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Today, The Emperor’s New Groove is a cultural touchstone. Its quirky humor and countless quotable moments have turned the 2000 film into a mainstay of internet culture. It’s one of Disney Animation Studio’s many retrospective post-renaissance hits, but it almost failed to make it to theaters.

Despite its now-iconic peculiarities and many subsequent spin-offs, Mark Dindal’s hilarious masterpiece barely escaped the budgetary axe. Originally called Empire of the Sun, the project was originally headed by Roger Allers and Matthew Jacobs. Notably, neither name appears in the credits’ directorial section. That discrepancy is just one of many pieces in the tenuous tapestry that is The Emperor’s New Groove. Unlike its characteristically smooth animation, the now-beloved Disney film suffered a wild, rocky development journey. In fact, its original version barely resembles the final product.

The Emperor’s New Groove

Despite its sustained success in recent years, The Emperor’s New Groove was...

‘Safe House’ To Open Göteborg Film Festival

Eirik Svensson’s Safe House (Før Mørket) will kick of the 48th Göteburg Film Festival on January 24, 2025. The film’s screenplay, written by Harald Rosenløw Eeg and Lars Gudmestad, is based on real events from the autobiography ‘Det Finnes Ingen de Andre – Det er Bare Oss” by Lindis Hurum, Secretary General of Doctors Without Borders in Norway. It’s set during the civil war in the Central African Republic in 2013, when on Christmas Eve, a desperate Muslim man seeks refuge at a field hospital, while a threatening Christian militia gathers outside, demanding his life. Norwegian aid worker Linn (Kristine Kujath Thorp) faces a series of moral dilemmas as she strives to protect the man without endangering her colleagues’ safety. Alexander Karim, Bibi Tanga, Mattis Hermann Nyquist, Tracy Gotoas, and Alma Pöysti are also among the cast. Safe — which is from Fantefilm and co-produced with Film i Väst,...

Doctor Who TV movie writer Matthew Jacobs has reunited with Paul McGann for a new Big Finish audio story.

To date, Paul McGann’s total screen time as the Doctor clocks in at under two hours, and the majority of that can be credited to screenwriter Matthew Jacobs, who penned the 1996 TV Movie. Though it’s perhaps not the most beloved piece of Doctor Who media, most fans now acknowledge that it’s an important bridge between the classic series and the glossy sheen and higher production values of the revived show.

The film saw Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor land in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve 1999, before promptly being gunned down outside the Tardis. He regenerates into Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor, and teams up with Doctor Grace Holloway (Daphne Ashbrook) to fight The Master, who’s taken over the body of a paramedic (Eric Roberts) and...

"Candyman" was first concocted by horror maestro Clive Barker in the form of a short story called "The Forbidden." Released as part of the fifth volume of his "Books of Blood" series, the story was eventually transformed into what would become Bernard Rose's 1992 hit slasher and remains one of the best horror movies ever made. The figure of Candyman, played famously by Tony Todd, has transcended into the realm of iconic — and spawned a franchise featuring three direct sequels throughout the '90s and Nia DaCosta's criminally underrated "Candyman" from 2021. The importance and impact of the original "Candyman" cannot be overstated, and Bernard Rose's keen eye and unique grasp of presenting the horrors of an urban legend come to life has been sparking nightmares for over three decades.

Before Rose stepped into Cabrini-Green with the dulcet tones of Philip Glass' score, he directed films like "Smart Money," "Body Contact,...

An A-list cast is joining Al Pacino for his new film Lear Rex, an adaptation of William Shakespeares "King Lear." According to a report by Deadline, ten noted actors have signed on for the film, with the Godfather actor as King Lear alongside Jessica Chastain, who had previously signed on to the film. Pacino, a longtime fan of The Bard, has assembled an impressive list of Oscar and Emmy winners and nominees for his new interpretation of Lear, which begins filming August 12 in Los Angeles.

Joining the cast is Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose, Emmy winner Rachel Brosnahan, Oscar nominee Lakeith Stanfield, Emmy nominee Peter Dinklage, Chris Messina, Ted Levine, Danny Huston, Matthew Jacobs, Rhys Coiro, and Stephen Dorff. The film will be written and directed by Bernard Rose and produced by Barry Navidi, who has produced five other Pacino films. Rose told Deadline, "It is enormously exciting to get...

Ariana DeBose, Rachel Brosnahan and Peter Dinklage are among a host of stars to have been cast in 'Lear Rex'.The trio will join Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain in a new adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'King Lear'.Other actors added to the ensemble cast include Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Messina, Ted Levine, Danny Huston, Matthew Jacobs, Rhys Coiro and Stephen Dorff.The movie is being written and directed by Bernard Rose with Barry Navidi producing in his fifth collaboration with Pacino. Principal photography is due to begin later this month in Los Angeles.'Lear Rex' follows an ageing King Lear (Pacino) as he divides his land between his three daughters in an attempt to stop future conflict.However, he rejects the young daughter who loves him and instead places his trust in her malevolent sisters – who take away his power and leave him condemned to a wasteland of horror and insanity.

