AwardsWatch

2025 Venice Film Festival: Fernanda Torres, Mohammad Rasoulof, Cristian Mungiu, Zhao Tao Join President Alexander Payne’s Jury

Erik Anderson July 18, 2025

Alexander Payne’s jury for this year’s Venice Film Festival has been announced and will include Oscar-nominated Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here), Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof (The... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 108 – ‘Showgirls’ (Paul Verhoeven, 1995)

Ryan McQuade July 17, 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

2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Frames the Cinematography Landscape

2026 Oscar Predictions

2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Frames the Cinematography Landscape

Mark Johnson July 17, 2025

As the cinematic landscape of 2025 slowly begins to take shape, I’m diving back into my Oscar predictions, this time with a focus on the... Read More

Penélope Cruz, Walter Salles, Bruce Springsteen, Bowen Yang to be Honored at 5th Annual Academy Museum Gala

Erik Anderson July 17, 2025

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures today announced Oscar-winning actress Penélope Cruz, Director Walter Salles, Oscar-winning musician Bruce Springsteen and actor and comedian Bowen Yang as the honorees of its annual... Read More

On the Shelf: ‘The Surfer’ ‘Shane,’ ‘Antoine Doinel’ on 4K Highlight the Physical Media Releases

DVD/Blu-ray/4K

On the Shelf: ‘The Surfer’ ‘Shane,’ ‘Antoine Doinel’ on 4K Highlight the Physical Media Releases

Ryan McQuade July 17, 2025

Welcome to On the Shelf, a weekly dive into the upcoming physical media releasing within the world of film and television, highlighting the essential releases... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (July)

Erik Anderson July 16, 2025

Not much movement outside of dropping Stephen Graham (those black and white flashbacks in the trailer for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere say very small... Read More

2025 Emmys: Martin Short (‘Only Murders in the Building’) Could Make History as Oldest Comedy Lead Actor Winner

Emmys

2025 Emmys: Martin Short (‘Only Murders in the Building’) Could Make History as Oldest Comedy Lead Actor Winner

Andrew Carden July 16, 2025

Among the most familiar faces at the Emmys over the past four decades has been the iconic Martin Short. First honored at the Emmys in... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (July)

Erik Anderson July 16, 2025

In 2022, when The Whale premiered at the Venice Film Festival, Brendan Fraser’s reviews were pretty rapturous. While he didn’t win the Volpi Cup for... Read More

First Teaser for Pixar’s ‘Hopper’

Trailers

First Teaser for Pixar’s ‘Hopper’

Erik Anderson July 16, 2025

The first teaser for Disney and Pixar’s next animated comedy Hoppers was unveiled today, detailing a fast-paced story of an animal lover named Mabel (voice... Read More