Oscar Shortlists In 10 Categories Announced: ‘Emilia Pérez’ & ‘Wicked’ Lead The Field


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Oscar Shortlists In 10 Categories Announced: ‘Emilia Pérez’ & ‘Wicked’ Lead The Field

Italy’s Mario Gianani Talks End Of Film Directors Flocking To Series & Joy At Reuniting With Lorenzo Mieli: “We Are Stronger Together” – Les Arcs

Italian producer Mario Gianani has revealed his pleasure at reuniting with Lorenzo Mieli in their new Rome-based company OUR Films in a talk on his career at the Les Arcs Film Festival in the French Alps.
Luca Guadagnino and Denis Villeneuve — Directors on Directors (Full Conversation)

Denis Villeneuve and Luca Guadagnino have been linked for years by their shared taste in actors. After Villeneuve, 57, saw Timothée Chalamet in Guadagnino’s 2017 romance “Call Me by Your Name,” he cast him as Paul Atreides, the callow princeling turned desert messiah, in his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel “Dune.”
This Director’s Family Story Became Her Latest Movie

Maura Delpero’s film “Vermiglio,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, is inspired by her own family in Italy during World War II.
Italian Actress Alba Rohrwacher Cleans Up After Angelina Jolie in ‘Maria’

The Hollywood Reporter’s latest “Person of Interest” shines a light on a curious character lurking in opera singer Maria Callas’ shadow — her housekeeper — in Netflix’s new biopic.
Vermiglio Trailer: Maura Delpero’s Gorgeous Venice Winner and Oscar Entry Arrives This Christmas

As evidenced in our best cinematography round-up, one of the year’s most beautiful movies is Maura Delpero’s Vermiglio, shot by Leviathan and The End cinematographer Mikhail Krichman. The Venice Silver Lion winner, selected by Italy as their Oscar entry, will now arrive this Christmas from Sideshow/Janue Films, who have released the first U.S. trailer and poster.
‘Vermiglio’ Trailer: A Couple Falls in Love During the End of World War II in Italy’s Oscar Submission

Writer/director Maura Delpero’s epic is the Italian entry for Best International Feature at the 2025 Oscars.
Golden Globes Nominations Full List Revealed: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Leads In Film & ‘The Bear’ Leads TV

Nominations for the 82nd annual Golden Globe were revealed Monday, with Wicked, Gladiator II, Anora, Emilia Pérez, A Complete Unknown, Baby Reindeer, The Bear, Shōgun and Slow Horses among film and TV projects in the mix.
‘Vermiglio’ Writer-Director Maura Delpero Discusses Her Stunning Film: Italy’s Oscar Entry [VIDEO]
At this year’s Venice Film Festival Maura Delpero’s exquisite film, Vermiglio, won four awards including the Grand Jury Prize.

‘Vermiglio’ Trailer: A Small Italian Village Is Shaken By War In Maura Delpero’s Oscar Contender

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first official look at Vermiglio, the second feature from Italian filmmaker Maura Delpero.
Written and directed by Delpero, the pic, a portrait of a sprawling family, takes its title from a mountain village in the Italian Alps, which was home to the director’s family for generations.
The drama opens in the village in 1944. Largely cut off from the war across Europe, the arrival of a deserted soldier disrupts the life of the village teacher and his family as the eldest daughter falls for him, leading to an unexpected turn of fate.
View the trailer here