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Today was a huge day for awards season, with the Producers Guild of America (PGA), Directors Guild of America (PGA), and the American Cinema Editors (ACE) all announcing their film nominees for 2021. As far as surprises go, there really aren't any to be found in the PGA nominations. All ten of these films were strong possibilities and include all of the major players. Same goes for the DGA. In fact, these were the exact five nominees expected to make the cut. The only slight

The Screen Actors Guild has just finished announcing their nominations for 2021, and there were certainly plenty of big surprises to be had, with the first being that "House of Gucci" tied with "The Power of the Dog" for the most nominations with three. This is immediately followed by another big surprise: "House of Gucci" managed to nab a nomination for Best Cast, while "The Power of the Dog," with three individual nominations, somehow didn't. Other surprises included the pe

The Film: Merely a few years after the publication of Frank Herbert's groundbreaking science-fiction novel "Dune" in 1965, filmmakers wanted to bring its incredible story to the big screen. The problem was, with the book being of such an epic and ambitious scope, a film adaptation would somehow have to bring all of that to the screen in a convincing manner: the multitude of characters, the fantastical planets, and its unique settings all presenting quite the challenge for eve

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has just finished announcing their winners for 2021 (on social media, as there was no celebrity-filled ceremony this year), with the highly-expected results being "The Power of the Dog" taking Best Motion Picture Drama (along with Best Director for Campion and Best Supporting Actor for Smit McPhee) and "West Side Story" taking Best Motion Picture Comedy/Musical (along with Best Actress (C/M) for Zegler and Best Supporting Actress for De