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Denis Villeneuve’s most exceptional films (Photo Credit – Prime Video/Instagram)

Whether it’s the eerie calm of an alien invasion or the sprawling desolation of a dystopian future, Villeneuve’s ability to craft jaw-dropping visuals is second to none. He’s the kind of director who understands that a single shot can tell a thousand stories, one that’s so mesmerizing you forget to blink.

His films are like a feast for the eyes, with each frame carefully curated to make you feel like you’re stepping into a dream. In this list, we’re diving into Villeneuve’s most visually stunning films, where the cinematography doesn’t just complement the story, it elevates it to another dimension. So, grab your popcorn, as we countdown his most visually breathtaking masterpieces.

5. Arrival

In Arrival, production designer Patrice Vermette drew inspiration from artist James Turrell to create a visually striking aesthetic,...

Denis Villenueve inarguably accomplished an impressive feat with his first two "Dune" movies. Finally giving Frank Herbert's supposedly "unfilmable" 1965 novel a worthy big screen adaptation, the French Canadian filmmaker somehow managed to craft his own unique vision while staying true to the author's original story.

Villeneueve was clearly loyal to Herbert's writing but wasn't so precious about it that his movies didn't make changes to the novel. In places, the director and his team were able to make their own creative decisions, such as when production designer Patrice Vermette based the look of the Emperor Shaddam's tent on a Rolex watch. Elsewhere, cinematographer Greig Fraser shot the exterior of the Harkonnen home planet Giedi Prime with infrared cameras to produce a monochrome image that reflected the black sun-drenched surface of the world. These were all creative decisions the team had to make in order to bring Herbert's words to life in a visual medium.

The bumpy road to Oscar glory will reach its end Sunday night at the 97th Academy Awards, closing out one of the most unpredictable awards seasons in years. Ups and downs, twists and turns, mudslinging, mea culpas, tears both happy and sad — we’ve seen it all in recent weeks as the race kept us guessing what new upheaval might come next.

And that includes who wins tonight. “Emilia Pérez” might have the most nominations (13), but Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical lost its frontrunner status pretty much the moment star Karla Sofía-Gascón’s history of bigoted tweets resurfaced. In stepped “Anora,” which won top prizes with both the PGA and DGA and seemed ready to sail to a Best Picture victory…until “Conclave” swept in and showed us that the race was much tighter than we’d thought.

And what looked like an unobstructed path to best actress anointment for...

Mary Parent has seen it all. Since her youthful days hanging with current Warner Bros. co-chairs Michael DeLuca and Pamela Abdy at New Line Cinema, she has worked her way up the ranks at Universal Pictures, where she and Scott Stuber ran the movie division, to her own production shingle, Disruption Entertainment, which currently co-produces with Legendary Entertainment. Among many other things, Parent produced Guillermo del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” series, A.G. Iñárritu’s Oscar-winning “The Revenant,” and the Monsterverse movies including blockbuster “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ($572 million worldwide).

But the films consuming most of her attention over the past few years are Denis Villeneuve’s ongoing “Dune” trilogy (Warner Bros./Legendary). She oversees all the films at Legendary, but on some projects like “Dune,” which she sold to Legendary three years before she joined the company, she’s an on-the- ground producer.

Part One scored $429 million...

IndieWire invited the production designers from the Oscar-nominated films to choose and analyze a pivotal scene that best showcases their craft. Here are the four who were able to participate: Judy Becker (“The Brutalist”), Suzie Davies (“Conclave”), Patrice Vermette (“Dune: Part Two”), and Nathan Crowley (“Wicked”).

Brady Corbet’s post-Holocaust drama, “The Brutalist,” pits Oscar-nominated Adrien Brody as visionary architect László Tóth against Oscar-nominated Guy Pearce as industrialist Harrison Van Buren. Becker channeled Tóth to create furniture, a library, and a towering building symbolizing his lived history and struggle. She was already familiar with the minimalist architectural style of Brutalism, which emphasized function over form with its large blocks of concrete and steel. Her work was the perfect match for the film’s wide, rectangular VistaVision format.

For Edward Berger’s conspiracy thriller, “Conclave,” which concerns the politically-charged selection of a new pope, Davies recreated the Vatican interiors at Cinecittà Studios,...

