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2025 Oscar Predictions: Below the Line Categories Part 2 – MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, SOUND, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, VISUAL EFFECTS (October)

Erik Anderson October 17, 2024

The Oscar shortlist for Makeup & Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song, Sound and Visual Effects (as well as feature and short film categories for animated,... Read More

Jane Fonda to Receive SAG-AFTRA’s Life Achievement Honor at the 2025 SAG Awards

Erik Anderson October 17, 2024

Two-time Academy Award winner, four-time Screen Actors Guild nominee, activist and philanthropist Jane Fonda will receive the Life Achievement Award from SAG-AFTRA at the 31st... Read More

British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Announce Breakthrough Performer Longlist Including Ruaridh Mollica, Susan Chardy and Trio of ‘Kneecap’ Actors

Erik Anderson October 17, 2024

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) today announced the longlist of twelve for Breakthrough Performance, including Sebastian‘s Ruaridh Mollica, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’s Susan... Read More

Angelina Jolie to be Honored with Maltin Modern Master Award at 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 16, 2024

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to announce that cinema icon Angelina Jolie will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 40th annual... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: Below the Line Categories Part 1 – FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, PRODUCTION DESIGN (October)

Erik Anderson October 16, 2024

While 2025 Oscar predictions began in earnest back in May with above the line categories like Best Picture and Best Actress, it’s finally time to... Read More

‘Conclave’ Wins Top Audience Award at 47th Mill Valley Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 16, 2024

Edward Berger’s papal thriller Conclave has won the MVFF Overall Audience Favorite Award of the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival. The film, based on the... Read More

‘Smile 2’ Review: Light Up Your Face with Gladness; Parker Finn’s Horror Franchise Sequel is Overly Familiar but Boasts an Impressive Sense of Style

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‘Smile 2’ Review: Light Up Your Face with Gladness; Parker Finn’s Horror Franchise Sequel is Overly Familiar but Boasts an Impressive Sense of Style

Trace Sauveur October 16, 2024

Smile 2, the sequel to 2022’s horror franchise breakout, opens with one of the boldest sequences you’ll find in mainstream cinema this year. We’re re-introduced... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 257: New York Film Festival Wrap-Up and the Post-Fall Fest State of the Oscar Race

Ryan McQuade October 15, 2024

On episode 257 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello talk about some of our favorite... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 256: Reviewing ‘Anora’ Plus Our Favorite Palme d’Or Winners

Ryan McQuade October 14, 2024

On episode 256 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer and Josh Parham to discuss Sean Baker’s... Read More

Inaugural San Quentin Film Festival and The Just Trust Aim for Convergence of Justice Reform and the Arts

Erik Anderson October 14, 2024

This weekend found two historical events take place in the San Francisco Bay Area with a two-day event celebrating and positioning incarcerated and formerly incarcerated... Read More

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