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Cannes 2026: Oscar buzz builds around a handful of festival titles
entertainment3 days ago

Cannes 2026: Oscar buzz builds around a handful of festival titles

Cannes’ closing slate may be mild in the moment, but several films are being highlighted as possible Oscar contenders: The Black Ball is seen as the strongest prospect, with high-profile appearances from Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close; Club Kid sold to A24 for around $17 million and is positioned for awards-season play; Scarlett Johansson’s Paper Tiger and Léa Seydoux’s Cannes run could mount campaigns; Rami Malek and Javier Bardem deliver standout performances in The Man I Love and The Beloved; Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord could break through in foreign categories; and veteran directors Andrey Zvyagintsev, Lukas Dhont, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, and Pawel Pawlikowski are back with new work that might yield nominations, aided by a new rule permitting two nominations in one category for actors, potentially helping Sandra Hüller in Fatherland.

via The New York Times|
#cannes-film-festival#club-kid#entertainment
Cannes Winners Signal Oscar Buzz, But No Clear Lock
entertainment3 days ago

Cannes Winners Signal Oscar Buzz, But No Clear Lock

At the 79th Cannes Film Festival, Fjord won the Palme d'Or, with Minotaur taking the Grand Prix and The Dreamed Adventure the Jury Prize; Coward shared Best Actor, while La Bola Negra shared Best Director and A Man Of His Time won Screenplay. The piece argues Fjord has strong Oscar potential as an English-language entry, Minotaur could pursue international submission, and All Of A Sudden faces tougher odds. Overall, Cannes provides some Oscar momentum but not the slam-dunk impact of recent years, with American films underrepresented this year.

via Deadline|
#cannes#coward#entertainment
Oscars Inclusion Rules Haven’t Excluded Any Best Picture Winners
entertainment9 days ago

Oscars Inclusion Rules Haven’t Excluded Any Best Picture Winners

Variety argues that the Academy’s 2020–2024 Inclusion Standards would not have disqualified any of the 98 Best Picture winners—two of four standards (A: on-screen diversity; B: diverse creative leadership) apply to the film itself, while C and D pertain to the distributor’s current practices. Tested across all winners, zero would have fallen off the ballot, meaning most winners already meet the rules or satisfy them through the distributor’s programs. The focus is on leadership and pipelines, not retroactively barring past films, and Musk’s criticisms miss the point.

via Variety|
#academy#best-picture#diversity
Conan O'Brien to Helm 2027 Oscars for Third Straight Year
entertainment14 days ago

Conan O'Brien to Helm 2027 Oscars for Third Straight Year

Conan O'Brien will host the 2027 Academy Awards, marking his third consecutive year in the gig, with Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan returning as producers alongside Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney. The ceremony, airing March 14, 2027 on ABC and Hulu, continues the network’s host duo trend and is set to be the second-to-last Oscars on ABC before YouTube takes over in 2029; Dolby Theatre will host this edition before a 2029 move to the Peacock Theater.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#2027#awards#conan-obrien
Conan O’Brien to Lead 2027 Oscars for a Third Straight Year
entertainment14 days ago

Conan O’Brien to Lead 2027 Oscars for a Third Straight Year

Conan O’Brien will host the 99th Academy Awards in 2027, marking his third consecutive year as host, with Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan returning as executive producers and Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney back as producers. The ceremony is set to air March 14, 2027, live on ABC and Hulu from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, announced during Disney’s upfront presentation. Disney retains Oscars rights through 2028, after which the telecast is planned to move to YouTube and later to the Peacock Theatre in 2029.

via Variety|
#awards#conan-obrien#disney-upfronts
Sally Field: Norma Rae Was the Moment I Found My Independence
entertainment18 days ago

Sally Field: Norma Rae Was the Moment I Found My Independence

Sally Field says Burt Reynolds tried to control her by condemning the Norma Rae subject matter, calling her a whore and throwing the script, which she says marked the beginning of the end of their five-year relationship; she went on to meet director Marty Ritt and make Norma Rae, a turning point that helped her find her own footing. The couple co-starred in four films, including Smokey and the Bandit, before ultimately splitting in 1982.

