Emilia Pérez – OMG Check It Out ! https://omgcheckitout.com Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:14:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 2025 Academy Awards: “Emilia Pérez” Leads Nominations With 13 Nods https://omgcheckitout.com/2025-academy-awards-emilia-perez-leads-nominations-with-13-nods/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 06:28:00 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42619 After several delays in the face of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the Academy Awards nominations are finally in. Emilia Pérez is leading the way with 13 nods, including best picture, closely followed by Wicked and The Brutalist with 10 nominations each.

The buzzy crime musical will enter the 2025 Academy Awards as the top contender with a total of 13 nominations, including the best picture. It will have to beat tough competition in Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked to take the trophy home.

Emilia Pérez is in the running in most of the main categories, including best director (Jacques Audiard), best leading actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), and best supporting actress (Zoe Saldaña). It’s also been nominated in many of the technical categories, such as best editing, sound, and original song.

The list of notable contenders also includes the hit musical Wicked and the period drama The Brutalist with 10 nods each. The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and the Papal mystery thriller Conclave are right behind with eight nominations each.

The 2025 Academy Awards will take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Conan O’Brien serving as the host.

FULL LIST OF THE 2025 ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS:

Best Picture

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance

Wicked

Best Director

Sean Baker (Anora)

Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)

Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)

Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Best Actor in a Leading Role 

Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)

Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)

Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)

Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

Best Actress in a Leading Role 

Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)

Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)

Mikey Madison (Anora)

Demi Moore (The Substance)

Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov (Anora)

Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)

Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)

Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice

Best Actress in a Supporting Role 

Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown

Ariana Grande – Wicked

Felicity Jones – The Brutalist 

Isabella Rossellini – Conclave 

Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

Best Original Screenplay

Anora

The Brutalist

A Real Pain

September 5

The Substance

Best Cinematography 

The Brutalist

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Maria

Nosferatu

Best Original Song 

“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez

“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight

“Like a Bird” from Sing Sing

“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez

“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Costume Design 

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Gladiator II

Nosferatu

Wicked

Best Sound

A Complete Uknown

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Original Score 

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Live Action Short Film

A Lien

Anuja

I’m Not a Robot

The Last Ranger 

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Animated Short Film 

Beautiful Men

In the Shadow of Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Best Documentary Feature Film 

Black Box Diaries

No Other Land

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Sugarcane

Best Documentary Short Film 

Death by Numbers

I Am Ready, Warden

Incident

Instruments of a Beating Heart

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Best International Feature Film 

Emilia Pérez

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

I’m Still Here

Flow

The Girl with the Needle

Best Animated Feature Film 

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 

The Wild Robot

Best Makeup and Hairstyling 

A Different Man

Emilia Pérez

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

Best Production Design 

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Wicked

Film Editing

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Perez

Wicked

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part Two

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

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2025 BAFTA Awards: “Conclave” Leads the Way With 12 Nods https://omgcheckitout.com/2025-bafta-awards-conclave-leads-the-way-with-12-nods/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:21:00 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42565 We can always count on the British Academy Film Awards to make some interesting choices with their nominations, and they didn’t disappoint this year. The list of nominees for the 2025 BAFTA Awards is in, and the Papal thriller Conclave emerged as the top contender with 12 nominations.

Conclave is one of the main contenders for the coveted best film award, but it will have to beat some tough competition to take the trophy home. The list of nominees in this category also includes Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, and Emilia Pérez. It’s also in the running for the outstanding British film, along with Bird, Blitz, Gladiator 2, and Hard Truths, among others.

Conclave earned its stars Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini acting nominations in their respective fields. Its director Edward Berger and writer Peter Straughan have also been nominated for their work on this film, which received nods in several creative categories, including casting, editing, and costume design.

The crime musical Emilia Pérez is the runner-up with a total of 11 nominations, while The Brutalist managed to score nine nods. Anora, Dune: Part Two, and Wicked are right behind with seven nominations each.

The 2025 BAFTA Awards will take place on February 16 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with David Tennant hosting for the second year in a row.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 BAFTA AWARDS:

BEST FILM 
“Anora,” Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker 
“The Brutalist,” TBD
“A Complete Unknown,” Fred Berger, Alex Heineman, James Mangold 
“Conclave,” Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman 
“Emilia Pérez,” TBD 

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM 

“Bird,” Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge 
“Blitz,” Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland 
“Conclave,” Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan 
“Gladiator II,” Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa, Peter Craig 
“Hard Truths,” Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe 
“Kneecap,” Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh 
“Lee,” Ellen Kuras, Kate Solomon, Kate Winslet, Liz Hannah, Marion Hume,  John Collee, Lem Dobbs 
“Love Lies Bleeding,” Rose Glass, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman, Wereonika Tofilska 
“The Outrun,” Nora Fingscheidt, Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan, Amy Liptrot 
“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek, Mark Burton 

LEADING ACTOR 

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” 
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown” 
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing” 
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave” 
Hugh Grant, “Heretic” 
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice” 

