''The Lighthouse''

starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe

Kim Cyr

Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse. 

The Lighthouse is, I can safely say, one of the most over-the-top movies you will ever have the good fortune to see. Robert Eggers — whose last film, the wild 2015 horror movie The Witch, lit Sundance on fire when it premiered — has clearly established himself as a no-holds-barred auteur of dread, madness, and mannered period dialogue.  

Also gallows comedy. Also horror. What I’m trying to say is, The Lighthouse is a blast.  

Rating: 4.5 out of 5  

The Lighthouse strands Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson on an island with a lighthouse and some devious seagulls, surrounded by a fierce sea. It’s somehow a whacked-out period comedy populated by saltily bearded sea dogs, a psychosexual drama about dramatically fractured psyches, a Beckett-style dive into guilt and shame, and, at moments, kind of a takeoff on Aquaman.  

What The Lighthouse is not is boring. But its pyrotechnics aren’t designed to mask below-par filmmaking. Shot in grainy black and white and in Academy ratio (which appears square to most audiences), it’s like a movie made by a director who knows just what he’s going for and just how to get there. Like The Witch, it’s a real shot in the arm and a riot, to boot. 

An eerie, gross, and frequently hilarious tale of madness and misery, Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse – the follow-up to his break-out indie horror success The Witch – is too weird for words but highly entertaining for anyone willing to get on side with its nasty, misanthropic wavelength.  

Set in the late 19th century, The Lighthouse is the story of Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson), a former lumberjack with a haunted past who makes a career switch and heads off to help man a lighthouse on a secluded island off the Atlantic coast. Ephraim’s boss is Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe), an unhinged veteran wickie with seawater in his veins who makes his new underling do all the heavy lifting while he mans the light. The withdrawn, not particularly talkative, teetotaling Ephraim desperately wants to man the light, but the chatty, frequently drunk, and flatulent Thomas refuses. Thomas’ previous assistant thought there was an enchantment to be found in the light, and Ephraim seems to think the same. Gradually, things start to get strange, Ephraim starts to give in to temptations, and both men descend into outright insanity.  

Shot in gorgeous, full-frame 35mm black and white, The Lighthouse is sufficiently chilly and misty looking. Eggers, who mounts every passing sequence to be bigger and grander than the last, pulls plenty of tricks from the Kubrick, Hitchcock, Bergman, Bresson, and Powell and Pressburger playbooks with glee, making a high minded B-movie that’s richly steeped in classical mythology and literature. If one is savvy to The Lighthouse’s cultural and literary signposts, it’s a surprisingly thoughtful experience. If not, The Lighthouse is still an entertaining look at two men who either can’t stand or secretly love each other doing everything in their power to destroy themselves.  

There’s plenty of gore, vomit, excrement, sweat, grime, sirens, and tentacles to be found in The Lighthouse, but the main attraction here is the off-the-charts comedic and dramatic chemistry shared between Pattinson and Dafoe, with the former giving a career-best performance. Some of the things Eggers asks them to do would be a tough ask of any actor, but Pattinson and Dafoe look like they’re having an absolute blast getting their hands (and assorted other body parts) dirty. 

Showtimes

                                                                          Sat, Sep 07                                                               Sun, Sep 08  

                                                                     Ryerson Theatre                                                      Scotiabank Theatre​​​​​​​

                                                                            9:00 pm                                                                       7:45 pm ​​​​​​​

Director  
Robert Eggers  

Cast  
Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson  

Cinematography  
Jarin Blaschke  

Editing  
Louise Ford  

Executive Producers  
Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Michael Schaefer, Josh Peters, Isaac Ericson, Sophie Mas, Caito Ortiz, Rodrigo Gutierrez, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus  

Producers  
Rodrigo Teixeira, Jay Van Hoy, Robert Eggers, Lourenço Sant' Anna, Youree Henley

Sat, Sep 07 

Roy Thomson Hall 

Premium 

6:30 pm

A jaded journalist (Matthew Rhys) reluctantly accepts an Esquire assignment to profile the children’s television host Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks) and encounters a profoundly empathetic world view that changes his life forever. 

What is it about Tom Hanks? He's acclaimed for his stunning character transformations, from Big to Cast Away to Saving Private Ryan and beyond. But he's beloved because something about him always stays the same. Hanks' screen persona is an unerring force for good, which prompted a universal sigh of relief at his casting as America's treasured children's TV host, Mr. Rogers. But A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is no simple paean to childhood comforts. Following up on last year's sharp comic drama, Can You Ever Forgive Me? director Marielle Heller sets Fred Rogers' irresistible charm against the immovable cynicism of a New York magazine writer. 

Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) is assigned to write a profile of Rogers, whom he long ago dismissed as a sappy irrelevance. From their first encounter, he's forced to look closer. He's surprised to see Mr. Rogers on the set of his show, gently showing his young viewers how to deal with real-life challenges, conflict, and pain. "There's no normal life that is free from pain," Rogers says simply. And as Rogers observes Lloyd, he sees the pain inside this hardened, grown man who has shut himself off from a lifetime of unresolved conflicts with his father (Chris Cooper) and wife (Susan Kelechi Watson). As Lloyd shadows, Rogers, the shallow profile he was planning turns out to be a momentous and meaningful encounter for both men. 

Drawing on Tom Junod's Esquire article about his experience with Rogers, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood offers both real catharsis and the pleasure of a signature Tom Hanks performance. Technically perfect and imbued with the almost spiritual good that marks all his work, his Fred Rogers finds adult truths in the deep wisdom of childhood.

Director 
Marielle Heller 

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Cast 
Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper

Executive Producers 
Bergen Swanson, Noah Harpster, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Edward Cheng, Howard Chen 

Producers 
Youree Henley, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Leah Holzer

This is my 17th year covering the Toronto International Film Festival, and while it feels slightly different every single time, it’s a great feeling to come back again. Like a friend said to me recently, there’s really nothing like having a press pass to one of the world’s best film festivals. 

