Jon M. Chu to Receive Vanguard Director Award from SCAD Film Festival
The 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival announced today that acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu will receive the Vanguard Director Award in recognition of his visionary storytelling. Chu will be honored on... Read More
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Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ to Open 48th Mill Valley Film Festival, Star Jessie Buckley to Receive MVFF Award
Hot off its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival last week, Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet is set to open the 48th Mill Valley Film Festival... Read More
Jennifer Lopez to Receive Virtuoso Award at 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival
The 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival announced today that global icon and multi-hyphenate Jennifer Lopez will receive the Virtuoso Award in honor of her performance in Kiss of the Spider Woman and her... Read More
12th Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards: ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘1923,’ ‘The Studio’ and More
A Complete Unknown, 1923 and The Studio were among the winners of the 12th Annual Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards for film and television announced... Read More
5th Annual Critics Choice Super Awards: ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘The Penguin,’ June Squibb Top Winners List
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the winners of the 5th annual Critics Choice Super Awards, honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both movies and... Read More
Rian Johnson (‘Wake Up Dead Man’) to Receive Bill Wittliff Screenwriting Award from Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced today the Bill Wittliff Award for Screenwriting will be given to celebrated writer-director Rian Johnson, during the 2025 Writers Conference happening October 23... Read More
TIFF50: Jodie Foster, Guillermo del Toro, HIKARI, Lee Byung Hun Among Tributes, ‘No Other Choice’ Added to Toronto Lineup
Jodie Foster, Guillermo del Toro, HIKARI and Lee Byung Hun will be the TIFF Tribute Award recipients for the this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards at... Read More
‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Nickel Boys’ Among 2025 Humanitas Prize Nominees
The Humanitas org has revealed nominations for this year’s Humanitas Prizes. Nominees on the TV side include The Pitt, The Last of Us, The Handmaid’s Tale and... Read More
Frameline49 Closes with Pride and Prizes for the Longest-Running LGBTQ+ Film Festival in the U.S.
Frameline announced the winners of the juried and Audience Awards at the 49th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline49), which ran from June 18-28,... Read More
‘Anora,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘The White Lotus’ Among Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Nominees
The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) has announced nominations for the Annual LMGI Awards for film, television, commercials and film commissions. Among the feature film nominees are Best Picture Oscar... Read More
Carrie Preston (‘Elsbeth’) on the Resurgence of Broadcast Television and What She Sees for Season 4 [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+]