LEADING ACTRESS 

Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”  
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez” 
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths” 
Mikey Madison, “Anora” 
Demi Moore, “The Substance” 
Saoirse Ronan, “The Outrun” 

SUPPORTING ACTOR 

Yura Borisov, “Anora” 
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” 
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing” 
Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”  
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist” 
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice” 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS 

Selena Gomez, “Emilia Pérez” 
Ariana Grande, “Wicked” 
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist” 
Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Last Showgirl” 
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”  
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez” 

DIRECTOR 
“Anora,” Sean Baker 
“The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet 
 “Conclave,” Edward Berger 
“Dune: Part Two,” Denis Villeneuve 
 “Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard 
 “The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat 

CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM 

“Flow,” Gints Siibalodis, Matīss Kaža 
“Kensuke’s Kingdom,” Kirk Hendry, Neil Boyle, Camilla Deakin 
“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek 
“The Wild Robot,” Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann 

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

“All We Imagine as Light,” Payal Kapadia, Thomas Hakim 
“Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard 
“I’m Still Here” (“Ainda Estou Aqui”), Walter Salles 
“Kneecap,” Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney 
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei 

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 

“A Complete Unknown,” screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks 
“Conclave,” screenplay by Peter Straughan 
“Emilia Pérez,” screenplay by Jacques Audiard 
“Nickel Boys,” screenplay by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes 
“Sing Sing,” screenplay by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin, John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield 

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

“Anora,” written by Sean Baker 
“The Brutalist,” written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold 
“Kneecap,” written by Rich Peppiatt, story by Rich Peppiatt, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh 
“A Real Pain,” written by Jesse Eisenberg 
“The Substance,” written by Coralie Fargeat 

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER 

“Hoard,” Luna Carmoon (Director, writer) 
“Kneecap,” Rich Peppiatt (Director, writer) 
“Monkey Man,” Dev Patel (Director) 
“Santosh,” Sandhya Suri (Director, writer), James Bowsher (Producer), Balthazar de Ganay (Producer), also produced by Alan McAlex, Mike Goodridge 
“Sister Midnight,” Karan Kandhari (Director, writer) 

EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public) 

Marisa Abela 
Jharrel Jerome 
David Jonsson 
Mikey Madison 
Nabhaan Rizwan 

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2025 Golden Globes: “Emilia Pérez”, “The Brutalist”, & “Shōgun” Win Big https://omgcheckitout.com/2025-golden-globes-emilia-perez-the-brutalist-shogun-win-big/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:21:00 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42534 The Golden Globe Awards kicked off the awards season in style on Sunday night and brought many epic moments our way. Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist won top prizes on the movie side, while Shōgun led the way in the TV categories.

The musical crime drama Emilia Pérez came into the night with ten nominations, and it managed to live up to the hype. It walked away with four awards at this year’s Golden Globes – including best motion picture – musical or comedy, best non-English language film, best supporting actress in a motion picture for Zoe Saldaña, and best original song for “El Mal”.

As for The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s period drama led the way on the drama side. It defeated tough competition to walk away with the coveted best motion picture – drama award, in addition to winning prizes for best director and best performance by an actor in a motion picture – drama for Adrien Brody.

After making history at this year’s Emmy Awards, Shōgun continued its domination at the Golden Globes. It walked away with four trophies, including best television series – drama. Hacks won big in the comedy categories, while Baby Reindeer collected the trophy for the best limited series.

The 2025 Golden Globe Awards took place on January 5, with Nikki Glaser serving as a host.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2025 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS:

Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)

Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Brutalist (A24)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)

Best Television Series – Drama
Shōgun (FX/Hulu)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Anna Sawai (Shōgun)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Hacks (HBO | Max)

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Wicked (Universal Pictures)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“El Mal” –– Emilia Pérez
Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers)

Best Director – Motion Picture
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

Best Motion Picture – Animated
Flow (Sideshow / Janus Films)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Demi Moore (The Substance)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Colin Farrell (The Penguin)

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France

Best Performance In Stand-Up Comedy On Television
Ali Wong (Ali Wong: Single Lady)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Peter Straughan (Conclave)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Tadanobu Asano (Shōgun)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jean Smart (Hacks)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)

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“Emilia Pérez” & “Conclave” Among Films on the 2025 BAFTA Longlist https://omgcheckitout.com/emilia-perez-conclave-among-films-on-the-2025-bafta-longlist/ Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:03:00 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42528 The BAFTA Awards nominations will be officially announced later this month, but we already know who might be in the running at this ceremony. The British Academy has unveiled the longlist of potential nominees after the first round of voting, with Emilia Pérez and Conclave leading the way.

After topping this year’s Golden Globe nominations, Emilia Pérez could enter the BAFTA Awards as the top contender, as well. Its chances are looking pretty great after it secured 15 slots on the longlist, including best picture and acting nods for its stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Adriana Paz, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldaña.

The Papal mystery-thriller Conclave is right behind with 14 slots, including best film, director, and leading actor for its star Ralph Fiennes. The Substance, The Brutalist, and A Complete Unknown have all been longlisted 11 times, while Wicked and Dune: Part Two secured ten slots. All these films are still in the running for the coveted best picture nomination.