There is a lot of work to it, but I still feel very, very fortunate to have been coming to the festival for so many years. 

This year is likely one of the most eclectic for me, in terms of what I’m doing. I’ve got the usual pile of interviews, with Sunday being the biggest day (interestingly enough), but I also have dinner, a few parties, and a lot of screenings. 

And it just reminds me of an analogy about TIFF that I’ve always loved: it’s a lot like an iceberg, in almost every way. 

There’s a vast amount of work that goes on to make TIFF possible, and most of us never see a fraction of it. Like an iceberg, all that work is hidden beneath the surface. Planning, preparation, setup, and a lot of work couldn’t happen without thousands of dedicated people, staff, volunteers, and industry people coming together. 

As well, there’s more to do at TIFF than most of us will ever see. There are 333 films at TIFF this year, plus the industry conference, parties, awards, and media interviews. And it takes hundreds, if not thousands, of publicists to make all those media opportunities happen, as they work long, long hours to connect talent with the press. 

That’s not even getting into the whole media landscape, but I will say there’s a slightly rougher angle for the TIFF iceberg, and that’s what it takes for the most press to put together a decent slate of coverage. For all the things the public sees about the media at TIFF, there’s far more no one else sees. 

Most press workdays to plan a schedule, and all that work isn’t really seen either. 

Media also tend to request scores of interviews, but a lot of outlets will come away with a fraction of what we request. If I had the schedule I wanted, mind you, I probably would need two weeks to recover. 

All of this is just to say, Happy TIFF! Go out and enjoy it in some way if you’re in Toronto, and be thankful for all the work that goes into making it possible. If you’re doing something at TIFF–especially a screening or a public event–thank a volunteer along the way and be kind. 

It doesn’t matter if you’re a filmmaker, press, an industry mogul, or someone who just wants to see a great film: TIFF is a great opportunity to come together, enjoy the Festival of Festivals, and treat each other with some respect, since everyone had to put in some (or maybe a lot of) work to be here.

OSCAR BEST PICTURE WINNER 2019 IS GREEN BOOK

GREEN BOOK is the 2019 Oscar winner for BEST PICTURE! Congratulations to Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga on their first Oscar win. This is the 2nd Oscar nomination for Jim Burke, who was previously nominated for THE DESCENDANTS. Other nominees for BEST PICTURE included BLACK PANTHER, BLACKkKLANSMAN, BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, THE FAVOURITE, ROMA, A STAR IS BORN, and VICE.

OSCAR WINNERS 2019 BY CATEGORY - 91st AWARDS 

Performance by an actor in a leading role nominees: 

Christian Bale in VICE 

Bradley Cooper in A STAR IS BORN 

Willem Dafoe in AT ETERNITY'S GATE 

Rami Malek in BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - WINNER!!

Viggo Mortensen in GREEN BOOK

Rami Malek accepts the Actor in a Leading Role award for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

Performance by an actor in a supporting role nominees: 

Mahershala Ali in GREEN BOOK - WINNER!!

Adam Driver in BLACKkKLANSMAN 

Sam Elliott in A STAR IS BORN 

Richard E. Grant in CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? 

Sam Rockwell in VICE

Mahershala Ali accepts the Actor in a Supporting Role award for 'Green Book' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California

Performance by an actress in a leading role nominees: 

Yalitza Aparicio in ROMA 

Glenn Close in THE WIFE 

Olivia Colman in THE FAVOURITE - WINNER!!

Lady Gaga in A STAR IS BORN 

Melissa McCarthy in CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

Best Actress nominee for "The Favourite" Olivia Colman accepts the award for Best Actress during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 24, 2019

Performance by an actress in a supporting role nominees: 

Amy Adams in VICE 

Marina de Tavira in ROMA 

Regina King in IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK - WINNER!!

Emma Stone in THE FAVOURITE 

Rachel Weisz in THE FAVOURITE

Regina King accepts the Actress in a Supporting Role award for 'If Beale Street Could Talk' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood

Best animated feature film of the year nominees: 

INCREDIBLES 2 

Brad Bird, John Walker and Nicole Paradis Grindle 

ISLE OF DOGS 

Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson 

MIRAI 

Mamoru Hosoda and Yuichiro Saito 

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET 

Rich Moore, Phil Johnston and Clark Spencer 

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE - WINNER!! 

Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

Crew of 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' accept the Animated Feature Film award onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California

Achievement in cinematography nominees: 

COLD WAR 

Łukasz Żal 

THE FAVOURITE 

Robbie Ryan 

NEVER LOOK AWAY 

Caleb Deschanel 

ROMA - WINNER!! 

Alfonso Cuarón 

A STAR IS BORN 

Matthew Libatique

Alfonso Cuaron accepts the Cinematography award for 'Roma' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California

Achievement in costume design nominees: 

THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS 

Mary Zophres 

BLACK PANTHER - WINNER!! 

Ruth Carter 

THE FAVOURITE 

Sandy Powell 

MARY POPPINS RETURNS 

Sandy Powell 

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS 

Alexandra Byrne

Ruth E. Carter accepts the Costume Design award for 'Black Panther' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

Achievement in directing nominees: 

BLACKkKLANSMAN 

Spike Lee 

COLD WAR 

Paweł Pawlikowski 

THE FAVOURITE 

Yorgos Lanthimos 

ROMA - WINNER!! 

Alfonso Cuarón 

VICE 

Adam McKay

Alfonso Cuaron accepts the Best Director award for 'Roma' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California

Best documentary feature nominees: 

FREE SOLO - WINNER!! 

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Evan Hayes and Shannon Dill 

HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING 

RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes and Su Kim 

MINDING THE GAP 

Bing Liu and Diane Quon 

OF FATHERS AND SONS 

Talal Derki, Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme and Tobias N. Siebert 

RBG 

Betsy West and Julie Cohen

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, and Shannon Dill accept the Documentary (Feature) award for 'Free Solo' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre

Best documentary short subject nominees: 

BLACK SHEEP 

Ed Perkins and Jonathan Chinn 

END GAME 

Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman 

LIFEBOAT 

Skye Fitzgerald and Bryn Mooser 

A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN 

Marshall Curry 

PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE. - WINNER!! 