The BAFTA 2025 winners have been announced, and it was an exciting night celebrating the best in British and international cinema. From Edward Berger’s Conclave sweeping multiple categories to The Brutalist making a late surge with wins for Best Director and Best Actor, the evening was filled with surprises and emotional speeches. Mikey Madison’s unexpected win for Anora had everyone talking, while Emilia Perez and Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl continued their strong awards season run. Hosted by David Tennant at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the ceremony honored industry legends and rising talents, making the BAFTA Awards 2025 a night to remember.

Best Film Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Emilia Pérez Leading Actress Cynthia Erivo – Wicked Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths Mikey Madison – Anora Demi Moore – The Substance Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun Leading Actor Adrien Brody – The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet...

The 2025 Bafta Film Awards ceremony are taking place today (February 16) at London’s Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank.

Screen is posting all the winners on this page as they are announced during the live ceremony (refresh the page for latest updates).

Winners in bold, as they are announced, below (latest award first).

Full list of nominations

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Sean Baker -Anora Brady Corbet -The Brutalist Edward Berger -Conclave Denis Villeneuve -Dune: Part Two Jacques Audiard -Emilia Pérez Coralie Fargeat -The Substance

Outstanding British Film

Bird Blitz Conclave Gladiator II Hard Truths Kneecap Lee Love Lies Bleeding The...

“Nosferatu” (Craig Lathrop), “Wicked” (Nathan Crowley), and “Conclave” (Suzie Davies) were the period, fantasy, and contemporary production design winners at the 29th annual Art Directors Guild Awards, held February 15 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

Also winning for animation was “The Wild Robot”, following its Annies sweep and Ves prizes. On the TV side, “Shōgun,” “Squid Game,” “Fallout,” and “The Penguin” were the winners for their production designers in their respective categories.

The Lathrop win for “Nosferatu” was not surprising when you consider that “The Brutalist” production designer Judy Becker is not an Adg member. She has been the presumptive Oscar favorite for channeling Oscar-nominated Adrien Brody’s visionary architect, László Tóth, in applying a Brutalist style to the architectural designs of mid-century Pennsylvania with its bold shapes and function over form aesthetic.

Lathrop, who has worked on all of director Robert Eggers’ other films, received his first Oscar nomination for “Nosferatu.

Wicked, Nosferatu, Conclave, Shogun, The Penguin, Fallout and Squid Game were among the winners at the Art Directors Guild Awards on Saturday night.

The 29th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards were handed out by the Art Director’s Guild (Adg, IATSE Local 800) at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown during an event hosted by comedian Rachael Harris.

The Adg wins will have the attention of those looking for signs of who will take the Academy Award for production design. The winner of the Adg’s fantasy film honor have taken home the production design Oscar three times in the past six years, with Poor Things, Dune and Black Panther all going on to win the Oscar. The period film winner also won the Oscar twice during this period, with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Mank taking home statues. But in 2023, Babylon took home the Adg period win, but...

Denis Villeneuve is the kind of director actors seek out. Much like his buddy Christopher Nolan (who Villeneuve considers a master of the craft), the French Canadian filmmaker has earned enough name recognition to bring hordes to the theater -- which is exactly what he did with his two "Dune" movies. The supposedly "un-filmable" saga, first told in Frank Herbert's 1965 novel, was rendered in stunning detail across 2021's "Dune" and 2024's "Dune: Part Two," with Villeneuve reminding us of not only why he's one of today's pre-eminent directors, but of his knack for sci-fi storytelling.

Of course, it helped that the movie featured two of today's biggest stars, with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in the roles of Paul Atreides and Chani respectively. The pair's involvement ensured the admittedly dense lore of "Dune" wasn't entirely overlooked by younger generations, who flocked to theaters to see the young stars and propelled...

Mikey Madison as Ani and Mark Eydelshteyn as Ivan in ‘Anora’ (Courtesy of Neon)

Wicked and Conclave went into the 2025 Critics Choice Awards with the most nominations, but voters (myself included) spread the wealth around, showering Wicked, Conclave, The Brutalist, Anora, The Substance (congrats Demi Moore!), and Emilia Perez with film awards. On the TV drama side, Shogun earned Best Drama, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress awards. Hacks cleaned up in the TV comedy categories, scoring Best Comedy, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.