Academy Award winners Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain are set to star in a new film adaptation of William Shakespeares King Lear. The project, titled Lear Rex, has just added Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage, as well as Rachel Brosnahan who will play Lois Lane in the upcoming Superman film.

Per Deadline, Pacino is set to play Shakespeares Mad King in the adaptation, while Chastain will portray one of his daughters, Goneril. Dinklage, who rose to fame for his role as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones, has been cast as The Fool, an ever-important character in The Bards works. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisels Brosnahan, who has also been cast to star in James Gunns Superman film as David Corenswets Lois Lane, is set to play Regan, another of Lears daughters.

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Exclusive: Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Emmy Award winner Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Academy Award nominee Lakeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah), Emmy Award winner Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Chris Messina (Argo), Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs), Danny Huston (The Constant Gardener), Matthew Jacobs (Bar America), Rhys Coiro (Entourage) and Stephen Dorff (Blade) have joined Academy Award winners Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain in Bernard Rose’s Lear Rex, a film adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear.

Barry Navidi is the producer, marking his fifth collaboration with Pacino following The Merchant of Venice, Wilde Salomé, Salomé as well as this year’s Modi directed by Johnny Depp. Sharon Howard-Field, the film’s Casting Director, shares a long working history with Navidi. Navidi’s finance partners are Mattias Westman of Westman Films, Eco Entertainment, Dali Films and World Vision. CAA Media Finance...

Zac Efron's dedication to his role in The Iron Claw is evident as he underwent a physical transformation to portray real-life wrestler Kevin Von Erich. Efron emphasized the uniqueness of wrestlers' physicality, acknowledging the challenge of mastering it for his role. The attention to detail in the film, from wardrobe to makeup, ensured an accurate portrayal of the wrestling world, supported by director Sean Durkin's extensive knowledge.

Zac Efron's dedication to his role in the upcoming biopic The Iron Claw is evident as he recently discussed the physical transformation he underwent for the film. Efron went to great lengths to prepare for his portrayal of Kevin Von Erich, a real-life pro wrestler. During a red carpet interview with Entertainment Tonight for the film's premiere, he emphasized the uniqueness of the physicality that wrestlers brought to the ring every day, acknowledging that mastering this aspect of the role was a formidable challenge.

On August 11, 2023, Amazon Prime Video released “Red, White & Royal Blue,” which quickly became the streamer’s most-watched film worldwide. Certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with an audience score of 94%, the critics consensus reads, “Amusing and endearing, ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ is a cheerfully formulaic rom-com that embraces inclusion without falling back on stereotypes.”

In his directorial debut, Matthew Lopez helms the film based on Casey McQuiston‘s bestselling novel. Taylor Zakhar Perez plays Alex Claremont-Diaz, the son of American President Ellen Claremount (Uma Thurman). His feud with Britain’s Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine) threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations, and the two are forced into a staged truce that sparks something deeper. Read our full review round-up below.

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Paramount Global disclosed on Friday that it will pay $122.5 million to settle lawsuits from Viacom shareholders arising from the company’s merger with CBS.

In a securities filing, the company revealed that it has agreed to settle the class action litigation now pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The settlement still requires judicial approval.

The plaintiffs had alleged that Paramount Global’s chairwoman, Shari Redstone, ousted board members in a “tyrannical” effort to merge the two companies. The suit alleged that CBS stock was overpriced in the merger, and that Viacom was undervalued, causing harm to Viacom shareholders.

The suit alleged that Redstone’s handpicked board members were conflicted, and did not pursue the best price on behalf of Viacom’s minority shareholders. When the merger was first contemplated in 2018, the suit alleged that Viacom was given an implied value of $12.8 billion. That effort collapsed, but the companies tried again a year later.

There's a long-standing belief among the Doctor Who audience that there is no such thing as a bad Doctor, only bad production decisions, and this detail holds true to this day. It's unsurprising that a show which has been around for almost six decades occasionally experiences dips in quality or finds the creative well running dry. However, the failings of any particular Doctor's era or episodes are never the fault of the actor, despite what vocal minorities on social media may claim.

Tom Baker, who played the Fourth Doctor from 1974-1981 once observed that Doctor Who was actor-proof and that no single actor had ever failed in the role. As the longest-running and most popular Doctor of them all, it would be hard to disagree with Baker's assertion. Despite Doctor Who facing cancelation at several points in its history, the show has endured, and key to that endurance is its...

Sony Pictures Classics has made many wise investments at the Sundance Film Festival over the years. Its 2022 acquisition, “Living,” just nabbed Oscar nominations for Best Actor, Bill Nighy, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Other recent Sundance titles propelled to the Oscars by the studio include “The Father” (2020), “Call Me By Your Name” (2017), “Whiplash” (2014) and “An Education” (2009). Amy Adams’ very first career bid came for “Junebug,” which the distributor picked up from Park City in 2005. That film’s writer, Angus MacLachlan, is the director of “A Little Prayer,” one of Sony Pictures Classics’ 2023 festival purchases (the other being Audience Award winner “The Persian Version”).

