British Society of Cinematographers (BSC): ‘One Battle After Another’ Takes Top Award 
Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Winners: ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Train Dreams’ and More 
‘Pillion’ Review: Alexander Skarsgård Puts the Dom in Domesticity [A-] 
Australian Academy Award Winners (AACTA): ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Bring Her Back’ Lead 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Calm Before the Storm (2/6/26) 
DGA Awards Predictions: Is it a Paul Thomas Anderson Coronation or Can Ryan Coogler Prevail? 
How Writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt and the Oscar-nominated Hair and Makeup Team Behind ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Twisted Cinderella Into a Gruesome Cautionary Tale [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 138 – ‘Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ (Chantal Akerman, 1975) with special guest Morgan Roberts 
SXSW Adds 50+ Titles to 2026 Festival Slate Including ‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Two Thrillers with Adam Scott 
Gotham Film Institute Reveals Dates for 2026 Film and Television Awards 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Calm Before the Storm (2/6/26) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: We Need to Talk About ‘Marty’ 
Frontrunner Friday: First Take on 2026 Oscar Winner Predictions 
Frontrunner Friday 2025 Oscar Predictions: The BAFTA Longlist January Surprise
The Golden Globe are this weekend but BAFTA sure came in and said ‘hold my beer?’ didn’t they? The BAFTA longlists were revealed this morning... Read More
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In ‘Hard Truths,’ Marianne Jean-Baptiste Reunites with Mike Leigh and Finds the Humanity in Pansy’s Misanthropy
It was the reunion that set the hearts of cinephiles aflutter. In September, British filmmaker Mike Leigh returned to the silver screen with Hard Truths,... Read More
2025 BAFTA Longlists: ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Conclave’ Dominate First Round of British Voting
If there’s one thing BAFTA’s going to do it’s throw a little bit of chaos right at the beginning of the real awards season and... Read More
2024 Columbus Film Critics Association (COFCA) Winners: ‘The Substance’ Nabs Best Picture, Lead Performance, Director
The 2024 Columbus Film Critics Association (COFCA) have revealed the winners of their 23rd annual awards where Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance was named Best Picture,... Read More
29th Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival Awards: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Dominates with Six Wins Including Best Picture and Best Actress
Three awards go to The Brutalist and two each for Conclave, Dune: Part Two and Wicked Emilia Pérez was the big winner of the 29th Capri,... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 79 – ‘It’s Complicated’ (Nancy Meyers, 2009)
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
‘Santosh’ Review: Sandhya Suri’s Crime Thriller is Too Dependent on Tropes to Be Arresting [B-]
Some narrative cliches are universal, and the rookie cop who slowly comes to realize their superiors aren’t the good guys is a staple of the... Read More
Prime Video Sets April Premiere for Viola Davis Action Thriller ‘G20’
Today, Prime Video announced the April 10 premiere date for the upcoming film G20, an action-thriller starring Academy Award winner Viola Davis. Directed by Patricia Riggen, G20 follows... Read More
2024 Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) Winners: ‘Anora,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘Challengers’ Take Top Honors
The Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) has revealed its winners and runners-up for the best in film for 2024 where Anora, Dune: Part Two... Read More
Criterion Collection January 2025 – ‘The Grifters,’ ‘Winchester ’73,’ ‘The Mother and the Whore,’ ‘Jo Jo Dance, Your Life Is Calling,’ and more Kurosawa on 4K
A neo-noir classic from the 1990s, a James Stewart western, a French relationship drama, feature directorial film for legendary comedian Richard Pryor, and two classic,... Read More
British Society of Cinematographers (BSC): ‘One Battle After Another’ Takes Top Award 
Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Winners: ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Train Dreams’ and More 
‘Pillion’ Review: Alexander Skarsgård Puts the Dom in Domesticity [A-] 
Australian Academy Award Winners (AACTA): ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Bring Her Back’ Lead