TIFF 2024: Mike Leigh Accepts the Ebert Director Award | Festivals & Awards

Last week, in the center of the Toronto International Film Festival, an awards show unfolded that was among the most prestigious and star-studded of the year. Oscar winners took the stage with some of the most acclaimed filmmakers of all time. All of the presenters and award winners arrived in Toronto with new works to … Read more

Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck nabs top TIFF award

Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck took home the People’s Choice Award at this year’s TIFF, officially making it an Oscar contender. The winners for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival have been announced, with Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck taking home the People’s Choice Award. Check out the full list of winners below: … Read more

Mike Leigh to Receive Ebert Director Award at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival | Festivals & Awards

Named after legendary film critic Roger Ebert, the Award has gone to celebrated visionaries such as Martin Scorsese, Claire Denis, Ava DuVernay, Wim Wenders, and the late Agnès Varda. Past recipients who received the TIFF Ebert Director Award since the TIFF Tribute Awards were introduced include Spike Lee in 2023; Sam Mendes in 2022; Denis … Read more

Jonathan Majors gets emotional receiving Perseverance Award

Jonathan Majors gave an emotional speech at the Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards, outlining the challenges he has faced. Jonathan Majors broke down in tears while accepting the Perseverance Award at the Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards on Friday, telling the audience that he at times felt scared but he found strength to press through even as … Read more

Queen of Good Corporate Governance, Nell Minow Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Work on Behalf of Shareholders | Chaz’s Journal

The International Corporate Governance Network, with members who oversee more than $77 trillion in investment capital on behalf of working people, presented lifetime achievement awards to governance pioneers in Washington DC on March 7. One of the awardees was RogerEbert.com Contributing Editor Nell Minow, who is also a lawyer working on behalf of shareholders for … Read more

Colman Domingo Delivered the Best Performance of 2023 in Rustin, Will Receive AAFCA Award on February 21st | Chaz’s Journal

I remember Bayard Rustin. He was sometimes in television news clips, but I recall him most often in Ebony or Jet magazine, his hair combed upwards as if he was a force against the wind. He was a learned intellectual and Domingo brings to life his quick wit and organized strategic thinking. I was impressed by Rustin’s obvious intelligence and … Read more

Keanu Reeves to receive inaugural Lance Reddick Legacy Award

Keanu Reeves will receive the inaugural Lance Reddick Legacy Award, honoring the actor who passed away last year. The world of entertainment lost a true talent last March when The Wire and John Wick actor Lance Reddick passed away. To honor the actor, the Saturn Awards is introducing the Lance Reddick Legacy Award, with its … Read more

The 96th Academy Award Nominations Are Announced, Led by Oppenheimer | Festivals & Awards

Actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid announced the 96th Oscars® nominations today, live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms, an international satellite feed and broadcast media. The 96th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 10th, 2024, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will … Read more