Academy Announces Janet Yang Endowment for Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander Filmmaking
Endowment provides essential funding and resources to support Asian and AAPI programming at the Academy Museum and acquisitions into the Academy Collection Academy President Janet... Read More
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 235: Best Director Oscar Winners Tier Ranking – Part 2
On episode 235 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello and AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer, Cody... Read More
‘The Ice Storm’ retrospective: How Ang Lee’s 70s suburban American drama remains his most underrated masterpiece
If a director is lucky enough to find success in Hollywood, chances are they will stick with whatever works – it’s the rare director who... Read More
‘Gemini Man’ featurette with Ang Lee and Will Smith and first poster revealed
Paramount Pictures has released a behind the scenes featurette on the making of Gemini Man from two-time Best Director Oscar winner Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain,... Read More
Will Smith hunts himself in first trailer for Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’
Elite assassin Will Smith finds himself at the heart of Gemini Man, a techno-action thriller about a man who finds himself being tracked and targeted... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (November)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] As with the new Best Picture predictions, there is movement due to the failure of Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk to generate... Read More
New ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ Featurette
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] This new featurette for one of the most anticipated films of the fall, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, gives us new... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The top 5 remains the same but its placement that matters and La La Land‘s Damien Chazelle has vaulted over Ang... Read More
Forum Oscar Poll Results – October 2016: Emma Stone, Damien Chazelle Top Charts in La La Land Frenzy
Forum Oscar Poll Results – October 2016: Emma Stone, Damien Chazelle Top Charts in La La Land Frenzy
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Finally, some BIG changes in this month’s poll results. Nearly every category sees some serious upheaval, with longstanding #1s finding themselves... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Best Director list looks mostly like last month in terms of who’s still in, save Nate Parker (The Birth of... Read More
Trailer Watch: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps,’ ‘Thunderbolts*,’ ’28 Years Later,’ ‘The Roses,’ ‘The Life of Chuck’ 
Alice Rohrwacher Named President of the Caméra d’or Jury of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival 
85th Peabody Awards: ‘Hacks,’ ‘Ripley,’ ‘Say Nothing,’ Among Entertainment Nominees 
Sophie Hyde’s ‘Jimpa,’ starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow, to Open Both NewFest and Frameline LGBTQ+ Film Festivals