2019 Oscar Shortlists: The Snubs (Paddington 2, Incredibles 2) and the Surprises (Ayka, Annihilation)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in consideration for the 91st Oscars® in nine categories: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign... Read More
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Curtis Clark to receive John A. Bonner Award The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that nine scientific and technical achievements represented... Read More
BREAKING: Kevin Hart Is OUT as Oscars Host
Kevin Hart has stepped down as the host of the 91st Academy Awards, a job he held for two days. When The Academy pressed the... Read More
20 Advance in Visual Effects Oscar Race: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Isle of Dogs,’ ‘Mary Poppins,’ more
20 films will compete for a Visual Effects Oscar nomination, the Academy announced today. They include Black Panther, Isle of Dogs, Mary Poppins Returns and... Read More
2019 Oscars: Fantastic Oscar hosts and where to find them
Yesterday I was thinking about how strange it was that it was almost December and we still had no announcement of an Oscars host. Last... Read More
Oscars: Marvin Levy, Lalo Schifrin, Cicely Tyson honored at the 10th Annual Governors Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted its 10th annual Governors Awards which honored publicist Marvin Levy, composer Lalo Schifrin and actress Cicely Tyson,... Read More
2019 Oscars: 166 Documentary Features Submitted for Academy Award Consideration
A near-record 166 documentary feature films have officially been submitted for the 91st Academy Awards. Last year saw 170 submissions. 2018 has been a blockbuster... Read More
Golden Globes: 80 Films Eligible for Foreign Language Film
The last two years saw the Foreign Language Film Globe winner not nominated for the Oscar 80 films from 49 countries have qualified to be... Read More
Netflix to give ‘ROMA,’ Buster Scruggs,’ ‘Bird Box’ pre-streaming theatrical runs
In a standoff that began at Cannes, Netflix has acquiesced and decided to give the releases of three of their fall/winter films theatrical runs before... Read More
Oscar Box Office Predictions: ‘Boy Erased,’ ‘Widows,’ ‘Green Book, ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Beale Street’
When I first wrote about the box office potential of Oscar films back in 2014, I noted that while financial success is not as significant... Read More
2024 Women Film Critic Circle (WFCC) Winners: ‘Emilia Pérez’ ‘The Substance’ Lead 
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM 
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND, VISUAL EFFECTS 
2025 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Nominations: ‘Challengers,’ ‘Hit Man,’ ‘Shōgun,’ ‘Ripley’ Among Nominees