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Wicked has been named the Best Film of 2024 by the National Board of Review, the oldest organization to give out film awards, also giving the... Read More
You might not know it but the San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest running film festival in the Americas. It celebrated its 67th... Read More
The Film Independent Spirit Awards celebrated their 40th edition with nominations for the best in independent film and television for 2024 where Sean Baker’s Anora... Read More

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Costume Designers Guild (CGD): ‘Weapons,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Score Nominations
Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ Timothée Chalamet, Jessie Buckley
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 130 – ‘Let the Sunshine In’ (Claire Denis, 2017)
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2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December)
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2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December)
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 74 – ‘Three Colours: Red’ (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1994)
2024 AFI Awards: ‘Emilia Pérez,’ Nickel Boys,’ ‘Wicked’ Among Best Films; ‘Hacks,’ ‘The Penguin’ are Tops in TV
‘Shōgun,’ ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Disclaimer’ Lead 30th Critics Choice Association (CCA) Television Nominations
Interview: Jon M. Chu on the Challenges of Singing Live on Set, What to Defy and to Keep, and How ‘Wicked’ is an Expression of the World at This Moment in Time
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2024 National Board of Review (NBR) Awards: ‘Wicked’ Flys to the Top with Best Film, Director; Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig Win Acting Prizes
SFFILM Executive Director Anne Lai and Director of Programming Jessie Fairbanks Discuss the SFFILM Awards and the Future of Film Festivals
40th Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: ‘Anora,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow,’ ‘Shōgun,’ ‘English Teacher’ Lead
San Francisco Film Critics (SFBAFCC) Nominations: ‘One Battle,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Sentimental Value’ Lead
Costume Designers Guild (CGD): ‘Weapons,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Score Nominations
Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ Timothée Chalamet, Jessie Buckley
Rhea Seehorn Breaks Down Carol’s Existential Loneliness as the Last Woman in Albuquerque in Episode 7 of ‘Pluribus’