Oscar 2016: Alex Garland Wins Best Director of First Feature for Ex Machina from the DGA

Alex Garland has won the Best Director for first feature for the erocticaly charged sci-fi Ex Machina at the Directors Guild of America Awards, voted by about 16,000 members.

Sundance Film Fest 2016: Awards in All Categories

The Birth of a Nation won both of the event’s top honors, the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award.

Sundance Film Fest 2016: Diversity Remains the Key Word

“Diversity is a word I operate from. If you’re independent-minded, you’re going to do things different than the common form: That’s something we’re genuinely proud of– how we show diversity–because it’s tied to the fundamental word of ‘independent–Robert Redford

Oscar 2016: Women and Minorities Highlight the Cesar Awards Nominations

Ergüven is the only female director nominated at the Oscars for a narrative feature, Mustang.

Oscar 2016: Michael Caine on the Oscars and Black Actors

Two-time Oscar winner Michael Caine says black actors should be “patient” for Oscar nominations, and that he would not vote for a black actor solely based on their race.