Kino Lorber acquires Poland Oscar hopeful ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’ for North America
Kino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s Never Gonna Snow Again. Szumowska directed, produced and co-wrote alongside Englert who co-directed, co-wrote,... Read More
International Feature Film
(EXCLUSIVE) Sudan selects ‘You Will Die at Twenty’ as its first-ever International Feature Film Oscar entry
Sudan has entered the Academy Awards race for the first time with the selection of Amjad Abu Alala’s You Will Die at Twenty as the... Read More
NEON acquires US rights to Ivory Coast Oscar submission ‘Night of the Kings’
NEON is excited to announce it has acquired US rights to Philippe Lacôte’s sophomore feature, Night of the Kings. The film premiered on September 7th in the Horizons sidebar... Read More
2021 Oscars: International Feature Film Official Selections
The Academy may have pushed the eligibility period for International Feature Film submissions from October to December 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic and keeping... Read More
2020 Oscars: From 'Truth and Justice' to 'Corpus Christi,' the International Feature Film Shortlist Celebrates Frontrunners and Underdogs
The Best International Feature Film shortlist has just been released, bringing about several surprises and some unexpected omissions. Films that were widely expected to make... Read More
2020 Oscars: 25 Best International Feature Film Contenders That Are Not ‘Parasite’
‘25 Best International Feature Film Contenders That Are Not Parasite’ is a 5-part series by Carlos Aguilar, his first for AwardsWatch. In this series, Carlos... Read More
25 Best International Feature Film Contenders – Part 5: Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom
Deservingly, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite has attained a nearly unanimous front-runner status not only for the Best International Feature Film Academy Award, but likely for nominations... Read More
2020 Oscars: 25 Best International Feature Film Contenders Part 4 -Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia
Deservingly, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite has attained a nearly unanimous front-runner status not only for the Best International Feature Film Academy Award, but likely for nominations... Read More
2020 Oscars: 25 Best International Feature Film Contenders Part 3 – Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, North Macedonia
Deservingly, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite has attained a nearly unanimous front-runner status not only for the Best International Feature Film Academy Award, but likely for nominations... Read More
2020 Oscars: 25 Best International Feature Film Contenders Part 2 – Denmark, France, Germany, Israel and Italy
Welcome to ‘25 Best International Feature Film Contenders That Are Not Parasite,’ a 5-part series by Carlos Aguilar, his first for AwardsWatch. In this series,... Read More
Interview: ‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer John Mathieson on Reuniting with Ridley Scott and Continuing the Legacy and Lore 
Interview: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Creating the Songs and Score for ‘Spellbound’ and the “Perfectly” Cast Rachel Zegler 
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November) 
Interview: John Lithgow on ‘Conclave’ Being a Career Highlight, Oscar Buzz and Comparing Director Edward Berger to David Lean [VIDEO]