Oscar Nominations 2017: 14 For ‘La La Land,’ And 6 For Black Actors
Oscar voters showered the neo-musical La La Land with 14 nominations on Tuesday, a tie with Titanic and All About Eve for the most in Academy Award history. (NYT)
Oscars: The Biggest Snubs And Surprises From This Year’s Nominations
The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced, and just as there are every year, there were a few surprises. In terms of genuine snubs, there was maybe one or two, but nothing shockingly egregious. (COLL)
Oscar Leaderboard: ‘La La Land’ Dominates Nominations, ‘Arrival’ And ‘Moonlight’ Shine
Buoyed by La La Land, Hacksaw Ridge, and Deepwater Horizon, Summit Entertainment led the distributors with 22 noms. It was followed by Paramount, whose films includes Arrival, Fences, and Florence Foster Jenkins. (VAR)
Not So White After All: Oscar Nominations End Diversity Drought With New Honorees
After a two-year diversity drought in its acting categories, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences showered nominations on six African-American themed films, at least ten black actors and filmmakers, and an Indian adventure, Lion. (DH)
ABC Orders ‘Good Doctor’ Pilot From House EP, ‘Five-0’s’ Daniel Dae Kim
ABC has given a pilot order to The Good Doctor and for Doomsday, a drama from CSI producer Carol Mendelsohn and Justified writers Mark Bianculli and VJ Boyd. (TVL)
Netflix Acquires Documentary About Hulk Hogan’s Fight With Gawker
Netflix is continuing its splurge on new movies at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, acquiring the worldwide rights for legal documentary Nobody Speak: Hulk Hogan, Gawker and Trials of a Free Press, helmed by Brian Knappenberger. (VER)
Sundance: Netflix Acquires ‘The Incredible Jessica James’
Netflix has purchased the worldwide rights for The Incredible Jessica James, the closing night film of this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The deal reportedly went for over $3 million. (FOR)
Alan Cumming Stars In ‘Killer Instinct’ Pilot From James Patterson Picked Up By CBS
CBS keeps up its procedural game with orders for two new pilots, including Killer Instincts starring Alan Cumming. (VUL)
Amazon Scraps ‘Highston’ Comedy Series From Bob Nelson & Sacha Baron Cohen
The streaming service picked up to series the pilot — written by Oscar-nominee Bob Nelson, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, and executive produced by Sacha Baron Cohen — in December 2015. (DH)