The Critics Choice Awards were held on February 7, 2025 with Chelsea Handler returning as host for the third time. Handler spent time during the opening of her monologue to thank first responders for their incredible work during the Los Angeles wildfires. She also thanked Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni for providing a distraction from waking up every day not knowing what news will disappoint or horrify us.

Critics Choice Awards 2025: Full List Of Winners (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Critics Choice Awards 2025: The award season continues with another much-coveted award night. It is the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards, where both films and television artists are awarded. Shogun has secured quite a few awards, including Best Drama Series. Deadpool & Wolverine and Emilia Perez, too, bagged two top awards at the ceremony. Keep scrolling for the complete winners list.

For the uninitiated, the ceremony was held at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport on February 7. It was live-streamed on E! According to reports, it was supposed to be held on January 12 but was postponed due to the California fires.

American comedian/actress Chelsea Handler hosted the Critics Choice Awards 2025, while many Hollywood actors took the stage to present the trophies. The list includes Aldis Hodge, Allison Tolman, Chase Stokes, Craig Robinson, David Alan Grier, David Harbour,...

After two separate delays due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards have all finally been handed out. The winners list provides another indicator of the strength of several films leading into the Academy Awards March 2, though TV plays a big role in the Critics Choice Awards as well — even if many of the top contenders on that side of the event, such as “Shogun,” which led the TV awards with four wins, are not eligible for this September’s Emmys having already stormed last year’s Emmys.

“Anora” won Best Picture out of a field of 10 nominees. It was the only Critics Choice Award the Sean Baker film starring Mikey Madison won full stop. The most film wins went to “Wicked,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “The Substance” with three each.

“Wicked” won Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and, in a shock, Best Director for Jon M. Chu,...

The best in both movies and television were honored at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards!

So many stars stepped out for the awards show on Friday (February 7) at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif.

Heading into the show, Wicked and Conclave were the most nominated movies of the night with 11 nominations each while Shogun led the TV categories with 6 nominations.

Make sure to check out our Best Dressed list to see all of the best looks from the red carpet.

Head inside to check out the complete winners list for the Critics Choice Awards…

Keep scrolling to see the full winners list from the Critics Choice Awards…

Movie Categories:

Best Picture

A Complete Unknown

Anora – Winner

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist – Winner

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig – Queer

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing...

The Set Decorators Society of America revealed its 2024 Sdsa Awards winners on Friday. The announcement was made live on the Set Decor YouTube page at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt. A Complete Unknown won Best Film and Best Period Design even though it wasn’t nominated for Best Production Design at the 2025 Oscars.

Among the nominees were all five Oscar contenders for Best Production Design: The Brutalist, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, and Wicked. The five Oscar nominees were split between four categories, avoiding a direct clash prior to the 2025 Oscars on March 2. Conclave prevailed in Contemporary against co-nominees Anora, Civil War, Emilia Pérez, and The Substance. In Fantasy/Sci-Fi, winner Beetlejuice Beetlejuice bested Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice, Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and Megalopolis. In Comedy/Musical, Wicked soared to victory over Deadpool & Wolverine, Kinds of Kindness, Nightbitch, and Wolfs. The only two Oscar nominees...

“Wicked,” “Emilia Pérez,” and “The Substance” each triumphed with three wins at the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards on Friday night. However, it was “Anora” that claimed the best picture prize at this year’s ceremony.

The Neon release entered the race with seven nominations, including best actress for Mikey Madison and best director and original screenplay for Sean Baker. But ultimately, “Anora” walked away with the coveted best picture award, and nothing more.

Meanwhile, “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu, who wasn’t nominated in the Academy Awards’ best director category, beat out several Oscar nominees to win the best director honor at the Critics Choice Awards. “I’m going to win that Oscar!” Chu said jokingly on stage.

The film-acting categories had less surprises, as the ceremony handed best actress to Demi Moore (“The Substance”), best actor to Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), best supporting actress to Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia...

The 2025 Critics Choice Awards will finally be happening Tonight (February 7) after multiple delays and we have everything you need to know about the show.

The annual awards show, which honors the best in both movies and television, was originally scheduled for January 12, but the show was delayed twice due to the Los Angeles fires.

Chelsea Handler is still hosting the show and it’s still being held at the original location, the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

Going into the ceremony, Wicked and Conclave are the top 2 nominated films this year, both garnering 11 nominations. FX’s Shogun has the most TV show nominations this year with 6 total.

