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Film Independent Announces 2026 Spirit Awards Date, Leaves the Beach for New Venue

Film Independent Spirit Awards

Film Independent Announces 2026 Spirit Awards Date, Leaves the Beach for New Venue

Erik Anderson May 9, 2025

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, announced today that the 2026 Spirit Awards will take place on Sunday,... Read More

Movies Saved My Life: Looking at Mental Health Month Through the Lens of Film

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Movies Saved My Life: Looking at Mental Health Month Through the Lens of Film

Dave Giannini May 9, 2025

**This article contains frank discussion of suicidal ideation.** When I say “movies saved my life,” I am not being hyperbolic, but it is also not... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR and SUPPORTING ACTRESS (May)

Erik Anderson May 9, 2025

Ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, here are my 2026 Oscar nomination predictions in Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress for May. SUPPORTING ACTOR 1. Stephen... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 287 – 78th Cannes Film Festival Preview with Special Guest Christina Birro

Ryan McQuade May 9, 2025

On episode 287 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, and special guest Christina... Read More

Directors Watch Podcast Ep. 98 – ‘The Frighteners’ (Peter Jackson, 1996) with Special Guest Brian Tallerico

Ryan McQuade May 8, 2025

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

Golden Globes to Add Best Podcast Category for 2026 Awards

Erik Anderson May 7, 2025

The next Golden Globes will be presenting a new category and it won’t be for film or television. Podcasts will make their awards debut on... Read More

2025 Cannes Classics: ‘The Gold Rush,’ Quentin Tarantino, Tribute to David Lynch and More

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2025 Cannes Classics: ‘The Gold Rush,’ Quentin Tarantino, Tribute to David Lynch and More

Erik Anderson May 7, 2025

The 100th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush will pre-open the Festival on May 13 in Debussy Theater with a 4K restoration by the Fondazione Cineteca... Read More

‘Foundation’ Returns for Season 3 on July 11 to AppleTV+ (Trailer)

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‘Foundation’ Returns for Season 3 on July 11 to AppleTV+ (Trailer)

Erik Anderson May 7, 2025

Apple TV+ today unveiled the first teaser for the third season of the Emmy-nominated sci-fi series Foundation, from storyteller David S. Goyer, and announced that... Read More

2025 Tonys: Jonathan Groff (‘Just in Time’) Could Make Tony History with Back-to-Back Lead Actor in a Musical Wins

Andrew Carden May 6, 2025

With four nominations, including his first win just last year in Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for the... Read More

Directors Guild Sets Early February Date for 2026 DGA Awards

Erik Anderson May 6, 2025

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced today that the 78th Annual DGA Awards will take place on Saturday, February 7, 2026, and will return once... Read More

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