Silence, Fences, La La Land, Jackie, Patriots Day, Live by Night, Hidden Figures Fight for a Spot in Best Picture as December Releases
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We all trot out this factoid every year; no film released in December has won the Best Picture Oscar since 2004’s... Read More
Oscars
2016 Governors Awards: Videos of Honorees Anne V. Coates, Frederick Wiseman, Jackie Chan and Lynn Stalmaster
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] A few years ago, The Academy and its producers decided that cutting the presentation of the Honorary Oscars at the annual... Read More
2017 Oscars: 27 Films Submitted for Animated Feature Oscar Race
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA — A record 27 features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the... Read More
New Trailer and Poster for Iran’s Oscar Entry ‘The Salesman’
From award-winning writer/director Asghar Farhadi (The Oscar-winning A SEPARATION, THE PAST, ABOUT ELLY, FIREWORKS WEDNESDAY) comes a masterful, intimate and suspenseful new drama, THE SALESMAN, Iran’s... Read More
Fences Screens; Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Soar Up Oscar Charts
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The response to this weekend’s first official screening of Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis (and directed by Washington), was... Read More
Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd to Produce 2017 Oscars
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] After the longest period before an announcement in recent history, it was confirmed this morning (after Variety reported negotiations yesterday) that... Read More
2017 Oscars: 70 Animated Shorts Contend for Shortlist of Ten
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] A longlist of 70 animated short films contending for the Academy Award has been revealed by Cartoon Brew, including their top picks,... Read More
2017 Oscars: 145 Films Submitted for Documentary Feature Oscar
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA – One hundred forty-five features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 89th... Read More
10 Documentary Short Subject contenders on Oscar’s shortlist
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders... Read More
John Cho, Cary Elwes, Aja Naomi King and Alia Shawkat to Perform Live Read at 2016 Academy Nicholl Fellowships Presentation
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA – Actors John Cho, Cary Elwes, Aja Naomi King and Alia Shawkat will perform a live reading of... Read More
LaKeith Stanfield on ‘I Love Boosters,’ Collaborating with Boots Riley, and His New Musical Endeavor 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 344: New Oscar Rules and Preview of the 79th Cannes Film Festival with Special Guest Christina Birro 
2027 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (May) 
NEON Charms U.S. Rights to Jeff Nichols’ ‘King Snake’ with Drew Starkey, Margaret Qualley, Michael Shannon