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2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 30, 2024

The fall festival season is over, the Gotham Awards nominations are in. Oscar season has begun. Always considered the kickoff of awards season, the Gotham... Read More

Ralph Fiennes to Receive Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 30, 2024

It was announced today that Ralph Fiennes will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Fiennes will be... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 258: Gotham Nominations, AFI FEST, ‘Babygirl,’ ‘Gladiator II’ and More

Podcasts

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 258: Gotham Nominations, AFI FEST, ‘Babygirl,’ ‘Gladiator II’ and More

Erik Anderson October 30, 2024

On episode 258 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello talk about the Gotham Awards nominations,... Read More

‘Emilia Pérez’ to Receive Vanguard Award from 2025 Palm Springs International Film Awards

Erik Anderson October 30, 2024

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Emilia Pérez is the recipient of the Vanguard Award. The Vanguard Award is a group honor distinguishing a film’s... Read More

Cast of ‘Sing Sing’ to Receive Social Justice Tribute at 2024 Gotham Awards

Erik Anderson October 30, 2024

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that the cast of Sing Sing, directed by Greg Kwedar and co-written by Clint Bentley and Kwedar, will... Read More

Francis Ford Coppola to Receive 50th AFI Life Achievement Award

Erik Anderson October 29, 2024

The American Film Institute (AFI) Board of Trustees announced today that Francis Ford Coppola will be the 50th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award,... Read More

‘Heretic’ Review: A Sinister Hugh Grant and Warm Blueberry Pie Make for a Deliciously Entertaining Feast | AFI FEST

Karen Peterson October 29, 2024

Religion has long been a staple of horror, with its supernatural tales, gothic iconography, and the ultimate fight between good and evil. Where most religiously-themed... Read More

‘Juror #2’ Review: 12 Annoying Men and Women Deliberate in Clint Eastwood’s Courtroom Clunker | AFI FEST

Ryan McQuade October 29, 2024

A staple on TV growing up in the 1990s was the courtroom drama. Movies like A Few Good Men, Philadelphia, Primal Fear, My Cousin Vinny,... Read More

2024 Gotham Awards: ‘Anora,’ ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Lead Nominations

Erik Anderson October 29, 2024

The Gotham Film & Media Institute today announced the nominations for the 34th Gotham Awards where Sean Baker’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner Anora led the... Read More

First ‘Queer’ Trailer Gives Us Passionate Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, Ghostly Love and Sinead O’Connor

Trailers

First ‘Queer’ Trailer Gives Us Passionate Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, Ghostly Love and Sinead O’Connor

Erik Anderson October 29, 2024

Today, A24 released the first trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey. Written by Challengers scribe Justin Kuritzkes and adapted from the... Read More

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