This Dec. 6, 2013 file photo shows director Adam McKay from the film "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" in New York. Paramount Pictures on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, announced that it will release the McKay-directed adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book, "“The Big Short: The Doomsday Machine," in limited release on December 11. A wider release will follow December 23. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK (AP) --
Hollywood's awards season has a surprise new entry: "The Big Short."
Paramount Pictures on Tuesday announced that it will release the Adam McKay-directed adaptation of Michael Lewis' book in limited release on Dec. 11. A wider release will follow Dec. 23.
The film boasts a star-studded cast of Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling. It tells the true story of a handful of people who got rich by betting against banks and predicting the financial crash of 2008.
A trailer for the film also debuted Tuesday. "The Big Short" will first premiere at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles on Nov. 12.
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The Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG), IATSE Local 600, revealed the first round of nominees for the 63rd Annual ICG Publicists Awards, including those up for the Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign.
The ICG’s annual awards event recognizes the achievements of its publicist members, including unit publicists, individual publicists, studio publicists, as well as unit still photographers and members of the media. Winners will be named during a luncheon ceremony on Friday, March 13, 2026, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
The nominees for the 2026 Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign are:
Andor – Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm/Disney+
Beyond the Gates – CBS Studios/CBS
Nobody Wants This – 20th Television/Netflix
The Pitt – Warner Bros. Television/HBO
Stranger Things 5 – Netflix/Netflix
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox – 20th Television/Hulu
“The publicity campaigns behind these six TV shows are outstanding and worthy of recognition and we are happy to honor the publicity teams who created them,” said Tim Menke, co-chair of the Publicists Awards committee.
The Publicists of the ICG have also revealed nominees in six key awards categories, highlighting publicity and journalistic achievements.
“These nominees are among the best in their professions, from the publicists who tell Hollywood’s stories, to the journalists we collaborate with when promoting projects, to the photographers who create images that help amplify our stories to our audiences,” said Sheryl Main, co-chair of the Publicists Awards committee.
