By Matt Neglia
The Cesar Awards (France's Oscars) have announced their nominees for the best in film for 2017. The winners will be announced on Mach 2nd. Click below to see the nominations.
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By Deann Chiazzese
I saw 120 new releases in 2017 either in theaters or at home. As a result, I don’t have any predominant blindspots to note. However, I do want to mention my honorable mention: mother! Watching "mother!" was like watching mud get tracked in after mopping the floor. It was like working your booty off on a project at work and then having to turn it over to someone else to pick apart and do differently. It was like the twinge of frustration you feel when you just want to have a private conversation with someone you love and people won't leave you alone to finish your thought. Oh and did I mention, I dig this movie? Jennifer Lawrence also happens to give the best performance of her career in it. Ok. Now, with that out of the way, click below to see my Top 10 films of 2017. 
By Matt Neglia
The full length trailer for the breakout horror hit from this year's Sundance Film Festival "Hereditary" has landed online. It stars Toni Collette (Who's amazing in this movie), Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro (Who's unnerving as all hell) and Ann Dowd. Click below to see the trailer. 
By Matt Neglia
The full length trailer for director Duncan Jones' ("Warcraft" & "Moon") latest film "Mute" is now online. it stars Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd & Justin Theroux. Click below to see the trailer. 
By Will Mavity
Next Best Picture presents a special Slamdance edition of the Podcast. We interviewed Michael Gallagher, Director of "Funny Story," along with cast members Matthew Glave, Emily Rickards, and Jana Winternitz. "Funny Story" revolves around a washed up TV Star who attempts to make amends with his estranged daughter by coming to visit her and her friends for a weekend, and instead ends up ruining her life. The film was the Runner Up for the Slamdance "Beyond" Series Audience Award. Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, CastBox or you can have a listen down below. 
By Daniel Howat
It’s been a pretty great year for film all around, as you can tell from a highly unpredictable Oscars race. Below are my Top 10 Films of 2017. A few honorable mentions include “Brigsby Bear," “The Disaster Artist," “Stronger," “Phantom Thread," “The Post," “Wind River" and “Molly’s Game." Click below to see my Top 10 films of 2017. 
By Matt Neglia
The Art Directors Guild (ADG) have announced their winners for their 2017 awards. Click below to see the winners. 
By Matt Neglia
The London Film Critics Circle (LFCC) have announced their winners for the best in film for 2017. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri leads with 3 wins including Film Of The Year. Click below to see the winners. 
By Matt Neglia
Last year, when we handed out of our own awards for 2016, we released them in the form of weekly podcasts which went on for WAY too long. I vowed that this year we would do a more traditional announcement here on the blog and in one shot. These are the awards voted on by the staff over here at Next Best Picture which includes Will Mavity, Deann Chiazzese, Ryan C. Showers, Michael Schwartz, Daniel Howat, Tommy Barquinero, Josh Williams and Mike Vermette. There are 31 categories in total and the winners will be revealed a week from today, at which point we will also reveal YOUR nominations for the NBP Community Film Awards which were voted on by all of you over the last month. Without any further adeiu, click below to see our nominations representing the best in film for 2017. 
By Matt Neglia
For Episode 75, myself, Michael Schwartz, Will Mavity, Deann Chiazzese & Ryan C. Showers are all together to talk about our reactions to the Oscar Nominations and then myself, Will and Deann break off to discuss the films we saw at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Stay tuned for next week we will reveal the NBP Film Awards Nominations voted on by you the fans of Next Best Picture, as well as our staff awards as well. Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, CastBox or you can have a listen down below. 
By Matt Neglia
I literally just got off the plane from Sundance a little while ago and now, as we speak, the awards are being announced for this year's crop of films which played at the festival over in both Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. We already have a few film reviews posted on the site (Which you can find here) and we have a lot more to come in the next couple of days as Deann, Will and myself try to bring you everything from our experience at the world renowned festival. Click below to see the winners of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. 
By Matt Neglia
The ACE Eddie Awards were handed out late last night awarding the best in Film Editing for 2017. Click below to see the winners. 
By Daniel Howat
The day is finally here! After a long, contentious season, the nominees for the 90th Academy Awards were unveiled today. Up until a few short weeks ago, Best Picture was still wide open. Today’s nominations clarified things, but we still have many questions. Let’s take a look at snubs, surprises, and what was just as expected. 
By Matt Neglia
The day is here. The official 90th annual Oscar Nominations have been announced. Click below to see the nominations. 
By Matt Neglia
The Motion Picture of Sound Editors (MPSE) have announced their nominations for the best in Sound Editing for 2017 called the Golden Reel awards. Click below to see the winners. 
