Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
Ben Schnetzer on Starring in ‘The Madison’ and Working with Michelle Pfeiffer [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: The Long-Awaited Sequel Proves That Fashion is Always in Vogue [B+] 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films 
‘Death by Lightning,’ ‘Big Mistakes,’ Rachel Sennott Lead 2026 Gotham Television Awards Nominations 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
Trailer Watch: ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth,’ ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow,’ ‘The Fantastic 4: First Steps,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Final Destination Bloodlines,’ ‘Smurfs’
A huge week for trailer of upcoming spring and summer blockbusters including Jonathan Bailey and Scarlett Johansson in Jurassic World: Rebirth, The Fantastic Four: First... Read More
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Jotaka Eaddy and Essence to Receive Honors at 56th NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors
Today, the NAACP announced Founder and CEO of #WinWithBlackWomen Jotaka Eaddy will receive the newly named Mildred Bond Roxborough Social Justice Impact Award and ESSENCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. will receive the Vanguard Award for Fashion at... Read More
‘Love Hurts’ Review: This Fight Club is a Real Pain [C-]
Winning an Oscar is pretty great, or so I’ve heard. But for actors, the hard-earned victory brings with it a new challenge – what to... Read More
2025 Oscars: Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Emma Stone to Present at 97th Academy Awards
Academy Award winners Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Emma Stone will present at the 97th Oscars, executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan... Read More
Juliette Binoche to Preside over Jury of the 78th Cannes Film Festival
Exactly 40 years after her first appearance on La Croisette, award-winning French actress Juliette Binoche will preside over the Jury of the 78th Festival de... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 273 – Oscars Retrospective of the 73rd Academy Awards
On episode 273 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Jay Ledbetter and Josh Parham to go back 25... Read More
2025 Sundance Film Festival Announces Final Audience Favorite Award Winner, Dates for 2026 Festival
Today the Sundance Film Festival announced its final award for the 2025 edition: Come See Me in the Good Light in the Premieres category received the Festival... Read More
‘Wicked’ Leads Online Film and Television Association (OFTA) Nominations with 19
The nominations for the 29th Annual OFTA Film awards were announced today and Wicked was the top nominee this year with 19 nominations. Fellow Best Picture... Read More
45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards: ‘The Brutalist’ Named Film of the Year, ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘A Real Pain’ Take Two Wins
The 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards were held today where Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist triumphed as the group’s Film of the Year, it’s only... Read More
‘Predators’ Review: Engrossing Examination at How the Rise of True Crime Shows Revealed its Complicity [A] – Sundance Film Festival
If the phrase, “Hello, I’m Chris Hansen,” means anything to you, you are probably familiar with its source: To Catch A Predator. For the unfamiliar,... Read More
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998)