The BAFTA Award nominations will be announced by EE Rising Star winner Mia-McKenna Bruce and BAFTA winner Will Sharpe on January 15. David Tennant will return as the host of this year’s ceremony, set to take place at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England on February 16.

2025 BAFTA AWARDS LONGLIST:

BEST FILM

“Anora”

“The Apprentice”

“The Brutalist”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Kneecap”

“The Substance”

“Wicked”

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

“Back to Black”

“Bird”

“Blitz”

“Civil War”

“Conclave”

“Gladiator II”

“Hard Truths”

“Kneecap”

“Lee”

“Love Lies Bleeding”

“The Outrun”

“Paddington in Peru”

“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”

“We Live in Time”

“Wicked Little Letters”

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

“Bring Them Down”

“Grand Theft Hamlet”

“Hoard”

“Kneecap”

“Monkey Man”

“On Falling”

“Santosh”

“Sister Midnight”

“The Taste of Mango”

” The Teacher”

CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY FILM

“Flow”

“Kensuke’s Kingdom”

“Piece by Piece”

“Spellbound”

“That Christmas”

“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”

“The Wild Robot”

“Young Woman and the Sea”

FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

“All We Imagine as Light”

“Black Dog” (“Gou zhen”)

“The Count of Monte Cristo”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Flow”

“The Girl With the Needle”

“I’m Still Here” (“Ainda Estou Aqui”)

“Kneecap”

“La Chimera”

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”

DOCUMENTARY

“The Bibi Files”

“Black Box Diaries”

“Daughters”

“Elton John: Never Too Late”

“I Am: Celine Dion”

“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger”

“No Other Land”

“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin”

“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”

“Will & Harper”

ANIMATED FILM

“Despicable Me 4”

“Flow”

“Inside Out 2”

“Memoir of a Snail”

“Moana 2”

“That Christmas”

“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”

“The Wild Robot”

DIRECTOR

“All We Imagine as Light,” Payal Kapadia

“Anora,” Sean Baker

“The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet

“Conclave,” Edward Berger

“Dune: Part Two,” Denis Villeneuve

“Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard

“La Chimera,” Alice Rohrwacher

“Lee,” Ellen Kuras

“The Outrun,” Nora Fingscheidt

“The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“All We Imagine as Light”

“Anora”

“The Apprentice”

“The Brutalist”

“Challengers”

“Civil War”

“Heretic”

“Kneecap”

“A Real Pain”

“The Substance”

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Lee”

“Nickel Boys”

“Nightbitch”

“The Outrun”

“Sing Sing”

“Wicked”

LEADING ACTRESS

Amy Adams, “Nightbitch”

Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”

Demi Moore, “The Substance”

Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”

Kate Winslet, “Lee”

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths”

Marisa Abela, “Back to Black”

Mikey Madison, “Anora”

Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl”

Saoirse Ronan, “The Outrun”

LEADING ACTOR

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”

Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”

Daniel Craig, “Queer”

Dev Patel, “Monkey Man”

Hugh Grant, “Heretic”

Jude Law, “Firebrand”

Kingsley Ben Adir, “Bob Marley: One Love”

Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”

Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”

Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Adriana Paz, “Emilia Pérez”

Ariana Grande, “Wicked”

Emily Watson, “Small Things Like These”

Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”

Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”

Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Last Showgirl”

Margaret Qualley, “The Substance”

Michele Austin, “Hard Truths”

Selena Gomez, “Emilia Pérez”

Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing”

Denzel Washington, “Gladiator II”

Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”

Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”

Harris Dickinson, “Babygirl”

Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”

Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”

Mark Eydelshteyn, “Anora”

Stanley Tucci, “Conclave”

Yura Borisov, “Anora”

CASTING

“Anora”

“The Apprentice”

“Back to Black”

“Blitz”

“The Brutalist”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Kneecap”

“Wicked”

CINEMATOGRAPHY

“Anora”

“The Brutalist”

“Civil War”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Gladiator II”

“Nosferatu”

“The Substance”

COSTUME DESIGN

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

“Blitz”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”

“Gladiator II”

“Nosferatu”

“Wicked”

EDITING

“Anora”

“Challengers”

“Civil War”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Gladiator II”

“Kneecap”

“The Substance”

MAKE-UP AND HAIR

“The Apprentice”

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

“Blitz”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Joker: Folie À Deux”

“Nosferatu”

“The Substance”

“Wicked”

ORIGINAL SCORE

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

“Blitz”

“The Brutalist”

“Conclave”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Gladiator II”

“Nosferatu”

“The Outrun”

“The Substance”

“The Wild Robot”

PRODUCTION DESIGN

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

“Blitz”

“The Brutalist”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Gladiator II”

“Nosferatu”

“The Substance”

“Wicked”

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

“Alien: Romulus”

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

“Better Man”

“Civil War”

“Deadpool & Wolverine”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”

“Gladiator II”

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”

“Wicked”