By Matt Neglia
You have heard myself, Will and Deann's Oscar Nomination Predictions on the latest episode of the podcast. But, Michael and Ryan, who unfortunately were unable to be on the show, were kind enough to share their predictions with me which I have included below for you to check out. Feel free to use our thoughts from the show and our picks for your own ballots. Enjoy the announcement tomorrow morning! It will surely be exciting. Click below to see Michael and Ryan's Oscar Nomination Predictions. 
By Matt Neglia
For Episode 74, myself, Deann Chiazzese & Will Mavity are coming to you LIVE for the first time ever from the 2018 Sundance Film Festival to bring you our final Oscar predictions before the nominations are announced. Apologies about the delay and the lack of editing on this episode but our schedules have been incredibly busy this week and we wanted to make sure you all had something to listen to. We hope you enjoy it. Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, CastBox or you can have a listen down below. 
By Matt Neglia
The 24th annual SAG Awards were held tonight and the winners for acting across the industry were selected in 15 categories across film and television. Click below to see the winners. 
By Matt Neglia
The Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) have announced their nomiantions representing the best in film for 2017. The winners will be announced on Sunday, February 11, 2018. Click below to see the nominees. 
By Matt Neglia
One of the most important guilds of the year, the Producers Guild Of America (PGA) have announced their winners for the best of 2017. Last year's winner was "La La Land" and the year before that was "The Big Short," both of Which are the only two since the preferential ballot has been introduced to not win Best Picture at the Oscars. Which film will won this year? Click below to see the winner. 
By Ryan C. Showers
This year’s Oscar race for Best Picture is beginning to resemble 2015’s, where “The Revenant,” “Spotlight,” and “The Big Short” duked it out for the top prize. Not one of these films checked off all the boxes to win, the precursor winners were split almost evenly, and an Oscar stat was broken (“Spotlight” won Best Picture with just one other win, Best Original Screenplay). This year, the three films at the front of the pack, allegedly, are “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” “The Shape of Water,” and “Lady Bird,” and the same three things are happening/could happen. Before the Academy used a preferential style of voting, it was easier to predict the Oscars based on which film was winning the precursors: Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild, and Directors Guild awards. But now, it’s changed, so when even a film democratically captures the most votes, it could still lose to a film that has the most consensus support – a film that everyone, at least, likes and was most likely placed in the number 2 or 3 slot in in a majority of voters ranked lists. 
By Josh Williams
It goes without saying that Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the greatest filmmakers working today and he has easily become one of the greatest of all time. No matter how you chose to refer to him, PTA, P.T. Anderson, or any number of other possible combinations, there is no doubt that the man is a downright genius. Recreating different time periods with palpable detail, creating character dramas that force us to reflect on our own personal lives, this director is fantastically unique in his cinematic approach. And his latest film, "Phantom Thread," is no different. With the nationwide release of "Phantom Thread" occurring this weekend we here at NBP have decided to rank his filmography. You can also go here to our weekly poll to tell us your favorite Paul Thomas Anderson film. So without further ado here is, Paul Thomas Anderson's entire filmography ranked! 
By Deann Chiazzese
Yesterday, in Part 1, we covered what would be new at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Now, on Part 2, we here at Next Best Picture are previewing our most anticipated films of Sundance 2018. Watch for our reviews of these films (From myself, Matt & Will) as well as many other titles showing during the film festival January 18-28th. We focused on feature-length US films that are either premiering or competing in the US Dramatic category. Although we look forward to catching some selections out of the World Premiere, Spotlight and Documentary categories, we are focusing on films with the potential to be strong players in the 2018 Oscar race. Films like “Death of Stalin," “You Were Never Really Here," “Foxtrot," and “The Rider” that have premiered at other festivals, may be part of our watches and reviews but are not part of this list. Lastly, releases such as “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” that already have January/February wide release dates scheduled, are not part of this list. The administration of Sundance takes a great deal of effort to minimize preliminary buzz as much as possible. What makes Sundance unique is that it is about the discovery of film and the titles that come out of nowhere and blow us away, like "The Big Sick," “Mudbound” and “Call Me By Your Name” in 2017. As a result, you stand the chance of seeing movies at Sundance that never even get a wide release and that is part of the adventure. Click below to see our Top 7 most anticipated films of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in no specific order. 
By Matt Neglia
The Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2017. Click below to see the winners. 
By Matt Neglia
The 24th annual SAG Awards are being held this Sunday and we are holding a contest to see who can get the most predictions correct. The tie-breaker shall be to correctly guess the Producer's Guild Award Winner (Which will be held Saturday) so all submissions are due before Saturday January 20th. Click below to see the team over at Next Best Picture's predictions and enter in your own. Good luck! |
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