Film Academy Announces 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships 
On the Shelf: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Red Sonja,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ in 4K plus ‘The History of Sound’ Arrive on Physical Media releases for the Week of March 23 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 145 – ‘Black Narcissus’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1947) with Special Guest Dave Giannini 
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 144 – ‘A Matter of Life and Death (Powell and Pressburger, 1946) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman 
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
Trailer Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Disclosure Day,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’ 
‘Anima’ Review: Sydney Chandler and Takehiro Hira Ground Brian Tetsuro Ivie’s Low-Fi Sci-Fi Road Movie [B+] SXSW 
Film Academy Announces 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships 
On the Shelf: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Red Sonja,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ in 4K plus ‘The History of Sound’ Arrive on Physical Media releases for the Week of March 23 
George Lucas, Steven Spielberg to Present Francis Ford Coppola the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg will present the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award to Francis Ford Coppola.... Read More
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Screen Actors Guild Announce Key Dates and Deadlines for 2026 SAG Awards
The SAG Awards announced today that the 32nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will take place on Sunday, March 1, 2026. The ceremony will stream live on Netflix at... Read More
2026 Producers Guild Awards Announce Key Dates and Deadlines
Today, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the key dates for the 2026 Producers Guild Awards, which will take place on February 28, 2026.... Read More
2026 Oscars: Casting Category Codified, Cinematography Gets Shortlist, Members Must Watch All Nominated Films to Vote
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has approved the new rules for the 98th Oscars, including how the... Read More
‘Andor’ Season 2 Review: A Thrilling Conclusion to the Prestige Series of the ‘Star Wars’ Television Canon [A]
“We’re in a war. Not everyone knows it yet but it’s happening,” Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) tells Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) in the new season... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 284 – Reviewing ‘Sinners’ and Discussing Horror Films of the Last 25 Years
On episode 284 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Dan Bayer to review the latest film from director Ryan... Read More
Trailer Watch: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps,’ ‘Thunderbolts*,’ ’28 Years Later,’ ‘The Roses,’ ‘The Life of Chuck’
New trailers, featurettes and more for this week’s Trailer Watch as some of this spring and summer’s most anticipated films get closer to being in... Read More
Alice Rohrwacher Named President of the Caméra d’or Jury of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Italian director and screenwriter Alice Rohrwacher has been chosen to chair the Jury of the Caméra d’or of the 78th edition of the Cannes Film... Read More
85th Peabody Awards: ‘Hacks,’ ‘Ripley,’ ‘Say Nothing,’ Among Entertainment Nominees
Emmy Award winners Hacks, Ripley, Baby Reindeer and Shōgun are among this year’s Peabody Award nominees for entertainment, announced today. They’re joined by a pair... Read More
Sophie Hyde’s ‘Jimpa,’ starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow, to Open Both NewFest and Frameline LGBTQ+ Film Festivals
Today NewFest and Frameline, the two largest LGBTQ+ film festivals in the country, jointly announced Jimpa will serve as the Opening Night film for the 2025 editions... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 145 – ‘Black Narcissus’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1947) with Special Guest Dave Giannini 
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners