By Matt Neglia
The 2017 USC Scripter Nominations honoring the best in Adapted Screenplays and their source material for 2017 have been announced. Click below to see the nominations.
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By Matt Neglia
The full length trailer for "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot" from Amazon Studios, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill and Rooney Mara (Directed by Gus Van Sant) has landed online. Click below to see the trailer. 
By Matt Neglia
The Visual Effects Society (VES) have announced their nominations representing the best in Visual Effects for 2017. The winners will be announced February 13th. Click below to see the nominations. 
By Deann Chiazzese
The first major film festival of 2018 is upon us... Beginning January 18th, the streets of the small-town Park City, UT will fill with media, stars and cinephiles alike. Matt Neglia, Will Mavity and myself look forward to bringing you as much content as possible live from the events. In the meantime, here is a quick rundown of current happenings related to the festival including some new things to look forward to. 
By Matt Neglia
The NAACP Image Awards Winners have been announced. Click below to see the list of winners for the films of 2017. 
By Matt Neglia
This week's new releases on home media includes a sequel to a sci-fi classic that some said bested the original, an original animated film that oozes with style, one of the worst films of the year disguised as a psychological thriller that is worth your times and a new addition to the Criterion Collection from legendary director Ken Loach. Click below to see our reviews of these films and be sure to help support Next Best Picture by purchasing these new films via our amazon links below! 
By Hans von Walter
On the morning Saturday, January 6th, I had the privilege of being able to attend the Academy Makeup branch’s annual nominations bake-off. It is here where the seven short-listed contenders for the Best Makeup & Hairstyling category at the Oscars are each given a chance to show off their stuff before being whittled down to three. Unlike the Visual Effects Bake-off, which was held later that evening, this event is not open to the public, so you need to know either someone who works for or is in the Academy in order to be able to attend. The format is largely similar to the VFX bake-off, with each film getting a short introduction provided by Academy moderators (At the VFX bake-off, the VFX artists themselves provide the intro), followed by a 10 minute reel highlighting the makeup work of the contending film, and finally wrapping up with a short Q&A with the makeup artists in contention. The presentation of the films is in alphabetical order. After the bake-off, the Makeup Branch is invited to select their picks for the nomination and submit their ballots before leaving (or remotely if they are watching through live-stream on the Academy website). Click below to read my thoughts from the evening. The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 73 - BAFTA, DGA Nominations & Critics Choice Winners1/14/2018 
By Matt Neglia
For Episode 73, myself, Deann Chiazzese, Will Mavity & Ryan C. Showers break down the BAFTA and other various guild nominations, the Critics Choice Award winners, this week's poll and more! 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. The Next Best Picture Podcast - Interview With The Writer/Director Of "Humor Me," Sam Hoffman1/14/2018 
By Daniel Howat
Yesterday, I posted my review of "Humor Me" on Next Best Picture. After seeing the film, I had the pleasure of speaking with the writer and director of that film, Sam Hoffman. Be sure to listen to our conversation down below. Thank you & please feel free to subscribe to the podcast on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, CastBox. 
By Matt Neglia
For this week's review, I am joined by Deann Chiazzese as we conduct our first film podcast review of 2018, "The Commuter" starring Liam Neeson. 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 Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2017. Click below to see the winners. 
By Matt Neglia
The Critics Choice Awards have announced their winners representing the best of the year in both film and television for 2017. Click below to see the list of winners. 
By Matt Neglia
The Directors Guild Of America (DGA) have announced their nominations representing the best in Directing for 2017. The winners will be announced February 3rd. Click below to see the nominations. 
By Matt Neglia
The full length trailer from Focus Features for the new film from Academy Award winning screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman ("Juno" and "Young Adult") titled "Tully" starring Charlize Theron has landed online. Click below to see the trailer. 
By Daniel Howat
We’ve gotten nearly all of our precursor nominations in the acting categories before the Oscar nominations land. With Critics’ Choice, Golden Globes, BAFTA, and SAG nominations in front of us, where does the race for an Oscar nomination stand? Let’s take this one category at a time. 