Rayka Zehtabchi and Melissa Berton

Melissa Berton (center L) and Rayka Zehtabchi (center R) accept the Short Film (Live Action) award for 'Period. End of Sentence.' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre

Achievement in film editing nominees: 

BLACKkKLANSMAN 

Barry Alexander Brown 

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - WINNER!! 

John Ottman 

THE FAVOURITE 

Yorgos Mavropsaridis 

GREEN BOOK 

Patrick J. Don Vito 

VICE 

Hank Corwin

John Ottman accepts the Film Editing award for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019

Best foreign language film of the year nominees: 

CAPERNAUM 

Lebanon 

Directed by Nadine Labaki 

COLD WAR 

Poland 

Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski 

NEVER LOOK AWAY 

Germany 

Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 

ROMA - WINNER!! 

Mexico 

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón 

SHOPLIFTERS 

Japan 

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda

Alfonso Cuaron accepts the Foreign Language Film award for 'Roma' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling nominees: 

BORDER 

Göran Lundström and Pamela Goldammer 

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS 

Jenny Shircore, Marc Pilcher and Jessica Brooks 

VICE - WINNER!! 

Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia Dehaney

Best Makeup and Hairstyling winners for "Vice" Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia Dehaney pose in the press room with the Oscars during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) nominees: 

BLACK PANTHER - WINNER!! 

Ludwig Goransson 

BLACKkKLANSMAN 

Terence Blanchard 

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK 

Nicholas Britell 

ISLE OF DOGS 

Alexandre Desplat 

MARY POPPINS RETURNS 

Marc Shaiman

Ludwig Goransson accepts the Music (Original Score) award for 'Black Panther' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) nominees: 

"All The Stars" from BLACK PANTHER 

Music by Kendrick Lamar, Mark “Sounwave” Spears and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith 

Lyric by Kendrick Lamar, SZA and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith 

"I'll Fight" from RBG 

Music and Lyric by Diane Warren 

"The Place Where Lost Things Go" from MARY POPPINS RETURNS 

Music by Marc Shaiman 

Lyric by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman 

"Shallow" from A STAR IS BORN - WINNER!! 

Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt

"When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" from THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS 

Music and Lyric by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Lady Gaga accepts the Music (Original Song) award for 'Shallow' from 'A Star Is Born' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood

Best motion picture of the year nominees: 

BLACK PANTHER 

Kevin Feige, Producer 

BLACKkKLANSMAN 

Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Jordan Peele and Spike Lee, Producers 

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 

Graham King, Producer 

THE FAVOURITE 

Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday and Yorgos Lanthimos, Producers 

GREEN BOOK - WINNER!! 

Jim Burke, Charles B. Wessler, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly and Nick Vallelonga, Producers

ROMA 

Gabriela Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón, Producers 

A STAR IS BORN 

Bill Gerber, Bradley Cooper and Lynette Howell Taylor, Producers 

VICE 

Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers

Cast and crew of 'Green Book' accept the Best Picture award onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood

Achievement in production design nominees: 

BLACK PANTHER - WINNER!! 

Production Design: Hannah Beachler

Set Decoration: Jay Hart 

"I did my best and my best is good enough." 

Hannah Beachler 

THE FAVOURITE 

Production Design: Fiona Crombie 

Set Decoration: Alice Felton 

FIRST MAN 

Production Design: Nathan Crowley 

Set Decoration: Kathy Lucas 

MARY POPPINS RETURNS 

Production Design: John Myhre 

Set Decoration: Gordon Sim 

ROMA 

Production Design: Eugenio Caballero 

Set Decoration: Bárbara Enríquez

Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart accept the Production Design award for 'Black Panther' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood

Best animated short film nominees: 

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 

Alison Snowden and David Fine 

BAO - WINNER!! 

Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb 

LATE AFTERNOON 

Louise Bagnall and Nuria González Blanco 

ONE SMALL STEP 

Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas 

WEEKENDS 

Trevor Jimenez

Becky Neiman-Cobb and Domee Shi accept the Short Film (Animated) award for 'Bao' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood

Best live action short film nominees: 

DETAINMENT 

Vincent Lambe and Darren Mahon 

FAUVE 

Jeremy Comte and Maria Gracia Turgeon 

MARGUERITE 

Marianne Farley and Marie-Hélène Panisset 

MOTHER 

Rodrigo Sorogoyen and María del Puy Alvarado 

SKIN - WINNER!! 

Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman

Best Live Action Short Film winners for "Skin" Guy Nattiv, and his wife Jaime Ray Newman (R) kiss in the press room with their Oscar during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood

Achievement in sound editing nominees: 

BLACK PANTHER 

Benjamin A. Burtt and Steve Boeddeker 

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - WINNER!! 

John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone 

FIRST MAN 

Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan 

A QUIET PLACE 

Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl 

ROMA 

Sergio Díaz and Skip Lievsay

John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone accept the Sound Editing award for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood

Achievement in sound mixing nominees: 

BLACK PANTHER 

Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor and Peter Devlin 

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - WINNER!! 

Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali 

FIRST MAN 

Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Ai-Ling Lee and Mary H. Ellis 

ROMA 

Skip Lievsay, Craig Henighan and José Antonio García 

A STAR IS BORN 

Tom Ozanich, Dean Zupancic, Jason Ruder and Steve Morrow

Tim Cavagin, Paul Massey, and John Casali accept the Sound Mixing award for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre Feb 24, 2019

Achievement in visual effects nominees: 

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR 

Dan DeLeeuw, Kelly Port, Russell Earl and Dan Sudick 

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN 

Christopher Lawrence, Michael Eames, Theo Jones and Chris Corbould 

FIRST MAN - WINNER!! 

Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and J.D. Schwalm 

READY PLAYER ONE 

Roger Guyett, Grady Cofer, Matthew E. Butler and David Shirk 

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY 

Rob Bredow, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Dominic Tuohy

Ian Hunter, Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, and J. D. Schwalm accept the Visual Effects award for 'First Man' onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre

Adapted screenplay nominees: 

THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS 

Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen 

BLACKkKLANSMAN - WINNER!! 

Written by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee 

"Make the moral choice between love versus hate. Let’s do the right thing! You know I had to get that in there." 

Spike Lee

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? 

Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty 

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK 

Written for the screen by Barry Jenkins 

A STAR IS BORN 

Screenplay by Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters

Spike Lee accepts the Adapted Screenplay award for 'BlacKkKlansman' Samuel L. Jackson onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019

Original screenplay nominees: 

THE FAVOURITE 

Written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara 

FIRST REFORMED 

Written by Paul Schrader 

GREEN BOOK - WINNER!! 

Written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly 

ROMA 

Written by Alfonso Cuarón 

VICE 

Written by Adam McKay

Peter Farrelly winner Best Original Screenplay award for 'Green Book' poses in the press room during at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California

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Albert Finney, Britain’s legendary star of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and Miller's Crossing, dies aged 82  

Albert Finney, who forged his reputation as one of the leading actors of Britain’s early 60s new wave cinema, has died aged 82 after a short illness, his family have announced. In 2011, he disclosed he had kidney cancer.  

A publicist told NOW and THEN Magazine that Finney died on Thursday of a chest infection at the Royal Marsden hospital, which specialises in cancer treatment, just outside London. His wife, Pene, and son, Simon, were by his side.   

After graduating from RADA in 1955 Finney joined Birmingham rep, before moving on to the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre – pre-cursor of the RSC – and the Royal Court.  He made his film debut as one of Archie Rice’s sons in The Entertainer (1960), and found wider stardom in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), which also brought him the first of 13 BAFTA nominations, and an award for Best British Newcomer.  

He consolidated his popularity with Tom Jones (1963), and rang the changes with a variety of projects such as  Night Must Fall (1964), Two For The Road (1967) and Charlie Bubbles (1967), the last of which he also directed.  His production company, Memorial Enterprises, produced Lindsay Anderson’s iconic if... (1967).  

Always a highly watchable performer, Finney betrayed a certain restlessness in his diverse choice of roles, personal challenge and the satisfaction of his curiosity coming before more usual career considerations. He took leading roles in the musicals Scrooge (1970) and Annie (1982) and portrayed Hercule Poirot in Murder On The Orient Express (1974).  

He was back to his best in the stage adaptation The Dresser (1983) alongside Tom Courtenay, reunited with Annie director John Huston for Under The Volcano (1984) and played a Chicago mobster for the Coen Brothers in Miller’s Crossing (1990).  Always a leading man with a character actor’s tastes, he starred in The Playboys (1992), The Browning Version (1994) and A Man of No Importance (1994).   

On television he headlined Dennis Potter’s Karaoke (1996) and Cold Lazarus (1996) and drew widespread acclaim for his performance as Winston Churchill in The Gathering Storm (2002).  Other films of this period that benefited from his presence in supporting roles include Erin Brockovich (2000), Ocean’s Twelve (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and Skyfall (2012).  Albert Finney was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship in 2001.

Others paying tribute included Bernadette Peters, who starred alongside Finney in the 1982 film version of musical “Annie”; “The Wire” creator David Simon; “Mission: Impossible” filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie; “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert; U.S. actress Rosanna Arquette; and British actor, writer, and comedian David Walliams. 

Having shot to fame as the star of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Finney received five Oscar nominations, but never won, and refused a knighthood.  

Daniel Craig – who starred in Skyfall, Finney’s final film, in which he played a gamekeeper from James Bond’s childhood – said:  

“I’m deeply saddened by the news of Albert Finney’s passing. The world has lost a giant. Wherever Albert is now, I hope there are horses and good company.”  

The director of that film, Sam Mendes, added: “It is desperately sad news that Albert Finney has gone. He really was one of the greats - a brilliant, beautiful, big-hearted, life loving delight of a man. He will be terribly missed.”  

Paul Greengrass, who directed Finney in The Bourne Ultimatum, said: “Albert was an actor of rare power and humanity with an astonishing body of work over the decades. Off screen he brought his infectious sense of humour to work every morning. He loved every aspect of the business and we in turn loved and revered him. I shall miss him enormously.”  

Elsewhere, stars have been sharing memories and paying tribute to the actor on Twitter.

R.I.P. ALBERT FINNEY

For the first time in three decades, this year's Oscars ceremony will go ahead without an official host, an ABC television executive said on Tuesday. 

Speaking just three weeks before the highest honours in the movie industry are handed out, ABC entertainment president Karey Burke said the Feb. 24 event would forgo a host and "just have presenters host the Oscars." 

ABC, a unit of Walt Disney Co., televises the Oscars ceremony annually and is closely involved in planning the telecast. 

Comedian Kevin Hart stepped down in December from hosting the ceremony after past homophobic tweets resurfaced. No replacement was announced, but there had been no official statements on how the ceremony would proceed.

The Oscars ceremony, now in its 91st year, has gone without a host before.  The awards show has, in fact, gone five times without a host.   In 1989 — widely considered the worst Oscars ever — when producer Allan Carr decided to go hostless in order to make room for more celebrity presenters. 

Burke said this year's decision not to have a host for the show was taken after what she called "the messiness" over the Hart withdrawal and an attempt to revive his chances. 

"After that, it was pretty clear that we were going to stay the course and just have presenters host the Oscars. We all got on board with that idea pretty quickly," Burke told reporters at the Television Critics Association meeting in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena.

No host means shorter show 

She said the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the Oscars, had promised ABC last year to keep the telecast to three hours — about 30 minutes shorter than in recent years. 

"So the producers, I think, decided wisely to not have a host and to go back to having the presenters and the movies being the stars," Burke said.

