Frontrunner Friday: No one knows anything (and that’s a good thing)
Frontrunner Friday has returned after a month to digest the impact that Venice, Telluride and Toronto had on the Oscar playing field and it was... Read More
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New trailer for GKids’ animated feature Oscar contender ‘Mirai’
From Gkids and Fathom Events comes a new trailer for Mirai, the acclaimed animated feature from Studio Chizu and director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children). When... Read More
First look at Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers in biopic from Marielle Heller
Tri-Star Pictures has revealed the first look at two-Academy Award winner Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers in Marielle Heller’s Untitled Mr. Rogers/ Tom Hanks Project, a... Read More
Listen: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper drop “Shallow” from ‘A Star Is Born’ and it’s a scorcher
A Star Is Born isn’t out for another week but the full single and video for “Shallow,” the film’s sure-fire Original Song Oscar contender is... Read More
Gotham Awards: Tributes set for Rachel Weisz, Willem Dafoe, Paul Greengrass
Weisz and Dafoe will receive the Actress and Actor Tributes and Greengrass the Director Tribute at the IFP Gotham Awards, set this year for November... Read More
Killer new ‘Creed II’ trailer sets up a Creed/Drago battle royale
Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone and Tessa Thompson return to the ring in sequel that brings back an old rival “If we don’t do what... Read More
‘Mary Queen of Scots,’ starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, to close AFI Fest
Hot off the news that On the Basis of Sex would open AFI Fest as its world premiere, another Focus Features film that’s been absent... Read More
Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic ‘On the Basis of Sex’ to open AFI Fest
AFI Fest has landed the world premiere of Mimi Leder’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic On the Basis of Sex, starring Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (The... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)
What a difference the fall festivals make. The top 10 for September is teeming with green as Venice, Telluride and Toronto brought the top Oscar... Read More
Kenyan judge lifts ban on ‘Rafiki,’ making the LGBTQ film Oscar-eligible
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
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 320 – The Oscar Shortlists for the 98th Academy Awards 
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