From the premiere of “Bombshell” to the launch of the international race (can anything beat “Parasite”?) to the return of Elton John, here’s what we learned on the awards circuit this week
South Korea’s “Parasite” and Spain’s “Pain and Glory” are among the leading contenders in a field that also includes notable films from France, Brazil, Colombia, Romania, Japan and the Netherlands
Martin Scorsese’s melancholy mob epic, which premiered at the New York Film Festival on Friday, is a film that all awards voters will have to come to terms with
The annual list from the documentary festival has a strong track record of predicting Oscar nominees and winners
The Television Academy has embraced the hostless show that worked for the Oscars in February, but typically Emmy hosts have also been used to promote the broadcasting network as well
The Venice, Telluride and Toronto festivals left us with a lot of contenders, but a very blurry awards picture
Toronto Film Festival 2019: The black comedy set in Nazi Germany beats “Joker,” “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “The Two Popes” and others for a prize that usually indicates Oscar success
Fall Movie Preview: Dozens of awards contenders, including Joaquin Phoenix, Tom Hanks and Renee Zellweger, are soon to live or die on the canals of Venice, the mountains of Telluride and the streets of Toronto
48-year-old party attendee lifted McDormand’s Best Actress award at the 2018 Governors Ball
David Rubin also promises that the organization will take its time with the long-delayed museum after the exit of its director
Rubin replaces John Bailey, who had to leave the board after two terms as Academy president because of term limits
The last time director Jon Favreau was given the choice of submitting a CG remake as an animated film, he opted not to
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
Here’s a branch-by-branch breakdown of the requirements for those seeking Academy membership
Half of this year’s invitations went to women and 29 percent to people of color
“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
Both academies have been busy making course corrections this week
The board election increases the number of women on the 54-person board to 24 and the number of people of color to 11
Lina Wertmüller and Wes Studi will also receive honorary awards on Oct. 27 in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland
With the Oscars already set for its earliest-ever show on Feb. 9, the Globes are well positioned in an increasingly constricted awards season
“Has Spielberg been to a normal people movie theater lately?” asks one film writer
91st Academy Awards drew 29.6 million audience members itself
Academy Awards had Jimmy Kimmel in 2018, no one on Sunday
Actor and singer shared the stage at John’s 27th annual Oscar viewing party on Sunday
Academy Awards had Jimmy Kimmel as host last year, no one this year
We just wanted to take another look at them
The Academy voted for the most diverse slate of winners ever, but it turned to a crowdpleaser rather than a groundbreaker for the big award
“Green Book” wins Best Picture, but “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Black Panther” and “Roma” do just fine on Sunday
This is Cuaron’s second win for best director after winning in 2014 for “Gravity”
Singer’s film “Bohemian Rhapsody” won four Oscars but none of the winners thanked or mentioned the director
