2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C] 
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Interview: Director David Lowery on How ‘The Red Shoes,’ Taylor Swift, and Artistic Internal Struggles Were Forged to Conjure Up ‘Mother Mary’ [AUDIO] 
George Clooney to be Honored at 51st Chaplin Award Gala by Stephen Colbert, Sam Rockwell and More 
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Announces 2027 Dates 
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (June)
With Cannes in the rear view mirror we find ourselves midyear and with it, winners like It Was Just an Accident, Sentimental Value, Sound of... Read More
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American Cinema Editors (ACE) Announce Key Dates for 2026 Awards
American Cinema Editors (ACE) has announced the key dates for the 76th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, honoring outstanding editing in film, television and documentaries. The... Read More
Interview: ‘Elio’ Directors Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafin and Producer Mary Alice Drumm Expand the Pixar Universe [VIDEO]
Three years after her first feature, Turning Red, was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, Domee Shi returns with Elio, a sci fi story about... Read More
Interview: Young Star Yonas Kibreab Takes Center Stage in Pixar’s ‘Elio’ [VIDEO]
At just 14, Yonas Kibreab has already built an impressive filmography that includes Better Things, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Sweet Tooth, and several animated Disney shows. Now Kibreab is the... Read More
Interview: Brad Garrett Joins the Pixar Animated Villain Universe with ‘Elio’ [VIDEO]
Long before he became everybody’s favorite TV brother, Brad Garrett got his first taste of screen stardom when he became the first grand prize winner... Read More
‘Elio’ Review: Pixar Shoots for the Stars for a Cinematic and Heartfelt Journey [A-]
It’s easy to be cynical about Pixar. After establishing themselves as an animation powerhouse right out the gate with Toy Story, followed by their incredible... Read More
‘F1 The Movie’ Review: Joseph Kosinski’s Racing Drama Hits the Apex of Expertly Designed Summer Crowd-Pleasers [A-]
Of all the types of directorial projects to get pigeonholed into based on the achievement of previous work, action movies centered around the highly technical,... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 291 – Reviewing Celine Song’s ‘Materialists’
On episode 291 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Karen Peterson to review the second feature film from... Read More
Interview: ‘The Pitt’ Breakout Star Patrick Ball Talks Medical Jargon, Balancing His Love of the Stage and More [VIDEO]
Patrick is having a Ball and a benzo on The Pitt Patrick Ball is having a moment. While currently at the Mark Taper Forum in... Read More
Interview: Carrie Coon on Laurie’s Epiphany in ‘The White Lotus’ and Traveling Back to ‘The Gilded Age’
The last time I spoke to Carrie Coon, she wasn’t allowed to speak about her then-recently announced addiction to the cast of the newest season... Read More
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