When the nominations for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards were announced on Monday morning, for the first time in history four films wound up earning ten or more nods; “1917,” “The Irishman,” “Joker,” and “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.” While the media will focus on who was snubbed or the lack of diversity among nominees, the real story is just how wide open this year’s highly competitive Oscar race truly is.
Will this be the year that Netflix wins a Best Picture trophy? They wound up earning more total nominations than any other studio (or streamer). As well, a record 62 women received nominations, though filmmaker Greta Gerwig was overlooked as a director for “Little Women”.
Meanwhile, as CES wrapped up in Las Vegas last week a new standard could make televisions a lot friendlier when it comes to showing movies. And Jeffrey Katzenberg showed up to tout his new short-form video streaming service.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including “Hamilton” closes in Chicago after earning $400 million, some drama in the romance literary world and streaming music hits an all time high.

‘1917’ Expands With Excellent $36.5 Million Weekend
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed3614442500/
Comscore’s Worldwide Box Office (Estimates)
https://www.comscore.com/Insights/Rankings#tab_worldwide_box_office
Comscore Reports Highest Ever Worldwide Box Office
https://celluloidjunkie.com/wire/comscore-reports-highest-ever-worldwide-box-office/
WGA Nominations
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/writers-guild-awards-unveils-film-nominations-1267113
DGA Noms
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/dga-awards-2020-nominations-tv-documentary-commercial-nominees-1265675
VES Announces Nominees
https://deadline.com/2020/01/ves-awards-nominations-2020-list-the-lion-king-the-mandalorian-game-of-thrones-1202823016/
PGA Nominees
https://deadline.com/2020/01/producers-guild-film-tv-nominations-1917-the-irishman-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-parasite-1202823279/
Oscar Nominations 2020: ‘Joker’ Leads With 11 Nods; Three Others Get 10
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/movies/oscar-nominations-academy-awards.html
The 2020 Oscar Nominations Didn’t Have To Look Like This
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/13/2020-oscar-nominations-didnt-have-look-like-this/#comments-wrapper
‘Silence of the Lambs’ Spinoff ‘Clarice’ a Go at CBS
https://www.