'Ted Lasso' and 'The Handmaid's Tale' Lead with Most Nominations for the Hollywood Critics Association's Inaugural TV Awards

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Last Updated: Saturday, 10 July 2021 12:44

Written by Lupe R Haas

On Thursday, the Hollywood Critics Association announced the nominees for the 1st Annual HCA TV Awards to be held on August 22. HBO, NBC, and Netflix came out on top with nearly 30 nominations followed by Apple TV, HBO Max, and Disney+.

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Hollywood Critics Association Expanding Into Television

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 24 March 2021 22:42

Written by Lupe R Haas

In addition to films, the Hollywood Critics Association will be expanding into television and recognizing talent in that field with a television awards ceremony to be held late summer of 2021. On Wednesday, the critics group released the announcement along with the categories for the award show.

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Progress: Oscars 2021 Nominations One Step Closer To Reflecting America

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Last Updated: Thursday, 21 April 2022 18:37

Written by Lupe R Haas

For the first time, two women are nominated in the Best Director and Best Picture categories while three Asian-Americans were included in the prestigious Academy Award nominations this year. Hollywood is definitely making strides in diversifying in front and behind the cameras, but sadly there's more work to be done for Latinos who were completely shut out when Guatemala's entry LA LLORONA, a powerful film about genocide, was snubbed. However, this year's nominations mark a significant advancement for people of color. Below are some of the groundbreaking nominations. 

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Delroy Lindo, 'Promising Young Woman,' 'Birds of Prey' Big Winners at Hollywood Critics Association's 4th Annual HCA Awards

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Last Updated: Thursday, 11 March 2021 19:20

Written by Lupe R Haas

The Hollywood Critics Association streamed the 4th Annual HCA Film Awards Friday night. PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN was the big winner of the night with five awards including winning Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay among others. BIRDS OF PREY received three awards and SOUND OF METAL with two wins. See the full list of winners and honorary awards.

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4th Annual HCA Film Award Nominations Announced

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 02 February 2021 11:57

Written by Lupe R Haas

The Hollywood Critics Association revealed the list of nominees for the 4th Annual HC Award Film Awards, and PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN leads the pack with nine nominations followed by ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM and MANK. Netflix and Amazon Studios' films received most of the nominations. Read the full list below. 

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4th Annual HCA Awards To Honor Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emerald Fennell, and Emile Mosseri

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Last Updated: Sunday, 17 January 2021 11:39

Written by Lupe R Haas

The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) will be holding their 4th Annual HCA Awards Ceremony virtually on March 5. The Los Angeles-based critics group Friday announced the recipients for honorary awards that include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Promising Young Woman's writer/director Emerald Fennell and Minari composer Emile Mosseri. See the full press release. 

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Musical Netflix Parody ‘The Perfect Date for Every Woman’ Wins At Palm Springs International Comedy Festival

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 20 October 2020 14:33

Written by Lupe R Haas

Actress and singer Carrie Daniel was awarded Best Music Comedy for her directorial debut in the musical parody, THE PERFECT DATE FOR EVERY WOMAN at the Palm Springs International Comedy Festival. The musical parody pokes fun of our obsession with Netflix. 

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35th Annual Imagen Awards 2020 Nominations

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Last Updated: Saturday, 08 August 2020 23:41

Written by Lupe R Haas

The best in Latinx talent will be celebrated at the 35th Annual Imagen Awards taking place virtually Thursday, September 24 at 5pm. Below are the nominees in film and television categories.

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The 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards Winners

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Last Updated: Monday, 06 July 2020 23:22

Written by Lupe R Haas

The Hollywood Critics Association announced the winners of the 3rd annual HCA Midseason Awards on Thursday. Spike Lee's DA 5 BLOODS Netflix movie was the big winner with four top awards going to Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Male Director. The winners for best television shows and streaming service series were also announced.

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The 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards Nominations Includes Streaming Series and Movies

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Last Updated: Monday, 29 June 2020 15:32

Written by Lupe R Haas

2020 is not your normal year as COVID-19 has forced movie audiences to shift their viewing to streaming services. To reflect the change, the  Hollywood Critics Association is now including movies and series in the 3rd annual HCA midseason awards. The nominations were announced Monday morning, and SHIRLEY starring Elisabeth Mossleads with seven nominations followed by Margot Robbie's BIRDS OF PREY and Spike Lee's DA 5 BLOODS. See the entire list below.

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Accepts Streaming Films For 2021's Academy Awards

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 29 April 2020 00:27

Written by Lupe R Haas

While movie theaters are closed (except for some drive-ins), movie studios have taken to streaming their recent releases online and on VOD which ordinarily would disqualify them for Academy Award consideration, but Tuesday the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changed their rules.