SOUND

“Blitz”

“The Brutalist”

“Civil War”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Gladiator II”

“The Substance”

“Wicked”

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

“Adiós”

“Mee and Burd”

“Mog’s Christmas”

“Plunge”

“Three Hares”

“Wander to Wonder”

BRITISH SHORT FILM

“The Ban”

“Clodagh”

“The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing”

“Homework”

“Marion”

“Milk”

“Rock, Paper, Scissors”

“Sister Wives”

“Stomach Bug”

“Woodlice”

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2025 Golden Globes: “Emilia Pérez” Leads the Way With 10 Nods https://omgcheckitout.com/2025-golden-globes-emilia-perez-leads-the-way-with-10-nods/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:01:43 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42458 After months of anticipation, the Golden Globes nominations are finally here – and they brought quite a few surprises our way. Emilia Pérez emerged as the top contender at the upcoming ceremony with ten nods, while The Brutalist is leading the way in the drama categories with seven.

Emilia Pérez is one of the top contenders for best motion picture – musical or comedy, while its stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez received nods in their respective categories. Jacques Audiard’s musical crime comedy also scored nominations in multiple technical categories, including best director, best screenplay, and best original score.

Brady Corbet’s historical drama The Brutalist is right behind with seven nods, including the best motion picture – drama. The list of contenders for the ceremony’s main accolade also includes A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys, and September 5.

As for the television categories, The Bear is returning as a front-runner following last year’s triumph, after scoring five nods in the comedy categories. Shōgun is right behind with four nominations, including the best drama series, while Baby Reindeer, True Detective: Night Country, and Disclaimer emerged as the top contenders in the best limited/anthology series categories.

The 2025 Golden Globe Awards will return to the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on January 5, 2025, with Nikki Glaser serving as a host.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS:

Movies 

Best Motion Picture – Drama

The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Anora
Challengers
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked 

Best Motion Picture – Animated 

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement 

Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Twisters
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

All We Imagine as Light (India)
Emilia Pérez (France)
The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
I’m Still Here (Brazil)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
Vermiglio (Italy)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl
Angelina Jolie – Maria
Nicole Kidman – Babygirl
Tilda Swinton – The Room Next Door
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Kate Winslet – Lee

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama 

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams – Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Zendaya – Challengers

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Hugh Grant – Heretic
Gabriel LaBelle – Saturday Night
Jesse Plemons – Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell – Hit Man
Sebastian Stan – A Different Man

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez 

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Best Director 

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as Light

Best Screenplay 

Emilia Pérez
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
The Substance
Conclave

Best Original Score

Conclave
The Brutalist
The Wild Robot
Emilia Pérez
Challengers
Dune: Part Two

Best Original Song

“Beautiful That Way,” Music & Lyrics By: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson – The Last Showgirl
“Compress / Repress,” Music & Lyrics By: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino – Challengers
“El Mal,” Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
“Forbidden Road,” Music & Lyrics By: Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek – Better Man
“Kiss The Sky,” Music & Lyrics By: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi – The Wild Robot
“Mi Camino,” Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille – Emilia Pérez

TV 

Best Television Series – Drama

The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shōgun
Slow Horses
Squid Game

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy 

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Baby Reindeer
Disclaimer
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Kathy Bates – Matlock
Emma D’arcy – House of the Dragon
Maya Erskine – Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Keira Knightley – Black Doves
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Anna Sawai – Shōgun

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Donald Glover – Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal – Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
Billy Bob Thornton – Landman

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along
Jean Smart – Hacks

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear 

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
Sofía Vergara – Griselda
Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Kate Winslet – The Regime

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television 

Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer
Cooper Koch – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Ewan Mcgregor – A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott – Ripley

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Dakota Fanning – Ripley
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Javier Bardem – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford – Shrinking
Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
Diego Luna – La Máquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

Jamie Foxx – Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was
Nikki Glaser – Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
Seth Meyers – Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking
Adam Sandler – Adam Sandler: Love You
Ali Wong – Ali Wong: Single Lady
Ramy Youssef – Ramy Youssef: More Feelings

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Emilia Pérez – OMG Check It Out ! https://omgcheckitout.com Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:14:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 2025 Academy Awards: “Emilia Pérez” Leads Nominations With 13 Nods https://omgcheckitout.com/2025-academy-awards-emilia-perez-leads-nominations-with-13-nods/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 06:28:00 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42619 After several delays in the face of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the Academy Awards nominations are finally in. Emilia Pérez is leading the way with 13 nods, including best picture, closely followed by Wicked and The Brutalist with 10 nominations each.

The buzzy crime musical will enter the 2025 Academy Awards as the top contender with a total of 13 nominations, including the best picture. It will have to beat tough competition in Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance, and Wicked to take the trophy home.

Emilia Pérez is in the running in most of the main categories, including best director (Jacques Audiard), best leading actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), and best supporting actress (Zoe Saldaña). It’s also been nominated in many of the technical categories, such as best editing, sound, and original song.

