Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Announces 2027 Dates 
Juan Devis Announced as New President of Film Independent 
58th Directors’ Fortnight Lineup of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival 
‘Mother Mary’ Review: Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel See Red in David Lowery’s Dramaturgy of Pop Divinity [A-] 
65th Critics Week (Semaine de la Critique) Lineup of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival Announced 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 340 – Oscars Retrospective of the 64th Academy Awards 
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Announce Dates for 2027 and 2028 Awards 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 148 – ‘Peeping Tom’ (Powell, 1960) 
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Announces 2027 Dates 
Juan Devis Announced as New President of Film Independent 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY
F1 continues its tech strength, winning Critics Choice for Film Editing, landing a PGA nomination and hitting the BAFTA longlists in several categories, including this... Read More
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Rotten Tomatoes Awards: ‘Sinners’ Takes Best Movie, ‘Pillion’ Wins Best Romance, ‘Andor’ Named Best Series
Rotten Tomatoes has announced winners of its 27th annual Rotten Tomatoes Awards, celebrating the top-reviewed movies and TV shows of 2025 as determined by critics... Read More
NAACP Image Awards Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads Films with 18, ‘Bel-Air’ Leads TV with 7
Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic Sinners leads the film nominations for the 57th NAACP Image Awards with 18, followed by Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, which... Read More
Visual Effects Society (VES) Nominations: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Dominates with 10
To little surprise, James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash dominated the Visual Effects Society (VES) nominations announced this morning with 10, including Outstanding Visual Effects... Read More
North Dakota Film Society (NDFS) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Takes Best Picture
The North Dakota Film Society has revealed the winners of its 7th Annual North Dakota Film Society Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in filmmaking of 2025.... Read More
North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with History-Making 19
The North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) announces its nominees for the Best of Cinema 2025, recognizing outstanding achievements in filmmaking across narrative, documentary, animated,... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST CASTING
New year, new category. The Casting Society (CSA) recently revealed its nominations and Sinners, Hamnet, Marty Supreme and Wicked: For Good now have that and... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE
With Annie, Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations, there is a very clear top five for Animated Feature and in a largely lackluster year overall,... Read More
Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Lead Winners List
The Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2025 where One Battle After Another has won Best... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 326 – Recapping The Golden Globes and Last Week’s Guild Nominations
On episode 326 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello to discuss their reactions to the... Read More
58th Directors’ Fortnight Lineup of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival 
‘Mother Mary’ Review: Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel See Red in David Lowery’s Dramaturgy of Pop Divinity [A-]