlumsky of her character’s storyline in the final “Veep” season
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Why Marisa Tomei Balked at Restaging ‘All in the Family’ at First: ‘Why Touch Perfection?’
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “When Norman Lear called me, I felt very touched and honored and tickled, but I also was terrified,” Tomei says
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How ‘Chernobyl’ Star Jared Harris Revived a Hero Buried by History
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “The Soviets threatened to write him out of the history because he spoke out, and they very successfully followed through on that threat,” Harris says of the character he played
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Inside a Wild and Rocky Week for the Emmys and the Oscars, From Disqualifications to Schedule Shifts
Both academies have been busy making course corrections this week
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‘Fosse/Verdon': How Choreographer Susan Misner Channeled Bob Fosse to Create New Dances
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “It was pretty scary and pretty humbling,” says the actress/choreographer who had to create new dances to stand aside Fosse’s classic works
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Television Academy Disqualifies ‘a Few’ Members for Block Voting
The Academy had flagged block voting as an area of particular concern in this year’s rulebook
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‘Rolling Thunder Revue’ Fact Check: How Martin Scorsese’s Bob Dylan ‘Documentary’ Bends the Truth
We separate fact from fantasy in Martin Scorsese’s deliberate piece of Dylanesque mythmaking disguised as a documentary
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Timothy Olyphant on the Joys of Getting His ‘Deadwood’ Mustache Back
TheWrap Emmy magazine: “I enjoy the job more now than I did then, and I like to assume that I’m better at it now,” says the actor who returns as lawman Seth Bullock
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Academy Increases Number of Women, People of Color on Its Board of Governors
The board election increases the number of women on the 54-person board to 24 and the number of people of color to 11
