The first major festival of the 2024-2025 film calendar came to a close in Cannes at the weekend and if recent history is any indication, there may be one or two Oscar hopefuls amongst the festival's big winners. Three of the past four Palme d'Or winners have gone onto receive Best Picture nominations at the... Continue Reading →
The 96th Academy Awards have finally taken place and it was "Oppenheimer" that was the big winner. However, here at DanLovesFilm, I have my own awards to celebrate the films that I feel are more deserving in the above and below the line categories. Much like the Oscars, "Oppenheimer" had the most nominations going into... Continue Reading →
With only 3 weeks until the 96th Academy Awards, the actors in contention have had their final chance to win over the voters with their acceptance speeches at the 30th SAG Awards. The acceptances proved pivotal in 2023 as we saw the SAG winners perfectly align with the eventual Oscar winners. The winners from the... Continue Reading →
The "Oppenheimer" train appears unstoppable at this stage, with the 3-hour biopic continues to sweep the major prizes throughout award season. Christopher Nolan's epic walked home with 7 awards on the night including Picture, Director and Acting awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. further cemented itself as the one to beat at the... Continue Reading →
With less than a month left until the 96th Academy Awards on 10th March, award season has really started to take shape, with Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" establishing itself as the one to beat. Nolan and Universal will be hoping for repeat success at the upcoming BAFTA awards this Sunday to keep up their season long momentum.... Continue Reading →
Every year when award season comes round there is always public out cry when a number of highly regarded films and performances are overlooked by the major award bodies. Prime examples including Toni Collette and Amy Adams missing out on Oscar nominations for career best performances in "Hereditary" and "Arrival" respectively. With the 96th Academy... Continue Reading →
With only a matter of days before the Academy Awards announce their nominations for the upcoming 96th Oscars, the final televised precursor, BAFTA have announced theirs. Following these final lists of nominees, on top of the recently announced winners at the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice, we can now start to see who is likely... Continue Reading →
Only a couple of days before the Golden Globe Awards, kickstarting the televised award season precursors, BAFTA have revealed their longlists for all categories at the upcoming 77th British Academy Film Awards. Major award season contenders "Barbie", "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "Oppenheimer", lead the pack with 15 nominations each, equalling last years record... Continue Reading →
Just one month away from the Academy Award nominations, AMPAS have announced the shortlists for a handful of categories including: sound; score; international film; and Visual Effects. This will be an indicator as to what films may be appearing on voters ballots in a months time. There are anticipated inclusions for Oscar frontrunners: "Barbie", "Oppenheimer",... Continue Reading →
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