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Laika self-releases Wildwood, bets $100M stop-motion epic ends Oscar drought

Laika self-releases Wildwood, bets $100M stop-motion epic ends Oscar drought

The Ankler’s Katey Rich reports that Laika self-released Wildwood through Fathom Events, handling its own marketing and flying awards voters and journalists to Portland for set tours.

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Sony Classics’ Tom Bernard on why Oscar campaigns now favor the best film

The Ankler’s Katey Rich reports that Sony Pictures Classics co-president Tom Bernard, speaking at the Montclair Film Festival, credited the Academy’s screening room app with making Oscar wins track more closely to quality films, reducing “How did that win?” moments.

Oct 27
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A24 doc ‘You Can See Everything’ splits Oscar documentary branch

The Ankler’s Katey Rich reports that Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary has the biggest documentary opening in over twenty years with a 97 Metacritic score.

Oct 22
Streaming

Celebrities mount unusual campaign to rehabilitate Cruise’s ‘Digger’

The Ankler’s Katey Rich reports that stars including Ben Affleck, Anne Hathaway, Ron Howard, Jane Fonda, Padma Lakshmi and Neil Young have publicly praised Tom Cruise’s box-office flop “Digger” in the two weeks since it bombed.

Oct 18
Streaming

Netflix and Neon set up an Oscar showdown over international feature

The Ankler’s Katey Rich reports that Netflix’s La Bola Negra enters the international feature Oscar race in prime position, but Neon’s Palme d’Or winner threatens to spoil it.

Oct 13
Streaming

Emmys leave broadcast forever, head to Amazon Prime Video

The Ankler’s Katey Rich and Christopher Rosen report that the Television Academy will stream the Emmys worldwide on Amazon Prime Video for free starting next September, ending the broadcast “wheel deal” that rotated the show among four networks since 1949.

Oct 10
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Olivia Wilde’s Netflix snub for A24 paid off with $60M theatrical run

The Ankler’s Katey Rich reports that Olivia Wilde turned down a higher offer from Netflix to sell ‘The Invite’ to A24 after a grueling two-night Sundance bidding war.

Sep 30
Streaming

Ankler’s final Emmys picks: Widow’s Bay dominant, limited series wide open

The Ankler’s Katey Rich and Christopher Rosen report that Widow’s Bay led all programs with eight wins across the first two Emmy nights, and Apple topped all networks, before Monday’s main broadcast even begins.

Sep 10