Charlize Theron, Renée Zellweger, António Banderas, Al Pacino, Laura Dern at 2019 Hollywood Film Awards
The awards ceremony, celebrating its 23rd anniversary as the official launch of the awards season, was hosted by actor and comedian Rob Riggle, and took place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. In its 23-year history, over 340 of the world’s biggest stars and filmmakers have been highlighted at the “Hollywood Film Awards” and more than 140 of the honorees have gone on to garner Oscar nominations and/or wins.


Charlize Theron to Receive Hollywood Career Award at 2019 Hollywood Film Awards
The Hollywood Film Awards announced today that Oscar-winning actress, producer, and activist Charlize Theron will receive the coveted “Hollywood Career Achievement Award” at the 23rd Annual “Hollywood Film Awards.”


António Banderas, Renée Zellweger, Al Pacino, Laura Dern Set for Honors at Hollywood Film Awards
The Hollywood Film Awards announced today that highly-acclaimed artists Antonio Banderas, Renée Zellweger, Al Pacino and Laura Dern will be honored at the 23rd Annual “Hollywood Film Awards.” Banderas will receive the “Hollywood Actor Award” for his poignant turn in Pedro Almodóvar’s 21st film, “Pain and Glory” and Zellweger will receive the “Hollywood Actress Award” for her powerful portrayal of the iconic Judy Garland in Rupert Goold’s “Judy.” Pacino will receive the “Hollywood Supporting Actor Award” for his brilliant depiction of the infamous Jimmy Hoffa in Martin Scorsese’s mob masterpiece “The Irishman,” and Dern will receive the “Hollywood Supporting Actress Award” for her commanding performance as a hard-hitting divorce attorney in Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story.”


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Box Office Report For December 6-8
Welcome back one and all to the weekly box office report! As is always the case, each and every Sunday you can expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week, Disney has once again continued raking in tons of money for their record breaking animated sequel Frozen II, mak ...
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A Final Crack At Golden Globe Predictions Before The Nominations
On Monday morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will chime in with the nominations for their annual Golden Globe Awards. The voters of the HFPA will select the films and performances worthy of Globe nominations, setting them up to be in a better position with the Academy Awards. As a precursor, the Globes have no crossover with ...
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Updated Oscar Predictions For Early December
Just a little over a month from now, the Academy Award nominations will be announced. Between now and then, the job will be to figure out what voters are thinking, and more importantly, what they’ll be doing. I’m talking to as many Academy members as possible (or at least the ones who will talk to me), while taking into accoun ...
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Adam Sandler Preparing To Crash The Best Actor Lineup And Other Early Precursor Musings
As Golden Globe nomination voting ends today, a number of precursors have started to chime in, beginning the first wave of buzz for Oscar hopefuls. Nothing that happened this week has set anything in stone, but perception could be beginning to form. Groups like the Gotham Awards, the National Board of Review, the Annie Awards, the New Yor ...
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New York Film Critics Circle Gives Top Prizes To “The Irishman,” The Safdie Brothers, And Quentin Tarantino
Moments ago, one of the bigger precursors of the critics stage of the awards season chimed in, as the New York Film Critics Circle announced their prizes for 2019. The winners at NYFCC each year are usually given a nice boost in the Oscar race, at least perception wise. This year will prove to be no exception, as the members of this group ...
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National Board Of Review Rewards “The Irishman” And Adam Sandler While “Marriage Story” Sweeps The Gothams
Earlier today, the National Board of Review (or NBR) chimed in as one of the early precursors, giving their picks for the best of 2019. In the weeks before Academy Award voters begin making their choices, wins here are an excellent feather in a film or performance’s cap. Today saw Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman take a nice ear ...
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“1917,” “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker,” And “Uncut Gems”: Films To See In December
Believe it or not, we’ve entered the month of December. Somehow, yesterday was December 1st. It’s crazy, right? We’re officially in the final month of the year. As such, the last crop of film releases will be hitting screens over the next few weeks. The movies coming out are a pretty eclectic mix of big budget titles and ...
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Box Office Report For November 29-December 1
Welcome back one and all to the weekly box office report! As is always the case, each and every Sunday you can expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week, buoyed by the Thanksgiving holiday (which I hope you all enjoyed), Disney continued taking in a ton of money for ...
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Can Netflix Score Three Best Picture Nominations This Year?
After coming up just short in the Best Picture race last year, getting a nomination for Roma but losing to Green Book, Netflix is on a quest to take the crown this time around. To that end, they’ve come out with a slate in 2019 that features multiple Academy Award contenders. In fact, they have four major Oscar hopefuls, with Dolemi ...
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