Thanksgiving increases the pace of the Oscar race – The Hollywood Reporter
Barbie, The Maestro, Past Lives, Taste of Things, May December, and Moonflower Killers
Barbie: Warner Bros./Everett Collection. Conductor: Jason MacDonald/Netflix. Past: Courtesy of Twenty Years Right/A24 Films. Flair: Courtesy of Carol Bethwell. Assassins: Melinda Sue Gordon / Apple TV+. May: Courtesy of Netflix.
Best picture
Barbie
Barbie
Warner Bros./Everett Collection Courtesy
Warner Bros. The summer hit was honored with a Global Icon & Creator Tribute at the Gotham Awards on November 27, and no film seems poised to capitalize more than the Golden Globes’ just-announced return to network television, with its long-running musical/comedy categories and its new blockbuster category.
Artist, band leader
Artist, band leader
Jason MacDonald/Netflix
Bradley Cooper’s Netflix saga was highlighted in screenings and Q&As hosted by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Spike Lee, and Jennifer Garner, among others, on its way to the Los Angeles Academy’s official screening on November 19, where it received an O rating. Culture Award. Honoring the icon and creator of Gothams.
Past life
Past life
Courtesy of Twenty Years Rights/A24 Films
The big winner at Gothams was A24’s Celine Song-directed drama, which took home Best Picture Corridors, reality, show And One thousand and one. The critics’ darling’s triumph represents a feather in the cap of one of New York’s most prominent independent producers, Christine Vachon.
Best Actress
lily Gladstone, Moonflower Killers
Moonflower Killers
Melinda Sue Gordon/Apple TV+.
Apple must have felt conflicted. The actress won for the lead performance in Gotham, but it wasn’t for the Martin Scorsese picture; It won a Music Box Films Award The unknown countrywhich is unknown to most members of the academy.
Best Supporting Actor
charles melton, May December
May December
Courtesy of Netflix
Melton, 32, won Best Supporting Performance in Gotham for his ilk FerrariPenelope Cruz, BarbieRyan Gosling and RetainersDavin Joy Randolph. The last two winners, Troy Kotsur and Ke Hui Quan, went to the Oscars.
Best Supporting Actress
Juliette Binoche, Taste of things
Taste of things
Courtesy of Carol Bethwell.
The French vet was the main draw in the SAG Awards nomination committee’s first Q&A of the season following the IFC screening of her film, France’s delicious Oscar entry, on November 15 — but then lost out on Best Supporting Performance in Gothams.
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