Sundance Institute gave awards to "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo and "A Complete Unknown" director James Mangold — but the most talk was in praise of Sundance's founding lab director, Michelle Satter.

Oscar nominees Cynthia Erivo and James Mangold were honored at the Sundance Film Festival a day after they landed Oscar nominations for starring in "Wicked" and directing "A Complete Unknown."

James Mangold misses the era when movies weren't embarrassed to make audiences feel something. The director of the Bob Dylan musical biopic "A Complete Unknown" and comic book adaptation "Logan" believes there's a growing hostility to films that wear "their hearts on their sleeve.

Angelina Jolie became the star that she is today thanks to her work in Mangold’s 1999 drama Girl, Interrupted, which earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Mangold also made his first attempt at a musician biopic with the Johnny Cash film Walk the Line,

Oscar-nominated filmmakers James Mangold, Cynthia Erivo and "Sugarcane" directors are being honored with awards presented at Sundance Film Festival.

Trailblazer honoree James Mangold says now is the time for storytellers to lean into "sincerity and earnestness" more than ever: "We shouldn’t be embarrassed to feel shit and show it."

On the morning of the 2025 Oscar nods, Variety spoke to this year’s contenders about getting recognized by the Academy.

Emilia Pérez leads the 2025 Oscar nominations, which were revealed Thursday morning. The film scored 13 noms, setting a record for a non-English-language film. That surpasses the previous record holders, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Roma, which each earned 10.

If you think the potential nominees are a complete unknown, let Globe film critic Odie Henderson’s predictions guide you.

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has unveiled its nominees for the 2025 WGA Awards, highlighting a mix of familiar Oscar frontrunners, unexpected entries, and the creative reshuffling prompted by ineligible contenders.

Nominations for the 97th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, with "Emilia Pérez," "A Complete Unknown" and "Conclave" at the top of the heap in nominations.

For James Mangold, Thursday morning was a day like any other, aside from the fact he woke up to three Academy Award nominations for his Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown – for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with co-writer Jay Cocks) and Best Picture.