Director Watch Podcast Ep. 104 – ‘The Hobbit Trilogy’ (Peter Jackson, 2012/2013/2014)
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 291 – Reviewing Celine Song’s ‘Materialists’
On episode 291 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Karen Peterson to review the second feature film from... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 103 – ‘The Lovely Bones’ (Peter Jackson, 2009)
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 290 – Best Actress Tier Ranking: Part Two with Special Guest Kevin Jacobsen
On episode 290 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, AwardsWatch contributor Mark Johnson,... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 102 – ‘King Kong’ (Peter Jackson, 2005) with Special Guest Sean Fennessey
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 102 – ‘King Kong’ (Peter Jackson, 2005) with Special Guest Sean Fennessey
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 289 – Best Actress Tier Ranking: Part One with Special Guest Kevin Jacobsen
On episode 289 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, AwardsWatch contributor Mark Johnson,... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 101 – ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ (Peter Jackson, 2003)
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 288 – 2025 Cannes: The Winners, the Losers, the Coughing
The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has ended but not without a few bumps along the way, including a full city power outage... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 100 – ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’ (Peter Jackson, 2002)
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 99 – ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ (Peter Jackson, 2001)
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 136 – ‘Rules Don’t Apply’ (Warren Beatty, 2016) 
2026 Oscar Nomination Reactions from Timothée Chalamet, Rose Byrne, Wagner Moura and More 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 329 – 98th Oscar Nominations Reactions: For Good 
Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks All Time Record with 16, Sets Several Places in Academy Awards History