AwardsWatch - blackkklansman

2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (May) – ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ on top, ‘A Quiet Place’ debuts

Erik Anderson May 25, 2018

Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman moves up the #1 spot this month after its Cannes-winning debut. It leapfrogs over the Barry Jenkins adaptation of James Baldwin’s If... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May) – Chalamet Still #1; Adam Driver Moves Up

Erik Anderson May 24, 2018

Timothée Chalamet was already in a good position for an ‘afterglow’ nomination post-Call Me By Your Name and the first look of him in Amazon’s... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (May) – Bradley Cooper’s ‘Star’ Rises

Erik Anderson May 23, 2018

Some movement this month in Best Actor – with the exception of the #1 and #2 spots as Oscar winner and three-time nominee Christian Bale... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (May) – Spike Lee Moves Up

Erik Anderson May 22, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] As with Best Picture, the top of the list remains in tact with Steve McQueen (Widows), Adam McKay (Backseat), Damien Chazelle... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (May) – A Star Is Born, The Front Runner enter the top 10

Erik Anderson May 21, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] I know, I know, it’s laaate. I was going to do May predictions ahead of the Cannes Film Festival and then... Read More

Wrapping Up: Cannes Isn’t Back, It Never Left

Erik Anderson May 20, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival has ended and with it came the fight with Netflix, causing them to... Read More

2018 Cannes Awards: Kore-eda’s ‘Shoplifters’ Wins Palme d’Or; Spike Lee Takes Grand Prix for ‘BlacKkKlansman’

Erik Anderson May 19, 2018

Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda has won the highest honor from the Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d’Or for Shoplifters. He previously won the Jury Prize for... Read More

The trailer for Spike Lee’s new film ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is here

Erik Anderson May 14, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee’s newest film, which was co-produced by the powerhouse duo behind the Oscar-winning Get Out (Jordan Peele and Jason... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is Spike Lee’s best film in over a decade

Erik Anderson May 14, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Spike Lee, I doubt anyone would argue, has paved the way for the likes of John Singleton, Ava DuVernay, Dee Rees... Read More