We have all the details you need to know about the nominees, the presenters, and how to stream the show from home.

Keep reading to find out more…

How To Watch

The show is airing live on E! this year at 7pm Et/Pt.

As recently as 2020, only 27.5% of production designers in the Art Directors Guild were women.

What a difference five years makes. That number has increased, according to the guild’s president Dina Lipton. “I feel seeing more women nominated each year is exciting,” Lipton says. “We also have lots of young people coming out of school, specifically studying production design, and most of them are women.” Furthermore, for the first time, the guild has an all-female executive board.

This year, two women are nominated at the Oscars for production design: Suzie Davies for “Conclave” and Judy Becker for “The Brutalist.”

With the Art Directors Guild set to hand out their top prizes on Feb. 15, Lipton takes a look at the artistry and vision behind the five Art Directors Guild nominees who overlap with Oscar.

“The Brutalist” – Judy Becker

“Judy’s got this big job ahead of her with very little money,...

Dune: Part Two, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Alien: Romulus were the big film winners at the 52nd annual Saturn Awards, held Sunday at the Hilton Universal City. Nicolas Cage and Demi Moore took the lead acting prizes for their respective turns in Dream Scenario and The Substance. See the full list below.

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two took the Best Science Fiction Film prize, Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice won for Fantasy Film, and Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus seized Best Horror Film. Other movie winners on the night included Deadpool & Wolverine for Best Action/Adventure Film, The Wild Robot (Animated Film), Godzilla Minus One (International Film), Strange Darling (Thriller) and Late Night with the Devil (Independent Film).

The TV winners list includes Fallout, House of the Dragon, Agatha All Along, Cobra Kai, From, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Star Wars: The Bad Batch and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

Final voting is February 11-18. The 97th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 2 and air live on ABC at 7 p.m. Et/ 4 p.m. Pt. We update our picks throughout awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2025 Oscar predictions.

The State of the Race

The Best Production Design nominees are “The Brutalist,” “Conclave,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Nosferatu,” and “Wicked,” which is the favorite for its colorful and imaginative Oz world-building. But “The Brutalist” is getting plenty of buzz for its meta architectural work.

Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” tells the origin story of Elphaba/the Wicked Witch (Oscar-nominated Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda/Glinda the Good Witch (Oscar-nominated Ariana Grande). Production designer Nathan Crowley (a seven-time Oscar nominee) and set decorator Lee Sandales mapped out Oz using models, illustrations, and visual references to create each environment: The highlights are the rainbow-colored Munchkinland, with its 9 million tulips, the Italian-looking Shiz University,...

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Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced today by actor-writer-comedians Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang in a virtual presentation that revealed the nominees in all 23 Academy Award categories. The 97th Oscars airs Sunday, 2 March, with the in-person event taking place at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.

And the nominees are…

Best Picture

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance

Wicked

Actor In A Leading Role

Adrien Brody - The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown

Colman Domingo - Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes - Conclave

Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice

Actor In A Supporting Role

Yura Borisov - Anora

Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain

Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce - The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice

Actress In A Leading Role...

It may have taken a little longer than usual, but the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards are finally here. Wicked star Bowen Yang and star of the Untitled Rachel Sennott Project Rachel Sennott assembled bright and early—buzzing off "three Diet Cokes, a pack of cigarettes, and one Adderall...

Conclave Leads Nominations (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Hollywood’s award season has already warmed up the new year; the Golden Globes successfully separated favorites from potential surprises, and nominations for SAG and Critics Choice Awards have already been unveiled. Now, the British Academy Film Awards have followed suit.

While Hollywood is fighting the cataclysmic California wildfires, postponing forthcoming ceremonies and extending Academy Awards submission dates, fortunately, all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles face no such threat. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced nominees across 26 categories, recognizing outstanding contributions to cinema.

Doctor Who actor David Tennant, last year’s host, will return to lead the ceremony. This year marks one of the most competitive lineups, with no clear frontrunners and several close races. Conclave leads with 12 nominations, followed closely by Emilia Pérez with 11. Anora director Sean Baker achieved a historic six individual nods,...

