On the Industry

HOLLYWOOD—So in recent weeks we have discussed our predictions for Oscar when it comes to Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress. This week we tackle the category for Best Actor which in my opinion is another race where the victor could be any of the five nominees. Those contenders include Austin Butler “Elvis,” Colin Farrell “The...

HOLLYWOOD—We’re about 5 weeks away from what I like to call the end of Awards Season with the Academy Awards or as many of us call it: The Oscars! It is the pinnacle of awards people being it is perhaps the biggest accolade you can receive in the entertainment industry. Over the next few weeks, we’re going to look...

LOS ANGELES—The only question I had going into Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 5, is rather I would be bored for 4 hours or would it be an actual entertaining ceremony people? I was entertained for about 2 hours, then things started to drag near the end. The ceremony kicked off with multiple nominee Bad Bunny with an exceptional...

HOLLYWOOD—So we’ve chatted about the contenders for Best Supporting Actor and who is likely to walk away with Oscar in that category. It is now time for us to focus on Best Supporting Actress. This category similar to Best Supporting Actor seems to have its front-runner who has been racking up prizes all awards season. We’ll talk more about Angela...

UNITED STATES—I already wrote a column earlier in the week about the 2023 Oscar nominations that had plenty of people buzzing. There is so much talk about actors, directors, writers and actresses who have been snubbed. Look, snubs happen year after year and it should not be a shock to people in the entertainment region. I mean, I can...

BEVERLY HILLS—Who received good news? Who was snubbed? What were the surprises? Those are all the conversations being had after the nominees for the 2023 Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday, January 24 by actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams. The movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led all contenders with a total of 11 nominations including Best Picture. Followed...

HOLLYWOOD—It might be awards season, but being nominated is not always a good thing, especially if you’re nominated for a Razzie Award. The contenders for the 2023 Razzie Awards, the worst in cinema were revealed on Monday, January 23 with the drama “Blonde” starring Ana de Armas leading all contenders with 8 nominations including Worst Picture. Followed behind was...

HOLLYWOOD—We are less than 5 days away from the nomination for the 2023 Academy Awards, but on Thursday, January 19, the nominees for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts were revealed with “All Quiet on the Western Front” leading all contenders with 14 nominations including Best Film. It matches the 14 nominations received by “The King’s Speech”...

HOLLYWOOD—Some might be asking how much weight the Critic’s Choice Awards which were held on Sunday, January 15, have on awards season. In all honesty, not much as there is no overlap with the critics and members of the Academy Awards. I mean when the CCA ceremony is as long as the Golden Globes that is already a question...

HOLLYWOOD—Now we are getting into the thick of awards season. Why? The Screen Actors Guild Awards are a predictor of where things could be headed when the Academy Awards contenders are announced in February. I was quite surprised that the SAG Awards nominees were announced a bit later. It seems ever since COVID-19 and the Academy Awards pushing back...