AwardsWatch - Oscars

2021 Oscars: ‘Nomadland’ wins Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Director in historic Academy Awards

Erik Anderson April 25, 2021

After the longest Oscar season of the modern era and and only the third time in Academy history the ceremony was postponed (the first was... Read More

Oscars FYC: The case for Glenn Close (‘Hillbilly Elegy’) in Supporting Actress

Francesco Pascuzzi April 19, 2021

Glenn Close’s eight Oscar nominations, achieved over the course of a career in film that has spanned over four decades, clearly map out the actress’s... Read More

Oscars FYC: The case for ‘Wolfwalkers’ in Best Animated Feature

Carlos Aguilar April 18, 2021

In the 20 years of the Animated Feature Oscar there has only been one hand-drawn winner ever. It’s time for another. The Irish pack behind... Read More

Oscars FYC: The case for Anthony Hopkins (‘The Father’) in Best Actor

Ryan McQuade April 15, 2021

It’s hard to describe the feeling of seeing an all-time performance. One doesn’t seek it out, but rather, it finds them. It can be in... Read More

Oscars: From ‘Promising Young Woman’ to ‘The White Tiger’ – read all 10 Oscar-nominated screenplays

Erik Anderson April 1, 2021

Every film begins with the written word; pen to paper, fingers to keyboard. Whether it’s adapted from a book or a play or a previous... Read More

Oscars: Who got nominated with what precursors this season and who missed out

Erik Anderson March 31, 2021

Every year, as we collate, organize and hypothesize who will get Oscar nominations and why we look at what precursors each performer has gotten and... Read More

‘Nomadland’ wins PGA, is Oscar next?

Erik Anderson March 25, 2021

Last night, Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures), Chloé Zhao’s tone poem to displacement in the United States, won the Producers Guild of America (PGA) award for Outstanding... Read More

Interview: Jorge Molina, creator of your newest podcast obsession – ‘Just To Be Nominated’

Erik Anderson March 22, 2021

If you’re here on AwardsWatch then it’s probably safe to say that you’re obsessed with the Oscars and have been for a very long time... Read More

2021 Oscar Nominations: Everything You Need To Know

Staff Writers March 17, 2021

On March 15, 2021, actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas (The White Tiger) and singer, songwriter, and actor Nick Jonas (Kingdom) announced the nominations for the 93rd... Read More