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 
2024 Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Nominations
Voting members of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) have selected nominees in 16 different categories recognizing the best in what cinema had to... Read More
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2024 Columbus Film Critics Association (CFCA) Nominations
The Columbus Film Critics Association (CFCA) has announced the nominees for its 23rd annual awards where Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist leads with 10, followed by... Read More
2024 DiscussingFilm Global Film Critics Nominations
The top nominees of DiscussingFilm’s Global Film Critics Awards celebrating the films of 2024 were announced today, led by Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part... Read More
Frontrunner Friday 2025 Oscar Predictions: Should Auld Predictions Be Forgot?
As the year closes and we’re on the verge of BAFTA longlists (predictions here) and the Golden Globe Awards (predictions coming Monday) in the first... Read More
2024 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA Nominations
The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) have announced their nominees for the best in film for 2024 and The Brutalist leads the pack with nominations in... Read More
2025 BAFTA Longlist Predictions: Expect Big Numbers for ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Kneecap’ and More
As we near the end of the year, it’s merely a matter of days before awards season really kicks off and doesn’t let up for... Read More
‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Review: It’s Big Bucks, All Whammies in Failed Follow Up to One of TV’s Best First Seasons [C-]
It’s been over three years since the first season of the Emmy-winning global blockbuster that was the Netflix original series Squid Game. Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk’s... Read More
2024 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations
The North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) have revealed their nominations for the best in film for 2024 and Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist leads with... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 78 – ‘The Holiday’ (Nancy Meyers, 2006)
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
Hollywood Biopics and Mental Health Through the Lenses of ‘The Aviator’ (2004), ‘A Beautiful Mind’ (2001) and ‘Love & Mercy’ (2014)
20 years ago, a master was at work, yet again. With The Aviator (2004), Martin Scorsese focused on the life of Howard Hughes, and one... 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]