AwardsWatch - Oscars

Double and Triple Takes: How actors with multiple films this season can boost their awards prospects

Erik Anderson October 2, 2018

Sometimes an actor can knock a single performance out of the park so definitively that an Oscar nomination or even a win can seem inevitable.... Read More

Kenyan judge lifts ban on ‘Rafiki,’ making the LGBTQ film Oscar-eligible

Erik Anderson September 21, 2018

The film will screen in Nairobi from September 23rd-29th, making it eligible for Oscar consideration. A Kenyan judge has temporarily lifted the ban on Wanuri Kahiu’s... Read More

Academy reveals Nicholl Fellowship screenwriting winners

Erik Anderson September 18, 2018

Scripts to be performed at live read in November Three individuals and one writing team have been selected as winners of the 2018 Academy Nicholl... Read More

2018 TIFF: What Did We Like and What Did We Learn

Erik Anderson September 17, 2018

As awards watchers, the Toronto International Film Festival is the biggest jumping off point for Oscar season. Venice and Telluride come first (just by a... Read More

Student Academy Award Winners Announced

Erik Anderson September 12, 2018

All Winning Films Now Eligible for Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Subject Oscars The Academy has voted 19 students as... Read More

Oscars: Kathleen Kennedy, Marvin Levy, Frank Marshall, Lalo Schifrin, Cicely Tyson to receive Honorary Oscars

Erik Anderson September 5, 2018

Kennedy is the first woman to receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award; Levy is the first publicist to receive an Honorary Oscar. The Board... Read More

The Oscars add ‘Popular Film’ category, shorten telecast, move some awards to commercial breaks

Erik Anderson August 8, 2018

There are some major changes coming to very next Oscars telecast and ceremony On Tuesday night, the Board of Governors convened to re-elect current president... Read More

2018 Fall Festivals: Where We Are in the Oscar Race

Erik Anderson August 3, 2018

The main fall festivals, Venice, Telluride and Toronto, always clue us in on how the studios position their 4th quarter films in terms of box... Read More

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Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe in trailer for Oscar contender ‘Boy Erased’

Erik Anderson July 17, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Focus Features has been dropping trailers for their fall and winter releases like wildfire and it seems they’ve saved the best... Read More

2019 Oscars: The State of the Foreign Language Film Oscar race

Erik Anderson July 5, 2018

The Foreign Language Film Oscar is fully underway with the Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals already providing us with a wealth of contenders and plenty... Read More

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