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Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) Nominations: Jon Batiste, Nicholas Britell, ‘Barbie’ Top List

Erik Anderson December 21, 2023

Nominations for the 5th Society of Composers & Lyricists awards were announced today where original scores for The Boy and the Heron, Killers of the... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December)

Erik Anderson December 17, 2023

We have the official lists of eligible films for Animated, Documentary and International Feature Films, the latter of the two which are set to be... Read More

Producers Guild of America Reveals 35th PGA Awards Nominations for Documentary

Erik Anderson December 12, 2023

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) have revealed the nominees for its 35th annual Producers Guild Awards for Outstanding Producer of a Documentary Motion Picture, including... Read More

8th Critics Choice Documentary Awards ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ Wins Five Including Best Doc Feature

Erik Anderson November 12, 2023

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) unveiled the winners of their 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards at a gala event in New York City where Still: A Michael J.... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (November)

Erik Anderson November 11, 2023

The Oscar shortlists will be revealed on December 21, 2023. Cinema Audio Society (CAS) nominations are announce January 9, 2024. Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE)... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG (November)

Erik Anderson November 11, 2023

The Original Song shortlist is taking some shape with the HMMA nominations announced earlier this month and their awards coming up next week, which highlighted... Read More

2023 Montclair Film Festival Competition and Audience Awards: ‘The Holdovers,’ American Symphony,’ ‘The Taste of Things’ and more

Erik Anderson October 30, 2023

DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD directed by Radu Jude wins the 2023 Montclair Film Festival Fiction Feature Competition, Lila... Read More

2024 Cinema Eye Honors: ‘The 1619 Project,’ ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ Top Broadcast Nominations

Erik Anderson October 19, 2023

32 Sounds, American Symphony, Little Richard: I Am Everything, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Among 20-Film Audience Choice Award Long List 17th Annual Award Ceremony set for... Read More

‘American Symphony’ Leads 8th Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations

Erik Anderson October 16, 2023

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced the nominees for the Eighth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA) where Matthew Heineman’s American Symphony, which follows Grammy and Oscar-winning composer... Read More

SFFILM 2023 Doc Stories Program: ‘American Symphony,’ ‘Copa 71,’ ‘Anselm’ and more

Erik Anderson October 11, 2023

Today, SFFILM announced the program for their ninth annual documentary film showcase Doc Stories. The four-day program runs November 2-5, 2023 and included 10 features,... Read More

american symphony

Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) Nominations: Jon Batiste, Nicholas Britell, ‘Barbie’ Top List

2024 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December)

Producers Guild of America Reveals 35th PGA Awards Nominations for Documentary

8th Critics Choice Documentary Awards ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ Wins Five Including Best Doc Feature

2024 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (November)

2024 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG (November)

2023 Montclair Film Festival Competition and Audience Awards: ‘The Holdovers,’ American Symphony,’ ‘The Taste of Things’ and more

2024 Cinema Eye Honors: ‘The 1619 Project,’ ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ Top Broadcast Nominations

‘American Symphony’ Leads 8th Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations

SFFILM 2023 Doc Stories Program: ‘American Symphony,’ ‘Copa 71,’ ‘Anselm’ and more

FINAL Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions of the 2025/2026 Season

FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR

‘I Love Boosters’ Review: Boots Riley’s Dressed to Excess Cartoon Revolution is Too Much and Not Enough [B-] SXSW

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FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR

‘I Love Boosters’ Review: Boots Riley’s Dressed to Excess Cartoon Revolution is Too Much and Not Enough [B-] SXSW

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Film Festivals

17th TCM Classic Film Festival to Open with ‘Barefoot in the Park,’ Tributes for Barbara Hershey, Paul Williams

Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces 2027 Dates

Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ Lands West Coast Premiere as Centerpiece of 69th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM)

29th Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF): ‘Poetic License,’ ‘I Swear,’ Conversations with Julian Schnabel, Barry Jenkins and Lulu Wang

Sundance Film Festival Announces 2027 Dates, Boulder Venues

Awards

Satellite Awards Winners: ‘Hamnet, ‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘The White Lotus,’ Andor’ and More

American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘The Studio’ and ‘Black Rabbit’

Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Frankenstein’ Top Film Wins

Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Film Wins, ‘The Pitt’ Sweeps TV

Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards: ‘F1’ Takes Top Film Prize; ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Studio,’ ‘Adolescence’ are TV Winners

Podcasts

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 336 – Final Oscar Predictions for the 98th Academy Awards

Director Watch Ep. 142 ‘The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1943) with Special Guest Bilge Ebiri

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 335 – Reactions to the Split PGA and SAG Awards

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 141 – ’49th Parallel aka The Invaders’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1942)

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 334 – 79th BAFTA Film Awards Reaction