César (French Oscars) Awards 2023: Nominees and Top Winners–Full List

Louis Garrel’s heist comedy The Innocent and Dominik Moll’s thriller The Night of the 12th lead the nominations for the annual French film academy honors.

Oscar Directors: Spielberg Delivers Emotional Lifetime Achievement Speech–Wants to Beat Manuel de Oliveira’s Record, Who Directed at 106 (Berlin Fest 2023)

Spielberg, director of many blockbusters, delivered an energetic speech accepting the Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at the Berlin Film Festival. 

Oscar Directors: Spielberg, Golden Bear Honoree, Discusses his Past, Present and Future (Berlin Film Fest)

The Fabelmans multiple Oscar winning director recalled his own nervous teenager meeting with his lifelong hero, John Ford, as he was honored for his life’s work at the Berlin Film Festival with an honorary Golden Bear.

COVID 19 Chronicles: Evangeline Lilly about Fears and Risks in Joining “Bodily Sovereignty”

Evangeline Lilly said in interview with Esquire she was well aware she’d ignite controversy by posting photos on social media from an anti-vaccine mandates rally in Washington D.C. The “Lost” and Marvel star faced backlash in January 2022 after participating in the rally, in support of “bodily sovereignty.”

Hollywood 2023: Women of Color Hit 16-Year High in 2022!

The headline was ironic given the much-discussed shutout of Black women leads in this year’s Oscars race, as 16 percent of the 100 most popular movies last year starred women from a historically excluded race or ethnicity, outnumbering the number of movies led or co-led by men of color (14).