Golden Globes 2019: Roma, Green Book, and Sandra Oh’s parents win big

The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards took place on January 6th, and they were…strange. Hosted by Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg, the show offered plenty of surprises and cringe-worthy moments — after all, these are the Globes — but the evening was marked by a string of curious moments from Jeff Bridges’ (um, interesting?) speech to Timothee Chalamet’s sparkly harness.… Read More Golden Globes 2019: Roma, Green Book, and Sandra Oh’s parents win big

Golden Globes 2019: Lebanon’s ‘Capernaum’ loses Best Foreign Language Film award

Roma was always poised to win thanks to additional nominations in the Best Screenplay and Best Director categories, the latter of which it won in. Nevertheless, getting recognised remains a great moment for Lebanese cinema in 2018, and one can only hope it is the first of many.… Read More Golden Globes 2019: Lebanon’s ‘Capernaum’ loses Best Foreign Language Film award

Oscars 2018: does Lebanon’s ‘The Insult’ have a chance?

On December 15, The Academy announced the nine films shortlisted for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. To the delight of all of us here in Lebanon, Ziad Doueiri’s The Insult made it to the list. And as varied as the predictions have since been, things are getting clearer and clearer with each precursor… Read More Oscars 2018: does Lebanon’s ‘The Insult’ have a chance?

2018 Golden Globe Film Award Winners (Complete List)

The 75th Golden Globe Awards took place on January 7, 2018, at The Beverly Hilton where the HFPA honoured achievements in film and television from 2017. The theme of the night was unsurprisingly the ongoing struggle of women against sexual harassment and abuse. With movements like #MeToo and the move towards freeing the industry of… Read More 2018 Golden Globe Film Award Winners (Complete List)