Mary J. Blige's inclusion
in award season conversations is surely a surprise — not because the Queen of Hip Hop Soul's performance in «Mudbound» is anything less than stellar, but who would've ever expected that the «Rock of Ages» and «I Can Do Bad All by Myself» actress would turn out a deeply emotional and dramatic rendering?
Mary J. Blige's inclusion
in award season conversations is surely a surprise — not because the Queen of Hip Hop Soul's performance in «Mudbound» is anything less than stellar, but who would've ever expected that the «Rock of Ages» and «I Can Do Bad All...
Chronicling the making of The Room, which earned a so - bad - it's - good status to become a midnight movie cult classic, The Disaster Artist was largely
in the awards season conversation until sexual misconduct allegations against Franco broke.
But, clearly, she will be
in every awards season conversation.
Mary J. Blige's inclusion
in awards season conversations is surely a surprise — not because the Queen of Hip Hop Soul's performance in «Mudbound» is anything less than stellar, but who would've expected that the «Rock of Ages» and «I Can Do Bad All by Myself» actress would turn out a deeply emotional and dramatic rendering?
Unlike some movies
in the award season conversation like The Shape of Water, Call Me by Your Name, and The Post, Dafoe's film, The Florida Project, has actually been released, nationally, in theaters and to general acclaim.
Not exact matches
All
in all, it seems the
conversation about gender that's dominating
awards season for the second year
in a row is, at least for now, mostly just that: a
conversation.
In the height of
award season, Badoo.com offered female users from across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand the chance to select their favorite from a list of ten movie pick - up lines to start online
conversations.
Since it was successfully re-rebooted
in 2011 after Tim Burton's one - off
in 2001, the Planet of the Apes franchise has frequently figured
in the
award -
season conversation.
Ahead of the controversies that erupted during the recent
awards season, the festival had already placed itself at the forefront of Hollywood's continuing
conversation about diversity and representation
in front of and behind the camera and this year looks to continue advancing the issue.
Judging by the reactions here today, all day, it's securely
in the
awards -
season conversation.
But an
award is an
award and this
season is nothing if not making sure certain films and performances are kept
in the
conversation.
It's one that we've already named one of The Best Films Of The Year... So Far, and
in addition to putting Brie Larson into the
awards season conversation early on (while she won't get into the Oscars, the Indie Spirits are calling her name) it firmly marked the arrival of director Destin Cretton.
Others (Robbie, Bening) feel like dark horses, with films that are trickier to imagine remaining
in the months - long
awards -
season conversation.
He was joined
in conversation with Hedges, who once again seems poised to turn a burdened teen («Manchester by the Sea») into an
awards season contender.
And this does mean that «Boyhood» is still part of the
awards season conversation — not always a given when a movie is released
in July.
As the landslide of stories about sexual harassment and abuse
in the entertainment industry has continued to flow, it has often been the main and sometimes only topic of
conversation at screenings and receptions and the other whistle - stops of
awards season.
Despite the presence of luminaries Dench and Mirren, this category is the battle of the ingenues, with young
awards -
season darling Saoirse Ronan (a three - time Globe nominee at only 23) facing off against Margot Robbie, whose buzzy performance
in I, Tonya has elevated her into the
awards conversation she first skirted with her breakthrough role
in The Wolf of Wall Street.
2017 brought a number of great films from female directors, and three of them persisted
in the cultural
conversation as having
awards -
season potential: Patty Jenkins for Wonder Woman, Dee Rees for Mudbound, and Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird.
The three stars are all included
in the eighth
season of the Emmy
Award - winning series, featuring exclusive one - on - one
conversations between top actors.
In celebration of the 4th
season of «Schitt's Creek,» Pop TV presents a special screening of the show followed by a
conversation with its cast, including Emmy
Award - winners Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara, alongside Daniel Levy and Annie Murphy.
«
In Contention has always been about establishing a
conversation throughout the
awards season, with fans and industry insiders alike, and as a part of HitFix, that
conversation will only grow.
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