AWARDS HEADLINES
Olivia Munn & Jason Segel Shake Up the SciTech Awards & Hand Out First Oscars of 2016
Olivia Munn and Jason Segel put some completely entertaining explaining to work as the hosts of AMPAS’ annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday night. Here’s a clip as well as the complete winners list. (UT)
‘The Revenant’ DP Emmanuel Lubezki Scores a Threepeat at the ASC Awards
The Revenant won the top film prize at the 30th annual ASC Awards, making it a threepeat for cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki after his wins for Birdman and Gravity. Here’s the complete winners list. (DL)
Underdogs Are the Big Winners at the WGA Awards
The guild awards have seen the momentum shift between a handful of films, and last night at the WGA Awards, two underdogs, Spotlight and The Big Short, emerged as the big victors of the night. Veep and Mad Men scored on the TV side. (IW)
Brie Larson & Leonardo DiCaprio Score Big at the BAFTA Awards
Leonardo DiCaprio won his first ever Bafta for best actor as The Revenant dominated the annual ceremony by winning three of the biggest awards. DiCaprio paid tribute to his mother on her birthday and called Kate Winslet his “home girl”. Here’s the complete winners list. (TI)
OTHER HEADLINES
Box Office: ‘Deadpool’ Hits $150M in a Weekend- Just How did the Merc with a Mouth Pull it Off?
20th Century Fox’s Deadpool is bigger than anyone thought possible, scoring $150 million over the entire weekend and topping Fifty Shades of Grey and Star Wars: Episode III. How did Deadpool set the box office on fire? Here are some answers. (DL)
How China Just Scored the Biggest Box Office Week in the History of Movies
This weekend, China’s moviegoers smashed every previous record for weekly movie ticket sales in a single territory, beating out North America’s previous record. Here are the 3 main reasons why the past week was such a bonanza for China’s box office. (FS)
‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Adds Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern & a Newcomer to the Cast
Ready your light sabers- Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern and newcomer Kelly Marie Tran have joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VIII, which started filming in London on Monday. (THR)
U.K.’s eOne & Paramount Nab George Clooney-Directed ‘Suburbicon’ Rights in Berlin
The George Clooney-helmed Suburbicon, considered one of the hottest projects in the Berlin market, has sold to eOne for the U.K. after its splashy domestic deal to Paramount. Other worldwide territory sales are expected to be announced shortly. (THR)
Trailer Buzz: Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ Season 2 Trailer
Netflix has dropped a new trailer for Season 2 of Marvel’s Daredevil ahead of its March 18 premiere. Jon Bernthal’s Punisher, aka Frank Castle, has arrived in Hell’s Kitchen, determined to take out the city’s gangsters. (DL)
Trailer Buzz: ‘Game of the Thrones’ Season 6 Teaser
The hit HBO drama released a teaser of its upcoming sixth season Sunday night, giving fans a glimpse of what they can expect when it premieres on April 24. (TIME)