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A column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit. OK, the fun of November when everyone still has high hopes of Oscar glory has now turned to the chill of December as reality starts to cloud the picture. The week kicked off Sunday with the announcement of winners of the British Independent Film…

In case you haven't noticed, Adam Driver delivered memorable performances this year as a newly divorced husband, a government whistleblower, a zombie fighter and a Star Wars warrior (in a Kylo Ren mask). I missed his Broadway opening (Burn This). Indeed, at 36, Driver has appeared in 25 movies in the seven years since…

Leonardo DiCaprio has responded to Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro’s wild accusations that he’s been bankrolling the Amazon rainforest fires. Bolsonaro made the unfounded claims on Friday. Bolsonaro said the actor was part of an international "campaign against Brazil." He offered no evidence to support his claims…

The documentary Sea of Shadows has gained a prominent advocate as it steams into awards season. Renowned conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall is praising the film, which tells the story of dramatic efforts to save the last few remaining vaquita whales—an adorable dolphin-like creature native to the Sea of Cortez off Baja…

UPDATE 09:35 AM PST: Still nothing concrete on why the China release of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has been postponed. One well-placed source in the country claims there was an appeal from Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee to Chinese authorities over the portrayal of her father, a local hero. In the movie, a…

Can Clint Eastwood save the Oscars? With luck and a little help, yes, absolutely. It could happen. The stars already are aligning. Since the debut last week of a trailer for Eastwood's Richard Jewell, about the pursuit of a security guard who was wrongly suspected of Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park bombing in 1996…

Pete Buttigieg will be back in L.A. fundraising again this weekend, just days after another swing through Hollywood circles, including an event that drew guests including Leonardo DiCaprio and Paris Hilton. Buttigieg raised a healthy $19.1 million in the third quarter, which ended on Monday. To kick-off the next…

Leonardo DiCaprio is known for his dedication to environmental causes and with the recent Amazon fires in Brazil, the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor is taking action. He has backed the Amazon Forest Fund which has committed $5 million to help aid the fires in the Brazilian rainforest. The Oscar-winning actor…

EXCLUSIVE: As Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese ready their splashy reunion mob drama The Irishman to world premiere at the New York Film Festival before Netflix releases its this fall, the actor and director are getting closer to jumping right back in with the Imperative Entertainment-produced Paramount…

UPDATE: Moviegoer interest in seeing Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood apparently wasn’t just among the public, who crowded theaters to bring in an impressive $40 million-plus weekend estimated box office haul and sold out shows in major markets, especially L.A. Oscar voters jumped on board, too. There…

In mixing real and fictional movie stars in Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino helped his cause by casting performers who were careful not to do impressions, but bite sized performances as iconic stars who in moments are eerily reminiscent of those subjects. Margot Robbie captured the essence of Sharon…

EXCLUSIVE: Most times Deadline has done in-depth interviews with Quentin Tarantino, the occasion has been a hot-button moment that begged for clarity. Like the time he (temporarily) scrapped The Hateful Eight out of frustration that a rep among the small handful of actors he showed the script leaked that first draft…