Starring David Strathairn as Bill Brass, the movie is about a soft-spoken North Carolina family man who, per official synopsis, “tests the limits of patriarchal interference” after discovering that his son, David (Will Pullen), has been having an extramarital affair. In breach of Southern hospitality, which prescribes minding one’s own affairs,...

“Welcome to Chippendales” had its Hulu premiere on November 22, earning rave reviews for Robert Siegel‘s limited series starring Kumail Nanjiani, Annaleigh Ashford, Murray Bartlett, and Juliette Lewis. The dramatic true story currently holds an impressive 93 freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes, signaling overwhelming approval from critics.

The series is inspired by the book Deadly Dance: The Chippendales Murders by K. Scot Macdonald and Patrick MontesDeOca. It tells the origin story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee (played by Nanjiani), an Indian American entrepreneur who started the stripper troupe, Chippendales.

Early buzz for the show has already launched it into the awards conversation. In our Golden Globes predictions, “Welcome to Chippendales” ranks sixth for Best TV Movie/Limited Series, Nanjiani is in seventh for Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor and Bartlett and Lewis both sit in 10th position for Best TV Movie/Limited Series Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress, respectively.

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Screenwriter Matthew Jacobs, who wrote Doctor Who: The Movie, plunges among fans of the sci-fi series to find out what makes Time Lord diehards tick

When Matthew Jacobs’s name is first displayed on screen in this likable documentary, he is identified as a “mid-level screenwriter”; it’s more of a self-deprecating description than a diss given that he is one of the film’s co-directors (along with Vanessa Yuille) as well as the feature’s star subject. But his filmography is a mixed bag, and includes several things you may never have heard of (Bar America and the cartoon Justin and the Knights of Valour), little remembered reworkings of established works, the original story for one of Disney’s least popular works (The Emperor’s New Groove), the film adaptation for one stone-cold British cult classic, and the script for 1996’s Doctor Who: The Movie.

That last title is the...

Features: Matthew Jacobs, Paul McGann, Eric Roberts, Daphne Ashbrook | Directed by Vanessa Yuille, Matthew Jacobs

I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again, I’ll watch any good documentary even if I am not interested in the subject matter. Which leads me to see this documentary on the writer of the 1996 Doctor Who movie, Doctor Who Am I. It’s not that I’ve never seen Doctor Who, or that I dislike it at all. I’m just not that bothered by it. I’ve watched it every now and then throughout my life and it’s usually fine but I’ve never stuck with it. But, after a quick read of this movie’s synopsis I was certain I would enjoy it.

The movie follows Matthew Jacobs, the screenwriter of the 1996 Doctor Who film (a film that I did not realise was not well received), who...

In the sixth season premiere of “The Good Fight,” Christine Baranski’s Diane Lockhart tearfully shares with her new therapist that she wants “off the wheel” of political and legal insanity, and in true ‘Good Fight’ fashion, her tears are induced by teargas from the raging angst in the streets. Unfortunately, fans of the Paramount+ series will be teary-eyed, too, as Diane getting off the wheel means that after 60 episodes, the Robert King and Michelle King legal and political drama will sign off, ending a 13-year run that began with “The Good Wife.”

In these final episodes, Baranski’s Diane will struggle to process the fact that so much progress made over the past 50 years has receded, from reproductive and civil rights to the return of Cold War aggressions and threat of nuclear war. Audra McDonald’s Liz will confront a much different battle, sparring with the law firm’s...

Beloved actor Bob Odenkirk currently comes in third place to win Best Drama Actor for “Better Call Saul,” according to Gold Derby’s Emmy predictions. His 5/1 racetrack odds tie him with 2020 winner Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) and put him behind leading contenders Lee Jung-jae (“Squid Game”) and Brian Cox (“Succession”). The other nominees are Adam Scott (“Severance”) and Jason Bateman (“Ozark”). But don’t count out Odenkirk’s Emmy chances just yet. In fact, he still has the unwavering support of six Experts, three Editors and three Top 24 Users.

The half-dozen Gold Derby Experts who predict Odenkirk will prevail on Monday night are Christopher Rosen (Gold Derby), Tim Gray (Variety), Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes), Matthew Jacobs (Thrillist), Susan King (Gold Derby) and Ken Tucker (unaffiliated). The three staff editors backing him are Rosen, Matt Noble and Riley Chow. And the trio of Top 24 Users are Thomas Dolby, Nakss and Giuliano Demonte.

