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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 141 – ’49th Parallel aka The Invaders’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1942) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Last Battle Before the War is Won (2/27/26) 
‘Sinners’ Leads 57th NAACP Image Awards with 9 Going Into Final Night 
Producers Guild (PGA) and Screen Actors Actors Guild (SAG) Awards Television Predictions: Stop Me If You Think That You’ve Heard This One Before 
41st Casting Society Artios Awards (CSA): ‘Sinners,’ ‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Studio’ and More 
César Awards: ‘The Ties That Bind Us’ Wins Best Film; Richard Linklater Becomes Second American-born Filmmaker to Win Best Director 
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films 
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films 
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Last Battle Before the War is Won (2/27/26) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Pre-BAFTA Conclave Begins, Will a New Frontrunner Be Anointed? (2/20/26) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Paul Thomas Anderson Inches Closer (2/13/26) 
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Emily Mortimer and Noah Baumbach on Crafting the Life of ‘Jay Kelly’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
In Jay Kelly, the newest film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story), two-time Oscar winner George Clooney plays the titular role, an aging... Read More
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19th Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Nominations: ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ Leads with 6
2000 Meters to Andriivka, Cover-Up and Seeds receive five nominations each Cinema Eye Honors, the organization that recognizes outstanding artistic achievement in nonfiction and documentary... Read More
Interview: How Miles Caton’s Spiritual, Musical Connection to Sammie Helped Bring Ryan Coogler’s Vision For ‘Sinners’ to Life
Midway through Ryan Coogler’s sensational Sinners, there lies one of the best scenes of the year, in which the visionary director tracks the history of... Read More
Of Gods and Monsters: Guillermo del Toro Receives the Sloan Science in Cinema Prize for ‘Frankenstein’
On November 12, SFFILM and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation honored Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein with the Sloan Science in Cinema Prize at San Francisco’s... Read More
Luca Guadagnino, Julia Roberts to Receive 2025 Gotham Awards Visionary Tribute
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts will receive the 2025 Gotham Awards Visionary Tribute for Amazon MGM Studios’ After the Hunt at the 35th Annual... Read More
Oscar-winning Sound Mixer Skip Lievsay to Receive 2026 Career Achievement Award from Cinema Audio Society
The Cinema Audio Society today announced that it will honor Academy Award-winning re-recording mixer Skip Lievsay CAS with its esteemed 2026 Career Achievement Award. The... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 126 – ‘Chocolat’ (Claire Denis, 1988)
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
And Just Like That… Sarah Jessica Parker to be Honored with Carol Burnett Award from the Golden Globes
Today, the Golden Globes announced that six-time Golden Globe winner Sarah Jessica Parker has been named the 2026 Carol Burnett Award honoree, recognizing her outstanding contributions to... Read More
Interview: ‘Left-Handed Girl’ (左撇子女孩) Writer/Director Shih-Ching Tsou Reflects on Her 20-Year Collaboration with Sean Baker and Making the Film She Wanted to Make
One of the best films I saw out of TIFF was Left-Handed Girl, the solo directorial debut by Shih-Ching Tsou, a Taiwanese-American producer and longtime... Read More
Laura Dern and Adam Sandler on Their Work in ‘Jay Kelly’ and Important Experiences in Their Careers [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
In the new film Jay Kelly, from Academy Award nominated writer/director Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story), two-time Academy Award winner Geroge Clooney plays the titular Kelly,... Read More
Interview: Stellan Skarsgård on Navigating the Ever-Changing Film Industry and the Cathartic Ending of ‘Sentimental Value’ 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 141 – ’49th Parallel aka The Invaders’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1942) 
‘Sinners’ Leads 57th NAACP Image Awards with 9 Going Into Final Night