“ The thing with Denis is we kind of professionally grew up in the same circles in Montreal. We come from independent films,” remembers production designer Patrice Vermette about filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, with whom he’s worked on multiple films, most recently Dune: Part Two. They teamed up on a relatively smaller scale at the start of their collaborative relationship over a decade ago. In 2013, they made the mind-bending indie Enemy and the studio crime thriller Prisoners. “ The relationship it’s like, we looked at each other like two kids still playing with Legos, that type of thing.” Then they thought, “Let’s push it a bit further … and every movie we dream a little more.” Eventually, you’ll be building whole planets and societies.

Gold Derby has spoken with Dune: Part Two technical wizards Vermette, Shane Vieau (set decorator), Jacqueline West (costume designer), Paul Lambert (visual effects supervisor), Greig Fraser...

The Art Directors Guild Awards has announced the nominations for its 29th annual kudos, and all five of this year’s predicted production design Oscar nominees received bids from the guild on Thursday: The Brutalist and Gladiator II in the period race, Dune: Part Two and Wicked in the fantasy category, and Conclave in the contemporary contest.

This group, which celebrates excellence in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, and music videos, has an impressive track record for previewing the Academy Awards. Over the past 28 years, the eventual Oscar winner for Best Production Design has always numbered among the Adg nominees in the various categories, including last year when Poor Things prevailed at both events.

This year’s honors will be distributed on Feb. 15 during a ceremony hosted by comedian and actress Rachael Harris at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. (See the complete list of names below.) Final voting for guild members opens on Jan.

The Art Directors Guild has announced the nominees for its 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. Production design is all about worldbuilding, and so it’s fitting that the nominees are spread out by the kinds of worlds production designers are asked to create and the demands of their setting. The feature film nominee categories are amongst period settings, contemporary settings, and fantasy settings and the television shows are divided further by format between single-camera hourlong, half-hour, multicamera series, limited series, and TV movie, among others.

But the nominees themselves align with IndieWire’s predicted frontrunners for the Oscar category. “Dune: Part Two” and “Wicked,” among others, are nominated in the fantasy feature film category, while “The Brutalist,” and “Conclave” each received nominations in period feature and contemporary feature, respectively. On the TV side, “Shōgun” continues its conquest of guild nominations with one for period single-camera series, but “Squid Game,...

The Art Directors Guild (Adg, IATSE Local 800) has announced the nominees for its 29th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, set to be held Feb. 15 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

Feature nominees include the production designers on A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Gladiator II, Nosferatu and Saturday Night in the period film category; Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Wicked for fantasy film; and Civil War, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, The Substance and Twisters in the contemporary film category.

Over the past six years, the winner of the Adg’s fantasy film prize has gone on to win the Academy Award for production design three times: Poor Things in 2024, Dune in 2022 and Black Panther in 2019. During that time, the winner of the period film prize won the production design Oscar twice: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2020 and Mank in 2021. In 2023, the...

“Wicked,” “Dune: Part 2,” “Conclave,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Nosferatu” and “The Brutalist” were among the film nominees for the 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which the Art Directors Guild announced on Thursday. Notably, Steve McQueen’s WWII drama “Blitz” and Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas fantasia “Maria” were shut out.

On the TV side, “Shōgun,” naturally, scored yet another nomination to add to its Mt. Everest of accolades. “Pachinko,” “Bridgerton,” “Fallout” “Slow Horses,” “Squid Game,” “Hacks” and “Only Murders in the Building” were also nominated.

“This year’s nominees showcase the incredible artistry and vision that define our craft and our industry,” award show producers Michael Allen Glover, Adg, and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg, said in a joint statement. “We’re thrilled to bring the Guild together to celebrate the achievements of these incredible Production Designers and their Art Departments.”

The Adg Awards celebrate achievement in production design in movies,...

“The Substance,” “Conclave” and “Wicked” are among the films nominated by the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) for its 28th Excellence in Production Design Awards in motion pictures, television, commercial and music video categories.

The Adg divides live-action features into three categories: period feature film, fantasy feature film and contemporary feature film. “A Complete Unknown,” “The Brutalist,” “Gladiator II,” “Nosferatu” and “Saturday Night” were nominated in the period feature film category. In the fantasy film category, “Alien: Romulus, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, “Dune: Part Two,” “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “Wicked” all landed nods. “Civil War,” Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez” and “The Substance” and “Twisters” earned contemporary film nominations.

While it’s difficult to use the Adg winners as a precursor to the Academy Awards, last year’s winner “Poor Things” (Shona Heath and James Price) went on to win the Oscar. Previously, 2023 winners “Dune” (Patrice Vermette and Zsuzsanna Sipos) also won the Oscar for production design.

