AwardsWatch - 1917 movie

Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – VISUAL EFFECTS

Erik Anderson February 3, 2020

2015’s Ex Machina blew the doors off 35 years of the Visual Effects category being the first winner since 1970’s Tora! Tora! Tora! to win... Read More

Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING

Erik Anderson February 3, 2020

One of Oscar night’s most locked categories, Bombshell is the overwhelming favorite here, having won all three MUAHs (the Make Up and Hairstylist guild) it... Read More

Box Office Analysis (Jan. 31-Feb. 2) – ‘Bad Boys 3’-peats over quiet Super Bowl weekend

Jonathan Boehle February 2, 2020

For a third weekend in a row, Bad Boys for Life was the top movie at the weekend box office, dropping -48% to a $17.7 million weekend... Read More

2020 BAFTA Awards: ‘1917’ is the big winner; Joaquin Phoenix gives impassioned speech on lack of diversity

Erik Anderson February 2, 2020

Sam Mendes’ WWI epic 1917 was the big winner at the 2020 BAFTAs, winning seven of its nine nominations in a near sweep including Best... Read More

2020 BAFTA Preview and Predictions: Expect ‘1917’ to prevail with a few races up in the air

Erik Anderson January 31, 2020

Frontrunners are gonna frontrun at the BAFTAs Here’s what I think will win and why The 73rd British Academy Film Awards are this weekend, February... Read More

2020 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC): Roger Deakins wins for ‘1917’

Erik Anderson January 25, 2020

Roger Deakins has won his third American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) award of the decade (and 5th overall) tonight, this time for the ‘continuous shot’... Read More

2020 Directors Guild of America (DGA): Sam Mendes wins for ‘1917’

Erik Anderson January 25, 2020

Sam Mendes has won the 2020 Directors Guild of America (DGA) prize for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for his WWI epic 1917. This... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: War is Hell

Erik Anderson January 24, 2020

In a shortened Oscar season such as this a lot can happen in a week. Last weekend brought us the ACE Eddie Awards (Parasite and... Read More

Directors Guild (DGA), Cinematographers society (ASC), Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Preview and Predictions

Erik Anderson January 23, 2020

Saturday, January 25th will hold no less than five guild or industry awards ceremonies thanks to the shortened Oscar season (including the Annies and the... Read More

‘Parasite,’ ‘1917’ top Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) winners

Erik Anderson January 20, 2020

The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) have chosen Parasite as the best film of 2019, also rewarding the South Korean darkly comedic thriller Best Director... Read More