AwardsWatch

BAFTA TV Awards: ‘Chernobyl’ wins; ‘Fleabag’ and ‘The Crown’ upset by ‘Stath Lets Flats’ and ‘The End of the F***ing World’

Erik Anderson July 31, 2020

Just as it did at the Emmys, HBO’s Chernobyl took top prizes at the BAFTA TV awards, winning Best Miniseries and Leading Actor for Jared... Read More

Gotham Awards move to January; will extend eligibility window

Erik Anderson July 31, 2020

The Gotham Awards, which usually beat most critics and industry awards by revealing winners in late November or early December, are packing up and moving... Read More

Film Review: Amy Seimetz’s ‘She Dies Tomorrow’ is a hypnotic and timely tale

Catherine Springer July 31, 2020

It sometimes feels as if we are all swirling through a never-ending nightmare these days, as the COVID-19 pandemic has touched nearly every aspect of... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (July)

Erik Anderson July 31, 2020

It’s been two weeks since my predictions in Supporting Actor and I held off on my Best Picture and Best Director contenders for July until... Read More

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn and Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Jeff Beachnau July 31, 2020

“In short, “Burn Hollywood Burn” represents just about everything that can possibly be bad about a movie. It should be mandatory viewing for film students... Read More

Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande lead 2020 MTV Video Music Award nominations

Erik Anderson July 30, 2020

Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead the 2020 MTV Video Music Award nominations with nine apiece, including co-nominations for Video of the Year, Song of... Read More

Amazon Studios acquires Regina King’s ‘One Night in Miami’ out of Toronto

Erik Anderson July 30, 2020

King’s feature film directorial debut is a 2020 Toronto International Film Festival Selection Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Oscar-winning actress Regina King’s feature directorial debut, One Night in Miami,... Read More

First look at new Disney/Pixar release ‘Luca’

Erik Anderson July 30, 2020

Academy Award–nominated Enrico Casarosa directs the Italian Riviera-based story, set for release Summer 2021 Pixar Animation Studios announced today that its next feature film release... Read More

2020 Toronto Film Festival announces lineup with films by Regina King, Halle Berry, Chloé Zhao

Erik Anderson July 30, 2020

Films by Spike Lee, Kornél Mundruczó, Regina King, Francis Lee, Jasmila Žbanić, Gianfranco Rosi, Chaitanya Tamhane, Halle Berry, Michelle Latimer, Chloé Zhao, Nicolás Pereda, Werner... Read More