2016 César Nominations Highlight Diversity with Female and Ethnic Nominees
The 2016 Césars, often referred to as the French Oscars, revealed their nominations today and features three female directors nominated for Best Director for the first... Read More
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2016 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Preview and Predictions (Film)
Awards season marches on and this weekend are the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards. As we all know, this was an anomalous year with... Read More
2016 Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Nominations
Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant and Star Wars: The Force Awakens lead the 63rd Golden Reel Awards from the Motion Picture... Read More
#OscarsSoWhite: Why The Big Short Winning Best Picture Is the Worst Possible Outcome
When The Big Short won the Producers Guild Award last weekend it was both expected and a surprise. The film has performed extraordinarily well with... Read More
Build By Guild: How to Create a Best Picture Winner
Now that the Oscar nominations are out and the guilds (as well as groups like the Golden Globes and BFCA have announced) are underway,... Read More
The Big Short wins Producers Guild of America Award (PGA)
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures “The Big Short” Producers: Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner... Read More
The Academy’s New Rules: Is It Going to Change Anything?
So, it’s only been a little while for the news bomb from The Academy that they’re taking dramatic steps to alter the membership rules,... Read More
Academy to change lifetime voting rights, add new governor seats, restructure committees
The Academy has just revealed dramatic and sweeping changes moving forward after this year’s Oscars that will including changing lifetime memberships and replacing them with 10-year... Read More
‘Carol’ Romances Gay & Lesbian Critics Awards
Oscars, Schmoscars. As a member of this critics group, I am pleased to announce that Todd Haynes’ Carol has swept the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics... Read More
2016 Oscar Nominations: Who Soared, Who Sunk; Why Are Race, Sexuality and Gender Still An Issue?
The nominations are in and The Revenant mauled the competition with an astonishing 12 nominations today. The survival epic dominated, earning nominations in Best... Read More
African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Honorees: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ Filmmakers and Casts and More 
36th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) Announces Full Lineup, Opening with ‘Better Man’ and Closing with ‘The Penguin Lessons’ 
‘Kneecap’ Leads 2024 British Independent Film Craft Awards Winners (BIFA) 
‘Moana 2’ Review: Rough Seas and a Waterlogged Narrative Sink Choppy Sequel