Shot during the pandemic and set on May 30, 2020 — just a few days after the death of George Floyd during an arrest by the Minneapolis Police Department — “Traveling Light” is an experimental attempt at social commentary that fails to provide any insight, emotion or even entertainment of the most basic kind. Nearly a year after its weird-fit premiere at genre-focused Beyond Fest in Los Angeles, this scrappy Covid-era quickie from eclectic director Bernard Rose (who made the original “Candyman”) opens today in New York and Seattle, with other cities to follow.

It seems Rose was aiming for a loose riff on “The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie,” focusing on a gathering in the Hollywood Hills of the followers of a self-proclaimed guru/prophet (Danny Huston), where everyone drinks a concoction spiked with an unnamed hallucinogenic and eventually line-dances while chanting “Hare Hare,” even though there isn’t a single Hare Krishna in sight.

When the 74th annual Emmy Award nominations were announced back in July, legendary comedy duo Steve Martin and Martin Short joined an incredibly short list of costars nominated in the Comedy Actor category for their performances on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” Throughout all Emmy history, only four other sets of comedy acting pairs have landed nominations in this category in the same year. But now that they have accomplished this feat, could the internal competition keep either of them from netting the trophy?

The first duo of comedy actors to earn nominations in this category dates back to 1968, when Sebastian Cabot and Brian Keith were recognized for “Family Affair” but lost to Don Adams (“Get Smart”). Tony Randall and Jack Klugman had the longest streak of costar nominations in this category from 1971 to 1975: Klugman bested Randall in ’71 and ’73, but Randall had the last laugh by finally...

Award-winning Doctor Who doc “Doctor Who Am I” has been snapped up by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution, Variety can exclusively reveal.

Kaleidoscope are set to release “Doctor Who Am I” theatrically in the U.K. in October and are also repping international sales. Materials will be available to view at TIFF next month.

Marking Vanessa Yuille directorial debut, the documentary feature tells the story of the infamous 1996 “Doctor Who” TV film, which was produced during a gap in the TV series. It featured Paul McGann as the Time Lord but received disapprobation from fans, who were apparently unhappy at the suggestion the Doctor was half human, especially when he kissed his assistant Grace Holloway.

Matthew Jacobs wrote the standalone “Doctor Who” film and, in “Doctor Who Am I,” he reluctantly allows himself to be drawn back into the time period to examine the making of the production as well the reaction it inspired.

“Ted Lasso” ruled the 2021 Emmys with 20 nominations and seven wins including Best Comedy Series. It got another 20 nominations in 2022, which is especially impressive since it was up against several shows that weren’t eligible last year like “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Barry,” and “Atlanta,” to name a few. Does that mean the Apple TV+ sports comedy is just as likely to win the top prize again?

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Based on the early Emmy predictions of over 1,000 Gold Derby users who have placed their bets here in our predictions center in the week since nominations were announced, “Ted Lasso” indeed has the advantage with leading 9/2 odds. But it’s far from unanimous. As of this writing seven Expert journalists have chimed in with their forecasts (with many more yet to come), and only three of them agree with the...

2020 Best Drama Series Emmy winner “Succession” went into the 2022 nominations as the front-runner to win again, and after it scored 25 bids, more than any other program in any genre, it remains the favorite. As of this writing it leads our Emmy predictions with 4/1 odds based on the combined predictions of more than 1,000 Gold Derby users who have already placed their bets here in our predictions center. But is the HBO corporate drama as indomitable as the nominations make it seem?

As of this writing “Succession” is backed by five of the Expert journalists we’ve surveyed from major media outlets, with many more yet to chime in. However, two Experts say “Squid Game” will upset: Shawn Edwards (Wdaf-tv Fox) and Matthew Jacobs (Thrillist). So does one of our Top 24 Users who got the highest scores predicting last year’s winners, as well as one of our All-Star Top 24 who got...

Congratulations to our Experts Wilson Morales (BlackFilmandTV) and Ben Travers (Indiewire) for each scoring an excellent 75.00 when predicting the 2022 Emmys nominees on Tuesday. They are best among 29 Experts, journalists who cover the entertainment industry throughout the year. See Experts’ scores.

Over 4,400 people worldwide predicted these Primetime nominations for 25 categories with 157 nominee slots. Our top scorers got 117 of those slots correct.

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You can see how your score compares to all others in our leaderboard rankings of all contestants, which also includes links to see each participant’s predictions. To see your own scores, go to the User menu in the top right corner of every page of Gold Derby when you’re signed in to the site. Use the drop down menu to go to “View Profile,” then look for the links to your “Award Show Scores.”

For the other 27 Experts predicting, Marcus Jones finishes at 73.08 followed...

The 2022 Emmy race for Best Drama Series isn’t over just yet. While a majority of our Experts predict HBO’s “Succession” will win, the other two choose Netflix’s “Squid Game.” Gold Derby’s Emmy Experts are journalists from major media outlets who cover television and/or the awards season. See their individual predictions right here.

