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Matthew Koss is the Deputy Awards Editor at Awards Focus and a Senior Film and TV coverage Partner. His writing has been featured in Voyage LA and ScreenRant.

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Costume Designer and Osage Consultant on the Language of Clothing

Osage consultant Julie O'Keefe and costume designer Jacqueline West talk local artisans and research teams for Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon.

Netflix’s The Crown Premieres Sixth and Final Season In Los Angeles

Netflix's award-winning drama The Crown premiered its final season at the Regency Village Theater in Westwood on Sunday evening

AFI Fest Screens Australian Director Noora Niasari’s Remarkable Debut Shayda 

Noora Niasari spoke with Awards Focus about Shayda being selected as Australia's submission to the Oscars and drawing on her mother's memoir.

Bradley Cooper’s Maestro Closes AFI FEST 2023  

Bradley Cooper's Maestro screened the closing night of AFI Fest 2023 at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood to a captivated audience. 

Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story Premieres at AFI FEST to a Standing Ovation

Pioneering filmmaker Tyler Perry gets the documentary treatment with Amazon MGM Studios Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story. The film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theater on Friday night during AFI FEST to a rapturous audience.

Outfest Los Angeles 2023 Highlights Corey Sherman’s Achingly Beautiful Debut “Big Boys”

With his stunning debut feature, writer-director Corey Sherman cements himself as a director to watch with his heartwarming film Big Boys, which has its West Coast premiere at Outfest Los Angeles.

Emmys 2023 – Ali Wong, Storm Reid, Brett Goldstein, and More React to Their Nominations

The 75th Annual Primetime Emmy nominations were announced early on Wednesday morning, and the reactions from nominees have started to pour in. 

School Spirits Star Peyton List on the Life-Changing Paramount+ Series

Rising star Peyton List for her turn as a high-school senior who wakes up in the afterlife in the Paramount+ original series School Spirits. 

Indie Spirit Nominee Gbemisola Ikumelo on Prime Video’s A League of Their Own

Gbemisola Ikumelo’s warmly comedic and heartfelt performance in Prime Video’s remake of Penny Marshall’s A League of Their Own catapults her into the awards conversation.

From Transformers to Swarm: 2023 Emmy Nominee Dominique Fishback On Her Meteoric Rise

Breakout star Dominique Fishback headlines Donald Glover's new Amazon series “Swarm” with a quietly savage performance that is turning heads as Emmy season begins. 
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