Awards Circuit..Oscars 2017, Peeking at the Ballots

OSCARS 2017: A Peek at the Ballots #2 (Female Voter Over 40) Continuing to give the raw perspective of an Academy voter, a female voter of one of the major branches took an hour to talk about her ballot and why she was making her choices. The female voter, who has been active in the Academy for over 20 years, was very complimentary about the film year […] OSCARS 2017: A Peek at the Ballots (Male Voter Over 40) As the Oscars barrel into our weekend, and voters have turned in their ballots as of Tuesday at 5 p.m. PST, we take our in-depth look into the minds of some Academy voters and what they voted for. Polling just over 20 voters in total over the past five weeks – all from different branches […] FIRST LOOK: Cast of Han Solo Film Takes a Group Pic The Han Solo spinoff film is off and running! Disney shared today a picture of the cast, as well as co-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, on set. The pic features stars Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover and Emilia Clarke. Ehrenreich is Han Solo, Glover is a young Lando Calrissian, and Clarke’s role is currently […] MPSE Golden Reel Awards Winners – ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Tops Sound Editing Honors The Motion Picture Sound Editors annual Golden Reel Awards announced its winners Sunday. The group gives away awards in several categories, but the list below focuses on film. “Hacksaw Ridge” won top honors in Best Sound Editing in Feature Film for FX/Foley and Dialogue/ADR. “La La Land” won its category for sound editing in a […] Awards Circuit Announces NEW Awards Circuit Message Boards! The Awards Circuit team is thrilled to announce the latest addition to the site – the Awards Circuit Message Boards! With the IMDB boards going off into pasture, we thought it would be as good a time as any to have our own discussion boards. The new boards are a great place for the Awards […] Ralph Fiennes to Direct ‘The White Crow’ With David Hare to Pen Script Awards watchers beware, Ralph Fiennes could be back in the market. The actor is set to direct his third feature, the big screen adaptation of Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev’s biography by Julie Kavanagh, “The White Crow.” David Hare, two-time Oscar nominee for penning “The Reader” and “The Hours,” will write the script. Fiennes previously directed “Coriolanus” and […] Interview: ‘Swiss Army Man’ Producers Discuss the Passion of New Filmmakers “Swiss Army Man” is not a film for everyone. At least not according to one of the film’s producers. The film caused some agitation when it premiered at Sundance last year and quickly gained notoriety for turning star Daniel Radcliffe, once an innocent boy wizard, into cinema’s most flatulent carcass. For fans who have embraced the […] Box Office: ‘LEGO Batman’ Obliterates Matt Damon’s ‘Great Wall’ (FEBRUARY 17 – FEBRUARY 19, 2017 estimates) “The LEGO Batman Movie” (Week 2) – $34,225,000 “Fifty Shades Darker” (Week 2) – $20,966,845 “The Great Wall” (Opening) – $18,079,140 “John Wick: Chapter Two” (Week 2) – $16,500,000 “Fist Fight” (Opening) – $12,015,000 “Hidden Figures” (Week 9) – $7,100,000 “Split” (Week 5) – $7,038,400 “A Dog’s Purpose” […] Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Winners – ‘Star Trek Beyond’ and ‘Suicide Squad’ Win The Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild announced their winners Sunday. The group honors the best work in both TV and film, and has plenty of categories to spread the wealth. “La La Land,” “Nocturnal Animals,” “Suicide Squad,” “Hail, Caesar!” and “Star Trek Beyond” all took home awards on the film side. “The People v. […] WGA Awards Winners -‘Moonlight’ Bests ‘La La Land’ and ‘Manchester’ in Original, ‘Arrival’ Takes Adapted The Writers Guild of America announced its winners in film, television, radio and more Sunday. It is important to note that “Moonlight” was classified by the WGA as an original screenplay. The Academy, however, nominated “Moonlight” for Best Adapted Screenplay, deeming it ineligible in the original category. Check out the full list of nominees and winners below […] Awards Circuit Announces 2017 Oscar Prediction Contest in Circuit Center One of the great parts of Oscar night has long been competing with your friends on Oscar predictions. Who has their finger best on the pulse of film? Who knows the most about the Academy? Well this year, Awards Circuit is here to help you out. Rather than print out the categories and tracking everything […] Cinema Audio Society Awards Winners – ‘La La Land’ Given Top Sound Mixing Honors The Cinema Audio Society announced their winners Saturday. “La La Land” took the group’s top honor in film, while “Finding Dory” won for an animated film. The society honors the best in sound mixing in television and film. Check out the nominees and winners (in RED) below: MOTION PICTURE – LIVE ACTION Doctor Strange Production Mixer […]