“Succession” is up for its third season after winning Best Drama Series the last time it was eligible, for its second season in 2020. Also that year it took home trophies for lead actor (Jeremy Strong), guest actress (Cherry Jones), directing (Andrij Parekh), writing (Jesse Armstrong), casting and picture editing. For it debut season in 2019, the HBO family drama only won two Emmys: writing (Armstrong) and main title theme music (Nicholas Britell).

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Michael Keaton (“Dopesick”) has been the Emmy front-runner for Best Movie/Limited Actor since he won Critics Choice and SAG Awards earlier this spring for his performance as a doctor grappling with the opioid crisis. But is he invincible? He has at least a couple of strong rivals who weren’t eligible to compete against him at those awards because their shows hadn’t aired yet. Could one of them take him down?

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It’ll be a tall order. As of this writing Keaton gets leading odds of 7/2 based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. That includes a whopping 19 out of 21 Expert journalists who are betting on him to prevail. Gold Derby’s Editors who cover awards year-round are unanimous that he will prevail. He’s also backed by 17 of our Top...

While last year’s Emmy race for Best Comedy Series was an easy get for “Ted Lasso,” this year is looking to be much more competitive. In fact, our 17 Experts are split four ways, with Apple TV Plus’ “Ted Lasso,” HBO Max’s “Hacks,” HBO’s “Barry” and FX’s “Atlanta” all being predicted by one or more of them. Gold Derby’s Emmy Experts are journalists from major media outlets who cover television and/or the awards season. See their individual predictions right here.

Far out front is “Ted Lasso,” with these 11 Experts predicting it will win for the second year in a row: Anne Thompson (Indiewire), Eric Deggans (NPR), Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Keith Simanton (IMDb), Kelly Lawler (USA Today), Matt Roush (TV Guide Magazine), Peter Travers (ABC), Susan King (Gold Derby), Susan Wloszczyna (Gold Derby), Thelma Adams (Gold Derby) and Wilson Morales (BlackFilmandTV). If these pundits are right,...

Of the 25 Emmy categories currently available to predict in Gold Derby’s predictions center, only one contender has the unanimous support of all 17 of our Experts: Jean Smart (“Hacks”) for Best Comedy Actress. That, folks, is what we call a landslide.

If Smart wins again for her role as legendary stand-up comedian Deborah Vance on the HBO Max comedy series, she would become the first person since Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) to claim consecutive victories in the category. Jld would go on to win six acting trophies in a row between 2012 and 2017, in addition to her three producing triumphs for “Veep” and her acting wins for “Seinfeld” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” Smart currently has four career Emmys on her mantel for “Hacks,” “Samantha Who?” and “Frasier” (twice).

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For this year’s Best Comedy Series battle, Gold Derby predicts reigning champ “Ted Lasso” will win again after walking away with last year’s statue. But the current Emmy race between “Ted Lasso” and “Hacks,” our predicted runner-up, is closer than you think. For starters, only eight comedies in Emmy history claimed the top prize for Season 1 and Season 2 (with the last being “Modern Family” 11 years ago), so history suggests we might see another show step up to the podium at the 2022 Emmys. Might an upset be in store?

At last year’s kudos, the Apple TV Plus feel-good sports laffer won seven total Emmys for series, actor (Jason Sudeikis), supporting actress (Hannah Waddingham), supporting actor (Brett Goldstein), casting, picture editing and sound mixing. Not to be outdone, the HBO Max show about a legendary stand-up comedian claimed three Emmys for actress (Jean Smart), directing (Lucia Aniello) and writing.

Currently at Gold Derby, our 12 Experts from major media outlets are evenly split in their SAG Awards predictions for the supporting actor category. Six are going with Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Power of the Dog”) and six are picking Troy Kotsur (“Coda”). Hmm, can we just declare a tie and call it a day?

Smit-McPhee has the support of Christopher Rosen (Gold Derby), Brian Truitt (USA Today), Peter Travers (ABC), Wilson Morales (BlackFilmandTV), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby) and Matthew Jacobs (unaffiliated). On the Netflix drama, Smit-McPhee plays Peter Gordon, a troubled teen in 1925 Montana who gets made fun of for his lisp and effeminate manner.

And Kotsur is forecasted to win by Jazz Tangcay (Variety), Nikki Novak (Fandango), Clayton Davis (Variety), Tariq Khan (Fox TV), Susan King (Gold Derby) and Tim Gray (Variety). As blue collar fisherman Frank Rossi, a deaf father of two, Kotsur has trouble bonding with his hearing daughter,...

Congratulations to our Expert Joyce Eng (Gold Derby) for the best accuracy score of 87.50% when predicting the 2022 SAG Awards TV nominations on Wednesday morning. She is just ahead of Shawn Edwards (Wdaf), Susan King (Gold Derby), Christopher Rosen (Gold Derby) and Kaitlin Thomas (Gold Derby) at 77.50%. They are best among 12 Experts, journalists who cover the entertainment industry throughout the year. See Experts’ scores.

