12 Years a Slave, McConaughey, Blanchett Win Spirit Awards
The Film Independent Spirit Awards, famous for giving out their trophies the day before the Oscars, looked an awful lot like an Oscar preview today.... Read More
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AwardsWatch’s INOCA (International Online Cinema Awards) Nominations
AwardsWatch’s own awards extravaganza, the INOCAs, announced nominations for our 2013 awards with 12 Years a Slave leading the pack with 12 nominations. Gravity and... Read More
Critics’ Choice Awards, or how 12YAS did well in the wrong place
In the wake of the Oscar nomination, the Broadcast Film Critics Association held their annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards last night. One can question their... Read More
Best Documentary shortlist announced
In all the frenzy that was the announcement of the NYFCC awards (in fact, they’re still at it as I write this, 270 minutes into... Read More
151 Documentaries Qualify for Oscar
In an astounding increase of 20% from last year, the eligibility for the Documentary Feature Film Oscar has risen to 151 year. Screeners for all... Read More
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