Awards-season regulars A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two, Wicked, Conclave, Emilia Pérez and The Substance are among the nominees revealed Thursday for the Art Directors Guild’s 29th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards.

A Complete Unknown and The Brutalist, the latter coming off a Best Picture – Drama win at the Golden Globes on Sunday, are nominated in the Period Feature Film Category, joined by Gladiator II, Nosferatu and Saturday Night. In the Fantasy category, Dune 2 and Wicked are up against Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

This year’s Contemporary nominees are Conclave, Emilia Pérez, The Substance, Civil War and Twisters.

Last year, the Adg bestowed its top movie honors to Poor Things for Fantasy, Oppenheimer for Period and Saltburn for Contemporary, with Poor Things and designers James Price and Shona Heath going on to win the Oscar for Production Design.

In TV,...

“Conclave” and “The Brutalist” are among the nominees for this year’s Set Decorators Society of America Awards.

“Anora,” “Emilia Perez” and “The Substance” are also among the films recognized by the Sdsa.

The awards celebrate excellence in the art of set decoration for film with the decor and design categories.

Now in its fifth year, the awards have become a precursor to the Academy Awards, with three out of its four winners going on to win the best Oscar for production design. Last year, “Poor Things” won an Sdsa award before winning the Oscar.

Winners will be announced on Feb. 2

Full list of nominations are below.

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film

“Anora” — Neon

Set decoration by Christopher Phelps with production design by Stephen Phelps

“Civil War” — A24

Set decoration by Lizbeth Ayala with production design by Caty Maxey

“Conclave” — Focus Features

Set decoration by...

The Set Decorators Society of America has revealed the film nominations for its 2024 Sdsa Awards spanning decor/design categories for contemporary, period, fantasy/sci-fi and comedy/musical pics. See the full list below.

The nominees include such awards-season favorites as Wicked, Emilia Pérez, Dune: Part Two, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave and Anora along with box office hits Deadpool & Wolverine, Gladiator II and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Winners will be revealed on February 2 during the international group’s Sdsa Awards for Film 2024.

Last year’s Sdsa Awards went to the teams behind Poor Things, Saltburn, Barbie and Asteroid City. Poor Things production designers James Price and Shona Heath and set decorator Zsuzsa Mihalek went on to scoop the Production Design Oscar.

Here are the film nominees for the 2024 Sdsa Awards. Note that the group did not include a Best Picture category as it did last year:

Best Achievement In...

The Set Decorators Society of America announced its nominations for the 2024 Sdsa Awards for Film today, celebrating excellence in the art of set decoration for movies released in 2024.

Five films were nominated in each of the four categories: Contemporary, Period, Fantasy or Science Fiction, and Comedy or Musical. Final voting for the winners takes place from Jan. 11 to Jan. 17 and winners will be announced Feb. 2, 2025.

This is just the fifth year of the Sdsa Awards, but this important precursor has already become a formidable bellwether for the Academy Awards. In three of the past four ceremonies, the eventual Oscar winner for Best Production Design won this set decoration prize first. Mank won Best Period Feature here before prevailing at the Oscars in 2021. The next year, Dune to Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Film before winning over the Academy. Last year, Poor Things won Best Period Feature before its big Oscars win.

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It's hard to imagine where Denis Villeneuve began when he first took on the task of giving Frank Herbert's "Dune" the big screen adaptation it deserved. The supposedly "unfilmable" book had lived up to that reputation multiple times before the French Canadian filmmaker came to it. David Lynch's "Dune" had plenty wrong with it, even while it retains many defenders, and the Sci-Fi Channel shows were never going to be able to provide the spectacle required for a truly effective adaptation. While all the "Dune" adaptations had their charms, then, none really ever felt like they'd fulfilled the cinematic promise of Herbert's novel.

Finally following through on that promise is just one of the reasons Villeneuve's two "Dune" movies are as impressive as they are. But for the director, simply deciding where to shoot this galaxy-spanning...

When it came to returning to Arrakis for Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two,” the entire production had the opportunity to delve deeper into the Fremen culture as the story finds Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides embedded with the Fremen people for most of the runtime. That deep-dive into the Fremen provided both great opportunity and unique challenges for the filmmakers behind the $715 million-grossing sequel.

