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Paul Mescal & Jessie Buckley Eye Lead Roles in Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet”

Nikoleta P — Wed, 03 May 2023 06:20:00 +0000

Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao is currently plotting her next film Hamnet, and this project is showing a lot of promise. The Oscar nominees Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are in talks to play lead roles in Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s hit novel.

O’Farrell’s bestselling historical fiction novel “charts the emotional, familial and artistic consequences of loss” by telling the story of William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet.

O’Farrell is adapting the script alongside Zhao, who’ll direct the film for Amblin Partners, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions, and Book of Shadows, while Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, and Sam Mendes serve as producers.

Paul Mescal’s star has been on the rise since he got his big break with Normal People, and he’s fresh off the success of his Oscar-nominated turn in Aftersun. He has several exciting projects coming up, including Ridley Scott’s highly-anticipated Gladiator sequel.

Jessie Buckley is best known for her Oscar-nominated turn in The Lost Daughter, and we’ve most recently seen her in Salah Polley’s Women Talking. She’ll next star alongside Riz Ahmed in the sci-fi romance Fingernails before reuniting with Olivia Colman in Wicked Little Letters.

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“Nomadland” Wins Big at a Scaled-Down Oscars Ceremony

Nikoleta P — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:10:52 +0000

After winning major awards left and right during this year’s awards season, Nomadland cemented its domination at the most anticipated ceremony of all—the Academy Awards. The poignant drama about life on the open road walked away with three Oscars—including best picture.

In addition to beating the likes of Mank, Minari, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 to win the biggest award of the night, Nomadland came out victorious in two more categories. Frances McDormand became one of seven people in history to win her third acting Oscar while Chloé Zhao became the second female filmmaker to walk away with the best director trophy.

Another historic moment came when Anthony Hopkins managed to beat the late Chadwick Boseman in the best actor category and become the oldest person to win this award. The supporting acting categories were much easier to predict and the awards went to the expected winners—Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah) and Youn Yuh-jung (Minari).

The list of major winners at the ceremony included Emerald Fennell (best original screenplay for Promising Young Woman), Thomas Vinterberg (best international film for Another Round), and Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller (best adapted screenplay for The Father). Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Sound of Metal, and Mank were amongst the movies with two awards, mostly in technical categories.

The 93rd Academy Awards were held on April 25th at Union Station and Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2021 ACADEMY AWARDS:

Best Picture
Nomadland

Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins – The Father

Best Actress
Frances McDormand – Nomadland

Best Supporting Actor
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah

Best Supporting Actress
Yuh-Jung Youn – Minari

Best Director

Chloé Zhao – Nomadland

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Father – Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller

Best Original Screenplay
Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell

Best International Feature Film
Another Round (Denmark)

Best Editing
Sound of Metal – Mikkel E. G. Nielsen

Best Cinematography
Mank – Erik Messerschmidt

Best Original Song
“Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah
Music by H.E.R. and Dernst Emile II; Lyric by H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas

Best Original Score
Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste

Best Sound
Sound of Metal
Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortés and Phillip Bladh

Best Production Design
Mank
Production Design: Donald Graham Burt; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale

Best Costume Design
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Ann Roth

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson

Best Visual Effects
Tenet
Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher

Best Documentary Feature
My Octopus Teacher

Best Documentary Short Subject
Colette

Best Animated Feature Film
Soul – Pete Docter and Dana Murray

Best Animated Short Film
If Anything Happens I Love You

Best Live Action Short Film
Two Distant Strangers

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“Nomadland” Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Awards

Greg H — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 19:41:00 +0000

The film festival season is in full swing, and one movie is winning every award in sight. After picking up the Golden Lion in Venice, Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, where it won the People’s Choice Award.

This critically acclaimed drama stars the two-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand and follows the adventures of a woman in her sixties who decides to embark on a journey through the American West after losing everything she has.

Nomadland received universal critical acclaim after its premiere in Venice, and it’s set to show at several more film festivals this fall, including the upcoming New York Film Festival. Its theatrical release date in North America is set for December 4th.

Regina King’s One Night in Miami and Tracey Deer’s Beans were also in the running for People’s Choice Award in Toronto. This year’s festival took place between September 10–21, and most films were available to critics on an online streaming platform.

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Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” Takes Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

Joan H — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 05:56:08 +0000

The Venice Film Festival, the first event held with a live audience since the COVID-19 outbreak, announced its top prize—the Golden Lion. The honor went to Nomeadland. The movie, directed by Chinese-born Chloé Zhao, follows a widow, played by Frances McDormand, living as a nomad after the 2008 financial crisis. Zhao, the first woman to ever win the top award in the festival, is set to direct Marvel’s Eternals.

“The winner had been chosen after healthy and robust deliberations by the jury members,” said actress Cate Blanchett, who was the head of the jury. “Good discussion is good discussion with a mask or not,” she said (referring to the face masks all festival attendants were required to wear).

Mexican director Michel Franco’s thriller New Order won the festival’s Grand Jury award. The best director award was given to Japan’s Kiyoshi Kurosawa for his historic drama Wife of a Spy. They both won the Silver Lions. A special Jury prize was awarded to Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky for Dear Comrades!, a film about the massacre of protesters in the USSR in 1962. Pierfrancesco Favino from Italy received the best actor award for Padrenostro and Vanessa Kirby won the best actress award for Pieces of a Woman.

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