How Writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt and the Oscar-nominated Hair and Makeup Team Behind ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Twisted Cinderella Into a Gruesome Cautionary Tale [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 138 – ‘Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ (Chantal Akerman, 1975) with special guest Morgan Roberts 
SXSW Adds 50+ Titles to 2026 Festival Slate Including ‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Two Thrillers with Adam Scott 
Interview: ‘A Poet’ filmmaker Simón Mesa Soto on How His Literary Madcap Comedy Came to Be 
‘zi’ Review: Kogonada’s Latest is a Return to Minimalism But Frustratingly Unfocused [C+] Sundance 
Gotham Film Institute Reveals Dates for 2026 Film and Television Awards 
‘Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back’ to Close 69th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) at The Castro Theatre 
Girls on Film Awards: ‘Hamnet’ Wins Best Feature, Director, Lead Actress 
SXSW Adds 50+ Titles to 2026 Festival Slate Including ‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Two Thrillers with Adam Scott 
Gotham Film Institute Reveals Dates for 2026 Film and Television Awards 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: We Need to Talk About ‘Marty’ 
Frontrunner Friday: First Take on 2026 Oscar Winner Predictions 
Interview: Sabrina Impacciatore on Going From ‘The White Lotus’ to ‘The Paper’ and Digging Into Comedy
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Critics Choice Association (CCA) Awards Predictions: Expect ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle’ to Duke It Out
The 31st Critics Choice Association (CCA) Awards are this Sunday and the big fight is going to be between the two main nomination-getters, Sinners and... Read More
North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Wins Big
The North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) have announced their awards representing the best in film for 2025 where Sinners was the big winner with... Read More
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Nominations: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners,’ Weapons’ Lead
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has announced the nominations for the 13th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards, where Frankenstein, One Battle After Another,... Read More
Iowa Film Critics Association (IFCA) Awards: ‘Hamnet’ Wins Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress
The Iowa Film Critics Association (IFCA) has named Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet as the best film of 2025, also awarding it Best Director and Best Actress... Read More
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ Take Top Awards
The Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) has revealed its winners for the best in film for 2025. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another was... Read More
Portland Critics Association (PCA) Nominations
One Battle After Another and Sinners lead the Portland Critics Association (PCA) nominations, with Marty Supreme, It Was Just an Accident, No Other Choice, Train... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 322 – Predicting the Critics Choice Awards Winners
On episode 322 of the AwardsWatch podcast, Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson is joined by Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Mark Johnson, aka The Awards Alchemist, to... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 132 – ‘Heaven Can Wait’ (Warren Beatty, 1978)
On episode 132 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the first film in their Warren Beatty series, Heaven Can... Read More
Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead
The Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) has announced the nominees for their 2025 annual Film Awards. This year, the MNFCA has nominated 31 different films,... Read More
How Writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt and the Oscar-nominated Hair and Makeup Team Behind ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Twisted Cinderella Into a Gruesome Cautionary Tale [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 138 – ‘Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ (Chantal Akerman, 1975) with special guest Morgan Roberts 
Interview: ‘A Poet’ filmmaker Simón Mesa Soto on How His Literary Madcap Comedy Came to Be