The list of notable contenders also includes the hit musical Wicked and the period drama The Brutalist with 10 nods each. The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown and the Papal mystery thriller Conclave are right behind with eight nominations each.

The 2025 Academy Awards will take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Conan O’Brien serving as the host.

FULL LIST OF THE 2025 ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS:

Best Picture

Anora

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

I’m Still Here

Nickel Boys

The Substance

Wicked

Best Director

Sean Baker (Anora)

Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)

Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez)

Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Best Actor in a Leading Role 

Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)

Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)

Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)

Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

Best Actress in a Leading Role 

Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)

Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez)

Mikey Madison (Anora)

Demi Moore (The Substance)

Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov (Anora)

Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)

Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)

Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice

Best Actress in a Supporting Role 

Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown

Ariana Grande – Wicked

Felicity Jones – The Brutalist 

Isabella Rossellini – Conclave 

Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

Best Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Nickel Boys

Sing Sing

Best Original Screenplay

Anora

The Brutalist

A Real Pain

September 5

The Substance

Best Cinematography 

The Brutalist

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Maria

Nosferatu

Best Original Song 

“El Mal” from “Emilia Pérez

“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight

“Like a Bird” from Sing Sing

“Mi Camino” from Emilia Pérez

“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late

Best Costume Design 

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Gladiator II

Nosferatu

Wicked

Best Sound

A Complete Uknown

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Original Score 

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

The Wild Robot

Best Live Action Short Film

A Lien

Anuja

I’m Not a Robot

The Last Ranger 

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Animated Short Film 

Beautiful Men

In the Shadow of Cypress

Magic Candies

Wander to Wonder

Yuck!

Best Documentary Feature Film 

Black Box Diaries

No Other Land

Porcelain War

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Sugarcane

Best Documentary Short Film 

Death by Numbers

I Am Ready, Warden

Incident

Instruments of a Beating Heart

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Best International Feature Film 

Emilia Pérez

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

I’m Still Here

Flow

The Girl with the Needle

Best Animated Feature Film 

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 

The Wild Robot

Best Makeup and Hairstyling 

A Different Man

Emilia Pérez

Nosferatu

The Substance

Wicked

Best Production Design 

The Brutalist

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nosferatu

Wicked

Film Editing

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

Emilia Perez

Wicked

Best Visual Effects

Alien: Romulus

Better Man

Dune: Part Two

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Wicked

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2025 BAFTA Awards: “Conclave” Leads the Way With 12 Nods https://omgcheckitout.com/2025-bafta-awards-conclave-leads-the-way-with-12-nods/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:21:00 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42565 We can always count on the British Academy Film Awards to make some interesting choices with their nominations, and they didn’t disappoint this year. The list of nominees for the 2025 BAFTA Awards is in, and the Papal thriller Conclave emerged as the top contender with 12 nominations.

Conclave is one of the main contenders for the coveted best film award, but it will have to beat some tough competition to take the trophy home. The list of nominees in this category also includes Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, and Emilia Pérez. It’s also in the running for the outstanding British film, along with Bird, Blitz, Gladiator 2, and Hard Truths, among others.

Conclave earned its stars Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini acting nominations in their respective fields. Its director Edward Berger and writer Peter Straughan have also been nominated for their work on this film, which received nods in several creative categories, including casting, editing, and costume design.

The crime musical Emilia Pérez is the runner-up with a total of 11 nominations, while The Brutalist managed to score nine nods. Anora, Dune: Part Two, and Wicked are right behind with seven nominations each.

The 2025 BAFTA Awards will take place on February 16 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with David Tennant hosting for the second year in a row.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 BAFTA AWARDS:

BEST FILM 
“Anora,” Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker 
“The Brutalist,” TBD
“A Complete Unknown,” Fred Berger, Alex Heineman, James Mangold 
“Conclave,” Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman 
“Emilia Pérez,” TBD 

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM 

“Bird,” Andrea Arnold, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge 
“Blitz,” Steve McQueen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anita Overland 
“Conclave,” Edward Berger, Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Peter Straughan 
“Gladiator II,” Ridley Scott, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Michael Pruss, David Scarpa, Peter Craig 
“Hard Truths,” Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe 
“Kneecap,” Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh 
“Lee,” Ellen Kuras, Kate Solomon, Kate Winslet, Liz Hannah, Marion Hume,  John Collee, Lem Dobbs 
“Love Lies Bleeding,” Rose Glass, Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman, Wereonika Tofilska 
“The Outrun,” Nora Fingscheidt, Sarah Brocklehurst, Dominic Norris, Jack Lowden, Saoirse Ronan, Amy Liptrot 
“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek, Mark Burton 

LEADING ACTOR 

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” 
Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown” 
Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing” 
Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave” 
Hugh Grant, “Heretic” 
Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice” 

LEADING ACTRESS 

Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”  
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez” 
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths” 
Mikey Madison, “Anora” 
Demi Moore, “The Substance” 
Saoirse Ronan, “The Outrun” 

SUPPORTING ACTOR 

Yura Borisov, “Anora” 
Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” 
Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing” 
Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”  
Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist” 
Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice” 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS 

