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Wednesday 8 January 2020

Producers, directors guild nominations

winnow Oscar field

By JAKE COYLE leading all films with 11 won at the DGA Awards
Associated Press nods and an all-white act- before winning the Oscar,
NEW YORK (AP) — An un- ing field that immediately too.
usually busy day in a trun- sparked criticism. In its 71-year history, the Di-
cated awards season for Oscar prognosticators pay rectors Guild has only nom-
Hollywood left five films particular attention to the inated eight women for
— Quentin Tarantino's Producers Guild, which se- best director. The last was
"Once Upon a Time ... in lects 10 movies for the year. Greta Gerwig in 2018 for
The cast and crew of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" pose in Hollywood," Sam Mendes' Aside from the above five "Lady Bird," but she didn't
the press room with the awards for best motion picture, musical "1917," Martin Scorsese's films, the producers also make the cut this year for
or comedy and best screenplay, motion picture, at the 77th an- "The Irishman," Bong Joon nominated "Joker," "Mar- "Little Women."
nual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sun-
day, Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Ho's "Parasite" and Taika riage Story," "Knives Out," While female filmmakers
Associated Press Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit" — "Little Women" and "Ford had a historic year at the
at the head of the Oscar v Ferrari" for its annual top box office in 2019, they
pack. prize, the Darryl F. Zanuck have been largely on the
All five were nominated Award. outside this awards season.
Tuesday for the top prize Producers Guild Awards, The Globes didn't nominate
of both the Directors Guild now in its 31st year, have a woman for best director,
Awards and the Produc- a history of forecasting or select a female-directed
ers Guild Awards, two of the Academy Awards. In movie for its 10 best picture
the most reliable Academy 21 out of the last 30 years, nominees.
Awards bellwethers. the PGA winner has cor- The guild's nominees for
All but "1917," which took responded with the Acad- best first-time director were
top honors Sunday at the emy Awards best picture more balanced. Up for that
Golden Globes, have winner, including the last award are: Mati Diop ("At-
been nominated by the in- two years: "Green Book" in lantics"), Alma Har'el ("Hon-
dustry's leading three guild 2019, "The Shape of Water" ey Boy"), Melina Matsoukas
awards. The Screen Ac- in 2018. ("Queen & Slim"), Joe Tal-
tors Guild earlier selected Notably missing out Tues- bot ("Last Black Man in San
"Once Upon a Time .. in day were "The Farewell," Francisco") and Tyler Nilson
Hollywood," "Parasite," "The "Bombshell" and "The Two and Michael Schwartz ("The
Irishman" and "Jojo Rabbit" Popes." There chances for Peanut Butter Falcon").
for its biggest award, best a best-picture nomination The guild nominations ar-
ensemble. aren't necessarily over, but rived just as Oscar voting
Tuesday's rare confluence seldom does more than was closing, with ballots
of announcements puts one film overlooked by the due at the end of Tuesday.
awards season into hy- Producers Guild make it Nominations will be an-
per speed. The Academy into the Oscar field. nounced Monday.
Awards moved up sev- The Directors Guild is also a The Producers Guild Awards
eral weeks to Feb. 9 this prominent Oscars predic- will take place Jan. 18 at
year, squeezing the pre- tor. Since 1948, only seven the Hollywood Palladium
Oscars calendar. The Brit- times has the DGA winner in Los Angeles. The DGA
ish Academy Film Awards not gone on to take the di- Awards will be handed out
also unveiled their nomina- recting Academy Award. Jan. 25 at the Ritz-Carlton
tions Tuesday, with "Joker" Last year, Alfonso Cuaron in Los Angeles.q
Seeking the cross: Icy dips mark the

feast of Epiphany

By VESELIN TOSHKOV of basil. themselves.
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The religious holiday of He urged the faithful to
Thousands of Orthodox Epiphany is also celebrated concentrate on the essen-
Christian worshippers in some Western Christian tials by getting rid of what
plunged into the icy waters churches as Three Kings he calls "useless things and
of rivers and lakes across Day, which marks the visit addictions" that numb
Bulgaria on Monday to re- of the Magi, or three wise hearts and confuse minds.
trieve crucifixes tossed by men, to the baby Jesus, Francis said believers
priests in Epiphany ceremo- and closes out the Christ- should aid those suffering
nies commemorating the mas season. on life's margins, saying Je-
baptism of Jesus Christ. At the Vatican, Pope Fran- sus is present in those peo-
By tradition, the person cis urged the faithful to re- ple. Led by the town's may-
who retrieves the wooden ject "the god of money" as or, inspired by bass drums
cross will be freed from evil well as consumerism, plea- and bagpipes and fortified
spirits and will be healthy sure, success and self. In his by homemade plum bran-
throughout the year. After Epiphany homily Monday dy, they performed a slow
the cross is fished out, the in St. Peter's Basilica, Fran- "mazhko horo," or men's
priest sprinkles believers cis encouraged people to dance, stomping on the
with water using a bunch focus on serving others, not rocky riverbed.q