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 
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
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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
PGA Awards: Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein Honored with Posthumous Trailblazer Award
The Producers Guild of America will pay posthumous tribute to the impact of Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein with the Trailblazer Award, it was announced... Read More
2024 Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) Winners: ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Challengers,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ Lead
The 2024 Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) winners have been announced. Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist was a five-time Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Adrien... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 80 -‘The Intern’ (Nancy Meyers, 2015)
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]