AwardsWatch

'For Sama' tops British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) winners with Best Film, Director

Erik Anderson December 1, 2019

For Sama, the intimate and epic journey into the female experience of the war in Syria was the big winner at the 22nd British Independent... Read More

Box Office Estimates (Nov. 29 – Dec. 1): 'Frozen II' ices Thanksgiving record, 'Knives' breaks 'Out'

Jonathan Boehle December 1, 2019

In 2013, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire broke the Thanksgiving box office record in its second weekend of release, grossing $74.2 million over the 3-day weekend and... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE (November)

Erik Anderson November 29, 2019

Festival season is over. Everything has been seen now (except Cats). Where do we stand and which December release makes the cut? When I’m putting... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (November)

Erik Anderson November 29, 2019

You think the acting categories are tough? Best Director is looking like the most competitive in years, bursting with so many possibilities that we’re inevitably... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (November)

Erik Anderson November 29, 2019

Just when we thought we had the screenplay categorization of The Two Popes down, it goes up and changes again. Well, sort of. An ad... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (November)

Erik Anderson November 27, 2019

While Best Actress isn’t nearly as stacked with contenders like Best Actor is (par for the course, really) it doesn’t mean it’s any less competitive.... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (November)

Erik Anderson November 27, 2019

Is there a more cutthroat category than Best Actor this year? It’s impossibly stacked. The snubs will be tremendous but every performance that makes the... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November)

Erik Anderson November 27, 2019

In a year of extremely tight races, supporting actor is proving to be quite difficult. It’s another year of co-lead performances jammed up against true... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (November)

Erik Anderson November 27, 2019

As I wondered last month, Margot Robbie having two legitimate contenders to balance in this category was going to have to begin to lean one... Read More