Call Me by Your Name, Get Out, I, Tonya, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Big Sick, Ingrid Goes West and Lady Bird, all snagged awards at this afternoon’s 33rd Film Independent Spirit Awards.
The Big Sick
NAME OF FILM: THE BIG SICK
DIRECTOR(S): Michael Showalter
STARRING: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: Based on the real-life courtship: Pakistan-born comedian Kumail and grad student Emily fall in love, but they struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail must navigate the crisis with her parents and the emotional tug-of-war between his family and his heart.
Complete List of 90th Academy Awards Nominations, “The Shape of Water” Leads With 13
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“I, Tonya” “Call Me By Your Name” “Cries from Syria” and More Nominated for 2018 Producers Guild Awards
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“I, Tonya” “Lady Bird” “Jane” and More Score 2018 Writers Guild Awards Nominations
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THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Leads 38th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations
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141 Scores in Contention for Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards
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THE SHAPE OF WATER, THE SQUARE, THE FLORIDA PROJECT Among Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Best Films of 2017
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the fantasy romance THE SHAPE OF WATER as the best film of 2017
THE SHAPE OF WATER Leads Nominations for 2017 Houston Film Critics Society Awards
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water, leads the nominations for the 2017 Houston Film Critics Society Awards with 11 nominations, including best picture and best director for Guillermo del Toro.
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Tops Nominations for 24th SAG Awards
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CALL ME BY YOUR NAME Leads Nominations for 2017 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name, leads the nominations for the 2017 Chicago Film Critics Association awards with eight nods, including Best Picture, and Guadagnino for Best Director.
American Film Institute Announces AFI AWARDS 2017 – Top 10 Films of 2017
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the Official Selections of AFI AWARDS 2017, celebrating the year’s most outstanding 10 films and 10 television programs
THE SHAPE OF WATER Leads with 14 Nominations for 23rd Critics’ Choice Awards
“The Shape of Water” leads the nominations for the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards with 14 nods including Best Picture, and Best Director for Guillermo del Toro.
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME Leads Nominations for 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Call Me by Your Name leads the nominations for the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards with eight nods including Best Director and Best Feature.
AFI FEST 2017 Presentations and Conversations Lineups Feature Christopher Nolan, Angelina Jolie and More
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20th Savannah Film Festival to Honor Salma Hayek, Holly Hunter, Aaron Sorkin + Unveils Lineup
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2017 Locarno Festival Awards: MRS. FANG by Wang Bing Wins Pardo d’oro
The documentary Mrs. Fang directed by Wang Bing was today crowned the winner of the Pardo d’oro at the 2017 Locarno Festival.
San Sebastian Film Festival Reveals First Titles in Pearls and Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Lineup
The Pearls and Zabaltegi-Tabakalera sections of the 2017 San Sebastian Film Festival will feature some of the year’s most important films. The Square, winner of the Golden Palm at the last Cannes Film Festival, will open the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section.
THE BIG SICK and MONKEY BUSINESS Win Top Awards at Nantucket Film Festival
The Big Sick, written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani and based on their real-life, cross-cultural relationship, and directed by Michael Showalter, was awarded Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 22nd annual Nantucket Film Festival.
THE BIG SICK to Open, ARRIVAL to Close Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Trailers
This year’s 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will open with director Michael Showalter’s unconventional romantic comedy The Big Sick, and close with director Denis Villeneuve’s mysterious sci-fi Arrival
INGRID GOES WEST Starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, to Close LA Film Festival
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Rooftop Films Announces 2017 Summer Series Lineup, BAND AID, THE BAD BATCH and More
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