By Matt Neglia
Alexandre Desplat is one of the hardest working and most acclaimed film composers working today. Winning an Oscar for his work on "The Grand Budapest Hotel" in 2014, his most recent work on "The Shape Of Water" has earned him Critics Choice, BAFTA nominations and a Golden Globe win for Best Original Score. Alexandre was gracious enough to give me 10 minutes of his time while he was traveling back to Paris to talk about his work on Guillermo del Toro's latest on the Next Best Picture Podcast. Be sure to listen to our chat down below. Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, CastBox. 
By Matt Neglia
For this week's review, I am joined by Will Mavity and the newest member of Next Best Picture, Fiona Underhill. Together, the three of us review Paul Thomas Anderson's newest film "Phantom Thread" starring Daniel Day-Lewis (In quite possibly his last on-screen role), newcomer Vicky Kris and Lesley Manville. 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 GALECA, the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, have announced their nominations for the 2017 Dorian Awards representing the best in film and LGBTQ representation on film and television for 2017. The winners will be announced January 31st. Click below to see the nominations. 
By Matt Neglia
The full length trailer for the A24/DIRECTV Sundance Film, "The Vanishing Of Sidney Hall" starring Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Michelle Monaghan, Kyle Chandler & Nathan Lane has landed online. Click below to see the trailer. 
By Ryan C. Showers
Back in October, Next Best Picture EIC Matt Neglia went on record presenting a theory showing that, at that point, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” was a smart pick when predicting the Best Picture win. Before it was even released theatrically, it had components that would shape into a favorable Oscar narrative: appropriate festival respect with its TIFF Audience Award win; realistic projection of other wins in Lead Actress, Supporting Actor, and Original Screenplay to accompany its Picture win; popular support from critics and audiences; and its social and cultural relevance. 
By Matt Neglia
The Costume Designers Guild (CDG) have announced their nominations representing the best in Costume Design for 2017. The winners will be announced February 20th. Click below to see the nominations. 
By Matt Neglia
The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) have announced their nominations representing the best in Sound Mixing for 2017. The winners will be announced February 24th. Click below to see the nominations. 
By Will Mavity
This past weekend, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted its annual Visual Effects “Bake-Off” in order to determine the 5 nominees for Best Visual Effects. As per the Visual Effects Branch’s rules, at a Bake-Off, 10 pre-selected films screen 10-minute reels showcasing the effects work on display in each film, followed by short Q & A’s with the VFX crews discussing some of the most difficult aspects involved in creating the film’s effects work. Following the presentations, the Academy voters present to fill out ballots ranking the VFX work on display, thus choosing the 5 nominees. Click below to read more about my first-hand experience at the 2018 VFX bake-off 
By Matt Neglia
The American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) have announced their nominations representing the best in cinematography for 2017. The winners will be announced February 17th. Click below to see the nominations. 
By Matt Neglia
The Alliance Of Women Film Journalists have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2017. Click below to see the winners in their competitive, gender specific and special awards categories. |
