2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C] 
‘Beef’ Season 2 Review: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton Sink Their Teeth Into Lee Sung Jin’s Meaty Morality Tale [A-] 
Interview: Director David Lowery on How ‘The Red Shoes,’ Taylor Swift, and Artistic Internal Struggles Were Forged to Conjure Up ‘Mother Mary’ [AUDIO] 
George Clooney to be Honored at 51st Chaplin Award Gala by Stephen Colbert, Sam Rockwell and More 
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Announces 2027 Dates 
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR
Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) sits way out in front of his nearest competitor with a perfect score from the Gold Rush Gang. Reigning Best Director winner... Read More
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2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR
With each day, frontrunner Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) gets closer and closer to being an Oscar winner. He has a perfect score with the Gold... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS
Usually by this time of year, the Gold Rush Gang (and AwardsWatch as a whole) has Best Actress pretty figured out. This year, like with... Read More
‘Mustang,’ ‘Son of Saul,’ ‘The Fencer’ Make Foreign Language Film Oscar Shortlist
The 9-film shortlist for the Foreign Language Film Oscar was revealed today and while the expected mentions for Hungary’s Son of Saul and France’s... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
It’s not often that Supporting Actor is the most contentious category of Oscar season but it sure is this year. Each week, each day finds... Read More
‘The Revenant’ and ‘Love & Mercy’ not among 112 Eligible Original Scores for 2016 Oscar Race
Although it’s not too much of a surprise for the original score of Love & Mercy to miss out here (too much of Brian... Read More
AFI’s Top 10 Films of 2015: Blockbusters Galore but ‘Room’ for ‘Carol’
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced their Top 10 Films of 2015 and it’s a list packed with mega-blockbusters more than any year... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
As with many categories, there seems to be four pretty safe bets and Supporting Actress is no different. Rooney Mara (Carol) and Alicia Vikander (The... Read More
‘CAROL’ Leads AUSTIN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION 2015 Awards Nominations
The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) announced its 2015 awards nominations today. “Carol” received the highest number of nominations—seven—including for Best Picture, Best Director (Todd... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
With Room hitting nearly every single critics awards Adapted Screenplay nomination list, the fight for the #1 spot is as close as its ever been.... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C]