AwardsWatch

‘Nightbitch,’ ‘The Wild Robot,’ Elton John Documentary to World Premiere at 49th Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

‘Nightbitch,’ ‘The Wild Robot,’ Elton John Documentary to World Premiere at 49th Toronto International Film Festival

Erik Anderson June 18, 2024

The Toronto International Film Festival announced the first of six films that will world premiere in the gala and special program section of the 2024 edition of... Read More

Amy Adams, David Cronenberg to Receive TIFF Tribute Awards at 49th Toronto International Film Festival, Sandra Oh Named Honorary Chair

Erik Anderson June 18, 2024

Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF, today announced the first honourees of this year’s Tribute Awards: Oscar-nominated actor Amy Adams, who will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award;... Read More

Interview: Costume Designers Gianni Casalnuovo and Maurizio Millenotti on the 1960s Sartorial Playground for ‘Ripley’

Interviews (TV)

Interview: Costume Designers Gianni Casalnuovo and Maurizio Millenotti on the 1960s Sartorial Playground for ‘Ripley’

Landon Johnson June 17, 2024

Among the myriad of Emmy contenders, Netflix’s Ripley stands out with its stunning visual storytelling. The series grabs viewers’ attention with its masterful black and... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 236: Greatest Movie Stars of All Time Draft

Ryan McQuade June 17, 2024

On episode 236 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello and AwardsWatch contributors... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (June)

Erik Anderson June 17, 2024

I know it’s just June but does Best Actor feel a bit…barren? Where the Best Actress race this year feels rich with possibility, their lead... Read More

77th Tony Awards: ‘Stereophonic,’ ‘The Outsiders,’ ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Lead Top Wins

Erik Anderson June 16, 2024

The American Theater Wing has handed out the 77th annual Tony Awards where Stereophonic, The Outsiders and Merrily We Roll Along led the wins while... Read More

The Enduring Horror of ‘Alien’ on its 45th Anniversary [Retrospective]

Retrospective

The Enduring Horror of ‘Alien’ on its 45th Anniversary [Retrospective]

Sarah Vincent June 14, 2024

Forty-five years after Ridley Scott directed, and Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Schusett wrote Alien, it is still terrifying. With Escape from Alcatraz trailing close behind,... Read More

‘The Imaginary’ Review: Creative Anime World-Building Bumps Up Against an Often Too Frantic Energy

Film Reviews

‘The Imaginary’ Review: Creative Anime World-Building Bumps Up Against an Often Too Frantic Energy

Kevin L. Lee June 14, 2024

There are two worlds that we live in. One is driven by friendly creations and limitless possibilities that are only limited by a child’s imagination,... Read More

Interview: Morgan Spector (‘The Gilded Age’) on George’s Moral Complexities, Doomsday Prepping with Carrie Coon and Being an Internet Sex Symbol

Interviews (TV)

Interview: Morgan Spector (‘The Gilded Age’) on George’s Moral Complexities, Doomsday Prepping with Carrie Coon and Being an Internet Sex Symbol

Erik Anderson June 14, 2024

As railroad tycoon George Russell, The Gilded Age actor Morgan Spector says of his morally dubious character, “I think that with George, the arena in... Read More

Interview: Renée Elise Goldsberry on Her Favorite Songs from ‘Girls5Eva’ and the Wackiness of Wickie Roy

Interviews (TV)

Interview: Renée Elise Goldsberry on Her Favorite Songs from ‘Girls5Eva’ and the Wackiness of Wickie Roy

Tyler Doster June 14, 2024

“Big Pussy Energy is for everyone,” Renée Elise Goldsberry tells me before I start recording our conversation. It only took moments after I appeared in... Read More

In case you missed it