AwardsWatch

2018 Cannes: American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase Finalists

Erik Anderson April 26, 2018

Female directors are once again well represented in The Showcase, with more than half of the films directed by women. Today The American Pavilion announced... Read More

Drama Desk Nominations: Carousel, SpongeBob lead musicals; Harry Potter, Angels in America lead plays

Erik Anderson April 26, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Nominations for the 63rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning by Jane Krakowski (She Loves Me, Nine, TV’s Unbreakable... Read More

Annapurna Snags Laika Animated Film with Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana and Zach Galifianakis

Erik Anderson April 25, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LAIKA, the animation studio behind the Academy Award®-nominated Kubo and the Two Strings, The Boxtrolls, ParaNorman, and Coraline, has announced its... Read More

Golden Globes: Rule Changes for Limited Series, Acting and Foreign Language Film

Erik Anderson April 25, 2018

Coming just a day after the Academy introduced some big changes for the upcoming Oscars, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who puts on the annual... Read More

Trailer for Kenyan lesbian romance ‘Rafiki’ from Wanuri Kahui premiering at the Cannes Film Festival

Erik Anderson April 24, 2018

This is your first look at the stunning trailer for Wanuri Kahui’s groundbreaking lesbian romance Rafiki. Stunning in its beauty and vivid color, Rafiki (Friend)... Read More

Netflix ready to go back to Barbary Lane with Armistead Maupin’s ‘Tales of the City’ revival set for 2019

Erik Anderson April 24, 2018

Netflix has ordered a 10-episode revival of the Armistead Maupin series Tales of the City, which will begin production this fall for a 2019 premiere.... Read More

2019 Oscars: New Rules in Music and Doc Feature categories and more for 91st Academy Awards

Erik Anderson April 24, 2018

Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced some big changes to the eligibility, campaigning and qualifications for films that want to be... Read More

SpongeBob SquarePants Leads Outer Critics Circle Nominations; Harry Potter, Mean Girls, My Fair Lady Score

Erik Anderson April 24, 2018

The nominees for the 68th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, which recognize excellence on and Off-Broadway from the 2017–2018 season, have been announced. Leading the... Read More

Trailer: Jessica Chastain and Michael Greyeyes in Sitting Bull Drama ‘Woman Walks Ahead’

Erik Anderson April 24, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Based on true events, Woman Walks Ahead tells the story of Catherine Weldon (two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain – The Help, Zero... Read More

Interview: Leonardo Nam – Taking the Westworld by Storm

Erik Anderson April 23, 2018

I chatted with Screen Actors Guild nominee Leonardo Nam, star of HBO’s Emmy-winning sci-fi series Westworld, which just had its second season premiere last night. We... Read More

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