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TIFF50: ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ ‘Hamnet’ Headed to 50th Toronto International Film Festival

Erik Anderson July 16, 2025

Benoit Blanc is headed back to the scene of the crime, Toronto, that is. The third film in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out trilogy, Wake Up... Read More

TIFF50: ‘Roofman’ with Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst to World Premiere at 50th Toronto International Film Festival

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TIFF50: ‘Roofman’ with Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst to World Premiere at 50th Toronto International Film Festival

Erik Anderson July 16, 2025

Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Derek Cianfrance will return to the Toronto Film Festival this year with the world premiere of Roofman, starring Channing Tatum and Academy Award nominee... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 296 – 2025 Emmy Nomination Reactions with Special Guest Katey Rich

Erik Anderson July 15, 2025

It’s still warm from the heat of the nominations this morning for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, where Apple dominated the competition, leading both the... Read More

Tramell Tillman (‘Severance’) Could Become the First Black Actor to Win the Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Erik Anderson July 15, 2025

Since 1954, in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, 16 Black actors have been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, with... Read More

2025 Primetime Emmy Nominations: Apple Leads Drama and Comedy Series Totals with Massive Numbers for ‘Severance,’ ‘The Studio’

Erik Anderson July 15, 2025

Severance and The Studio were the apple of the Television Academy’s eye this morning as the nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced... Read More

1-2 Special Acquires North American Rights to Harris Dickinson’s Cannes-Winning Directorial Debut ‘Urchin’

Erik Anderson July 15, 2025

1-2 Special announced today that it has acquired all North American rights to Harris Dickinson’s Urchin. The directorial debut from one of the most acclaimed actors... Read More

2025 Emmys: ‘The Traitors’ vs ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ and How the Reality Competition Program Category Could Allow Voters to Make a Statement on LGBTQ+ Rights

Matt Minton July 15, 2025

The first six months of Trump’s presidency have already seen historic setbacks for LGBTQ+ and, specifically, trans rights. Like this past year’s Oscars, there is... Read More

Interview: Ari Aster on America’s Need For a Reckoning and Creating a Political Rorschach Test with ‘Eddington’

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Interview: Ari Aster on America’s Need For a Reckoning and Creating a Political Rorschach Test with ‘Eddington’

Ryan McQuade July 14, 2025

Over the last decade, there are very few writer/directors creating as many unique cinematic experiences within their filmographies as Ari Aster. Known mostly more making... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (July)

Erik Anderson July 14, 2025

While July is the month of Emmy nominations, it’s also when Venice announces its lineup (July 22) and Toronto reveals its sidebar sections and a... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 295 – Reviewing James Gunn’s ‘Superman’

Ryan McQuade July 12, 2025

On episode 295 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributor Griffin Schiller to review the... Read More

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