‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘Stranger Things 4’ Land Location Guild Awards- Film News in Brief

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Top Gun: Maverick” and “Stranger Things” are among the films and TV that landed Location Managers Guild Awards.The 9th Annual LMGI Awards honor outstanding and creative visual contributions by location professionals in film, television and commercials from around the globe.

Winners will be honored at the LMGI Awards ceremony, returning to a live in-person event on Aug. 27.Other nominated shows include for Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series “Atlanta,” “Reservation Dogs” and  “Succession.”This year’s Best Picture winner “CODA”  was nominated for Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film, alongside  “Drive My Car,” “Everything, Everywhere All at Once,” “In the Heights,” “No Time to Die” and  “Top Gun: Maverick” The Palm Springs International Shortfest announced its winners.

Among the films receiving top jury awards were, “The Cave,” “The Sentence of Michael Thompson,” “Further and Further Away” and “The Right Words.”The Hollywood Critics Association has announced the nominees for its 5th annual Midseason Awards, which honors the best films released during the first half of each calendar year.Leading the nominees is “Everything Everywhere All at Once” from Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, which collected eight nominations, including for best film.

In addition, the Daniels picked up director and screenplay nominations, while Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu received notices for their performances.