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 Issue Date: 01/23/2026 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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Best Director Oscar-DGA Award Discrepancy Continues A Nominations Tradition
The awards season norm has seen the nearly annual occurrence of at least one difference between the lineups of Best Director Oscar and the DGA Award nominees. In only five of the 78 years of the DGA Awards have the Guild nominations exactly mirrored their Academy Award counterparts. This time around Guillermo del Toro and
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GREATERGOOD Signs AI Director ctrl_cd For U.S. Commercial Representation
GREATERGOOD has brought AI production director ctrl_cd, aka Melita Radocaj, aboard its roster for her first U.S. commercial representation. The move marks a new chapter for the company’s evolving creative offering as ctrl_cd (pronounced “control CD”) will lead GREATER INTELLIGENCE, a dedicated banner inside GREATERGOOD built for design-led, AI-enabled production. Equal parts filmmaker, technologist, and
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Fred Bosch promoted to ECD at DAVID Madrid
DAVID has promoted Fred Bosch to executive creative director of its Madrid office. A key figure in the agency’s journey in Spain, Bosch will take on this new role to further drive innovation and elevate DAVID’s impact in a new chapter marked by the rise of artificial intelligence and the dominance of social media. This
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Agency returns to Big Spaceship moniker; Steve Street named CCO
Creative agency SPCSHP has announced it will return to its original name: Big Spaceship. “People just kept calling us Big Spaceship anyway,” said CEO Taryn Crouthers. “Internally, externally, everyone just kept saying Big Spaceship. And after extensive A/B testing, we discovered people overwhelmingly prefer knowing how to pronounce your name.” The name restoration comes after
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Sundance Opens Its Last Year In Utah With Powerful Premieres and Tributes To Robert Redford
Robert Redford liked to say that everybody has a story. He’s not the only person who said it, but he is one of the few who did something to celebrate it, his daughter, Amy Redford, said Wednesday evening ahead of the Sundance Film Festival’s opening day. Thanks to her father’s vision, the Sundance Institute he
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Indiana’s CFP victory over Miami averages 33.9 million viewers, most-watched game in 11 years
Top-seeded Indiana’s victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night was the most watched college football game in 11 years. The Hoosiers’ 27-21 victory over the 10th seeded Hurricanes for their first football national title averaged 30.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen. It also is the second-most watched CFP
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Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Makes Oscar History Again With Nomination For “Sinners”
Ruth E. Carter has made history once more. With her Oscar nomination for “Sinners,” Carter has become the most-nominated Black woman in Academy Awards history across any category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed Thursday. The trailblazing costume designer was recognized for her work on Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic, set in
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“The Secret Agent” Earns 4 Oscar Nominations, Gives Boost To Brazilian Cinema
Brazilians celebrated the nomination of “The Secret Agent” film to four Oscar categories on Thursday, which many said confirmed the rise of Brazilian cinema and its universal appeal. “The Secret Agent” — nominated for best picture, best actor, best international film and achievement in casting — now shares Brazil’s record for nominations, alongside the famed
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TikTok Finalizes Deal To Form New American Entity
TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years. The social video platform company signed agreements with major investors including Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX to form the new TikTok U.S. joint venture. The new
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Matt O’Rourke Named Chief Creative Officer At VIA
Matt O’Rourke has joined advertising and marketing agency VIA, based in Portland, Maine, as chief creative officer. He will report to CEO Leeann Leahy and work with brands including Arm & Hammer, Klondike and Golden Corral. “Matt is exactly the kind of creative leader this moment demands,” said Leahy. “He represents a new generation of
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