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 
Pittsburgh Film Critics Association (PFCA) Winners: 9 Wins for ‘Sinners’
The Pittsburgh Film Critics Association (PFCA) have awarded Ryan Coogler’s Sinners nine wins, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Breakthrough Performance for Miles Caton.... Read More
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Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Wins 7
The Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) has named Sinners the best film of 2025, also awarding the film Best Director and Best Screenplay to... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 134 – ‘Dick Tracy’ (Warren Beatty, 1990)
On episode 134 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and Izzy of Be Kind... Read More
Producers Guild of America (PGA): ‘F1,’ ‘Weapons’ In, “Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ Out
Producers Guild of America (PGA): ‘F1,’ ‘Weapons’ In, “Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ Out
Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the nominees in the Motion Pictures and Television categories for the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards which saw theatrical... Read More
BAFTA Longlists: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads With Record 16 Mentions, ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Sinners’ Next with 14 Each
The BAFTA longlists dropped early this morning and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has earned 16 mentions across 25 categories — the highest... Read More
Golden Globe Awards Predictions – Motion Picture: Will it be One Award After Another or Will Voters be Sentimental?
How many awards can One Battle After Another win? Can Sentimental Value bound back after its SAG snub? How will other international fare like The... Read More
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Nominations: ‘Frankenstein,’ Marty Supreme’ Make the Cut, ‘Hamnet’ Misses
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has revealed its nominations for the five directors of photography they voted as the top for feature films. The... Read More
Oscars: 317 Films Eligible for 98th Academy Awards, 201 for Best Picture
317 feature films are eligible for the 98th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. That’s down just a bit... Read More
DGA Awards: Directors Guild Nominates Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, Guillermo del Toro, Josh Safdie, Chloé Zhao
Directors Guild of America President Christopher Nolan today announced the nominees for the DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film and for the... Read More
Casting Society (CSA) Artios Awards Nominations: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘The Naked Gun,’ ‘Twinless’ and More
Casting Society (CSA) announced today the nominations in seven feature film categories for the 41st Annual Artios Awards, where Bugonia, Hamnet, Jay Kelly, Blue Moon... 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-]