Selena Gomez, “Emilia Pérez” 
Ariana Grande, “Wicked” 
Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist” 
Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Last Showgirl” 
Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”  
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez” 

DIRECTOR 
“Anora,” Sean Baker 
“The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet 
 “Conclave,” Edward Berger 
“Dune: Part Two,” Denis Villeneuve 
 “Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard 
 “The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat 

CHILDREN’S & FAMILY FILM 

“Flow,” Gints Siibalodis, Matīss Kaža 
“Kensuke’s Kingdom,” Kirk Hendry, Neil Boyle, Camilla Deakin 
“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham, Richard Beek 
“The Wild Robot,” Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann 

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

“All We Imagine as Light,” Payal Kapadia, Thomas Hakim 
“Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard 
“I’m Still Here” (“Ainda Estou Aqui”), Walter Salles 
“Kneecap,” Rich Peppiatt, Trevor Birney 
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei 

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 

“A Complete Unknown,” screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks 
“Conclave,” screenplay by Peter Straughan 
“Emilia Pérez,” screenplay by Jacques Audiard 
“Nickel Boys,” screenplay by RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes 
“Sing Sing,” screenplay by Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin, John ‘Divine G’ Whitfield 

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

“Anora,” written by Sean Baker 
“The Brutalist,” written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold 
“Kneecap,” written by Rich Peppiatt, story by Rich Peppiatt, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh 
“A Real Pain,” written by Jesse Eisenberg 
“The Substance,” written by Coralie Fargeat 

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER 

“Hoard,” Luna Carmoon (Director, writer) 
“Kneecap,” Rich Peppiatt (Director, writer) 
“Monkey Man,” Dev Patel (Director) 
“Santosh,” Sandhya Suri (Director, writer), James Bowsher (Producer), Balthazar de Ganay (Producer), also produced by Alan McAlex, Mike Goodridge 
“Sister Midnight,” Karan Kandhari (Director, writer) 

EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public) 

Marisa Abela 
Jharrel Jerome 
David Jonsson 
Mikey Madison 
Nabhaan Rizwan 

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2025 Golden Globes: “Emilia Pérez”, “The Brutalist”, & “Shōgun” Win Big https://omgcheckitout.com/2025-golden-globes-emilia-perez-the-brutalist-shogun-win-big/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:21:00 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42534 The Golden Globe Awards kicked off the awards season in style on Sunday night and brought many epic moments our way. Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist won top prizes on the movie side, while Shōgun led the way in the TV categories.

The musical crime drama Emilia Pérez came into the night with ten nominations, and it managed to live up to the hype. It walked away with four awards at this year’s Golden Globes – including best motion picture – musical or comedy, best non-English language film, best supporting actress in a motion picture for Zoe Saldaña, and best original song for “El Mal”.

As for The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s period drama led the way on the drama side. It defeated tough competition to walk away with the coveted best motion picture – drama award, in addition to winning prizes for best director and best performance by an actor in a motion picture – drama for Adrien Brody.

After making history at this year’s Emmy Awards, Shōgun continued its domination at the Golden Globes. It walked away with four trophies, including best television series – drama. Hacks won big in the comedy categories, while Baby Reindeer collected the trophy for the best limited series.

The 2025 Golden Globe Awards took place on January 5, with Nikki Glaser serving as a host.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2025 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS:

Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)

Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Brutalist (A24)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)

Best Television Series – Drama
Shōgun (FX/Hulu)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Anna Sawai (Shōgun)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Hacks (HBO | Max)

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Baby Reindeer (Netflix)

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Wicked (Universal Pictures)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“El Mal” –– Emilia Pérez
Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Challengers)

Best Director – Motion Picture
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)

Best Motion Picture – Animated
Flow (Sideshow / Janus Films)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Demi Moore (The Substance)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Colin Farrell (The Penguin)

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France

Best Performance In Stand-Up Comedy On Television
Ali Wong (Ali Wong: Single Lady)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Peter Straughan (Conclave)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Tadanobu Asano (Shōgun)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role On Television
Jessica Gunning (Baby Reindeer)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun)

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Jean Smart (Hacks)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture
Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez)

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“Emilia Pérez” & “Conclave” Among Films on the 2025 BAFTA Longlist https://omgcheckitout.com/emilia-perez-conclave-among-films-on-the-2025-bafta-longlist/ Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:03:00 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42528 The BAFTA Awards nominations will be officially announced later this month, but we already know who might be in the running at this ceremony. The British Academy has unveiled the longlist of potential nominees after the first round of voting, with Emilia Pérez and Conclave leading the way.

After topping this year’s Golden Globe nominations, Emilia Pérez could enter the BAFTA Awards as the top contender, as well. Its chances are looking pretty great after it secured 15 slots on the longlist, including best picture and acting nods for its stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Adriana Paz, Selena Gomez, and Zoe Saldaña.

The Papal mystery-thriller Conclave is right behind with 14 slots, including best film, director, and leading actor for its star Ralph Fiennes. The Substance, The Brutalist, and A Complete Unknown have all been longlisted 11 times, while Wicked and Dune: Part Two secured ten slots. All these films are still in the running for the coveted best picture nomination.

