Darkest Hour Archives - The Playlist

Naomi Ackie To Play Iconic Singer Whitney Houston In Biopic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’

December 15, 2020 6:43 pm

Sony Pictures and TriStar have been developing a biopic feature film with director Stella Meghie based on singer and sometimes-actress Whitney Houston titled “I Wanna Dance With Somebo...

Gary Oldman Wins Very First Best Actor Oscar For ‘Darkest Hour’

Julia Teti

March 4, 2018 11:24 pm

Awards, News

1

Click here for more from our Oscars 2018 coverage, including the Best & Worst of the ceremony, all the speeches, and the Snubs & Surprises. With his turn as Winston Churchill, weighed down by makeup,...

The-Shape-Of-Water-Sally-Hawkins, oscars, academy

‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Best Picture & Director: The Full List Of Oscar Winners Here

Julia Teti

March 4, 2018 7:54 pm

Awards, Features, News

1

Click here for more from our Oscars 2018 coverage, including the Best & Worst of the ceremony, all the speeches, and the Snubs & Surprises. 2017 was a wonderful year for the movies, as evidenced by thi...

‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ Takes Best Film And Four Other 2018 BAFTA Awards

Gregory Ellwood

February 18, 2018 4:28 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" dominated the 2018 BAFTA Awards taking home five honors including Best Film, Best British Film, Best Original Screenplay (Martin McDonagh), Best Actress (Frances McDo...

Bruno Delbonnel Shines The Light On ‘Darkest Hour’ And ‘Buster Scruggs’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

February 13, 2018 11:15 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

When it comes to this year's Best Cinematography race everyone is focused on the legendary Roger Deakins ("Blade Runner 2049") and the first female nominee Rachel Morrison ("Mudbound") but Bruno Delbonnel shoul...

‘Darkest Hour’s’ Kazuhiro Tsuji Says He Needed Therapy After Working With Jim Carrey

Gregory Ellwood

February 7, 2018 3:18 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

3

Full disclosure, there are two things this writer needs moving forward. One, a new laptop and, two, to double check quicktime is working before recording a phoner (both items may actually be connected to one a...

Michael-Shannon, Sally-Hawkins, Shape-of-Water

Is ‘The Shape of Water’ Your Slam Dunk Best Picture Winner? [Contender Countdown]

Gregory Ellwood

February 5, 2018 3:27 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

3

After Guillermo del Toro won the DGA Award this weekend for "The Shape of Water" it would appear the Fox Searchlight fantasy is on its way to ruling Oscar night. It's incredibly rare for a film to win both the...

2018 Oscars Best Picture Nominee Supercut Reminds You This Was A Great Year For Film

Charles Barfield

February 2, 2018 3:17 pm

News

This year, the Academy Award Best Picture nominees are definitely one of the most diverse groups in recent memory. With films like “The Post,” “Darkest Hour,” and “Phantom Thread” sitting next to the likes of “...

Best And Worst Of The 2018 Oscar Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

January 23, 2018 4:13 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

11

The biggest takeaway from this year's Oscar nominations was a trend that began since the Academy began to diversify and expand its membership even before the #OscarsSoWhite controversy a few years ago. More fi...

2018 Oscar Nominations By The Numbers

Oliver Lyttelton

January 23, 2018 12:25 pm

Awards, Features, News

14

There are always a number of things to love about Oscar nomination morning. A chance to cheer when great movies like “The Shape Of Water” receive a brace of nominations, a chance to curse the heavens with catha...

Tagged Darkest Hour