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

Written by Lupe R Haas

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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7 Surprising Twists in the 90th Academy Award Nominations

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 23 January 2018 13:26

Written by Lupe R Haas

The nominees for the 90th Academy Awards have been announced, and like a movie there were lots of twists and turns many didn't predict. Below is the full list of movies and names nominated for the top prize. Many were first timers who made Academy Awards history.

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Oscar 2017: Interviews with the Nominees

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Last Updated: Monday, 27 February 2017 10:36

Written by Lupe R Haas

LA LA LAND goes in strong with a record 14 nominations at the 89th Annual Academy Awards, but will MOONLIGHT upstage the Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling film? Films such as ARRIVAL, HIDDEN FIGURES, FENCES, LION AND and animated films ZOOTOPIA AND MOANA. We talked to some of the nominess last year about their work in the Oscar-winning performance.

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2017 Oscar Nominations: 'La La Land' Ties With 'Titanic' For Most Nominations

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 24 January 2017 16:58

Written by Lupe R Haas

Nominations for the 89th Annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, and the clear winner seems to be Damien Chazelle’s LA LA LAND with a record 14 nominations, tying with the record set by TITANIC in 1998. Barry Jenkins’ MOONLIGHT and Denis Villeneuve’s ARRIVAL tied with 8. All seems to be forgiven with Mel Gibson by Hollywood as his film HACKSAW RIDGE earned him 6 nominations including Best Director and Best Film along with Best Actor for Andrew Garfield. The complete list of nominations are below.    

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La La Land, Moonlight, The People v O.J. Simpson Lead 2017 Golden Globe Nominations: Complete List

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Last Updated: Monday, 12 December 2016 08:44

Written by Lupe R Haas

Here we go again with award season, and it's not a complete white out this time around. Damien Chazelle's nostalgic musical LA LA LAND starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling leads the pack in nominations with seven while the indie darling MOONLIGHT follows with six On the television side, “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” with five nominations and AMC's "Night Manager" starring Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie top the list. See the complete list below.

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'The Revenant's' Alejandro G. Iñarritu and Emmanuel Lubezki Make Oscar History

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Last Updated: Sunday, 28 February 2016 23:43

Written by Lupe R Haas

Director Alejandro G. Iñarritu and director of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki made history this year at the 88th annual Academy Awards with their wins for THE REVENANT. The Mexican natives both took home an Oscar back-to-back with Iñarritu earning his second Best Director award while Lubezki or "Chivo" as he's called by his friends, won three Oscars for Best Cinematography three years in a row. Iñarritu's win also marked the third time a Mexican filmmaker took home the Best Director award.

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Catch Up On Best Picture Oscar Nominees with Honest Trailers Special Edition

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Last Updated: Sunday, 28 February 2016 09:59

Written by Lupe R Haas

Screen Junkies are at it again with a hilarious new Honest Trailers, this time with a look at the 10 Academy Awards Best Picture nominees. The new hilarious video sums up each of the Best Picture Nominees with their own take on each candidate. The new mashup hits it on the head about what everyone thought about some deserving and not deserving films in the category.

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Watch Alejandro G. Iñarritu's Emotional DGA Award Speech and Shout Out to Mexican Workers at Event

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 10 February 2016 10:08

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Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu took home his second Director's Guild of America (DGA) Award two years straight for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, this time for THE REVENANT. The win also marks the first time a director takes home the DGA Award back-to-back for Directorial Achievement. The Mexican filmmaker was quite emotional during his acceptance speech Saturday night when he gave a shout out to the Mexican workers in the kitchen who he says are not anything like what Donald Trump has described. He also mentioned his father and was deeply moved by the recognition. THE REVENANT star Leonardo DiCaprio was there for support.

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Golden Globes 2016 Winner's List: Latinos Win Major Awards

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Last Updated: Sunday, 10 January 2016 22:32

Written by Lupe R Haas

The Martian and The Revenant were the big winners at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards with its director Ridley Scott and Alejandro G. Iñarittu each receiving awards for their film as well as their stars Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio. Sylvester Stallone and Christian Slater had great comeback stories with their best supporting actor wins Sunday night. A few Latinos took home golden statues at the Golden Globes too.

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Alejandro G. Iñárritu Reacts to Nominations for 'The Revenant'

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Last Updated: Sunday, 27 December 2015 13:38

Written by Lupe Rodriguez Haas

THE REVENANT received three Golden Globe nominations in prestigious categories Thursday. Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu received a nomination as Best Director and Best Motion Picture in the drama category. His star Leonardo DiCaprio also received a nomination for Best Actor in a drama. Iñárritu reacted to the good news.

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Golden Globe Nominations 2016: 'Straight Outta Compton' Snubbed, 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Makes List

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Last Updated: Thursday, 10 December 2015 11:30

Written by Lupe R Haas

There were few surprises in this year's Golden Globe nominations with the usual famous names and expected movies making the list, but most will be surprised with George Miller's two nominations for his return to the world of Mad Max. The Australian director received a best motion picture and best director nomination for "Mad Max: Fury Road." However, "Straight Outta Compton" was snubbed entirely from the list although it was received well by critics and fans alike.  Check out the complete list of nominees.

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SAG Award Nominations 2015: Usual Suspects Get Nominations

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 09 December 2015 19:06

Written by Lupe R Haas

The Screen Actors Guild announced the nominees Wednesday morning for actors in motion picture and television. The usual names like Cate Blanchett, Helen Mirren Christian Bale, Bryan Cranston and Leonardo DiCaprio return for a chance at winning the gold actor. Idris Elba received two nominations in each category. Only a few people of color are represented in this group, but the cast of Beast of No Nation and Straight Outta Compton did receive a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast.  Get familiar with the entire list of nominees.

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Final List of Oscar 2015 Winners

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Last Updated: Monday, 23 February 2015 09:05

Written by Lupe R Haas

Birdman was the big winner with four Oscar wins at the 87th Annual Academy Awards for Best Picture, Directing, Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Boyhood was shut out except for one win for Patricia Arquette as Best Supporting Actress. Instead Whiplash took the next top spot with three wins for actor JK Simmons, Editing and Sound Mixing. In the acting categories there were no surprises with Eddie Redmayne won over Michael Keaton for Best Actor. Read on for the full list of Sunday's winners. 

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Oscars 2015 Nominations Announced: Complete List

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Last Updated: Thursday, 15 January 2015 08:21

Written by Lupe R Haas

87th Annual Academy Awards Nominations are in and there were a quite a few award-worthy names and movies that didn’t make the round. As expected Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Birdman leads the nominations with 9 while Richard Linklater’s Boyhood tallied up 6 nominations. Take a look at what other films, actors, directors  and screenwriters made the prestigious ballot this year.

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