Almost 2,300 people worldwide predicted these television nominees in the last few months leading up to the announcement by Rosario Dawson and Vanessa Hudgens. Eng got 33 out of 40 nomination slots correct, with some difficult choices like Lee Jung-jae (“Squid Game”) for drama actor, Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso”) for comedy actress and Murray Bartlett (“The White Lotus”) for movie/limited actor.

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Congratulations to our Expert Kevin Polowy (Yahoo) for the best accuracy score of 72.00% when predicting the 2022 SAG Awards film nominations on Wednesday morning. He is just ahead of Dave Karger (TCM), Keith Simanton (IMDb) and Anne Thompson (Indiewire) at 68.00%. These are our best predictors among 21 Experts, journalists who cover the entertainment industry throughout the year. See Experts’ scores.

Almost 3,500 people worldwide predicted these movie nominees in the last few months leading up to the announcement by Rosario Dawson and Vanessa Hudgens. Our top scorer got 18 out of 25 nomination slots correct, with some difficult choices like Bradley Cooper (“Licorice Pizza”) for supporting actor, Ruth Negga (“Passing”) for supporting actress and “King Richard” for the ensemble award.

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After beginning its limited theatrical release on December 17, 2021, “The Lost Daughter” finally bowed on Netflix on Friday, December 31, and has our forum posters taking their hats off to Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s feature directorial debut. “‘The Lost Daughter’ is a revelatory film with great performances and a top-tier screenplay,” raves Gold Derby user K Olivia in our movie forums. FreemanGriffin echoes those thoughts, adding, “Maggie Gyllenhaal’s direction is so flawless.” Read on for more “The Lost Daughter” reactions and then join the discussion to have your say.

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Based on the novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante, “The Lost Daughter” stars Oscar and Emmy winner Olivia Colman as Leda, an academic on holiday in Greece. Her increasingly strained interactions with obnoxious fellow holidaymakers and...

After beginning its limited theatrical release on December 10, Adam McKay‘s “Don’t Look Up” finally started streaming on Netflix worldwide on Friday, December 24, and already has our forum posters applauding. “It was one of the most entertaining movies of the year,” raves Gold Derby user deatee in our movie forums after watching the film. Atleastimtrying echoes those thoughts by praising it for delivering its message in a “fun, digestible way.” Read on for more “Don’t Look Up” reactions and then join the discussion to have your say.

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Written and directed by McKay, the all-star satire is about a massive comet heading toward Earth and the two people, Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), trying to get society to take the extinction event seriously. This includes trying to warn the President of the United States (played by Meryl Streep), her foolhardy administration,...

Few television performances have grown as richly as Christine Baranski’s as attorney Diane Lockhart. Now in her 12th season of playing liberal feminist Diane – first on CBS’ “The Good Wife” and now on the Paramount+ spinoff “The Good Fight” – Baranski continues to unearth newfound complexities in her signature role but has yet to earn a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her performance. For SAG voters, the show’s shocking and incisive fifth season should prove the ideal opportunity to recognize her for her work for the very first time.

In the fifth season of the legal and political drama, Baranski’s Diane must navigate a thorny situation surrounding her named partnership at a Black law firm now that Adrian Boseman (Delroy Lindo) has resigned. Though Diane and fellow named partner Liz Reddick (the equally impressive Audra McDonald) have become close colleagues, they disagree about the appropriateness of Diane leading an African American firm.

After beginning its limited theatrical release on November 17, Jane Campion‘s “The Power of the Dog” finally started streaming on Netflix worldwide on Wednesday, December 1, and has our forum posters singing its praises. “This is a masterpiece of modern cinema,” raves Gold Derby user musicreloaded in our movie forums after watching the film. Jv echoes those thoughts by declaring that “this is the type of movie people will write essays about.” Read on for more “The Power of the Dog” reactions and then join the discussion to have your say.

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Written and directed by Campion, “The Power of the Dog” is based on Thomas Savage‘s 1967 novel of the same name and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil, a rancher in 1925 Montana who doesn’t take too kindly to Rose (Kirsten Dunst), the new wife of his brother George (Jesse Plemons) whom...

Thirty years after his first onscreen role, Murray Bartlett has become an overnight sensation thanks to HBO’s “The White Lotus.” In the first installment of Mike White’s celebrated anthology series, Bartlett starred as the charismatic resort manager Armond, whose encounters with the privileged, newly-arrived guests lead to his unravelling. The popularity of the series and his captivating turn look likely to help Bartlett land his first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.

Bartlett currently ranks fourth in our combined SAG odds for Movie/Mini Actor. He trails Emmy-winner Evan Peters (“Mare of Easttown”), Oscar Isaac (“Scenes from a Marriage”), and Emmy-winner Ewan McGregor (“Halston”), but sits ahead of Michael Keaton (“Dopesick”), who rounds out our projected five nominees. Six of our 10 SAG experts predict Bartlett will get the nomination and two – Matthew Jacobs and Peter Travers (ABC) – even forecast a win.