BEST PICTURE Parasite (30) - AACTA, AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BOFCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, GALECA, GFCA, HFCS, LAFCA, LEJA, LFCC, NCFCA, NSFC, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PCC, SAG, SEFCA, SFCS, TFCA, UFCA, VFCC, WAFCA Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (10) - CCA, GG, HFCS, IFCA, IPA, LVFCS, NDFS, OFCC, SFBAFCC, StLFCA 1917 (8) - BAFTA, DFCS, DFWFCA, GG, HCA, KCFCC, MCFCA, PGA The Irishman (5) - AARP, NBR, NTFCA, NYFCC, SDFCS Marriage Story (5) - DFCC, GWNYFCA, IFJA, IFP, NFCS Knives Out (2) - CIC, PFCC Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2) - FFCC, WFCC Dolemite Is My Name - BFCC The Farewell - SPIRIT Ford v Ferrari - IPA For Sama - BIFA Harriet - WFCC Joker - PFCS Little Women - BSFC Us - AAFCA BEST DIRECTOR Bong Joon-ho (30) - AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BOFCA, BSFC, CCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, GALECA, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HFCS, IFJA, LAFCA, LEJA, LFCC, NCFCA, NDFS, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PCC, SFBAFCC, SFCS, TFCA, VFCC, WAFCA Sam Mendes (11) - BAFTA, CCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, DGA, GG, KCFCC, MCFCA, NTFCA, PFCS, UFCA Martin Scorsese (7) - AARP, BFCC, DFCC, DFCS, OFCC, PFCC, SEFCA Quentin Tarantino (6) - AACTA, HFCS, IFCA, LVFCS, NBR, StLFCA Josh & Benny Safdie (3) - NYFCC, SDFCS, SPIRIT Noah Baumbach (2) - HCA, NFCS Greta Gerwig (2) - CIC, NSFC Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre - IFP Kassi Lemmons - BFCC James Mangold - IPA Jordan Peele - AAFCA Celine Sciamma - FFCC Olivia Wilde - HCA Waad al-Kateab & Edward Watts - BIFA BEST ACTOR Adam Driver (31) - AACTA, AFCC, AWFJ, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCC, DFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HFCS, IFJA, IFP, KCFCC, NCFCA, NFCS, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, PCC, PFCC, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, TFCA, UFCA, VFCC, WAFCA, WFCC Joaquin Phoenix (17) - BAFTA, CCA, DFCS, GG, HCA, HFCS, IFCA, LEJA, LFCC, MCFCA, NDFS, NTFCA, NYFCO, OSCAR, PFCS, SAG, SDFCS Adam Sandler (9) - AARP, AFCA, BOFCA, BSFC, LVFCS, NBR, OFCC, SPIRIT, StLFCA Antonio Banderas (6) - EFA, GALECA, LAFCA, NSFC, NYFCC, SFBAFCC Taron Egerton (2) - GG, IPA Eddie Murphy (2) - AAFCA, BFCC Christian Bale - IPA Josh O'Connor - BIFA BEST ACTRESS Lupita Nyong'o (28) - AFCA, AAFCA, AWFJ, BFCC, BOFCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, FFCC, GFCA, HCA, IFJA, KCFCC, LAFCA, MCFCA, NCFCA, NYFCC, NYFCO, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PCC, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, SFCS, TFCA, WAFCA, WFCC Renée Zellweger (17) - AARP, AFCC, BAFTA, BIFA, CCA, GALECA, GG, HFCS, IFCA, LFCC, LVFCS, NBR, OSCAR, PFCS, SAG, SEFCA, SPIRIT Scarlett Johansson (12) - DFCC, DFCS, DFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, GWNYFCA, IPA, NFCS, OAFCC, StLFCA, UFCA, VFCC Awkwafina (5) - GG, HFCS, IFP, IPA, LEJA Mary Kay Place (2) - LAFCA, NSFC Saoirse Ronan (2) - AACTA, BSFC Charlize Theron (2) - NFCS, NTFCA Cynthia Erivo - WFCC Florence Pugh - NDFS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Brad Pitt (36) - AACTA, AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BAFTA, BFCC, BOFCA, BSFC, CCA, CFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, GG, HFCS, HFCS, IFCA, LEJA, MCFCA, NBR, NCFCA, NSFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PFCC, PFCS, SAG, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, StLFCA, TFCA, VFCC, WAFCA Joe Pesci (13) - DFCS, FFCC, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, KCFCC, LFCC, NFCS, NYFCC, NYFCO, PFCC, SDFCS, UFCA