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Black Panther Makes History with SAG Awards Win — Is an Oscar Next?

#SAGAward, #BlackPanther #Marvel Black Panther is proving to be one of the films to beat this awards season. The Marvel film took home the statue for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at Sunday night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. It also made history as the first superhero movie to take the award. Black Panther beat out A Star Is Born, BlacKKKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Crazy Rich Asians. Chadwick Boseman accepted the honor on behalf of his cast, thanking the director and “genius” Ryan Coogler. “We all know what it’s like to be told there’s not a screen for you to be featured on, there’s not a stage for you to be featured on,” Boseman said. “We know what it’s like to be the tail and not the head. We know what it’s like to be beneath and not above.” “And that is what we went to work with every day because we knew, not that we would be around during awards season and that it would make a billion dollars, but we knew we had something special that we wa...

‘The Favourite,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘First Man’ Lead Critics’ Choice Movie Nominations

Fox Searchlight’s “The Favourite,” directed by rising art-house star Yorgos Lanthimos, led the field of film nominees for the 24th annual #CriticsChoiceAwards . . . A few paces behind was Disney’s “ #BlackPanther” with 12 nominations and Universal’s “First Man” with 10. Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” Warner Bros.’ “#AStarIsBorn” and Annapurna’s “Vice” each earned nine nominations. Netflix’s “Roma” scored eight nominations while Universal’s “Green Book” picked up seven. Those films joined Focus’ “BlacKkKlansman” and Annapurna’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” in the best picture field, historically a prognosticative snapshot of the motion picture Academy’s ultimate lineup. In the BFCA’s genre categories (action, comedy and sci-fi/horror), films such as “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Game Night,” “Annihilation” and “A Quiet Place” all received recognition. Winners will be revealed at the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards gala, bro...

Serena Williams’ Black Panther-Inspired Catsuit Banned at French Open

Black Panther  fans who enjoyed Serena Williams’ catsuit at this year’s French Open won’t have the chance to do so next year as the tennis tournament has placed a ban on the outfit. The tournament has officially confirmed it will be introducing a stricter dress code for 2019, hinting that Williams’ skin-tight, all-black athletic wear wasn’t up to standard. RELATED:  Marvel’s Black Panther Setting Its Sights On Best Picture Oscar Nomination Williams previously stated that the suit, which she said helps to reduce blood clots, made her feel like a “superhero” and the “Queen of Wakanda” at Roland-Garros. “It will no longer be accepted,” said French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli to  Tennis  magazine. “I believe we have sometimes gone too far. You have to respect the game and the place.” Giudicelli didn’t provide details on the new rules and regulations but made it clear they weren’t as strict as Wimbledon, which requires players ...