The Oscar's host traditionally opens the ceremony with a comedic monologue focusing on celebrities, the state of the movie industry as well as cultural and political issues. 

Burke said she would hear details from the show producers later this week but said there were plans for "a pretty exciting opening" to the telecast.

She added that speculation over the shape of the ceremony was an encouraging sign that the Oscars were still relevant. 

Audiences have dropped in recent years with the 2018 show attracting just 26.5 million viewers, the smallest number ever. 

"I have found that the lack of clarity around the Oscars has kept the Oscars in the conversation and that the mystery has been really compelling. People really care," she said.

Mexican drama Roma and British historical comedy The Favourite lead the Oscars nominations with 10 nods apiece. 

Burke noted that three of the other best picture nominees — Disney's Black Panther, Warner Bros' A Star is Born and the 21st Century Fox musical Bohemian Rhapsody — had each taken in more than $200 million US at the North American box office alone. 

"I think we are going to see a big turnout for this because these are big popular movies that have been nominated," she 
said.

The Academy has announced an initial list of musical performers of this year's nominated songs set to take the stage when the 91st Oscars airs LIVE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24 8e|5p on ABC. Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will perform "I'll Fight" from RBG (music and lyric by Diane Warren); nominees Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will be welcomed to the stage to sing "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (music and lyric by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch); Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are set to perform "Shallow" from A STAR IS BORN (music and lyric by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt) and a special surprise guest has been tapped to perform "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from MARY POPPINS RETURNS (music by Marc Shaiman; lyric by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman). 

Former American Idol star Hudson won an Oscar for her supporting role in the 2006 musical, DREAMGIRLS. In 2009, she took home the Grammy for Best R&B Album for her self-titled debut. 

Hollywood veteran Marc Shaiman has previously been nominated for five Oscars. In 2000, he was nominated for Original Song for SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT. This year, Shaiman is nominated for both Original Score and Original Song (with lyricist Scott Wittman). 

Both Cooper and Gaga are also past Oscar nominees -- Cooper was previously nominated for his leading role in 2014's AMERICAN SNIPER, and Gaga for Original Song, "Til It Happens to You," shared with Diane Warren, for the 2015 documentary, THE HUNTING GROUND. 

THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS is Welch and Rawlings' second collaboration with the Coen brothers; Welch was an associate producer and both she and Rawlings lent their vocals to the soundtrack of the Coens' O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?, which won the 2002 Grammy for Album of the Year.

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Oscar® producer Donna Gigliotti, and co-producer and director Glenn Weiss,  announced the first round of presenters for the Academy Awards®. The show will honor the incredible slate of nominees – from blockbusters to independent films – and embrace the diversity of the global movie-going audience. 

“The Oscar nominees have generated tremendous worldwide attention through their captivating stories, achievements and performances,” said Gigliotti and Weiss. “We want to give the public an opportunity to once again experience the moments that have moved us all. It is a celebration of our universal love of movies.” 

The producers will continue to announce talent joining the show in the coming weeks, and, as previously announced, the show will feature musical performances of the five Original Song nominees. 

“From blockbuster hits to intimate tales of the human spirit, the movies we celebrate at the Oscars connect us in a way that is both moving and powerful,” said Karey Burke, President, ABC Entertainment. “Donna and Glenn will deliver a tribute worthy of the talent that will present and receive Oscar gold, and I’m so proud that ABC is home to this monumental night.” 

“The Oscars is the most-watched live entertainment event of the year,” said Academy president John Bailey. “The show connects us with the power and history of the movies as it reconnects home audiences with their favorite films and stars.” 

“This is an important moment in Oscar history,” said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. “This year’s show maintains Oscar traditions, and is also evolving to reflect our global audience.” 

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On Monday they announced the first wave of presenters, which include Oscar winners Brie Larson and Whoopi Goldberg, Marvel Cinematic Universe stars Chris Evans and Tessa Thompson, Crazy Rich Asians co-stars Constance Wu and Awkwafina, as well as Jennifer Lopez, Daniel Craig, Charlize Theron and comediennes Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph. More talent will be announced.

OSCAR SNUBS AND SURPRISES: Cooper skipped , Bohemian Rhapsody sings, Black Panther makes history

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The nominees took part in the annual Oscars luncheon and group photo on Monday. Notable nominees missing from the snap included Olivia Colman, Adam Driver and Emma Stone.

The 91st Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST.

The first round of Oscars 2019 presenters was announced this morning by Oscars 2019 producer Donna Gigliotti and co-producer and director Glenn Weiss. To help honor the incredible slate of Oscars 2019 nominees—from blockbusters to independent films—and embrace the diversity of the global movie-going audience, 13 stars were added to the list of presenters. Awkwafina, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson, and Constance Wu will be taking the Oscar stage as presenters LIVE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24 8e|5p on ABC. In addition, it was announced that Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic will perform during the Oscars 2019 "In Memoriam" segment.  

“The Oscar nominees have generated tremendous worldwide attention through their captivating stories, achievements and performances,” said Gigliotti and Weiss.  

The producers will continue to announce talent joining the show in the coming weeks, and, as previously announced, the show will feature musical performances of the five Original Song nominees.  

“From blockbuster hits to intimate tales of the human spirit, the movies we celebrate at the Oscars connect us in a way that is both moving and powerful,” said Karey Burke, President, ABC Entertainment. “Donna and Glenn will deliver a tribute worthy of the talent that will present and receive Oscar gold, and I’m so proud that ABC is home to this monumental night.”  

“The Oscars is the most-watched live entertainment event of the year,” said Academy president John Bailey. “The show connects us with the power and history of the movies as it reconnects home audiences with their favorite films and stars.”  

“This is an important moment in Oscar history,” said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson. “This year’s show maintains Oscar traditions, and is also evolving to reflect our global audience.” 

