AwardsWatch

Oscar Podcast #54: Post-Cannes Wrap Up and the State of the Oscar Race

Erik Anderson May 30, 2017

Finally! After two months of no podcasts, I return for #54 with special guests Júlia Guimaraes and David Acacia. David is an AW member as... Read More

Oscar Profile: Victoria and Abdul

Erik Anderson May 30, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Victoria & Abdul Focus Features – 9/22 Dir: Stephen Frears Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Michael Gambon, Olivia Williams... Read More

Cannes 2017: Did Any of the Winners Start Their Oscar Campaigns?

Erik Anderson May 29, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 2017 Cannes Film Festival has wrapped with more than a few surprises when the winners were announced at the Closing... Read More

Cannes 2017 Winners: The Square wins the Palme, Nicole Kidman given 70th anniversary prize

Erik Anderson May 27, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ruben Östlund’s satirical drama The Square has won the Palme D’Or of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The tale of... Read More

Cannes 2017: Winner Predictions

Erik Anderson May 26, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Predictions for the top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival are never easy. While there are critics’ reviews and polls upon... Read More

Cannes 2017: Claire Denis and Chloe Zhao Win Top Directors’ Fortnight Prizes

Erik Anderson May 26, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Major names highlighted the winners for Cannes 2017’s Directors’ Fortnight prizes with Chloe Zhao’s The Rider, which was picked up by... Read More

Frameline 41 Goes Genre Queer: Full Lineup of San Francisco LGBTQ Film Festival Announced

Erik Anderson May 24, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Frameline , the world’s longest-running and largest showcase of queer cinema, is pleased to announce that Frameline41 , the San Francisco... Read More

Oscar Profile: WONDER

Erik Anderson May 24, 2017

Wonder Lionsgate – 11/17 Dir: Stephen Chbosky Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Daveed Diggs, Mandy Patinkin, Sonia Braga, Izabela Vidovic What It’s... Read More

Frontrunner Friday: Huge Shakeup as ‘Wonderstruck’ Plummets and Spielberg’s ‘Pentagon Papers’ Tops

Erik Anderson May 19, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In the biggest shakeup since starting Frontrunner Friday for the 2018 Oscar season, the previous #1 (and the official #1 for... Read More