Willem Dafoe (7) - COFCA, IFJA, IPA, LVFCS, NDFS, SFCS, SPIRIT Song Kang-ho (4) - CIC, GALECA, LAFCA, PCC Tom Hanks (2) - AARP, NTFCA Jamie Foxx - AAFCA Shia LaBeouf - OAFCC Hugh Laurie - BIFA BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Laura Dern (23) - AARP, AFCC, BAFTA, BSFC, CCA, DFCS, DFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, GG, HFCS, IFCA, LFCC, NDFS, NSFC, NYFCC, NYFCO, OSCAR, PFCS, SAG, SEFCA, TFCA, VFCC Jennifer Lopez (15) - AFCA, GALECA, HCA, IFJA, IPA, LAFCA, LEJA, NFCS, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, WAFCA Florence Pugh (11) - AWFJ, BOFCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFCS, GFCA, GWNYFCA, LAFCA, MCFCA, NCFCA, UFCA Zhao Shuzhen (5) - CIC, HFCS, NTFCA, SDFCS, SPIRIT Da'Vine Joy Randolph (3) - AAFCA, BFCC, KCFCC Margot Robbie (3) - AACTA, LVFCS, StLFCA Kathy Bates - NBR Ruthxjiah Bellenea - BIFA Thomasin McKenzie - PCC BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Little Women (17) - AFCA, AWFJ, BOFCA, CCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, FFCC, IFJA, KCFCC, LEJA, NCFCA, OFTA, UFCA, USC, WAFCA, WFCC The Irishman (10) - BFCC, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HFCS, NBR, OFCC, OFCS, SEFCA, StLFCA, TFCA Jojo Rabbit (9) - AACTA, BAFTA, HCA, NFCS, OAFFC, OSCAR, PFCS, SFBAFCC, WGA Joker - IPA Luce - SDFCS The Personal History Of David Copperfield - BIFA The Two Popes - LVFCS BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Parasite (23) - AFCA, AAFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BAFTA, CFCA, COFCA, GALECA, GFCA, HCA, LEJA, MCFCA, NCFCA, NSFC, NYFCO, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, UFCA, WGA Marriage Story (16) - AARP, DFCC, DFCS, DFWFCA, GWNYFCA, IFJA, IFP, IPA, LAFCA, LFCC, OAFFC, SDFCS, SPIRIT, StLFCA, VFCC, WAFCA Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (10) - BOFCA, BSFC, CCA, GG, HFCS, LVFCS, NDFS, NFCS, NYFCC, StLFCA Knives Out (8) - CIC, DFCS, HFCS, KCFCC, OFCC, PCC, PFCC, PFCS Uncut Gems (2) - FFCC, NBR Portrait Of A Lady On Fire - EFA Queen & Slim - BFCC BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 1917 (37) - AFCA, AFCC, ASC, AWFJ, BAFTA, BFCC, CCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFWFCA, FFCC, GFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IPA, KCFCC, LEJA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NCFCA, NFCS, NTFCA, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PCC, PFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, UFCA, WAFCA Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (5) - BSFC, GWNYFCA, LAFCA, NSFC, NYFCC The Lighthouse (4) - NDFS, PFCC, SDFCS, SPIRIT Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2) - BOFCA, OFCC Ad Astra - DFCC Beats - BIFA BEST COSTUME DESIGN Dolemite Is My Name (8) - CCA, CIC, IPA, LEJA, LVFCS, OFTA, SDFCS, SFCS Little Women (3) - BAFTA, CFCA, OSCAR Rocketman (3) - HCA, HFCS, PFCS Jojo Rabbit - CDGA Knives Out - CDGA Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil - CDGA The Personal History Of David Copperfield - BIFA BEST FILM EDITING Ford v Ferrari (7) - BAFTA, IPA, LVFCS, OSCAR, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, WAFCA 1917 (5) - CCA, CIC, HCA, MCFCA, PFCS The Irishman (4) - AWFJ, BOFCA, BSFC, CFCA Parasite (4) - ACE, LEJA, OFCS, OFTA Uncut Gems (4) - AFCA, GWNYFCA, SFCS, SPIRIT Apollo 11 (3) - ACE, LAFCA, UFCA Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2) - HFCS, StLFCA For Sama - BIFA Jojo Rabbit - ACE Knives Out - COFCA The Lighthouse - NDFS Toy Story 4 - ACE BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING Bombshell (8) - BAFTA, CCA, CIC, HCA, LEJA, MUAHS, OFTA, OSCAR Joker (2) - HFCS, MUAHS Downton Abbey - MUAHS The Personal History Of David Copperfield - BIFA BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Joker (12) - BAFTA, CCA, DFCS, GFCA, GG, HCA, HFCS, IPA, LVFCS, NDFS, OSCAR, PCC 1917 (10) - AFCA, AFCC, DFWFCA, HFCS, IFCA, LEJA, MCFCA, OFTA, PFCS, StLFCA Us (5) - CIC, COFCA, IFJA, OFCS, WAFCA Uncut Gems (4) - BOFCA, FFCC, OFCC, SFCS Little Women (2) - BSFC, CFCA Apollo 11 - UFCA I Lost My Body - LAFCA The Last Black Man In San Francisco - SFBAFCC Marriage Story - GWNYFCA BEST ORIGINAL SONG Rocketman (8) - CCA, GG, HFCS, IPA, LEJA, MCFCA, OFTA, OSCAR Wild Rose (7) - BIFA, CCA, DFCS, GFCA, HCA, HFCS, NDFS Always Be My Maybe - CIC Frozen II - PFCS Harriet - LVFCS Toy Story 4 - IFCA BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (14) - ADG, CCA, CFCA, FFCC, LAFCA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NDFS, NFCS, OSCAR, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, WAFCA 1917 (5) - BAFTA, GFCA, LEJA, PFCS, SDFCS Parasite (3) - ADG, HFCS, OFTA Avengers: Endgame - ADG Knives Out - CIC Motherless Brooklyn - IPA The Personal History Of David Copperfield - BIFA BEST SOUND EDITING 1917 (5) - BAFTA, LEJA, MCFCA, MPSE, OFTA Ford v Ferrari (4) - HFCS, IPA, MPSE, OSCAR BEST SOUND MIXING 1917 (5) - BAFTA, LEJA, MCFCA, OFTA, OSCAR Ford v Ferrari (3) - CAS, HFCS, IPA Beats - BIFA Toy Story 4 - CAS BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Avengers: Endgame (9) - CCA, HCA, LEJA, LVFCS, NCFCA, NFCS, OFTA, PFCS, StLFCA 1917 (5) - BAFTA, CIC, DFCS, HFCS, OSCAR Ad Astra (3) - CFCA, SDFCS, SFCS Alita: Battle Angel (3) - FFCC, HFCS, IPA The Irishman - VES The Lion King - VES BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Toy Story 4 (32) - AFCC, BOFCA, CCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFCS, DFCS, DFWFCA, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFCA, KCFCC, LEJA, MCFCA, NCFCA, NFCS, NTFCA, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, StLFCA, WAFCA I Lost My Body (13) - AFCA, AWFJ, BFCC, BSFC, CIC, FFCC, LAFCA, NDFS, NYFCC, NYFCO, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, UFCA Missing Link (3) - GG, LVFCS, TFCA Klaus (2) - ANNIE, BAFTA How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2) - IFJA, NBR Abominable - AAFCA The Lion King - IPA BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM Parasite (49) - AFCA, AAFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BAFTA, BFCC, BIFA, BOFCA, BSFC, CCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, GALECA, GFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFJA, KCFCC, LEJA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NBR, NCFCA, NDFS, NTFCA, NYFCC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, SPIRIT, StLFCA, TFCA, UFCA, VFCC, WAFCA Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (4) - FFCC, LFCC, NYFCO, WFCC Pain and Glory (2) - AARP, LAFCA Truth and Justice - IPA BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Apollo 11 (36) - AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BOFCA, CCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCC, DFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFCA, KCFCC, LVFCS, MCFCA, NCFCA, NFCS, NTFCA, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, PCC, PFCC, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, UFCA, WAFCA Honeyland (7) - BSFC, DFCS, GALECA, NDFS, NSFC, NYFCC, VFCC American Factory (6) - IFP, LAFCA, OFCC, OSCAR, SPIRIT, TFCA For Sama (6) - BAFTA, BIFA, EFA, IDA, IFJA, LFCC One Child Nation (2) - PFCS, SDFCS 63 Up - IPA Amazing Grace - KCFCC The Black Godfather - AAFCA Knock Down The House - LEJA Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice - AARP Maiden - NBR Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am - BFCC AuthorsNicole Ackman Archives
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