The 91st Oscars will be held LIVE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24 8e|5p on ABC. The Oscars will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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Many 2019 Oscar nominees including Lady Gaga, Rami Malek, Regina King, Yalitza Aparicio, Melissa McCarthy and Spike Lee enjoyed the opportunity to meet, mingle, and pose for the annual "Oscar class photo" at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on Monday, February 4th. Leading up to Oscars 2019, the annual Nominee Luncheon reflects an important moment of community and celebration on the path to Oscar Sunday. You can see these stunning photos linked in the gallery below, giving an up close and personal look at some of the many talented faces nominated for the 91st Oscars. 

Video: Watch the Oscar nominees take the stage for their "class photo"  

Of course, the Oscars Nominee Luncheon is also a chance to catch up with fellow nominees and hear from important speakers in the filmmaking community. Academy President John Bailey spoke at the event, paying tribute to the largest group of female nominees in Oscar history. “In front of and behind the camera, inclusion, diversity, racial, ethnic, and gender equality are not just buzzwords," he emphasized.

Liam Neeson has said he is ashamed to admit he had violent thoughts about killing a black person after learning that someone close to him had been raped.

In an interview published Monday, Neeson said that after being told the attacker was black, he "went up and down areas with a cosh (stick or truncheon)" hoping a black person "would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? So that I could kill him." 

"It took me a week, maybe a week and a half, to go through that," Neeson said. 

Many social media users expressed shock at his admission, accusing Neeson of racism. 

The Northern Ireland-born actor recounted the story in an interview with The Independent while promoting his new thriller "Cold Pursuit," about a father who seeks violent revenge for his son's death. 

He said the incident happened some time ago. 

Neeson, 66, called his reaction "horrible," saying it taught him a lesson about the "primal need" for revenge. 

Neeson, who grew up in Northern Ireland during the decades of violence known as the Troubles, said: "I understand that need for revenge, but it just leads to more revenge, to more killing and more killing, and Northern Ireland's proof of that." 

Neeson's publicist didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

The 24th Annual Critics Choice Awards 2019 Winners List

The critics have spoken. 

"Roma" has been named the best film of 2018 at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards, reinforcing its position as the clear critical favorite among the year's films. 

The awards were presented on Sunday evening at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association. 

In addition to winning in the Best Picture category, Alfonso Cuarón's black-and-white Spanish-language drama won the award for best foreign-language film, while Cuarón himself received awards for his directing and cinematography. 

While "Roma" has won far more critics' awards than any other 2018 film, the Broadcast Film Critics Association can be a very mainstream group in its tastes, so Bradley Cooper's "A Star Is Born" was considered a real contender for the top award going into the show. But Cooper's film has now lost two consecutive best-picture awards, to "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the Golden Globes and now to "Roma" at the Critics' Choice Awards, making a win at Saturday's Producers Guild Award a must for the film.

"A Star Is Born" did win two awards on Sunday, both of which went to Cooper's co-star, Lady Gaga. She and her co-writers won the Best Song award for "Shallow," and she tied with Glenn Close ("The Wife") in the Best Actress category. 

It was one of two ties at the Critics' Choice Awards, the other coming between Amy Adams ("Sharp Objects") and Patricia Arquette ("Escape at Dannemora") in the lead actress in a miniseries or TV movie category. 

Other films that won multiple awards included "Vice" (best makeup and hairstyling, plus best-actor and best-actor-in-a-comedy awards for Christian Bale), "If Beale Street Could Talk" (adapted screenplay and supporting actress, for Regina King), "The Favourite" (ensemble cast, and actress in a comedy for Olivia Colman), "Firt Man" (editing and score) and "Black Panther" (production design, costumes and visual effects). 

"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" won the award for animated film, "A Quiet Place" was named best sci-fi or horror film and "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" took the award for action movie in a ceremony with so many categories that many of them were presented off the air. 

In the television categories, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" won Best Comedy Series and "The Americans" won Best Drama Series. "Mrs. Maisel" also won awards for lead actress Rachel Brosnahan and supporting actress Alex Borstein, while "The Americans" also won for lead actor Matthew Rhys and supporting actor Noah Emmerich. 

"Barry," "Sharp Objects" and "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" won two awards each. 

The film categories in the Critics' Choice Awards are voted on by the members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, an organization of more than 300 television, radio and internet film critics and journalists. The television selections are made by its allied organization, the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. 

While the true indicators of who has the upper hand in a tight Oscar race will come with the Producers Guild Awards on Jan. 19 and the Directors Guild Awards on Feb. 2, the Critics' Choice Awards pride themselves on being an accurate predictor of the Oscars. 

Also read: The Oscar Race Is Still a Mess After the Globes and Guilds Have Spoken 

In recent years, a little more than 70 percent of CCA winners have gone on to receive the Academy Award. The two shows have 18 categories in common, and the number of matching winners has ranged from a high of 16 last year and in 2014 to a low of only eight in 2015. 

The Critics' Choice winner has gone on to win the Oscar Best Picture 14 times in the CCA's first 23 years, including 13 times in the 18 ceremonies since 2000.

See who took home trophies for this year’s best TV shows and movies at the 2019 Critics Choice Awards, broadcast Sunday night on the CW, below.

FILM 

BEST PICTURE 

“Black Panther” 
“BlacKkKlansman” 
“The Favourite” 
“First Man” 
“Green Book” 
“If Beale Street Could Talk” 
“Mary Poppins Returns” 
“Roma” – WINNER 
“A Star Is Born” 
“Vice” 

BEST ACTOR 

Christian Bale – “Vice” – WINNER 
Bradley Cooper – “A Star Is Born” 
Willem Dafoe – “At Eternity’s Gate” 
Ryan Gosling – “First Man” 
Ethan Hawke – “First Reformed” 
Rami Malek – “Bohemian Rhapsody” 
Viggo Mortensen – “Green Book” 

BEST ACTRESS 

Yalitza Aparicio – “Roma” 
Emily Blunt – “Mary Poppins Returns” 
Glenn Close – “The Wife” - WINNER (TIE) 
Toni Collette – “Hereditary” 
Olivia Colman – “The Favourite” 
Lady Gaga – “A Star Is Born” - WINNER (TIE) 
Melissa McCarthy – “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 

