Welcome to Director Watch! On this brand new AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the... Read More
Ryan McQuade
Ryan McQuade is the AwardsWatch Executive Editor and a film-obsessed writer in San Antonio, Texas. Raised on musicals, westerns, and James Bond, his taste in cinema is extremely versatile. He’s extremely fond of independent releases and director’s passion projects. Engrossed with all things Oscars, he hosts the AwardsWatch Podcast. He also is co-host of the Director Watch podcast. When he’s not watching movies, he’s rooting on all his favorite sports teams, including his beloved Texas Longhorns. You can follow him on Twitter at @ryanmcquade77.
On episode 191 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, TV Editor Tyler Doster to discuss our... Read More
For close to thirty years, audiences have watched as IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has accepted the most dangerous, complicated missions in order to... Read More
On episode 190 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Josh Parham and Zach Laws to review Indiana... Read More
On episode 189 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer and Zach... Read More
A steamy love triangle between Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist. I like it, like it, come on! MGM has released the first look at... Read More
On episode 188 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributor Nicole Ackman to review... Read More
On episode 187 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Sophia Ciminello, Dan Bayer, Zach Laws and Josh... Read More
On episode 186 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Sophia Ciminello, Dan Bayer, Zach Laws and Josh... Read More
On episode 185 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributors Nicole Ackman and Josh... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep 1: ‘Safe’ (Haynes, 1995)
AwardsWatch Podcast #191: FINAL 2023 Emmy Predictions in Drama, Comedy and Limited Series
‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Tom Cruise is Back to Save Summer Once Again and Rage Against the (AI) Machine
AwardsWatch Podcast #190: Reviewing ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,’ Discussing Our Favorite Films and Performances of 2023 So Far
AwardsWatch Podcast #189: Reviewing ‘Asteroid City’ and our Top 5 Wes Anderson films
Game, Sex, Match: Zendaya Takes on the Tennis World with Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor in the Trailer for ‘Challengers’
AwardsWatch Podcast #188: Golden Globes Drama, Reviewing ‘Elemental,’ and 2024 Best Picture Oscar Prospects
AwardsWatch Podcast #187: Tier Rankings of all Best Picture Oscar Winners – Part 2
AwardsWatch Podcast #186: Tier Rankings of all Best Picture Oscar Winners – Part 1
AwardsWatch Podcast #185: Reviewing ‘Spider-Man: Across the Universe’ and our Top 5 non-Disney/Pixar animated films ever
Six Join 51st Residence of the Festival de Cannes, including Harry Lighton, Mansi Maheshwari, Oliver McGoldrick
‘Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat’ Review: The Emmy-Nominated Hit Returns as an Hilarious Workplace Comedy [B+]
‘The Comeback’ Season 3 Review: Cherish is the Word I Use to Describe Lisa Kudrow [A-]
‘Tow’ Review: Rose Has Plenty to Byrne But In Woefully Uninspired Vehicle [C+]