2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C] 
‘Beef’ Season 2 Review: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton Sink Their Teeth Into Lee Sung Jin’s Meaty Morality Tale [A-] 
Interview: Director David Lowery on How ‘The Red Shoes,’ Taylor Swift, and Artistic Internal Struggles Were Forged to Conjure Up ‘Mother Mary’ [AUDIO] 
George Clooney to be Honored at 51st Chaplin Award Gala by Stephen Colbert, Sam Rockwell and More 
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Announces 2027 Dates 
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
37th USC Scripter Award Nominations: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’ ‘Ripley’
The USC Libraries have revealed the finalists for the 37th-annual Scripter Awards, which nominates both the writers of film and television adaptations and the authors... Read More
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Final 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS
Stop me, oh oh, stop me. Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before. Like in Best Actor (and honestly, several categories)... Read More
2024 Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Nominations
The 25th Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) nominations have been announced and Sean Baker’s Anora leads with five, nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR
We have four safe spots in Best Actor and then its gets really tricky. I’m not sure anyone could argue that Adrien Brody (The Brutalist),... Read More
‘A Different Man’ Director Aaron Schimberg on Changing How Disability is Captured on Screen Through a Personal Lens
“All I can do is be true to my own experience and what I feel is ethical and right in the stories I want to... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kieran Culkin is in 64.88% of A Real Pain. To put that in context, his co-star and the film’s writer and director Jesse Eisenberg, is... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Despite The Brutalist‘s poor showing at SAG (only earning lead actor Adrien Brody a nod), I think Felicity Jones and Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez) will... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
It all starts on the page. With the USC Scripter nominations not coming until January 22, the day before Oscar nominations, I don’t have them... Read More
‘I Saw the TV Glow,’ ‘The Substance’ Lead 16th LGBTQ Critics Dorian Film Award Nominations (GALECA)
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, consisting of over 500 entertainment critics, journalists and media icons, today announced the group’s nominees for its 16th Dorian... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 81 – ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Mike Nichols, 1966) with Special Guest Louis Virtel
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C]