“The scene of the assembly chamber where Paul Atreides declares himself as Liasn al-Gaib is probably one of my favorites,” producer Tanya Lapointe told TheWrap for a new installment of How I Did It, presented by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.

“In Arrakis you don’t meet above grounds because it’s way too harsh,” Oscar-winning cinematographer Greig Fraser said of the scene as Lapointe noted that everything about the way the Fremen live is “based on survival and strength and loyalty and the collective...

Don’t expect Denis Villeneuve to take a call while making Dune Messiah, and not because the signal is weak on Arrakis.

The 3x Oscar nominee recently revealed that phones are “absolutely” banned from his sets as they’re “addictive,” noting that he’s “very tempted to disconnect myself” from screens altogether as well.

“Cinema is an act of presence. When a painter paints, he has to be absolutely focused on the color he’s putting on the canvas. It’s the same with the dancer when he does a gesture,” he explained to the Los Angeles Times. “With a filmmaker, you have to do that with a crew, and everybody has to focus and be entirely in the present, listening to each other, being in relationship with each other. So cellphones are banned on my set too, since Day 1. It’s forbidden. When you say cut, you don’t...

Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in director Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’ (Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024)

Wicked and Conclave lead the list of the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards, earning 11 nominations each, followed by Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez with 10. The top four nominated films will go head-to-head in the Best Picture and Best Director categories.

The Brutalist picked up nine nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Adrien Brody), and Best Supporting Actor (Guy Pearce). Anora and The Substance received seven nominations, with Sing Sing and Nickel Boys scoring five nominations. Nosferatu, Challengers, and Gladiator II earned four nominations, and A Complete Unknown and A Real Pain collected three nominations each.

Winners will be announced during the Critics Choice Awards gala airing live on E! on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 7pm Et/Pt.

Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba and Ariana Grande is Glinda in ‘Wicked’ (Photo by Giles Keyte...

Edward Berger’s Conclave and Jon M. Chu’s Wicked lead the nominations for the 30th Critics Choice Awards with 11 each.

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Both features are nominated in best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay. Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rosellini pick up acting nods in best actor and supporting actress while Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are nominated in best and supporting actress, respectively.

Following closely behind is Dune: Part Two and Emilia Perez which scored 10 nominations each. All four films compete in best picture against A Complete Unknown, Anora, The Brutalist,Nickel Boys, Sing Sing and The Substance.

The nominations are not unlike...

The Critics Choice Association (Cca) has announced the film nominations for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, and the mystery thriller Conclave and the stage musical adaptation Wicked are leading the pack this year, with 11 nominations going to each of them. Dune Part Two and the musical thriller Emilia Pérez follow close behind, with 10 nominations each. The winners will be revealed at the Critics Choice Awards gala hosted by Chelsea Handler, which will be broadcast live on E! on Sunday, January 12th, from 7:00 to 10:00pm Et / Pt. The gala is being held in the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The show will also be available to stream the next day on the Peacock streaming service. And by the way, JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray is one of the critics whose votes are being counted for this event!

Cca CEO Joey Berlin provided the following statement: “This year brought...

Conclave and Wicked lead the 30th Critics Choice Awards film nominations, with 11 nominations each, the Critics Choice Association announced today.

Dune: Part Two and Emilia Pérez follow closely behind with 10 nominations apiece, including Best Picture nominations for both films. Rounding out the Best Picture category are A Complete Unknown, Anora, The Brutalist, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing, and The Substance.

Conclave was nominated for Best Picture and Best Acting Ensemble, with Ralph Fiennes recognized in the Best Actor category and Isabella Rossellini up for Best Supporting Actress. Edward Berger was nominated for Best Director, while Peter Straughan earned a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay and Stéphane Fontaine nominated for Best Cinematography. Rounding out the nominations for Conclave were Suzie Davies for Best Production Design, Nick Emerson for Best Editing, Lisy Christl for Best Costume Design, and Volker Bertelmann for Best Score.

In addition to Best Picture, Wicked’s 11 nominations include Best Acting Ensemble,...

The film nominations for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards have been unveiled!

The awards show celebrates both TV shows and movies, with the TV nominations having been announced last week. So, we now have the full list of nominees!

Wicked and Conclave are the top 2 nominated films this year, both garnering 11 nominations.

