AwardsWatch - 2021 oscars

2021 Oscars: Glenn Close & Amy Adams (‘Hillbilly Elegy’) and Ellen Burstyn & Vanessa Kirby (‘Pieces of a Woman’) could be latest Oscar-nominated mother-daughter duos

Andrew Carden February 10, 2021

n 1987, Olympia Dukakis and Cher (Moonstruck) made history as the first actresses to score Oscar wins for portraying a mother and daughter in the... Read More

2021 Oscar Shortlists: ‘Birds of Prey’ in Makeup and VFX, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ out

Erik Anderson February 9, 2021

The shortlists are in for the 93rd Academy Awards and what would they be without some great surprises and equally shocking snubs. It was hard... Read More

Academy announces eligible Animated, Documentary and International Feature Films for 93rd Oscars

Erik Anderson January 28, 2021

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature and International Feature... Read More

Samuel Goldwyn Mayer acquires Slovakia’s Oscar hopeful ‘The Auschwitz Report’ for U.S.

Erik Anderson December 18, 2020

Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today that the company has acquired U.S. rights to The Auschwitz Report, Slovakia’s Academy Award Best International Feature Film submission. The... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October)

Erik Anderson October 23, 2020

We’re finally getting our first looks at Netflix’s fall and winter slate with trailers for Hillbilly Elegy, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Mank and the... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 23, 2020

Two big changes in October’s top 10 for Best Director with Denis Villeneuve’s Dune falling off for a lat 2021 bow and the decision by... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (October)

Erik Anderson October 22, 2020

Ok, so here’s the thing; the move by Netflix to push Chadwick Boseman into lead for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom throws some historical and statistical... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (October)

Erik Anderson October 22, 2020

After the drama of the male acting categories yesterday it’s almost a relief to see that supporting actress is feeling…secure? Unless Olivia Colman goes lead... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 21, 2020

UPDATE 10/21: Netflix announced late Wednesday morning that Chadwick Boseman will indeed be submitted and pushed in Best Actor for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Doing... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 21, 2020

UPDATE 10/21: Netflix announced late Wednesday morning that Chadwick Boseman will indeed be submitted and pushed in Best Actor for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. He... Read More