The BAFTA Award nominations will be announced by EE Rising Star winner Mia-McKenna Bruce and BAFTA winner Will Sharpe on January 15. David Tennant will return as the host of this year’s ceremony, set to take place at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England on February 16.

2025 BAFTA AWARDS LONGLIST:

BEST FILM

“Anora”

“The Apprentice”

“The Brutalist”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Kneecap”

“The Substance”

“Wicked”

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

“Back to Black”

“Bird”

“Blitz”

“Civil War”

“Conclave”

“Gladiator II”

“Hard Truths”

“Kneecap”

“Lee”

“Love Lies Bleeding”

“The Outrun”

“Paddington in Peru”

“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”

“We Live in Time”

“Wicked Little Letters”

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

“Bring Them Down”

“Grand Theft Hamlet”

“Hoard”

“Kneecap”

“Monkey Man”

“On Falling”

“Santosh”

“Sister Midnight”

“The Taste of Mango”

” The Teacher”

CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY FILM

“Flow”

“Kensuke’s Kingdom”

“Piece by Piece”

“Spellbound”

“That Christmas”

“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”

“The Wild Robot”

“Young Woman and the Sea”

FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

“All We Imagine as Light”

“Black Dog” (“Gou zhen”)

“The Count of Monte Cristo”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Flow”

“The Girl With the Needle”

“I’m Still Here” (“Ainda Estou Aqui”)

“Kneecap”

“La Chimera”

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig”

DOCUMENTARY

“The Bibi Files”

“Black Box Diaries”

“Daughters”

“Elton John: Never Too Late”

“I Am: Celine Dion”

“Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger”

“No Other Land”

“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin”

“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story”

“Will & Harper”

ANIMATED FILM

“Despicable Me 4”

“Flow”

“Inside Out 2”

“Memoir of a Snail”

“Moana 2”

“That Christmas”

“Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”

“The Wild Robot”

DIRECTOR

“All We Imagine as Light,” Payal Kapadia

“Anora,” Sean Baker

“The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet

“Conclave,” Edward Berger

“Dune: Part Two,” Denis Villeneuve

“Emilia Pérez,” Jacques Audiard

“La Chimera,” Alice Rohrwacher

“Lee,” Ellen Kuras

“The Outrun,” Nora Fingscheidt

“The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“All We Imagine as Light”

“Anora”

“The Apprentice”

“The Brutalist”

“Challengers”

“Civil War”

“Heretic”

“Kneecap”

“A Real Pain”

“The Substance”

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Lee”

“Nickel Boys”

“Nightbitch”

“The Outrun”

“Sing Sing”

“Wicked”

LEADING ACTRESS

Amy Adams, “Nightbitch”

Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”

Demi Moore, “The Substance”

Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”

Kate Winslet, “Lee”

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths”

Marisa Abela, “Back to Black”

Mikey Madison, “Anora”

Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl”

Saoirse Ronan, “The Outrun”

LEADING ACTOR

Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”

Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”

Daniel Craig, “Queer”

Dev Patel, “Monkey Man”

Hugh Grant, “Heretic”

Jude Law, “Firebrand”

Kingsley Ben Adir, “Bob Marley: One Love”

Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”

Sebastian Stan, “The Apprentice”

Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Adriana Paz, “Emilia Pérez”

Ariana Grande, “Wicked”

Emily Watson, “Small Things Like These”

Felicity Jones, “The Brutalist”

Isabella Rossellini, “Conclave”

Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Last Showgirl”

Margaret Qualley, “The Substance”

Michele Austin, “Hard Truths”

Selena Gomez, “Emilia Pérez”

Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez”

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Clarence Maclin, “Sing Sing”

Denzel Washington, “Gladiator II”

Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”

Guy Pearce, “The Brutalist”

Harris Dickinson, “Babygirl”

Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”

Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”

Mark Eydelshteyn, “Anora”

Stanley Tucci, “Conclave”

Yura Borisov, “Anora”

CASTING

“Anora”

“The Apprentice”

“Back to Black”

“Blitz”

“The Brutalist”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Kneecap”

“Wicked”

CINEMATOGRAPHY

“Anora”

“The Brutalist”

“Civil War”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Gladiator II”

“Nosferatu”

“The Substance”

COSTUME DESIGN

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

“Blitz”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”

“Gladiator II”

“Nosferatu”

“Wicked”

EDITING

“Anora”

“Challengers”

“Civil War”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Gladiator II”

“Kneecap”

“The Substance”

MAKE-UP AND HAIR

“The Apprentice”

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

“Blitz”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Joker: Folie À Deux”

“Nosferatu”

“The Substance”

“Wicked”

ORIGINAL SCORE

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

“Blitz”

“The Brutalist”

“Conclave”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Gladiator II”

“Nosferatu”

“The Outrun”

“The Substance”

“The Wild Robot”

PRODUCTION DESIGN

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

“Blitz”

