Critics Choice Awards 2023: Viola Davis exudes elegance in a shimmering Valentino dress

A commenter named Brad replied to an Oscar predictions piece I put up over the weekend and said: “There used to be a time when I anticipated the Oscar Nominations. But I feel that time has not been good to the Academy Awards and with so many awards ceremonies these days, the Oscars do not seem special like they once did.”

should be on the list as well. Here are the most glaring omissions from the from Viola Davis and Danielle Deadwyler to Mia Goth to Dolly De Leon.  seemed like a no-brainer nomination for best actress given her performance as General Nanisca of the Agojie in The Woman King.

Elvis scooped up eight Oscar nominations on Tuesday, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Austin Butler in the title role. The good news dovetailed neatly with the birthday of director Baz Luhrmann’s wife and producing partner Catherine Martin, and their wedding anniversary, and yet tragically, it also comes just two days after the pair attended the funeral service for Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie Presley.

A24’s multiverse-spanning Everything Everywhere All at Once scored a leading 11 Oscar nominations Tuesday, helping the indie to 17 noms, the most of any individual distributor this year. Netflix, behind its nine-nom juggernaut All Quiet on the Western Front, had a total of 14 in the feature-length categories and 16 overall.

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.

Andrea Riseborough’s late blooming word-of-mouth awards campaign for her title role in To Leslie has resulted in the British star’s first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, upending received wisdom about the direction of travel for this year’s race. Riseborough now joins Cate Blanchett, Ana de Armas, Michelle Williams and Michelle Yeoh to make up this year’s Oscar Best Actress list.

There were many lessons to take from the 95th Academy Award nominations. And publicists, studio executives, and personal publicists will spend the next few weeks wondering what went wrong and, more importantly, what went right.

The nominations for the 95thAcademy Awards were unveiled this morning, and while for some like Everything Everywhere All At Once, All Quiet On The Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin  the race to Oscar glory is on, there are some who never made it off the starting line.

The Woman King found her real-life Prince Charming! Viola Davis and Julius Tennon felt an instant spark when they met on the set of City of Angels.

The season of rambling acceptance speeches is at hand, prompting that nasty question: Why can’t award winners learn how to edit their gratitude? Or find an editor to help?

Netflix’s wartime epic All Quiet On The Western Front leads the 2023 BAFTA film awards with what new BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip described as an “extraordinary” haul of nominations across craft and performance categories.

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

Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed and M3gan star Allison Williams have been tapped to host the 2023 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, January 24.

The Critics Choice Awards aired Sunday night without much fanfare. The CW’s broadcast of the 28th annual ceremony drew just 900,000 viewers, according to early Nielsen numbers.

Britt Lower cut an angelic figure while hitting the red carpet for the 28th Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. The 37-year-old actress donned a low-cut, white blazer with a long cape cascading down her back. Her auburn hair was brushed down and off to the right in the front, and she added big pearl earrings to her ensemble.  Angelic: Britt Lower cut an angelic figure while hitting the red carpet for the 28th Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles on SundayThe plunging neckline showed off her chest, and the Severance star stopped to pose alongside several of the other attendees.  Patricia Arquette, Jen Tullock, Busy Philipps and Michelle Williams all stood alongside Lower at the big night of film and television. Arquette, 54, wore a short sleeve aquamarine dress with a long train that collected in a pool of fabric at her feet.  Long cape: The 37-year-old actress donned a low cut white blazer with a long cape cascading down her back Short hair: Her auburn hair was brushed down and off to the right in the front Pearls: She added big pearl earrings to her ensembleCritics' Choice Awards WINNERS 2023: AT A GLANCE  FILMBEST PICTURE: Everything Everywhere All at OnceBEST ACTOR: Brendan Fraser – The WhaleBEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett – TárBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at OnceBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverBEST DIRECTOR: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at OnceBEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at OnceBEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Sarah Polley – Women TalkingBEST COMEDY: Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryBEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio His

Zendaya won Best Actress in a Drama Series at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday. However, the 26-year-old Euphoria star was not in attendance to accept her award in person.Earlier this week, she won her first Golden Globe for Best Television Actress in the HBO series but skipped that ceremony too due to previous work commitments.

Just days after her Golden Globe win which brought The White Lotus creator Mike White to tears, Jennifer Coolidge has won yet another major award and delivered yet another memorable speech.The 61-year-od comeback queen won Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 2023 Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday evening.She beat out Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon), Carol Burnett (Better Call Saul), Julia Garner (Ozark), Audra McDonald (The Good Fight) and Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul) before delivering a memorable speech.

Is there a televised award that means less to people in Hollywood than a Golden Globe? The People’s Choice Award, sure, but that at least has fan voting behind it. The “and I’m telling you I’m not going” award is the Critics Choice Awards which barely kept its deal with The CW to air the 2023 proceedings.

Kate Hudson stunned in silver on the red carpet at the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday. The Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery star, 43, displayed a hint of sideboob in a halter-style gown with silver fringe and a tulle train. Her film Glass Onion was nominated for Best Picture and won in the categories of Best Acting Ensemble and Best Comedy.  Show-stopping: Kate Hudson, 43, stunned in silver on the red carpet at the Critics' Choice Awards on SundayFor the event, the Almost Famous star stunned in a floor-sweeping silver gown with a tulle train and silver fringe and details.