Critics Choice Awards 2023: James Cameron joins wife Suzy Amis on red carpet

It looks like Calvin Harris could be Rihanna's special DJ guest at this weekend's Super Bowl - if the bookies are correct. The Scots DJ has been tipped to share the stage with the pop superstar.

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Glasgow has been named as the third most house-proud city in the UK over the last year, according to new research.

The 2023 Academy Award nominations were announced early on Tuesday morning.On the top of the list was Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Banshees of Inisherin, which swept many categories. Even Tom Cruise's film Top Gun: Maverick got plenty of love with five nods, though Cruise himself was not nominated for his acting. But several contenders were left off the list. Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie were not recognized for their work in the epic Hollywood movie Babylon.

In the wake of the breathtaking Avatar: The Way of Water soaring past the $2 billion global gross mark, the James Cameron-directed epic scored a best picture nomination, along with noms for production design, sound and visual effects. The snub of Cameron’s monumental achievement in the best director category continues the franchise’s complex relationship with Oscar.

On the heels of the success of Avatar: The Way Of Water, James Cameron now has the distinction of being the only director to helm three films to top $2 billion at the worldwide box office, according to TMZ.The long-awaited Avatar sequel topped the massive money milestone on Sunday, which comes just six weeks after its release, earning $2.024B at last check against a budget of between $350-460 million.Cameron's other two films in the illustrious list include the original Avatar (2009), which is number one of all-time, with $2.923B on a $237 million budget and Titanic (1997), after it raked in 2.195B against a budget of $200 million. History-making: James Cameron, 68, now has the distinction of being the only director in history with three films that have crossed $2 billion at the worldwide box officeAlong with Cameron's three epic films, only three others have passed the $2 billion benchmark, and all of them are from Disney.Coming in second on the all-time moneymaking list is Avengers: Endgame (2019), with $2.798B on a budget of $356-400 million.

Avatar: The Way of Water surpassed $2 billion globally at the box office in just six weeks, after earning acclaim for its innovations in visual effects technology.The milestone achievement makes the James Cameron-directed epic science fiction film 'the six highest-grossing films of all time,' according to Deadline.The highly-anticipated sequel was reportedly 'one of the most expensive films ever made, with a budget estimated at $350 million or more.'   Avatar: The Way of Water surpassed $2 billion globally at the box office in just six weeks, after earning acclaim for its innovations in visual effects technologyThe news comes after Cameron confirmed there will be Avatar sequels after saying that the latest film would definitely make the profit needed to continue the franchise. Earlier this month, the director, 68, quipped on HBO Max's Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? that he 'can't wiggle out' of creating the final two Avatar movies as his latest flick. 'It looks like with the momentum that the film has now that we’ll easily pass our break even in the next few days, so it looks like I can’t wiggle out of this and I’m gonna have to do these other sequels,' he said.  Impressive! The milestone achievement makes the James Cameron-directed epic science fiction film 'the six highest-grossing films of all time,' according to DeadlineThe director added: ‘I know what I’m going to be doing the next six or seven years.’ Previously, the filmmaker has made no secret of the astronomical costs of making the movie, describing it as 'very f***** expensive.' The director even said before the release of the third instalment that he would end the whole franchise early if audiences do not seem to 'give a s***'.

Join us, Insiders, for another look through the busy world of film and TV. Jesse Whittock from the TV team here taking you into the weekend.

Nominations for the 2023 BAFTA Film Awards have been unveiled. Scroll down for the full list.

Six months ago you would have got sky-high odds on the BAFTA nominations being dominated by a German-language film and movies by heavyweights Spielberg, James Cameron and Iñárritu only garnering a handful of nominations between them.

Suffice it to say that Avatar: The Way of Water commanded the Visual Effects Society’s attention. James Cameron box office-smash sequel scored a record 14 nominations for the 2023 VES Awards, which were announced today.

Avatar: The Way of Water is still smashing it at the box office nearing $2B worldwide and director James Cameron is already teasing the next installment in the film series.

James Cameron had to 'twist' Leonardo DiCaprio's arm to get him to star in Titanic.The 68-year-old director helmed the 1997 blockbuster that featured DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in the lead roles but revealed that he had to convince the former to appear in the film – which proved a monumental success – as he thought that the screenplay was 'boring'. 'He didn't want to do a leading man,' James told People magazine. 'I had to really twist his arm to be in the movie.

Three-time Oscar winner James Cameron gave his frequent onscreen muse Sigourney Weaver a kiss on the cheek during his handprints and footprints ceremony at Hollywood's historic TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday.The Manhattan-born 73-year-old famously scored her first Oscar nomination after the Canadian 68-year-old directed her in his 1986 cinematic classic Aliens before they collaborated together on five Avatar films.Sigourney (born Susan) dressed her statuesque 5ft10in figure in a pink pantsuit to speak at the event alongside her Avatar castmate Stephen Lang dressed in head-to-toe black attire. Displaying his sweet side! Three-time Oscar winner James Cameron gave his frequent onscreen muse Sigourney Weaver a kiss on the cheek during his handprints and footprints ceremony at Hollywood's historic TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday Iconic: The Manhattan-born 73-year-old (R) famously scored her first Oscar nomination after the Canadian 68-year-old (L) directed her in his 1986 cinematic classic Aliens before they collaborated together on five Avatar filmsWeaver wore minimal make-up and styled her brunette bob in side-parted waves for the industry event.James was honored at the red carpet ceremony alongside his frequent producer, Jon Landau, wearing a colorful button-up with grey pants and sneakers.The silver-haired moviemakers - who first worked together on Titanic in 1996 - signed their names before placing their hands in the wet cement for prosperity.Cameron and the New York-born 62-year-old then flashed their muddy palms just like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes stars Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell had done 70 years earlier on the same spot.

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After last night’s Golden Globe thing, we had only less than 12 hours to regroup and prepare for the real deal: First SAG nominations, and then DGA, the initial two major guild indicators of where the real sentiment may lie before Oscar voting begins tomorrow. With Producers Guild, often a very Oscar-predictive list as well, still to come also tomorrow the best barometers of where industry thinking is at the moment will be on the table.

“Avatar: The Way of Water” has only been out in theaters less than a full month, and the film has already earned well over $1.73 billion worldwide. It’s an astonishing number and a total that will likely well exceed $2 billion in just a matter of a couple of weeks.

James Cameron looked smitten with his fifth wife Suzy Amis as the pair hit the red carpet at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards on Tuesday.The Avatar director, 68, posed up with his actress wife, 61, who he met when he directed her as Lizzy Calvert in Titanic in 1996 - ahead of the iconic filmmaker's battle to scoop  two awards for Avatar: The Way of Water.Cameron looked dapper in a black suit with a blue tie, while Amis wore a chic white blazer.  Couple: James Cameron looked smitten with his fifth wife Suzy Amis as the pair hit the red carpet at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards on Tuesday Cameron told Laverne Cox on the red carpet that his wife tells him what to do at these events: 'She's the brains of the operation. She always just tells me what to say.'The pair have been married since 2000 and share one son and two daughters.

James Cameron ended 2022 with one hell of a bang. Despite people thinking his “Avatar” sequel, ‘The Way of Water,’ would be a bomb, the film was released and has been doing incredible business on its way to $2 billion+ at the global box office.