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 
FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY
With the American Cinema Editors (ACE) not revealing their winners until nearly two weeks after the Oscars, their ability to be a proper precursor for... Read More
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FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN
With its total domination in both Costume Design and Production Design precursors, the sheer volume and size of the work by Paul Tazewell, Nathan Crowley... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
One of the easiest wins of the night, Conclave comes into the Adapted Screenplay race with every precursor it was eligible for: BAFTA, Critics Choice,... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR and SUPPORTING ACTRESS
With all precursors in hand – BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globe and SAG – Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) are... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS
This should be an easy win for The Substance in Makeup & Hairstyling, especially if it goes hand in hand with a potential Best Actress... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND
Original Score this season has been something of a wash. With Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s thumping beats of Challengers winning the Golden Globe and... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 277 – Final Oscar Predictions for the 97th Academy Awards
On episode 277 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello to give out... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED SHORT, DOCUMENTARY SHORT, LIVE ACTION SHORT
Here are my final Oscar winner predictions in the short categories for the 97th Academy Awards. ANIMATED SHORT 1. Yuck!Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet 2.... Read More
15th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: ‘Wicked,’ ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Sing Sing,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’
15th Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: ‘Wicked,’ ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Sing Sing,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’
The Guild of Music Supervisors held its 15th annual award ceremony honoring the best achievements in music supervision and songwriting where Wicked, A Complete Unknown... Read More
39th American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards: ‘Maria’ Wins Theatrical; ‘Shōgun,’ ‘Sugar,’ ‘Ripley’ Share TV Prizes
Ed Lachman has won the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Theatrical Feature Film for Maria, director Pablo Larraín’s biopic of opera singer Maria Callas... 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