AwardsWatch - Film Festivals

Jamie Lee Curtis to receive Maltin Modern Master Award from Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 27, 2022

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to announce cinema icon Jamie Lee Curtis will be receiving the Maltin Modern Master Award at the... Read More

2022 Napa Valley Film Festival ‘Film, Food and Wine Showcase’ to honor Laura Dern, Janelle Monáe, Luis Guzmán, Stephanie Hsu and more

Erik Anderson October 24, 2022

The Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) today announced its NVFF 2022 Film, Food and Wine Showcase programming and honors, to take place at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia on November 10... Read More

‘Swallowed,’ ‘The Blue Caftan’ win top NewFest LGBTQ+ Film Festival awards

Erik Anderson October 22, 2022

NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization and one of the world’s most respected LGBTQ+ film festivals, has announced the recipients for the... Read More

Vanessa Burghardt, Ty Simpkins, Anna Diop among Entertainment Weekly’s Breaking Big SCAD honorees

Erik Anderson October 21, 2022

The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) today announces Entertainment Weekly’s Breaking Big honorees as well as additional honorees and guests for the 25th... Read More

‘Devotion,’ ‘Turn Every Page’ win Middleburg Film Festival Audience Awards

Erik Anderson October 19, 2022

The Middleburg Film Festival announced today the Audience Award winners for Best Narrative Film and Best Documentary Film following the conclusion of the 10th anniversary edition of the... Read More

‘TÁR’ wins Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Award; ‘The Whale,’ ‘Close’ receive top awards

Erik Anderson October 18, 2022

TÁR, Todd Field’s return to cinema, and featuring a celebrated, tour-de-force performance by two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, has won the 2022 Mill Valley... Read More

‘Blonde’ costume designer Jennifer Johnson to receive Golden Key Award from Key West Film Festival (Exclusive)

Erik Anderson October 18, 2022

The Key West Film Festival announced today the recipient of its seventh annual Golden Key for Excellence in Costume Design, honoring BAFTA nominated costume designer Jennifer Johnson. The... Read More

‘Close,’ ‘Pray for Our Sinners’ win top awards at 30th Hamptons International Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 15, 2022

The 30th anniversary edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival, presented by HamptonsFilm, today announced their award winners for this year’s feature and short film... Read More

Brendan Fraser to be honored at Santa Barbara International Film Festival with American Riviera Award

Erik Anderson September 27, 2022

Brendan Fraser will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Fraser will receive the award on... Read More

‘The Menu’ wins Fantastic Fest Audience Award, Ali Abbasi named Best Director for ‘Holy Spider’ (Full List)

Erik Anderson September 27, 2022

Fantastic Fest 2022 has come to a close and with it the festival has announced several winners in feature and shorts categories including Eduardo Casanova’s... Read More