The Hollywood Reporter's awards columnist updates his assessment of 13 key categories.

Some Oscar hopefuls — Ethan Hawke ('First Reformed'), Viola Davis ('Widows') — have been written off after they were omitted from both lists, while others — Melissa McCarthy ('Can You Ever Forgive Me?'), Adam Driver ('BlacKkKlansman') — are being discussed as slam-dunks after being included on both. The Hollywood Reporter's awards columnist explains why such conclusions are premature.

The 44-year-old will be feted at the fest's annual awards gala on Jan. 3.

Listen to the in-depth conversations with actors and actresses of the big and small screens, from A (as in Mahershala Ali) to Z (or at least W, as in Henry Winkler).

Two of the year's most critically acclaimed films — which also happen to be colorless — are attempting to make history by earning nominations for cinematography and, maybe, best picture.

Voting to determine Oscar shortlists in nine categories closes at 5 p.m. PST today.

Yalitza Aparicio, Sam Elliott, Claire Foy, Richard E. Grant, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie and Steven Yeun will also be honored on Feb. 5.

The Golden Globe nominations elevate some (noms leader 'Vice'), while others are left in the dust ('Widows' and 'The Front Runner' are MIA).

THR's awards columnist tries to make sense of the picks of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, of which he is a member.

The Hollywood Reporter's awards columnist assesses 13 categories.

Conroy, who is portrayed by Jamie Dornan in Matthew Heineman's film about the war correspondent Marie Colvin, says of Pike's Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of his late friend, "Rosamund inherited Marie's body and spirit, catching her ever so human traits of frailty and self-doubt, her ruthless determination to bear witness and act as a conduit for the voiceless, to a world often unprepared to listen."

The director touts his film's ensemble, including lead actress Yalitza Aparicio, a 24-year-old newcomer, and supporting actress Marina de Tavira, a stage and screen vet.