More from Scott Feinberg
Podcast: Jon Batiste on Oscar-Nominated Song “It Never Went Away,” ‘American Symphony’ Oscar Snub and Grammys
Jon Batiste, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, which was recorded in front of an audience of film students at Chapman University, is a singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and actor. At just 37, he has already won five Grammys — including, in 2022, album of the year, for […]
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Feinberg Spotlight: Contenders’ (First) Big Moment of Truth Arrives
Best Picture Anatomy of a Fall Seven BAFTA noms (including best film, director and actress) presaged five Oscar noms (including those same three), a formidable showing for the film. France must regret not submitting it for the international feature Oscar; The Taste of Things wasn’t nominated. The Color Purple Despite producer Oprah Winfrey’s best efforts […]
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Santa Barbara Film Fest: ‘Holdovers’ Oscar Nominee Paul Giamatti Tapped for Cinema Vanguard Award (Exclusive)
Paul Giamatti, the veteran character actor who is currently generating considerable best actor Oscar buzz for his performance in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers — for his portrayal of a curmudgeonly boarding school teacher, he won best actor National Board of Review, Critics Choice and Golden Globe awards en route to his pending SAG, BAFTA and […]
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‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Annette Bening on Oscar-Nominated Turn in ‘Nyad,’ Warren Beatty and 25 Years Since ‘American Beauty’
Annette Bening, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is one of the most talented and admired actresses of her generation. Vanity Fair has called her “a leading lady from the old school,” who “epitomizes the wit and glamour of modern Hollywood.” The Los Angeles Times has said she “brings […]
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Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s First Post-Nominations Read of All 23 Oscar Categories
PLEASE NOTE: This forecast, assembled by Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor of awards coverage, reflects Scott’s best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these projections by drawing upon conversations with voters and other industry insiders, analysis of marketing […]
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Listen to ‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast Episodes With 21 Oscar Nominees, From Annette Bening to Martin Scorsese
Twenty-one guests of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast are up for Oscars on March 10. All of the guests’ interviews can be found below with links to listen to their episodes. Every Awards Chatter podcast can also be found here, where fans can subscribe to the podcast, for free, providing them with access to […]
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Oscar Noms Analysis: ‘Oppenheimer’ Dominates, But ‘Barbie’ Snubs Could Jolt the Race
Three films scored a double-digit number of Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning — Universal’s Oppenheimer (13, one shy of the all-time record shared by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land), Searchlight’s Poor Things (11) and Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moon (10) — a rare feat. But for many, those impressive showings were overshadowed […]
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HCA Disputes Allegations of Influence Peddling As Questionable Communication Comes to Light (Exclusive)
On Tuesday, the board of the Critics Choice Association notified the roughly 63 members of its approximately 600-member organization who were also members of the Hollywood Creative Alliance that they would have to pick one group or the other. The CCA’s board said that it had concluded this step was necessary because it had uncovered […]
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Feinberg Forecast: Scott’s Final Projections for the 96th Oscar Nominations
PLEASE NOTE: This forecast, assembled by Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor of awards coverage, reflects Scott’s best attempt to predict the behavior of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, not his personal preferences. He arrives at these projections by drawing upon conversations with voters and other industry insiders, analysis of marketing […]
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Sony Renames Music Building After John Williams as Hollywood Legends Turn Out to Pay Tribute
On Thursday afternoon, the history-filled Sony lot in Culver City — which was the MGM lot during Hollywood’s Golden Age, home to “more stars than there are in heaven” — welcomed film composer John Williams, after whom the studio’s musical building was being renamed. Williams, 91, who is best known for the scores of Star Wars and […]
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USC Scripter Awards: ‘Origin’ Among Five Nominees for Best Film Adaptation
Origin, a film with a script by Ava DuVernay that was inspired by Isabel Wilkerson’s bestselling book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, broke through with a nomination for the USC Scripter Award for best film adaptation, the USC Libraries revealed on Wednesday. Origin will compete for the honor against four higher-profile Oscar contenders: American […]
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Critics in Crisis: CCA Demands Members Who Also Belong to HCA Pick One or Other Amid New Allegations of HCA Misconduct (Exclusive)
Just days after the most recent awards ceremonies held by the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association and before that the LA Online Film Critics Society) and the Critics Choice Association (formerly the Broadcast Film Critics Association), The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the board of the CCA has notified CCA members who […]
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