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 
San Francisco Film Critics (SFBAFCC) Nominations: ‘One Battle,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Sentimental Value’ Lead
The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) have announced their nominees for the best in film for 2025 and One Battle After Another... Read More
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Costume Designers Guild (CGD): ‘Weapons,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Score Nominations
The Costume Designers Guild has announced nominations for the 28th Costume Designers Guild Awards, with One Battle After Another, Hamnet, Weapons, Avatar: Fire and Ash and Frankenstein among... Read More
Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ Timothée Chalamet, Jessie Buckley
The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) has selected its winners for the best in film for 2025 and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another led... Read More
Rhea Seehorn Breaks Down Carol’s Existential Loneliness as the Last Woman in Albuquerque in Episode 7 of ‘Pluribus’
The loneliness has caught up with Carol Sturka. Vince Gilligan’s newest television entry, Pluribus, has been building an existential loneliness within its lead since The... Read More
Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops with 9
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) today announces their 2025 award winners. Earning a record nine awards, Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another was named Best Film, also... Read More
Rian Johnson on How Faith and Humanity Make Peace Within His Latest Mystery ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ [AUDIO INTERVIEW]
No one is having as much fun making films as Rian Johnson. Over the course of the last twenty years, Johnson has delivered some of... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 130 – ‘Let the Sunshine In’ (Claire Denis, 2017)
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
Timothée Chalamet to Receive Spotlight Actor of the Year Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Timothée Chalamet is the recipient of the Spotlight Actor of the Year Award for his performance... Read More
2026 Sundance Film Festival Lineup
The Sundance Institute has announced 90 feature films and seven episodic projects participating in the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, revealing a selection of entertaining, trailblazing... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December)
Supporting Actor brings an interesting case as Critics Choice and the Golden Globes lined up exactly the same. Trouble is, they each have six slots... 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