“The Brutalist”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Gladiator II”

“Nosferatu”

“The Substance”

“Wicked”

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

“Alien: Romulus”

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”

“Better Man”

“Civil War”

“Deadpool & Wolverine”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”

“Gladiator II”

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”

“Wicked”

SOUND

“Blitz”

“The Brutalist”

“Civil War”

“A Complete Unknown”

“Conclave”

“Dune: Part Two”

“Emilia Pérez”

“Gladiator II”

“The Substance”

“Wicked”

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

“Adiós”

“Mee and Burd”

“Mog’s Christmas”

“Plunge”

“Three Hares”

“Wander to Wonder”

BRITISH SHORT FILM

“The Ban”

“Clodagh”

“The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing”

“Homework”

“Marion”

“Milk”

“Rock, Paper, Scissors”

“Sister Wives”

“Stomach Bug”

“Woodlice”

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2025 Golden Globes: “Emilia Pérez” Leads the Way With 10 Nods https://omgcheckitout.com/2025-golden-globes-emilia-perez-leads-the-way-with-10-nods/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 15:01:43 +0000 https://omgcheckitout.com/?p=42458 After months of anticipation, the Golden Globes nominations are finally here – and they brought quite a few surprises our way. Emilia Pérez emerged as the top contender at the upcoming ceremony with ten nods, while The Brutalist is leading the way in the drama categories with seven.

Emilia Pérez is one of the top contenders for best motion picture – musical or comedy, while its stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez received nods in their respective categories. Jacques Audiard’s musical crime comedy also scored nominations in multiple technical categories, including best director, best screenplay, and best original score.

Brady Corbet’s historical drama The Brutalist is right behind with seven nods, including the best motion picture – drama. The list of contenders for the ceremony’s main accolade also includes A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nickel Boys, and September 5.

As for the television categories, The Bear is returning as a front-runner following last year’s triumph, after scoring five nods in the comedy categories. Shōgun is right behind with four nominations, including the best drama series, while Baby Reindeer, True Detective: Night Country, and Disclaimer emerged as the top contenders in the best limited/anthology series categories.

The 2025 Golden Globe Awards will return to the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on January 5, 2025, with Nikki Glaser serving as a host.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS:

Movies 

Best Motion Picture – Drama

The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nickel Boys
September 5

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Anora
Challengers
Emilia Pérez
A Real Pain
The Substance
Wicked 

Best Motion Picture – Animated 

Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Moana 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement 

Alien: Romulus
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Deadpool & Wolverine
Gladiator II
Inside Out 2
Twisters
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language

All We Imagine as Light (India)
Emilia Pérez (France)
The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
I’m Still Here (Brazil)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
Vermiglio (Italy)

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl
Angelina Jolie – Maria
Nicole Kidman – Babygirl
Tilda Swinton – The Room Next Door
Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here
Kate Winslet – Lee

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama 

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams – Nightbitch
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Zendaya – Challengers

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Hugh Grant – Heretic
Gabriel LaBelle – Saturday Night
Jesse Plemons – Kinds of Kindness
Glen Powell – Hit Man
Sebastian Stan – A Different Man

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez 

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

Best Director 

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as Light

Best Screenplay 

Emilia Pérez
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
The Substance
Conclave

Best Original Score

Conclave
The Brutalist
The Wild Robot
Emilia Pérez
Challengers
Dune: Part Two

Best Original Song

“Beautiful That Way,” Music & Lyrics By: Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus, Lykke Zachrisson – The Last Showgirl
“Compress / Repress,” Music & Lyrics By: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino – Challengers
“El Mal,” Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
“Forbidden Road,” Music & Lyrics By: Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek – Better Man
“Kiss The Sky,” Music & Lyrics By: Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi – The Wild Robot
“Mi Camino,” Music & Lyrics By: Clément Ducol, Camille – Emilia Pérez

TV 

Best Television Series – Drama

The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Shōgun
Slow Horses
Squid Game

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy 

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
The Gentlemen
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Baby Reindeer
Disclaimer
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Kathy Bates – Matlock
Emma D’arcy – House of the Dragon
Maya Erskine – Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Keira Knightley – Black Doves
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Anna Sawai – Shōgun

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Donald Glover – Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Jake Gyllenhaal – Presumed Innocent
Gary Oldman – Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal
Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
Billy Bob Thornton – Landman

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building
Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along
Jean Smart – Hacks

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Jason Segel – Shrinking
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear 

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country
Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
Sofía Vergara – Griselda
Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Kate Winslet – The Regime

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television 

Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer
Cooper Koch – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Ewan Mcgregor – A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott – Ripley

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Dakota Fanning – Ripley
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Javier Bardem – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Harrison Ford – Shrinking
Jack Lowden – Slow Horses
Diego Luna – La Máquina
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear

Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television

Jamie Foxx – Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was
Nikki Glaser – Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
Seth Meyers – Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking
Adam Sandler – Adam Sandler: Love You
Ali Wong – Ali Wong: Single Lady
Ramy Youssef – Ramy Youssef: More Feelings

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