2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE – Spotlight, Bridge Rise; Steve Jobs’ Stock Plummets
In the new set of Best Picture Oscar predictions from The Gold Rush Gang you’ll see some big changes and watch the race really... Read More
A24
A24 First Studio of the Season To Launch Awards Page
After just missing the mark with Spring Breakers in 2013 and A Most Violent Year last year, up and coming indie studio A24 isn’t... Read More
Oscar Podcast #28: After Venice, Telluride & TIFF – Who Fell, Who Rose and Who’s in the Lead with special guest Gregory Ellwood
In this podcast I welcome HitFix co-founder and longtime Oscar pundit Gregory Ellwood (currently at the helm of awardscampaign.com) as we talk about the state of... Read More
When Oscar Bait Fails: How Film Festival Response Makes or Breaks a Film
What has happened to this Oscar season? The Toronto International Film Festival, currently underway, is normally the jumping off point, or in some cases... Read More
Mill Valley Film Festival to Spotlight Brie Larson in A24’s ‘Room’
Brie Larson will receive the MVFF Award at the 38th Mill Valley Film Festival next month and the fest will also have the California... Read More
2015 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Kristen Stewart (Still Alice) Enters the Race
After entering last month’s chart as a dark horse, Still Alice‘s Kristen Stewart is now officially in the Gold Rush Gang top 5. Her support... Read More
TRAILER: Two new trailers and poster for ‘A Most Violent Year’
A24 has dropped a new trailer for the much-anticipated J.C. Chandor film A Most Violent Year, starring Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac. The film, which... Read More
2015 Oscars: ‘A Most Violent Year’ enters the race with a trailer, release date, poster and category placement for Jessica Chastain
After months and months of nothing more than a few set pics and some productions stills, A24 put all its cards on the table today... Read More
Contender or Pretender Series: A Most Violent Year
Welcome back to Contender or Pretender 2014, an Awardswatch series where, in each entry, we profile a different 2014 film and try to determine whether... Read More
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2026 San Francisco International Film Festival Reviews: ‘The World of Love,’ ‘A Sad and Beautiful World,’ ‘Nuisance Bear,’ ‘One in a Million’ (SFFILM) 
2027 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May) 
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