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 Issue Date: 02/09/2026 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SHOOT News of the Day
Monday Morning Quarterbacking: Agency Creatives Assess Super Bowl Commercials
Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, Calif., was a decisive win for the Seattle Seahawks over the New England Patriots. But what about the other battle–on the advertising gridiron- which the game interrupted from time to time? Advertisers paid a premium–some $8 million on average for a :30 commercial time slot on NBC–to reach a
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Cadillac F1 Team Confident It Can Resolve Lawsuit With Director Michael Bay Over Super Bowl Ad
Formula 1 team Cadillac is confident it can resolve a dispute with filmmaker Michael Bay, who is suing for $1.5 million for his ideas being used without permission in a Super Bowl commercial. In a 19-page lawsuit filed on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court of California, Bay accused Dan Towriss, the principal owner and
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Super Bowl Ads Try To Overcome Tough Times With Health, Caring, Nostalgia and Laughs
At a difficult time for America, Super Bowl advertisers asked viewers to take care of themselves and others — and maybe even crack a smile. Ring showed how neighbors can use their doorbell cameras to find lost pets. A Budweiser Clydesdale protected a bald eagle chick from the rain. Novartis touted a blood test that
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Paul Thomas Anderson Wins Marquee Feature Honor At DGA Awards For “One Battle After Another”
Paul Thomas Anderson won the marquee feature prize at the 78th Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards on Saturday night (2/7) for One Battle After Another. This makes Anderson the frontrunner to win the Best Director Oscar. Only eight times over the past 77 years has the DGA Award winner not gone on to win
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Kim Gehrig Wins The DGA Award For Outstanding Achievement In Commercials
Kim Gehrig of Somesuch has won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award recognizing Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2025. The honor was announced and celebrated during the gala 78th DGA Awards ceremony on Saturday evening (2/7) at the Beverly Hilton. This marked the third time in the last four years that Gehrig has
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VFX Supervisor Charlie Noble Boards “The Lost Bus” With Director Paul Greengrass
The day that Oscar nominations are announced is one marked by myriad reactions from above and below-the-line artisans expressing their thanks for the recognition. But among the feedback that poured in, perhaps the most succinctly eloquent came from a man who wasn’t nominated, a professional who served as a consultant to director Paul Greengrass’ The
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Savannah Guthrie Makes New Video Plea As Missing Mother’s Ransom Deadline Nears
Savannah Guthrie ‘s family is “at an hour of desperation” in the search for her missing mother, the “Today” show host said in a video released Monday, just hours before a purported ransom deadline apparently set by Nancy Guthrie ‘s abductors. Savannah Guthrie didn’t mention the deadline in the video, saying her family in Arizona
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Michael Bauman Wins BSC Feature Film Award For “One Battle After Another”
Michael Bauman has won the British Society of Cinematographers’ feature film award for his lensing of One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures). This is Bauman’s first win and nomination at the BSC Awards. The gala awards ceremony was held Saturday night (2/7) at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London and hosted by Edith Bowman
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“Sinners,” “Zootopia 2,” “Wicked: For Good” Among Top Film Honorees At Lumiere Awards
The Advanced Imaging Society (AIS) has unveiled the winners of the 2026 Lumiere Awards, recognizing outstanding creative and technical achievements during its 16th annual celebration. The awards honor the artists, engineers, and innovators whose work continues to push the boundaries of storytelling and cinematic technology. The annual Lumiere Awards luncheon was held today (2/9) at
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“Sinners,” “KPop Demon Hunters” and “Train Dreams” Take Top Film Honors At SCL Awards
Sinners, KPop Demon Hunters and Train Dreams topped the film winners at the 7th Annual Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) Awards on Friday night (2/6) at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Two-time Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Grammy-winning composer Ludwig Göransson won Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film for his work
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Celeste Hughey, Keke Palmer Take Us To “The Burbs” For A Mix of Horror, Comedy and Social Commentary
The suburbs are anything but bland in the new Peacock series “The ‘Burbs,” where strange things are going on. Like how jokes mix with the dread. Inspired by the 1989 Tom Hanks-led movie of the same name, “The ‘Burbs” follows a new mom as she navigates a foreign world of white picket fences and manicured
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Bronwyn Sweeney and Lauren Cook Join Publicis London As Global Creative Directors
Publicis London has appointed Bronwyn Sweeney and Loren Cook as global creative directors, fortifying chief creative officer Noël Bunting’s creative leadership team. The pair will support Bunting in shaping the agency’s global creative output and will work across Publicis London’s variety of international accounts. The appointments are new roles for the agency and follow a
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“Send Help” Remains Atop Box Office, “Melania” Plummets On A Quiet Weekend In Theaters
Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller “Send Help” repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” falling sharply in its second weekend. Super Bowl weekend is typically one of the lowest attended moviegoing times of the year. It was the second
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Issue Date: 02/09/2026 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SPW News of the Day
Chris Darril’s “Bye Sweet Carole” Earns Record Six NAVGTR Nominations and a Historic Annie Awards First
Bye Sweet Carole, the video game from Italian artist, writer, and director Chris Darril, has received six nominations at the 23rd NAVGTR (National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers) Awards, marking the highest number of NAVGTR nominations ever received by an Italian video game. The nominations span multiple categories, including Animation, Artistic, Original Light Mix
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SB LX: Union’s Marco Perez Edits ‘Sticky Note’ Taking a Stand For Blue Square Alliance Against Hate
Union partner and editor Marco Perez brings a restrained, emotionally precise approach to “Sticky Note,” a Super Bowl 2026 commercial that transforms a simple gesture into a powerful act of allyship. Created by VML, the ad was directed by Jake Scott and produced by RSA for Blue Square Alliance Against Hate. The piece follows a
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Little Minx’s Alexi Gomez Directs “Big Steps” For Lincoln
Alexis Gomez, a gifted visual artist on the roster of Little Minx, directed “Big Steps,” the stunning Lincoln Nautilus campaign that broke this month. The campaign tells the story of a beautiful wedding reception and features the bride and her father settling back in a 2026 Nautilus Hybrid, sharing a quiet acknowledgement of their unspoken
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DWA Presents Ultimate Events, February 2026 Edition (Hybrid Special)
The phenomenon known as SXSW was launched in Austin, Texas, USA, back in 1987. Starting on 12 March, the 2026 SXSW Conferences & Festivals will introduce what’s next in the worlds of film, culture, music, and technology, providing rich opportunities for professionals at all levels to participate, network, and supercharge our careers. Aiming to shake
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