AWARDS HEADLINES
PGA Awards Winners: ‘The Big Short’, ‘Inside Out’, and ‘Game of Thrones’ Triumph
The PGA put their crown on Adam McKay‘s The Big Short, the entertaining financial-crisis dramedy, showing that there might be a bit of a scramble with who will end up winning the Best Picture race. (COLL)
OTHER HEADLINES
Box Office: ‘The Revenant’ Survives Storm Jonas To Win Weekend With $16M
Alejandro G. Inarritu’s awards frontrunner The Revenant rode to the top of the box-office chart in its third weekend in wide release — the first time the movie has come in No. 1. The frontier epic grossed $16 million from 3,711 theaters for a domestic total of $119.2 million for Fox and New Regency. (THR)
Sundance Sensation ‘Manchester By The Sea’ Near $10M Amazon Deal
Amazon closed a $10 million deal for domestic rights to Manchester By The Sea, the Kenneth Lonergan-directed drama that premiered Saturday to the best reviews of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival so far. (DH)
A24 Makes First Sundance Deal With Crowdpleaser ‘Morris From America’
Morris From America is the latest Sundance favorite from Hartigan, who premiered the award-winning This is Martin Bonner back in 2013. A24 purchased the film through its deal with DirecTV. (IW)
James Schamus Directorial Debut ‘Indignation’ Acquired By Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment
Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment paid around $3.5 million for North American rights on Indignation, the directorial debut of former Focus Features head James Schamus. The film, which Schamus adapted from a novel by Philip Roth, premiered Sunday night. (DH)
Frank Zappa Doc Nabbed by Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics made the acquisition announcement of the doc’s worldwide rights (excluding France and Germany) ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival In the Documentary Premieres section. (BILL)
Sony Options Memoir ‘Red Platoon’ With Immersive Pictures Producing
Sony Pictures has optioned the memoir “Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor” by Clinton Romesha with Josh Bratman on board to produce. Bratman brought the book to the studio under his first-look deal and will produce under his Immersive Pictures banner. (VAR)