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Cate Blanchett has now been nominated for Oscars eight times, the eighth being her latest film Tár. But now, half a year since its debut in early September at the Venice Film Festival where she won Best Actress, she tells me she is still trying to come to…

Hong Chau’s time has come. She was just in London over the weekend celebrating her supporting actress nomination for The Whale at the BAFTA Film Awards. And in about two and a half weeks she will be sitting in a prime seat at the 95th Academy Awards where…

Ke Huy Quan just may have the most inspirational story of any 2022 Oscar nominee. After starting out with significant roles in two ’80s classics — as Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Data in The Goonies — his acting career came to a…

Colin Farrell is having a hell of a year already, having earned his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor as Padraic in The Banshees of Inisherin for which he is also nominated for two SAG Awards, a BAFTA, won his second Golden Globe, the Volpi Cup at Venice…

With nominations and awards coming in at a furious clip for his remarkable performance as the 600 pound teacher, Charlie, in Darren Aronofsky’s film adaptation of writer Sam Hunter’s play, The Whale, there is reason to believe this film, almost certain to…

Bill Nighy is one of those actors who seem to be memorable in just about any role, and any time they turn up on screen. His current role of Mr. Williams in the Sony Pictures Classics release Living has brought him to the forefront of the awards season…

Elvis Presley never got an Oscar nomination, but the man who plays him in Baz Luhrmann’s hit movie, Elvis is almost certain to land in the Best Actor race this year for a performance that has won high praise, none higher or more important though than from…

Angela Bassett is having a great week. She has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress at both the Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globes for her role as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. It only adds to the buzz that she will also…

Jessie Buckley was nominated Wednesday for a SAG Award as part of the ensemble of Sarah Polley’s extraordinary film Women Talking. She is also up for two Critics Choice Awards on Sunday for the same film including for Best Supporting Actress. She recently…

Adam Sandler may be best known for his comedic roles, but the star increasingly is winning praise and awards buzz for his dramatic work. With Hustle, he has found the perfect storm for his talents in playing a veteran scout for a basketball team who aspires…

Tilda Swinton takes on two roles in her latest film, The Eternal Daughter in which she plays both daughter and mother with the kind of remarkable effectiveness and invention the world has grown to expect from one of the globes truly great actors. It is the…

There can be no question that the shining moment for Jonathan Majors has come. He is everywhere, most notably in Sony’s Devotion, opening today, where he plays Jesse Brown, the first Black Navy fighter pilot, who became a hero during the Korean War. Then get…