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74th Berlin Film Festival Awards: Mati Diop’s ‘Dahomey’ Wins Golden Bear, Sebastian Stan and Emily Watson Take Acting Prizes

Erik Anderson February 24, 2024

Mati Diop’s documentary Dahomey, about 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the... Read More

RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E8: Breaking (Nymphia) Wind

TV Recap

RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E8: Breaking (Nymphia) Wind

Tyler Doster February 23, 2024

Now that Mhi’ya has proven herself as a self-proclaimed lip sync assassin, she moves on to reading everyone around her. Starting almost as soon as... Read More

49th César Awards: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Wins Best Film, Director, Actress; Judith Godrèche Speaks on Sexual Abuse in the French Film Industry

Erik Anderson February 23, 2024

Anatomy of a Fall has won Best Film at the 49th César Awards, also taking Best Director for Justine Triet, Best Actress for Sandra Hüller,... Read More

Interview: Stéphanie Clement and Marc Rius on Exploring Trauma with their Oscar-nominated Animated Short Film ‘Pachyderme’

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Stéphanie Clement and Marc Rius on Exploring Trauma with their Oscar-nominated Animated Short Film ‘Pachyderme’

Abe Friedtanzer February 22, 2024

Pachyderme, directed by Stéphanie Clement and written by Marc Rius, uses animation to tackle the difficult subjects of incest and abuse, probing the childhood experiences... Read More

From ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ to ‘May December’ to ‘Godzilla Minus One’: If We Picked the Oscars – 2024 Edition

Erik Anderson February 22, 2024

If you’re an Oscar follower or an awards watcher it’s probably, more than once, crossed your mind that it might be kind of cool, kind... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 33 – ‘Blue Chips’ (William Friedkin, 1994)

Ryan McQuade February 22, 2024

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

FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Erik Anderson February 22, 2024

The dominance of Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall in the non-English language film categories both before and after France opted to submit The Taste... Read More

FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE

Erik Anderson February 22, 2024

With the BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globe and SCL under his belt, Ludwig Göransson is set for his second Oscar for Original Score with Oppenheimer... Read More

22nd Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards: ‘The Creator,’ ‘The Last of Us’ Top Winners, ‘Nyad’ Topples 20-Year Stat

Erik Anderson February 21, 2024

The Creator led the winners list of the 22nd Visual Effects Society (VES) awards tonight with five wins. It entered the night with seven nominations,... Read More

26th Costume Designers Guild (CDG) Awards: ‘Poor Things,’ ‘Barbie’ Take Top Wins

Erik Anderson February 21, 2024

The fashion of Poor Things, Barbie and Saltburn were the top winners at the 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards tonight for film. The Great, Beef... Read More

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