Mahershala Ali – “Green Book” – WINNER 
Timothée Chalamet – “Beautiful Boy” 
Adam Driver – “BlacKkKlansman” 
Sam Elliott – “A Star Is Born” 
Richard E. Grant – “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” 
Michael B. Jordan – “Black Panther” 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 

Amy Adams – “Vice” 
Claire Foy – “First Man” 
Nicole Kidman – “Boy Erased” 
Regina King – “If Beale Street Could Talk” – WINNER 
Emma Stone – “The Favourite” 
Rachel Weisz – “The Favourite” 

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS 

Elsie Fisher – “Eighth Grade” – WINNER 
Thomasin McKenzie – “Leave No Trace” 
Ed Oxenbould – “Wildlife” 
Millicent Simmonds – “A Quiet Place” 
Amandla Stenberg – “The Hate U Give” 
Sunny Suljic – “Mid90s” 

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE 

“Black Panther” 
“Crazy Rich Asians” 
“The Favourite” – WINNER 
“Vice” 
“Widows” 

BEST DIRECTOR 

Damien Chazelle – “First Man” 
Bradley Cooper – “A Star Is Born” 
Alfonso Cuarón – “Roma” – WINNER 
Peter Farrelly – “Green Book” 
Yorgos Lanthimos – “The Favourite” 
Spike Lee – “BlacKkKlansman” 
Adam McKay – “Vice” 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

Bo Burnham – “Eighth Grade” 
Alfonso Cuarón – “Roma” 
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara – “The Favourite” 
Adam McKay – “Vice” 
Paul Schrader – “First Reformed” – WINNER 
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly – “Green Book” 
Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, John Krasinski – “A Quiet Place” 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 

Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole – “Black Panther” 
Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty – “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” 
Barry Jenkins – “If Beale Street Could Talk” – WINNER 
Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters – “A Star Is Born” 
Josh Singer – “First Man” 
Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee – “BlacKkKlansman” 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

Alfonso Cuarón – “Roma” – WINNER 
James Laxton – “If Beale Street Could Talk” 
Matthew Libatique – “A Star Is Born” 
Rachel Morrison – “Black Panther” 
Robbie Ryan – “The Favourite” 
Linus Sandgren – “First Man” 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 

Hannah Beachler, Jay Hart – “Black Panther” – WINNER 
Eugenio Caballero, Barbara Enriquez – “Roma” 
Nelson Coates, Andrew Baseman – “Crazy Rich Asians” 
Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton – “The Favourite” 
Nathan Crowley, Kathy Lucas – “First Man” 
John Myhre, Gordon Sim – “Mary Poppins Returns” 

BEST EDITING 

Jay Cassidy – “A Star Is Born” 
Hank Corwin – “Vice” 
Tom Cross – “First Man” – WINNER 
Alfonso Cuarón, Adam Gough – “Roma” 
Yorgos Mavropsaridis – “The Favourite” 
Joe Walker – “Widows” 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN 

Alexandra Byrne – “Mary Queen of Scots” 
Ruth Carter – “Black Panther” – WINNER 
Julian Day – “Bohemian Rhapsody” 
Sandy Powell – “The Favourite” 
Sandy Powell – “Mary Poppins Returns” 

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP 

“Black Panther” 
“Bohemian Rhapsody” 
“The Favourite” 
“Mary Queen of Scots” 
“Suspiria 
“Vice” – WINNER 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 

“Avengers: Infinity War” 
“Black Panther” – WINNER 
“First Man” 
“Mary Poppins Returns” 
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout” 
“Ready Player One” 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE 

“The Grinch” 
“Incredibles 2” 
“Isle of Dogs” 
“Mirai” 
“Ralph Breaks the Internet” 
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” – WINNER 

BEST ACTION MOVIE 

“Avengers: Infinity War” 
“Black Panther” 
“Deadpool 2” 
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout” – WINNER 
“Ready Player One” 
“Widows” 

BEST COMEDY 

“Crazy Rich Asians” – WINNER 
“Deadpool 2” 
“The Death of Stalin” 
“The Favourite” 
“Game Night” 
“Sorry to Bother You” 

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY 

Christian Bale – “Vice” – WINNER 
Jason Bateman – “Game Night” 
Viggo Mortensen – “Green Book” 
John C. Reilly – “Stan & Ollie” 
Ryan Reynolds – “Deadpool 2” 
Lakeith Stanfield – “Sorry to Bother You” 

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY 

Emily Blunt – “Mary Poppins Returns” 
Olivia Colman – “The Favourite” – WINNER 
Elsie Fisher – “Eighth Grade” 
Rachel McAdams – “Game Night” 
Charlize Theron – “Tully” 
Constance Wu – “Crazy Rich Asians” 

BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE 

“Annihilation” 
“Halloween” 
“Hereditary” 
“A Quiet Place” – WINNER 
“Suspiria” 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 

“Burning” 
“Capernaum” 
“Cold War” 
“Roma” – WINNER 
“Shoplifters” 

BEST SONG 

All the Stars – “Black Panther” 
Girl in the Movies – “Dumplin’” 
I’ll Fight – “RBG” 
The Place Where Lost Things Go – “Mary Poppins Returns” 
Shallow – “A Star Is Born” – WINNER 
Trip a Little Light Fantastic – “Mary Poppins Returns” 

BEST SCORE 

Kris Bowers – “Green Book” 
Nicholas Britell – “If Beale Street Could Talk” 
Alexandre Desplat – “Isle of Dogs” 
Ludwig Göransson – “Black Panther” 
Justin Hurwitz – “First Man” – WINNER 
Marc Shaiman – “Mary Poppins Returns” 

TELEVISION 

BEST DRAMA SERIES 

“The Americans” (FX) – WINNER 
“Better Call Saul” (AMC) 
“The Good Fight” (CBS All Access) 
“Homecoming” (Amazon) 
“Killing Eve” (BBC America) 
“My Brilliant Friend” (HBO) 
“Pose” (FX) 
“Succession” (HBO) 

