Oscar nominees Cynthia Erivo and James Mangold were honored at the Sundance Film Festival a day after they landed Oscar nominations for starring in "Wicked" and directing "A Complete Unknown." (Jan. 2
Sundance Institute gave awards to "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo and "A Complete Unknown" director James Mangold — but the most talk was in praise of Sundance's founding lab director, Michelle Satter.
Angelina Jolie became the star that she is today thanks to her work in Mangold’s 1999 drama Girl, Interrupted, which earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Mangold also made his first attempt at a musician biopic with the Johnny Cash film Walk the Line,
James Mangold misses the era when movies weren't embarrassed to make audiences feel something. The director of the Bob Dylan musical biopic "A Complete Unknown" and comic book adaptation "Logan" believes there's a growing hostility to films that wear "their hearts on their sleeve.
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Trailblazer honoree James Mangold says now is the time for storytellers to lean into "sincerity and earnestness" more than ever: "We shouldn’t be embarrassed to feel shit and show it."
Oscar-nominated filmmakers James Mangold, Cynthia Erivo and "Sugarcane" directors are being honored with awards presented at Sundance Film Festival.
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Oscar nominations drop Jan. 23. Will they be wicked good for ‘Wicked’?
Oscar Nominations 2025: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Leads With 13 Nods, ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Brutalist’ Follow With 10
It was followed closely behind by “The Brutalist,” a historical epic the examines the immigrant experience, and “Wicked,” the ... and studio mainstay James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”).
2025 Oscars: ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Wicked’ Dominate the Craft Nominations with 7 Apiece
“Emilia Pérez” and “ Wicked ” emerged January 23 as the two Oscar craft juggernauts, scoring seven nominations apiece and setting up a battle of the musicals at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2. This matches the seven craft nominations of last year’s eventual Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer.”
On the morning of the 2025 Oscar nods, Variety spoke to this year’s contenders about getting recognized by the Academy.
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Emilia Pérez leads the 2025 Oscar nominations, which were revealed Thursday morning. The film scored 13 noms, setting a record for a non-English-language film. That surpasses the previous record holders, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Roma, which each earned 10.
Nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, with "Emilia Pérez," "A Complete Unknown" and "Conclave" at the top of the heap in nominations.
"Emilia Pérez" leads all nominees for the 2025 Oscars. Find out where you can see or stream all 10 Best Picture nominees.
Among the film’s nominations were best picture, Cynthia Erivo for best actress, Ariana Grande for best supporting actress, best costume design and best original score. However, Jon M. Chu was shut out of the directing category.
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