October 22, 2020 8:34pm PT by Scott Feinberg AFI Fest: 8 Contenders on 2020 Indies' Challenges and Rewards Riz Ahmed, Rachel Brosnahan, Winston Duke, Julia Garner, Vanessa Kirby, Elisabeth Moss, Carey Mulligan and Andy Samberg met virtually with THR's awards analyst.
October 14, 2020 5:00am PT by Scott Feinberg Oscars: The Season of the Documentary The Hollywood Reporter's awards columnist argues that, in this most unusual year, the number of outstanding doc features exceeds the quantity of outstanding narrative features.
October 12, 2020 4:39pm PT by Thomas Doherty When Moviegoers Started Watching Films From the Beginning (Guest Column) Of the many cinematic "firsts" credited to Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' 60 years ago, the change it brought to the ritual of American moviegoing may be the most consequential.
October 07, 2020 9:59pm PT by Scott Feinberg 'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Sen. Harry Reid ('The New West and the Politics of the Environment') Nevada's longest-serving and most influential U.S. Senator reflects on his odds-defying journey to D.C., key fights during his decades there and Trump, Biden, McConnell and more.
October 07, 2020 2:56pm PT by Scott Feinberg Oscars: Drive-In Screenings Will Now Count Towards Eligibility (Exclusive) Films that screen at drive-in theaters will need to show only once a day, as opposed to three times a day for films that screen elsewhere.
October 06, 2020 1:02pm PT by Scott Feinberg Pope Francis Documentary 'Francesco' Unveils Trailer (Exclusive) Featuring unprecedented access to Pope Francis, Evgeny Afineevsky's film is set to have its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Oct. 21 and its North American premiere at the Savannah Film Festival on Oct. 25.
October 05, 2020 12:00pm PT by Scott Feinberg 2021 AFI Awards Pushed Back to February The event, which usually takes place during the first week of January, will be held on Feb. 26, 2021.
October 01, 2020 8:00am PT by Scott Feinberg Chuck Todd Says "Oscar and Emmy Notice" Doc Shorts Shown at 'Meet the Press' Film Fest The Hollywood Reporter speaks with the 'Meet the Press' moderator and exclusively reveals the lineup for the fest's fourth edition, including 19 films and seven panels moderated by some of NBC News' biggest names.
September 30, 2020 8:07pm PT by Scott Feinberg Chuck Todd Says Chris Wallace Not to Blame for "Trainwreck" Presidential Debate Speaking to THR, the 'Meet the Press' anchor also opines about "the microphone cutoff idea," Bob Woodward's reluctance to vote and what he predicts will happen on Nov. 3.
September 30, 2020 12:00pm PT by Scott Feinberg Film Academy Awards Five Nicholl Fellowships The writer of each winning screenplay will receive a $35,000 prize.
September 30, 2020 10:00am PT by Scott Feinberg 2021 Producers Guild Awards Date Pushed Back, Will Go Virtual The 32nd PGA Awards will take place on Wednesday, March 24.
September 29, 2020 5:37pm PT by Scott Feinberg Film Academy Museum, Library Gifted Priceless Collection of Early Cinema Artifacts More than 9,000 objects from the Richard Balzer Collection, widely regarded as the world’s foremost collection of pre-cinematic optical toys and devices, have been donated by Balzer's widow.
September 29, 2020 11:04am PT by Scott Feinberg Film Independent's Spirit Awards Announce Expansion Into TV The 2021 ceremony has been dated for April 24 and will feature five new TV-specific categories.
September 28, 2020 2:22pm PT by 'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Charlie Kaufman ('I'm Thinking of Ending Things') The eccentric described by Roger Ebert as "the most creative screenwriter of his generation" reflects on abandoning acting for filmmaking, his creative process and why 12 years elapsed between his first and second live-action directing gigs.
September 28, 2020 1:57pm PT by Scott Feinberg 2021 Writers Guild Awards Moves to March The 73rd WGA Awards will take place on Sunday, March 21.
