Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Freddy Got Fingered and A Beautiful Mind (2001)
“This film not only left me with an incredible sense of dread for the 80 minutes of my life wasted on this repulsive experience, but... Read More
Retrospective
Julia Roberts: When ‘America’s Sweetheart’ wins an Oscar
When Julia Roberts won the Oscar, we all won the Oscar. It’s hard to find a metaphor that works properly, so let me go full... Read More
…Hit Me Baby (Fifty) One More Time: The 51 Greatest Britney Spears Tracks Ever
“Personally, I am still reeling from the events of this past weekend.”“The Super Bowl?”“No, the Britney documentary.” The above is how I started every professional... Read More
Retrospective: 30 Years Later, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ remains an Oscar anomaly in the horror genre
Historically, in the eyes of AMPAS, the idea of even nominating a horror movie for Best Picture is scarier than watching one. When The Silence... Read More
These movies will cure your post-Christmas, pre-New Year’s blues
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is a No Man’s Land, a forgotten time-lapse filled with returns, leftovers, and for many, the last gasp... Read More
‘Black Swan’ turns 10: Here’s one fan’s unforgettable screening reaction that will stop you in your tracks
“Stop it Nina, you are strong!” On December 18, 2010 a member from the old forums of AwardsDaily (which then became the AwardsWatch forums in... Read More
Retrospective: 30 years later, ‘Misery’ still loves company
“I’m your number one fan” To think, 30 years ago, those five words were just a thing people said at stage doors or in fan... Read More
Retrospective: ‘Home for the Holidays’ might be more poignant this year than ever
A movie about how painful it can be to go home – and why you still should This year, many families will be forced forego... Read More
“They Told Me There’d Be Hot Tea” – All Mariah Carey Albums, Ranked
Mariah Carey is having a moment. Now, one could argue, as I would to anyone, at any time, through my bejeweled, “I don’t know her”... Read More
A Guide to a Perfect Halloween Marathon
Halloween is all about the tradition of trick-or-treating and costume parties. However, as we practice social distancing, there won’t be as much gathering for apple-bobbing... 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