The 2025 Critics Choice Awards will air on January 12, 2025. Chelsea Handler will return as the host.

Keep reading to find out more…

Scroll down to see all the movie nominations this year…

Movie Nominations:

Best Picture

A Complete Unknown

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actor

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig – Queer

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Hugh Grant – Heretic

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez

Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths

Angelina Jolie – Maria

Mikey Madison – Anora

Demi Moore...

The Critics Choice Association has revealed the film nominees for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards.

Conclave and Wicked lead this year’s nominees with 11 nods each, including for the top prize of best picture.

The Critics Choice Association last week announced nominations in its TV categories, with Shogun scoring a leading six nods.

The winners across film and TV categories will be revealed during the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler, which is set to take place on Jan. 12 at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar and will air live on E! from 7-10 p.m. Et/Pt, with the show moving to the NBCUniversal cable network from its previous home of The CW.

A complete list of this year’s film nominees follows.

Best Picture

A Complete Unknown

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

The Substance

Wicked

Best Actor

Adrien Brody...

“Conclave” and “Wicked” lead the tally for all movies for this year’s Critics Choice Awards nominations with 11 nods each.

The Cca, celebrating its 30th year, announced three of the top categories live on NBC’s “Today” which included the 10 movies in the running for best picture: “A Complete Unknown,” “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Conclave,” “Dune: Part Two,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Nickel Boys,” “Sing Sing,” “The Substance” and “Wicked.”

Among Hollywood’s biggest stars recognized for acting are Timothée Chalamet in best actor for his transformational turn as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s biopic “A Complete Unknown” and Mikey Madison’s breakout performance as a stripper who gets mixed with a Russian oligarch’s son in Sean Baker’s poignant dramedy “Anora.” The supporting actor and actress categories include Kieran Culkin from the heartwarming “A Real Pain” and Zoe Saldaña from the Spanish-language musical “Emilia Pérez.”

The Critics Choice Awards are...

The Critics Choice Association (Cca) has announced the first round of nominees for the film categories for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards with “Conclave” and “Wicked” leading the pack with 11 nominations each going into the ceremony happening Sunday, January 12, 2025 at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles.

The group’s picks for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress were announced by host Carson Daly on “Today” during the NBC morning show’s “Popstart” segment. While love for films like “The Brutalist” and “Emilia Pérez” were expected, with the films respective leads Adrien Brody and Karla Sofía Gascón being nominated as well, there were also some pleasant surprises like “The Substance” earning a Best Picture nod, and a Best Actress nod for Demi Moore. Fellow horror film “Heretic” also earned a Best Actor nomination for star Hugh Grant.

The Critics Choice Association also announced their 2025 TV nominees the previous week,...

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Colman Domingo in ‘Sing Sing’ (Photo Credit: A24)

The San Diego Film Critics Society selected Sing Sing as Best Picture of 2024, with the film also receiving Best Actor (Colman Domingo) and Best Adapted Screenplay awards. Wicked tied as the most-awarded film, earning Best Supporting Actress, Best Production Design, and Best Costume awards.

Dune: Part Two led the list of San Diego Film Critics Society nominees with 12 nominations and won two: Best Director and Best Sound Design. Anora and September 5 also took home two awards from the Southern California-based critics.

2024 San Diego Film Critics Winners

Best Picture

Winner – Sing Sing

Runner Up – Anora

Runner Up – Conclave

Best Director

Winner – Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two

Runner Up – Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing

Best Actor

Winner – Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Runner Up – Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Runner Up – Daniel Craig, Queer

Best Actress

Winner – Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths

Runner Up – Amy Adams,...

TIMOTHÉE Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Zendaya as Chani in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ (Photo by Niko Tavernise)

The San Diego Film Critics Society is known for marching to the beat of its own drum. Last year, the So. California group named Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret the Best Picture of 2024. And this year’s nominees break from other critics groups, with Dune: Part Two leading with 12 nominations. Conclave followed with nine, and Sing Sing and Wicked each earned eight.

Winners will be announced on Monday, December 9, 2024.

2024 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominees

Best Picture

Anora

Challengers

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Sing Sing

Best Director

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat, The Substance

Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two

Edward Berger, Conclave

Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing

Best Actor

Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Colman Domingo, Sing Sing

Daniel Craig, Queer

Ralph Fiennes,...

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