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2019 Oscar Predictions: THE TECHS (October)

Erik Anderson October 16, 2018

This is the first month of official predictions for all below the line technical categories (although they have been live in the updating chart of... Read More

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‘Free Solo,’ ‘Minding the Gap,’ Wild Wild Country’ lead Critics’ Choice Documentary nominations

Erik Anderson October 16, 2018

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) and the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) collectively known as the Critics’ Choice, have revealed nominations for the 3rd... Read More

‘Green Book’ wins top Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Award; ‘The Hate U Give,’ ‘Boy Erased’ grab US Cinema honors

Erik Anderson October 15, 2018

Fresh off its People’s Choice Award win at the Toronto International Film Festival last month, Peter Farrelly’s Green Book is now the Overall Favorite of... Read More

Interview: Barry Jenkins and KiKi Layne on ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ at the Mill Valley Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 15, 2018

I caught up with Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) and his If Beale Street Could Talk star KiKi Layne at the closing night of the... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (October)

Erik Anderson October 15, 2018

The top 4 of If Beale Street Could Talk, BlacKkKlansman, Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Boy Erased hold tight this month as Widows creeps... Read More

Oscar Podcast #68: Fall festivals post-mortem and more with guest Kristy Puchko

Erik Anderson October 15, 2018

On the 68th AwardsWatch Oscar podcast I am joined by Kristy Puchko, Managing Editor of Pajiba and we dig into what we saw at the... Read More

Frontrunner Friday – Annapurna in flux; category changes

Erik Anderson October 12, 2018

After last week’s drops of trailers for Vice and The Mule, this week’s Frontrunner Friday brings us a few changes that may or may not... Read More

Oscars: Shortlists to be revealed in nine categories on the same day

Erik Anderson October 12, 2018

For the first time since 1979 we’ll have shortlists in Original Score and Original Song The Academy announced yesterday that instead of dropping shortlists in... Read More

Netflix lines up its Oscar hopefuls: ROMA, 22 July, Buster Scruggs, Kindergarten Teacher main pushes

Erik Anderson October 11, 2018

Netflix, which broke through the Oscars last season with above-the-line Academy Award nominations for Mudbound (and also establishing two pieces of Oscar history in the... Read More

AFI Fest adds world premiere of Sandra Bullock-Sarah Paulson s ‘Bird Box’ to Gala lineup

Erik Anderson October 11, 2018

Netflix is making sure they’re dominating the festival season ahead of awards season and that now includes the world premiere of Susanne Bier’s dystopian thriller... Read More

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