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First Look at Colman Domingo as Gay Civil Rights Icon Bayard Rustin in ‘Rustin,’ Feature Film Set for November Release

Erik Anderson July 18, 2023

In conjunction with a profile and extended interviews in Vanity Fair (conducted prior to the SAG strike), Netflix has released several new images of Rustin,... Read More

BAFTA Sets Eligibility, Campaign, Rules for 2024 Film Awards; Director Category to Include Non-Binary Filmmakers at Longlist Level

Erik Anderson July 18, 2023

BAFTA today confirmed the eligibility criteria, campaigning regulations and category rules for the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards, including a special category change in directing to... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast #193: Reviewing ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ and our Top 5 Tom Cruise Films

Ryan McQuade July 17, 2023

On episode 193 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Sophia Ciminello, Catherine Gonzales and Zach Laws to... Read More

Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti Reunite in First Trailer for ‘The Holdovers’

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Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti Reunite in First Trailer for ‘The Holdovers’

Erik Anderson July 17, 2023

Focus Features has released the first trailer for The Holdovers, from two-time Academy Award-winning director Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) and starring Academy Award nominee... Read More

GKIDS to Release Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ in North America Later This Year

Erik Anderson July 14, 2023

GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of award-winning animation, today announced its acquisition of North American distribution rights to The Boy and the Heron, the... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast #192: The Films, Impact and Influence of Christopher Nolan

Ryan McQuade July 14, 2023

On episode 192 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson are joined by Griffin Schiller of FilmSpeak to discuss... Read More

SAG-AFTRA to Strike at Midnight as AMPTP Floats Flop Deal, Sets Rules for Members

Erik Anderson July 13, 2023

SAG-AFTRA, the the world’s largest labor union representing performers and broadcasters, will officially go on strike beginning at 12:01am PT on July 14, 2023. “We... Read More

20th Century Studios’ ‘Quiz Lady’ with Awkwafina and Sandra Oh to Premiere Exclusively on Hulu

Erik Anderson July 13, 2023

20th Century Studios’ Quiz Lady, directed by Jessica Yu and starring Golden Globe winners Awkwafina and Sandra Oh, will premiere November 3, 2023, exclusively on Hulu... Read More

Jane Campion, Mia Hansen-Løve, Martin McDonagh, Shu Qi Join Damien Chazelle’s Venice Jury

Erik Anderson July 13, 2023

The juries for the 80th Venice International Film Festival has been selected for the main competition, Orizzonti and Lion of the Future sections. Academy Award-winning... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep 1: ‘Safe’ (Haynes, 1995)

Ryan McQuade July 13, 2023

Welcome to Director Watch! On this brand new AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the... Read More

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