NEW YORK — There’s never a bad time for a film company to land 20 Oscar nominations, but the timing is especially good for Fox Searchlight. Proof of the value of the 24-year-old specialty stalwart, an awards-season regular, might not have been necessary for Disney. “It’s very gratifying on that front,” said Stephen A. Gilula, co-president of Searchlight with Nancy Utley. “The representatives at Disney, what they’ve said publicly and what we’ve heard privately is: They are truly excited about the films Searchlight does. Aside from their awards success, the modestly budgeted “Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards” have done well at the box office.

Source: National Post January 24, 2018 20:17 UTC