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As the fall festivals started the Oscar ball rolling in September, Jane Campion‘s Netflix western “The Power of the Dog” skyrocketed to the top of our odds for Best Picture based on the combined Oscar predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. As of Sunday, October 10, the film is still out front overall, but fellow fest favorite “Belfast” has slipped past it in the forecasts of the Expert film journalists we’ve surveyed.

It’s close, though. Six Experts are currently betting on Kenneth Branagh‘s period drama about the Troubles in Northern Ireland: Clayton Davis (Variety), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Tariq Khan (Fox TV), Christopher Rosen (Gold Derby), Sasha Stone (Awards Daily), and Jazz Tangcay (Variety). But five are still predicting “Power of the Dog”: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Matthew Jacobs, Susan King (Gold Derby), Wilson Morales (Black Film and TV), and Anne Thompson (IndieWire). And “Power...

The third time might be the charm for Richard Jenkins, a two-time Oscar nominee who is the current front-runner to win Best Supporting Actor for “The Humans,” according to the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby readers. This comes as momentum starts to shift between two actors from another film, “The Power of the Dog.”

Jenkins gets leading odds of 5/1, with eight of the Expert journalists we’ve surveyed betting on him to win: Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Matthew Jacobs, Susan King (Gold Derby), Michael Musto (Queerty), Christopher Rosen (Gold Derby), Sasha Stone (Awards Daily), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone), and Susan Wloszczyna (Gold Derby).

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“The Humans” is based on the play of the same name, which ran on Broadway from 2016 to 2017. Jenkins plays Erik Blake, the patriarch of a family that gathers for Thanksgiving in his daughter...

If there’s one thing we should know by now, it’s never to underestimate Olivia Colman at an awards show. She was a surprise Oscar winner for “The Favourite,” and she was recently a surprise Emmy winner for “The Crown.” Well, she’s got another chance at Oscar for her role in Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s directorial debut, “The Lost Daughter,” and she’s been gradually climbing in our odds.

As of this writing Colman ranks seventh for Best Actress with 14/1 odds based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. So she’s not quite among the top five predicted nominees yet, but there’s still a very long runway between now and the Oscar nominations in January, and it has taken less than a month for Colman to ascend from hardly being in the conversation at all. The Netflix film doesn’t open until December, and...

“The Power of the Dog” is the new Oscar front-runner for Best Picture, according to the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. It has taken the top spot from “Nightmare Alley,” Guillermo Del Toro‘s followup to his Best Picture-winning “The Shape of Water.”

The rise of “Power of the Dog” comes following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 2. It also screened at the Telluride Film Festival and will continue its tour of the world at the Toronto and New York Film Festivals. Being selected by so many fests is a positive sign for it, and is also evidence of Netflix’s confidence in the film, which is directed by Jane Campion and tells the story of a cruel rancher (Benedict Cumberbatch) and the arrival of his new sister-in-law (Kirsten Dunst).

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In 1997, Gillian Anderson won her first career Emmy Award for playing FBI Agent Dana Scully on Fox’s sci-fi hit “The X-Files.” After nearly tripping on her way up to the stage (watch above), the actress praised Helen Mirren, who presented her with the statuette, and thanked her friends and family. Now, 24 years later, Anderson is on track to claim Emmy #2 thanks to her buzzed-about role as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on “The Crown.”

As of this writing, all 24 of our Emmy Experts from major media outlets predict Anderson will prevail in Best Drama Supporting Actress. That translates to overwhelming 4/1 odds to win. Her fellow nominees, in order of our Experts’ rankings, are Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”), Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Aunjanue Ellis (“Lovecraft Country”), Emerald Fennell (“The Crown”) and Madeline Brewer (“The Handmaid’s Tale”).

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It feels like Kirsten Dunst has been on the cusp of an Oscar nomination since her career started, appearing in multiple films that have either received awards buzz or earned nominations from the motion picture academy. This year she has another project with the potential to get her to the main event: Jane Campion‘s as yet unseen “The Power of the Dog.” Some of the Expert journalists we’ve surveyed so far are predicting her to receive a nom. Is she on your list of early favorites too?

Dunst stars in “Power of the Dog” as Rose, who is tormented by her brother-in-law (Benedict Cumberbatch) when her new husband (Jesse Plemons) brings her home to their ranch. The film is slated to premiere on September 2 at the Venice Film Festival, so we’ll hear early press reactions to the film soon, but even at this early stage our Experts...

To say the least, the “Bill and Ted” sci-fi comedies aren’t generally considered awards fare. They follow the title pair of stoned slackers (played by Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves) as they travel through time. And yet, in the back of my mind, I keep having the sneaking feeling that we’re underestimating the latest film in the franchise, “Bill and Ted Face the Music,” at the Golden Globes. In particular, I think Reeves could get a surprise nom for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor.

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“Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” started the franchise back in 1989. Its awards success was limited to a couple of nominations at the Saturn Awards. The sequel, “Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey,” followed in 1991 with a couple more Saturn noms, including a win for William Sadler‘s supporting performance as the Grim Reaper.

