Showbiz Sandbox 476: Four Movies Top This Years Oscar Nominations
January 14, 2020
When the nominations for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards were announced on Monday morning, for the first time in history four films wound up earning ten or more nods; “1917,” “The Irishman,” “Joker,” and “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.” While the media will focus on who was snubbed or the lack of diversity among nominees, the real story is just how wide open this year’s highly competitive Oscar race truly is.
Will this be the year that Netflix wins a Best Picture trophy? They wound up earning more total nominations than any other studio (or streamer). As well, a record 62 women received nominations, though filmmaker Greta Gerwig was overlooked as a director for “Little Women”.
Meanwhile, as CES wrapped up in Las Vegas last week a new standard could make televisions a lot friendlier when it comes to showing movies. And Jeffrey Katzenberg showed up to tout his new short-form video streaming service.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including “Hamilton” closes in Chicago after earning $400 million, some drama in the romance literary world and streaming music hits an all time high.
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‘1917’ Expands With Excellent $36.5 Million Weekend
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed3614442500/
Comscore’s Worldwide Box Office (Estimates)
https://www.comscore.com/Insights/Rankings#tab_worldwide_box_office
Comscore Reports Highest Ever Worldwide Box Office
https://celluloidjunkie.com/wire/comscore-reports-highest-ever-worldwide-box-office/
WGA Nominations
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/writers-guild-awards-unveils-film-nominations-1267113
VES Announces Nominees
https://deadline.com/2020/01/ves-awards-nominations-2020-list-the-lion-king-the-mandalorian-game-of-thrones-1202823016/
Oscar Nominations 2020: ‘Joker’ Leads With 11 Nods; Three Others Get 10
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/movies/oscar-nominations-academy-awards.html
The 2020 Oscar Nominations Didn’t Have To Look Like This
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/13/2020-oscar-nominations-didnt-have-look-like-this/#comments-wrapper
‘Silence of the Lambs’ Spinoff ‘Clarice’ a Go at CBS
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/silence-lambs-spinoff-clarice-a-go-at-cbs-1268773
Hamilton Closes in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chris-jones/ct-ent-hamilton-final-show-chicago-0106-20200106-xf3outzb4jdbfjxzg266dfuuwu-story.html
Rita Awards Cancelled For 2020
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/article/82100-rwa-cancels-2020-rita-awards.html
U.S. Streams Topped A Trillion Last Year, But Is A Superstar Recession Looming?
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/us-streams-topped-a-trillion-last-year-but-is-there-a-superstar-recession-looming/
Streaming Hits 1 Trillion In US Alone
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/streams-music-2019-trillion-vinyl-935246/
FX Head Says Scripted TV shows Hit 532 Total in 2019
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peak-tv-update-scripted-originals-set-record-2019-1266256
ABC Signals End of Pilot Season
https://deadline.com/2020/01/abc-steps-up-plans-to-move-development-from-pilot-season-to-second-cycle-model-1202825438/
OverDrive Reports Record Digital Borrowing in 2019
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/82129-overdrive-reports-record-digital-borrowing-in-2019.html
Warner Bros. Signs Deal for AI-Driven Film Management System
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-signs-deal-ai-driven-film-management-system-1268036
Filmmaker Mode could make TV settings easier on LG, Samsung and Vizio
https://www.cnet.com/news/filmmaker-mode-could-make-tv-settings-easier-on-lg-samsung-and-vizio/
Quibi’s Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman offer a deeper look at the new streaming service
https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/08/quibi-ces/
Buck Henry, Who Helped Create ‘Get Smart’ and Adapt ‘The Graduate,’ Dies at 89
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/movies/buck-henry-dead.html
Neil Peart of Rush Dead at 67
https://www.stereogum.com/2069610/neil-peart-rush-dies/obit/
Ugly Betty Creator Silvio Horta Dies at 45
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/silvio-horta-dead-ugly-betty-creator-was-45-1267911
Czech-Born Director Ivan Passer Dies at 86
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ivan-passer-dead-czech-born-director-dies-at-86-1268616
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