AwardsWatch

Interview: Betsy West and Julie Cohen, Oscar-nominated directors of ‘RBG’

Erik Anderson February 15, 2019

At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed abreathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But... Read More

2019 Oscars: Academy Reverses Decision After Industry Protest; All 24 Categories Will Be Broadcast Live

Erik Anderson February 15, 2019

After a truly wild week of social media uproar and industry backlash from actors, directors and editors, cinematographers and makeup & hairstylists guilds, the Academy... Read More

Frontrunner Friday: The show’s a mess, Oscar predictions are a roll of the dice

Erik Anderson February 15, 2019

In the last Frontrunner Friday before final 2019 Oscar winner predictions come out next week, we have one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle... Read More

Interview: Mary Zophres, Oscar-nominated costume designer of ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’

Erik Anderson February 15, 2019

Costume designer Mary Zophres had created some of the most iconic looks in modern movie history. From The Dude’s robe and sweater in The Big... Read More

2019 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘This Is Us’

Erik Anderson February 14, 2019

The 9th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards announced their winner on Wednesday evening in a ceremony that took place at the Theatre at Ace... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING (February)

Erik Anderson February 14, 2019

The Academy has has an odd history with this category. It’s bizarrely stuck at only three nominees when year to year shows there are more... Read More

Can the Academy Save Itself From Itself?

Erik Anderson February 14, 2019

It was one thing that film fans and Oscar fans alike joined forces to decry the Academy’s decision to move four categories – Cinematography, Film... Read More

‘Black Panther,’ ‘black-ish’ lead 50th NAACP nominations

Erik Anderson February 13, 2019

The nominations for the 50th NAACP Image Awards celebrating the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of film, television, music, and literature were... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING (February)

Erik Anderson February 13, 2019

Like Cinematography, Film Editing is one of this year’s category’s the Oscars’ producers decided to move to a commercial break and be inserted into the... Read More