via Variety|
#burt-reynolds#entertainment#norma-rae
Bardem Defends Palestine, Praises Penélope Cruz, and Reflects on Masculinity
entertainment21 days ago

Bardem Defends Palestine, Praises Penélope Cruz, and Reflects on Masculinity

Javier Bardem explains why he publicly defended Palestine at Oscar-season events, saying he welcomed but faced backlash and that his activism is tied to his views on male norms. He also celebrates his wife Penélope Cruz, discusses their private family life, and notes their collaborations and upcoming projects (The Beloved, Bunker, Cape Fear on Apple TV, and Dune: Part Three), using cinema to explore complex relationships, politics, and personal growth.

via Variety|
#dune#entertainment#javier-bardem
Academy Bans AI From Acting and Screenwriting Awards
movies23 days ago

Academy Bans AI From Acting and Screenwriting Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new eligibility rules: acting roles must be human-credited and performed with consent, and screenplays must be human-authored to be eligible, effectively excluding AI-generated performances and AI-written scripts from acting and writing categories. AI can still be used in productions, but those works won't be eligible for Oscars in these categories. The rules for other categories like visual effects, costumes, or music remain undecided. The changes also allow actors to be nominated for multiple performances in the same category, and international films will be credited as nominees rather than by country.

via Gizmodo|
#acting#artificial-intelligence#generative-ai
Oscars tighten rules: humans only for acting and writing trophies
entertainment25 days ago

Oscars tighten rules: humans only for acting and writing trophies

The Academy updated Oscar eligibility to require acting to be demonstrably performed by humans and writing to be human-authored, effectively excluding AI-generated performances and scripts from winning. AI use in other filmmaking aspects won’t automatically affect nominations, though the Academy may request more information on human authorship when generative AI is involved.

via BBC|
#acting#ai#eligibility
Oscars Unveil AI Guardrails, Multi-Nomination Acting, and Director-Centric International Feature
entertainment25 days ago

Oscars Unveil AI Guardrails, Multi-Nomination Acting, and Director-Centric International Feature

The Academy announced sweeping changes: acting and writing categories will require human-performed work, with AI usage barred; actors can now be nominated for multiple performances in the same category; international feature eligibility expands to allow multiple films per country and credits the director instead of the country; minor tweaks include a larger casting shortlist and a fixed 20-film cinematography shortlist; the 99th Oscars are set for March 14, 2027 at the Dolby Theatre, with a 2029 move to the Peacock Theater and a broadcast shift from ABC to YouTube.

via The Guardian|
#acting-nominations#ai-in-film#awards-process
Oscars Shake Up: Acting Noms Can Double in a Single Category, with Wider International Feature Path
entertainment25 days ago

Oscars Shake Up: Acting Noms Can Double in a Single Category, with Wider International Feature Path

Oscars unveil sweeping 99th Awards rules: actors can receive multiple nominations in the same acting category if their performances rank in the top five, potentially allowing double-dipping; the international feature race expands to allow multiple films per country with the film credited as the nominee and six festivals acting as qualifiers; screenplays must be human-authored and AI usage will be audited; casting nominations rise to three; cinematography gets a fixed 20-film shortlist; other tweaks cover makeup/hairstyling, visual effects, song eligibility, Governors Awards, and promotional rules; key deadlines in Aug–Sept 2026 and ceremonies on Mar 14, 2027 and Mar 5, 2028.

via Variety|
#academy-awards#ai#entertainment
Oscars Overhaul Expands Acting Noms, Festival Route for Intl Feature, Human-Only AI Rules
awards25 days ago

Oscars Overhaul Expands Acting Noms, Festival Route for Intl Feature, Human-Only AI Rules

AMPAS unveiled sweeping Oscar rule changes: actors can be nominated for multiple performances in the same acting category if those performances finish in the top five, the International Feature Film submission path now includes festival-qualifying wins (Berlin, Cannes, Busan, Toronto, Venice, Sundance) in addition to official country entries, and the director’s name will appear on the statuette plaque for International Feature. The rules also require performances to be human-authored for acting and writing categories, with other adjustments like increasing the number of Casting statuettes and tweaks to the Cinematography shortlist and campaign rules, plus important deadlines to note.

via Deadline|
#academy#acting#ai