Even for a master cinematographer like Roger Deakins, Sicario was a tricky project to pull off—a logistical puzzle with many moving pieces, including aerial and night-vision footage and highly choreographed action sequences. For the most part, Deakins weathered the demanding shoot by being extremely methodical, as is…

EXCLUSIVE: Whether she wanted it or not, Cate Blanchett found herself in a quandary early in the awards season when Oscar watchers were predicting she would be going up against herself in the Best Actress race with nominations for her elegant yet powerful work in The Weinstein Company’s Carol and her searing portrayal…

On Shaun the Sheep Movie, their first feature film as directors, Mark Burton and Richard Starzak quickly found a rapport and rhythm that took them through the three-year process. Burton had extensive experience as a writer of high-profile animated films, including Gnomeo & Juliet, while Starzak had directed…

Deadline’s fifth annual The Contenders event was a sold-out show Saturday, featuring 19 studios presenting 44 films that are fighting for a berth in the ever-crowded awards landscape this season. For a second year, we hosted a portrait studio in the green room of the event, held at the Directors Guild of America…

According to Gold Derby founder Tom O'Neil, at this point in the Oscar race—remember, the actual event isn't until February 28—19 Oscar pundits are split between seven films. Here's Tom’s take on the current standings: Spotlight, Thomas McCarthy’s docudrama about the 2001 scandal over sex abuse by Catholic priests in…

Now that the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival finally has ended we thought we’d share some photos in this third and final gallery from the Deadline Presents AwardsLine photo and video studios that showcase some of the behind-the-scenes action. Edward Kowal was on-hand to assist photographer Chris Chapman as…

In a collaboration between Gold Derby—recently acquired by Deadline's owner PMC—and AwardsLine, we are excited to share GD‘s odds rankings of six major Emmy categories: Best Comedy Series, Comedy Actor, Comedy Actress; Best Drama Series, Drama Actor and Drama Actress. These rankings are perfect companion pieces to…

In this second of three gallery posts from the Toronto Film Festival are pics of some large-ish groups that visited the Deadline Presents AwardsLine photo/video studio at the Templar Hotel. We were thrilled to not only meet Spotlight‘s Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery and Brian D’Arcy James, but also the…

Deadline Presents AwardsLine set up photo and video studios at the Templar Hotel for a second year at the Toronto International Film Festival, to capture talent and filmmakers traveling through town to promote films that run the gamut—docs, foreign, indie, not-so-indie. This pics above are from the first of two…

From the moment he stepped up to audition for John Ridley's anthology series American Crime, for a role that on paper was familiar to him, Richard Cabral hoped to bring new light to a Latino archetype often misaligned in the media. As Hector Tontz, the gang member implicated in a vicious, drug-related murder, Cabral…

HBO's biopic of blues singer Bessie Smith was an over 20-years-in-the-making project. It wasn't until Pariah writer-director Dee Rees reworked the Bessie script and eventually landed the helming gig that the TV movie fell into place, subsequently earning 12 Emmy nominations, including two for Rees (in writing and…

Plans for the Governors Ball that follows the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on September 20, as well as the Creative Arts Ball on September 12, are well underway. The Television Academy revealed details this morning. The theme for both nights—"Reigning with Radiance"—will be realized in Swarovski crystals in the…