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES 

Freddie Highmore – “The Good Doctor” (ABC) 
Diego Luna – “Narcos: Mexico” (Netflix) 
Richard Madden – “Bodyguard” (Netflix) 
Bob Odenkirk – “Better Call Saul” (AMC) 
Billy Porter – “Pose” (FX) 
Matthew Rhys – “The Americans” (FX) – WINNER 
Milo Ventimiglia – “This Is Us” (NBC) 

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES 

Jodie Comer – “Killing Eve” (BBC America) 
Maggie Gyllenhaal – “The Deuce” (HBO) 
Elisabeth Moss – “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu) 
Sandra Oh – “Killing Eve” (BBC America) – WINNER 
Elizabeth Olsen – “Sorry For Your Loss” (Facebook Watch) 
Julia Roberts – “Homecoming” (Amazon) 
Keri Russell – “The Americans” (FX) 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES 

Richard Cabral – “Mayans M.C.” (FX) 
Asia Kate Dillon – “Billions” (Showtime) 
Noah Emmerich – “The Americans” (FX) – WINNER 
Justin Hartley – “This Is Us” (NBC) 
Matthew Macfadyen – “Succession” (HBO) 
Richard Schiff – “The Good Doctor” (ABC) 
Shea Whigham – “Homecoming” (Amazon) 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES 

Dina Shihabi – “Jack Ryan” (Amazon) 
Julia Garner – “Ozark” (Netflix) 
Thandie Newton – “Westworld” (HBO) – WINNER 
Rhea Seehorn – “Better Call Saul” (AMC) 
Yvonne Strahovski – “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu) 
Holly Taylor – “The Americans” (FX) 

BEST COMEDY SERIES 

“Atlanta” (FX) 
“Barry” (HBO) 
“The Good Place” (NBC) 
“The Kominsky Method” (Netflix) 
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon) – WINNER 
“The Middle” (ABC) 
“One Day at a Time” (Netflix) 
“Schitt’s Creek” (Pop) 

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES 

Hank Azaria – “Brockmire” (IFC) 
Ted Danson – “The Good Place” (NBC) 
Michael Douglas – “The Kominsky Method” (Netflix) 
Donald Glover – “Atlanta” (FX) 
Bill Hader – “Barry” (HBO) – WINNER 
Jim Parsons – “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)  
Andy Samberg – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox)  

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES  

Rachel Bloom – “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (The CW)  
Rachel Brosnahan – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon) – WINNER  
Allison Janney – “Mom” (CBS)  
Justina Machado – “One Day at a Time” (Netflix)  
Debra Messing – “Will & Grace” (NBC)  
Issa Rae – “Insecure” (HBO)  

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES  

William Jackson Harper – “The Good Place” (NBC)  
Sean Hayes – “Will & Grace” (NBC)  
Brian Tyree Henry – “Atlanta” (FX)  
Nico Santos – “Superstore” (NBC)  
Tony Shalhoub – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)  
Henry Winkler – “Barry” (HBO) – WINNER  

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES  
 

Alex Borstein – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon) – WINNER  
Betty Gilpin – “GLOW” (Netflix)  
Laurie Metcalf – “The Conners” (ABC)  
Rita Moreno – “One Day at a Time” (Netflix)  
Zoe Perry – “Young Sheldon” (CBS)  
Annie Potts – “Young Sheldon” (CBS)  
Miriam Shor – “Younger” (TV Land)  

BEST LIMITED SERIES  

“A Very English Scandal” (Amazon)  
“American Vandal” (Netflix)  
“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (FX) – WINNER  
“Escape at Dannemora” (Showtime)  
“Genius: Picasso” (National Geographic)  
“Sharp Objects” (HBO)  

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION  

“Icebox” (HBO)  
“Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (NBC) – WINNER
“King Lear” (Amazon) 
“My Dinner with Hervé” (HBO) 
“Notes from the Field” (HBO) 
“The Tale” (HBO) 

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION 

Antonio Banderas – “Genius: Picasso” (National Geographic) 
Darren Criss – “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (FX) – WINNER 
Paul Dano – “Escape at Dannemora” (Showtime) 
Benicio Del Toro – “Escape at Dannemora” (Showtime) 
Hugh Grant – “A Very English Scandal” (Amazon) 
John Legend – “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (NBC) 

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION 

Amy Adams – “Sharp Objects” (HBO) – WINNER (TIE) 
Patricia Arquette – “Escape at Dannemora” (Showtime) – WINNER (TIE) 
Connie Britton – “Dirty John” (Bravo) 
Carrie Coon – “The Sinner” (USA Network) 
Laura Dern – “The Tale” (HBO) 
Anna Deavere Smith – “Notes From the Field” (HBO) 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION 

Brandon Victor Dixon – “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (NBC) 
Eric Lange – “Escape at Dannemora” (Showtime) 
Alex Rich – “Genius: Picasso” (National Geographic) 
Peter Sarsgaard – “The Looming Tower” (Hulu) 
Finn Wittrock – “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (FX) 
Ben Whishaw – “A Very English Scandal” (Amazon) – WINNER 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION 

Ellen Burstyn – “The Tale” (HBO) 
Patricia Clarkson – “Sharp Objects” (HBO) – WINNER 
Penelope Cruz – “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (FX) 
Julia Garner – “Dirty John” (Bravo) 
Judith Light – “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (FX) 
Elizabeth Perkins – “Sharp Objects” (HBO) 

BEST ANIMATED SERIES 

“Adventure Time” (Cartoon Network) 
“Archer” (FX) 
“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox) 
“BoJack Horseman” (Netflix) – WINNER 
“The Simpsons” (Fox) 
“South Park” (Comedy Central)

Claire Foy was awarded the #SeeHer award, and Chuck Lorre received the Career Achievement Award. The Critics’ Choice

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees at this year's 24th Annual Critics Choice Awards 2019