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 
2024 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Winners: ‘The Substance’ Dominates with Six Wins Including Best Film, Director, Lead and Supporting Performance
The Indiana Film Journalist Association (IFJA) have named Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance the best film of 2024, also awarding Fargeat their Best Director prize and... Read More
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 266 – Reviewing ‘Queer,’ ‘Babygirl,’ ‘A Complete Unknown,’ and ‘Nosferatu’
On episode 266 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Josh Parham to give their thoughts on some of the... Read More
Jason Reitman to Receive 2025 Cinematic Imagery Award from Art Directors Guild
The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) announced today that acclaimed director, filmmaker and Academy Award nominee Jason Reitman will receive the 2025 Cinematic Imagery Award at the 29th... Read More
Michele Austin on Feeling Safe to Explore the Complexities of Black Storytelling in Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths’
When Hard Truths made its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival in September, the film’s rapturous response inspired a deep well of... Read More
2024 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners: ‘Nickel Boys’ Named Best Picture, RaMell Ross Wins Best Director
The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) has named Nickel Boys the Best Picture of 2024 with RaMell Ross winning Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay... Read More
2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners: ‘Dune: Part Two’ is Best Film
The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) winners have been announced and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two was named Best Film and Best Director... Read More
2024 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Winners: ‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Sing Sing’ Earn Top Awards
The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle unveiled its 2024 winners today, with Sean Baker’s Anora earning wins for Best Film, Best Original Screenplay... Read More
2024 Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Winners: ‘The Brutalist’ Takes Five
The Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) has revealed its winners for the best in film for 2024 and Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist was the... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December)
The hardest Oscar category of the season just got a lot harder. Before critics and industry started their nominations and accolades, the bench of Best... Read More
2024 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Nominations
The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle unveiled its 2024 nominations today, with 35 films getting represented across 16 categories. Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist... 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