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‘Free Solo,’ ‘Minding the Gap,’ Wild Wild Country’ lead Critics’ Choice Documentary nominations

October 16, 2018

Free Solo (National Geographic Films) The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) and the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) collectively known… Read More

‘Green Book’ wins top Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Award; ‘The Hate U Give,’ ‘Boy Erased’ grab US Cinema honors

October 15, 2018

Erik Anderson

Green Book (Universal Pictures) Fresh off its People's Choice Award win at the Toronto International Film Festival last month, Peter… Read More

Interview: Barry Jenkins and KiKi Layne on ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ at the Mill Valley Film Festival

October 15, 2018

Erik Anderson

KiKi Layne and Barry Jenkins hit the red carpet of the closing night of the 41st Mill Valley Film Festival… Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (October)

October 15, 2018

Erik Anderson

The Mule (Warner Bros) The top 4 of If Beale Street Could Talk, BlacKkKlansman, Can You Ever Forgive Me? and… Read More

Oscar Podcast #68: Fall festivals post-mortem and more with guest Kristy Puchko

October 15, 2018

Erik Anderson

On the 68th AwardsWatch Oscar podcast I am joined by Kristy Puchko, Managing Editor of Pajiba and we dig into… Read More

Frontrunner Friday – Annapurna in flux; category changes

October 12, 2018

Erik Anderson

After last week's drops of trailers for Vice and The Mule, this week's Frontrunner Friday brings us a few changes… Read More

Oscars: Shortlists to be revealed in nine categories on the same day

October 12, 2018

Erik Anderson

For the first time since 1979 we'll have shortlists in Original Score and Original Song The Academy announced yesterday that… Read More

Netflix lines up its Oscar hopefuls: ROMA, 22 July, Buster Scruggs, Kindergarten Teacher main pushes

October 11, 2018

Erik Anderson

Netflix, which broke through the Oscars last season with above-the-line Academy Award nominations for Mudbound (and also establishing two pieces… Read More

AFI Fest adds world premiere of Sandra Bullock-Sarah Paulson s ‘Bird Box’ to Gala lineup

October 11, 2018

Erik Anderson

Netflix is making sure they're dominating the festival season ahead of awards season and that now includes the world premiere… Read More

Trailer: Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell are ‘The Best of Enemies’

October 11, 2018

Erik Anderson

After the success of timely and true story race dramas with a flair for comedy like BlacKkKlansman the upcoming Green… Read More