AWARDS HEADLINES
‘Mad Max,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Martian’ and ‘Revenant’ Get Nods For Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Martian and The Revenant led all films in nominations for the 2016 Golden Reel Awards, the Motion Picture Sound Editors announced. (WRAP)
César Nominations Sans Surprise: ‘My Golden Days’, ‘Marguerite’, ‘Mustang’ & ‘Dheepan’ Lead
Leading the pack is Arnaud Desplechin’s My Golden Days. It won the SACD prize in the section and now has 11 César nods including Best Film and Best Director. Sharing the lead with 11 is Xavier Giannoli’s Marguerite. (AL)
Oscar Nominees ‘Carol,’ And ‘Danish Girl’ Up For GLAAD Media Awards
Oscar-nominated pictures Carol and The Danish Girl are among the more than 100 nominees for the GLAAD Media Awards. (USA)
OTHER HEADLINES
Sundance: The Orchard Scoops Up ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’
The film comes from red-hot New Zealand helmer Taika Waititi, who will direct the next Thor movie for Marvel. (THR)
‘Zoobiquity’ Drama Pilot From ‘Bones’ Showrunners Ordered at Fox
Fox has placed a pilot order for Zoobiquity, a one-hour medical procedural written and and EP’d by Bones showrunners past (Stephen Nathan) and present (Jonathan Collier). (TVL)
Crackle Orders New Drama ‘Start Up’ Starring Martin Freeman & Adam Brody
Sony’s Crackle is expanding its scripted programming slate with a 10-episode order of drama series Start Up, starring Martin Freeman, Adam Brody, Edi Gathegi and Otmara Marrero. (DH)
Joseph Fiennes To Play Michael Jackson In 9/11 Road-Trip Drama
Sky Arts will screen the one-off drama, co-starring Stockard Channing as Elizabeth Taylor and Brian Cox as Marlon Brando, about the trio’s supposed road trip west from New York after the 9/11 terror attacks. (GUAR)
Screenwriters: ‘Empire Of The Sun’
An undated, unspecified draft of Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun. (DS)