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 
23rd Visual Effects Society Nominations: ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘Better Man’ Lead
The nominations for the 23rd Visual Effects Society Awards have been revealed and in the feature film categories Dune: Part Two leads with seven nominations... Read More
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2024 Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) Winners: ‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘The Wild Robot’ Lead
Sean Baker’s Anora was the big winner from the Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS), earning Best Picture, Best Actress (Mikey Madison) and Best Screenplay honors... Read More
2025 Sundance Film Festival Announces Beyond Film Talks with Olivia Colman, Steven Yeun, Celine Song, Daniel Kaluuya and More
Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the lineup for the Festival’s annual Beyond Film programming, a series of talks and events. The Sundance Film Festival will take place from... Read More
Key 2025 Oscars Dates Move Amidst Ongoing L.A. Fires; Nominees Luncheon Canceled
The Academy announces updates to its 97th Oscars key dates and schedule of events due to the impact of the Los Angeles-area fires, including another... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 270 – FINAL Oscar Nomination Predictions for the 97th Academy Awards
On episode 270 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributors Karen Peterson and Mark Johnson... Read More
2024 North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) Winners
The critics of the North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) have chosen Sean Baker’s Anora as the Best Picture of 2024, also awarding the film Best... Read More
2024 Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) Winners
The Hawaii Film Critics Society has selected its best in film for 2024. The Brutalist wins Best Picture, Best Actor (Adrien Brody), Best Cinematography and... Read More
2024 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Winners: ‘The Wild Robot’ Named Best Picture
The Utah Film Critics Association have revealed the winners for the best in filmmaking for 2024. There were no clean sweeps this year as The Wild... Read More
69th British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) Nominations
The British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) today announced the nominations for their 69th annual awards. In the Feature Film category this is the first nominations for Lol... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Stunted Season and the Rise of Chalamet
With the Los Angeles fires still underway, and several events canceled or postponed right as Oscar voting began (January 8), our hearts go out to... 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