Pixar’s “Soul” continues to hold strong as a back-end Best Picture contender: with 22-to-1 odds of scoring a nomination, it sits in the 10th position on the Gold Derby Experts’ rankings for the Oscars’ top prize. Overall, 13 of 24 Experts have “Soul” making the Best Picture cut, including Erik Davis (Fandango), Anne Thompson (Indiewire), Eric Deggens (NPR), and Matthew Jacobs (HuffPost).

But while “Soul” could possibly become just the fourth animated feature ever nominated for Best Picture following “Beauty and the Beast” (1991), “Up” (2009), and “Toy Story 3” (2010), the film has the potential to make an even bigger historical mark on the 2021 Oscars ceremony. That’s because co-writer and co-director Kemp Powers is poised to receive an Original Screenplay nomination for “Soul” to match the likely citation he’ll earn for “One Night in Miami,” which Powers adapted from his own play.

“Soul” currently has broad support from the Gold Derby...

“Mank” is the early Oscar front-runner to win Best Cinematography, according to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users, and it’s no wonder why. Black-and-white films stand out visually in an era when the vast majority of movies are shot in color. But monochromatic movies aren’t the slam dunk you might think. In fact, only two such movies have won that award in the past 30 years, which could be good news for “Mank’s” closest challenger in our odds, “Nomadland.”

Erik Messerschmidt is the cinematographer for “Mank,” which tells the true story of the title screenwriter who clashed with the wealthy Hollywood establishment and wrote the classic film “Citizen Kane.” The David Fincher-directed biopic is stylized to resemble the films of the 1940s era it depicts, which might especially appeal to the industry insiders who vote for the Oscars. And Messerschmidt just recently broke through with his...

The FX comedy “What We Do in the Shadows” had a breakthrough at the 2020 Emmys after being mostly overlooked in 2019 for its first season. It earned eight nominations including Best Comedy Series. Unfortunately, no actors from the show were honored. But the good news is that the show might be able to carry that momentum into the Golden Globes, where we think lead actor Matt Berry has a strong shot at recognition.

Berry plays Laszlo Cravensworth, who is married to the woman who turned him into a vampire, Nadja (Natasia Demetriou). Based on the combined predictions of Gold Derby users as of this writing, Berry is the likeliest cast member to make the cut at the Globes. He’s right on the bubble for Best TV Comedy Actor, ranked sixth with 18/1 odds. Three of the Expert journalists we’ve surveyed expect him to be nominated: Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Matthew Jacobs...

Given his stature as a groundbreaker in Black cinema, it’s surprising that Spike Lee didn’t earn his first Oscar nomination for Best Director until “BlacKkKlansman” (2018) — three years after he accepted an Honorary Oscar from the academy. That made him only the sixth Black director in history to make the cut. But none have ever been nominated in the category twice, and Lee would do just that if he returns to the lineup with “Da 5 Bloods.”

John Singleton made history as the first Black nominee in this category, and he still holds the record as the youngest filmmaker ever nominated: he contended for “Boyz n the Hood” (1991) when he was only 24. It took almost two decades for another Black director to be nominated, Lee Daniels (2009’s “Precious”). But there were four more over the next 10 years: Steve McQueen (2013’s “12 Years a Slave”), Barry Jenkins (2016’s “Moonlight”), Jordan Peele...

Best Supporting Actress looks pretty open at the 2021 Oscars, and it has undergone a major shift in recent weeks. A battle is underway between Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”) and Olivia Colman (“The Father”) in our Experts’ predictions as of this writing.

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A few weeks ago it looked like Glenn Close would finally win her first Oscar for her transformative role as a flinty grandma in “Hillbilly Elegy,” but mixed reviews for that film have called that into question (though several of our Experts are still backing her for the win). Since she isn’t as safe a bet as she was before, the door opened for other challengers.

There are currently 10 Experts predicting a win for Seyfried: Clayton Davis (Variety), Shawn Edwards (Wdaf-tv Fox), Tim Gray (Variety), Matthew Jacobs (Huffington Post), Tariq Khan...

Viola Davis (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom“) has been ahead of Frances McDormand (“Nomadland“) in our overall Oscar odds for Best Actress for several weeks, but for most of that time the Expert journalists we surveyed were still giving the edge to McDormand. Not anymore. The Experts have joined the rest of our users in forecasting a Davis victory, but the margin is razor-thin, and there’s an ingenue they both need to keep an eye on: Vanessa Kirby in “Pieces of a Woman.”

As of December 4, there were 10 Experts who said Davis is out front: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Erik Davis (Fandango), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Tariq Khan (Fox TV), Susan King (Gold Derby), Wilson Morales (BlackFilmandTV), Michael Musto (Queerty), Claudia Puig (Kpcc), Anne Thompson (IndieWire) and Peter Travers (Rolling Stone).

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