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News: 'Parasite's' 4 Wins Breaks Barriers at the 92nd Academy Awards

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Last Updated: Sunday, 09 February 2020 23:57

Written by Lupe R Haas

Many predicted Academy members would not hand PARASITE, the foreign language film the win for the Best Picture but the black dramedy became the first foreign-language film to win the Best Picture in the Academy's history as well as three other awards. As for the other categories, there were not many surprises with the expected nominees taking the gold statue. See the full list below. 

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2020 Oscar Nominations By Movies

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Last Updated: Monday, 13 January 2020 23:02

Written by Lupe R Haas

The 2020 Oscar nominations were announced Monday morning, and plenty of worthy people were left off the prestigious Hollywood it list. Jennifer Lopez (HUSTLERS), Awkwafina (THE FAREWELL), Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems), Greta Gerwig for director (LITTLE WOMEN), Taron Egerton (ROCKETMAN), Eddie Murphy (UNCUT GEMS) and the list goes on. Instead, the usual suspects received nominations. See the breakdown by film below in addition to the full list of nominations.

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2020 Hollywood Critics Association Awards Complete Winner List

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Last Updated: Saturday, 11 January 2020 09:34

Written by Lupe R Haas

As a member of the Hollywood Critics Association, we celebrated the best of 2019 in films Thursday night with an impressive list of nominees and guests. The winners included Taika Waititi, Olivia Wilde, Denis Villeneuve, Joaquin Phoenix, PARASITE director Bong Joon-Ho, 1917 and newcomers such as Kelvin Harrison Jr. (WAVES, LUCE), Kaitlyn Dever (BOOKSMART) and Noah Jupe (HONEY BOY, A QUIET PLACE). Below is a full list of winners.

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Hollywood Critics Association to Celebrate the End of the Decade in Cinema

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 07 January 2020 22:46

Written by Lupe R Haas

(Los Angeles, CA – January 6, 2020) – With 2019 closing out another incredible decade in film, the members of the Hollywood Critics Association will be celebrating with a special montage as well as a series of decade-specific awards at the 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards Ceremony on Thursday, January 9, 2020.

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The 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Nominations Announced

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 26 November 2019 19:18

Written by Lupe R Haas

Award season has kicked off with the first round of film nominations announced Monday from the Hollywood Critics Association, formerly known as The Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society. Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, Martin Scorsese's THE IRISHMAN and WAVES lead with the most nominations. Check out the full list of nominees below.

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Latinos and Indigenous Actor Make Academy Award History

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Last Updated: Thursday, 07 February 2019 18:54

Written by Lupe Rodriguez Haas

The 91st Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, and the nominees may be the most diverse in Oscar history.

Spike Lee received his first Oscar nomination for best director and best picture for BLAKkKLASMAN. Regina King also got her first nomination as best actress for IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, and Rami Malek who is Egyptian-American, also became a first. Marvel's BLACK PANTHER also claimed a first by scoring a Best Picture nom for a superhero film along with six other nominations. But most impressive is Alfonso Cuarón's ROMA which received 10 nominations including for the very first Indigenous person to be nominated. 

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2018 Golden Globes Full List of Movie Nominees: Diversity Report Card

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Last Updated: Thursday, 06 December 2018 15:42

Written by Lupe R Haas

The Golden Globe nominations have arrived for the The 76th Golden Globe Awards which will be held on Jan. 6, 2019. VICE starring Christian Bale as Vice President Dick Cheney received the most awards with 6 nominations. Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron received three noms for the Spanish drama, ROMA. While there are a few diverse faces among the nominees, the list reads as usual. See the entire list of Golden Globe nominees in the film categories.

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Guillermo de Toro's 'Shape of Water' Wins Big At 90th Academy Awards

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Last Updated: Sunday, 04 March 2018 22:42

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THE SHAPE OF WATER was the big winner at the 90th Academy Awards Sunday night. Mexican director Guillermo del Toro calls this fantasy film his most personal film, and it payed off with four Oscars including Best Director for del Toro and Best Picture. The film's original score by Alexandre Desplat took home the statue as well as production design. We talked to the director last year, and he explained why THE SHAPE OF WATER was the movie he's always wanted to make. For the list of winners, see below.

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Will The 90th Academy Awards Make Some History?

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Last Updated: Sunday, 04 March 2018 22:00

Written by Lupe R Haas

Sunday night's 90th Academy Awards should be exciting with some of the nominees making history as first-time candidates in Oscar history. Below is the complete list of nominees and who made history as first-time nominees. The show airs on ABC starting at 5:30pm with host Jimmy Kimmel.

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