Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
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Australian director Warwick Thornton lets you know from the beginning that the Aboriginal boy (a mesmerizing Aswan Reid), who arrives at a remote monastery, is... Read More
This is why you’re all here, right? The other categories are fine and all but this is why you’re here, it’s why I’m here. Best... Read More
The BAFTAs last weekend made for a very interesting scenario going into SAG on Sunday. Not only was BAFTA first but SAG voting was still... Read More
In the first sold-out event of the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival last night, actor Cate Blanchett was honored with the Outstanding Performer... Read More
One of the most hotly debated races early in the season, thing gelled quickly around Cate Blanchett in TÁR and Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere... Read More
The 28th Critics Choice Awards have chosen Everything Everywhere All At Once as Best Picture of 2022, also awarding the film Best Director (Daniel Kwan... Read More
The National Society of Film Critics (NSFC), arguably the most prestigious critics group in the U.S., has revealed their winners and runners-up for the best... Read More
The 34th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), held its Film Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Thursday, January 5, 2023, co-hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s... Read More
Cate Blanchett (TÁR) and Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once) took their dual frontrunner last month with Gotham and Spirit Award nominations to heart... Read More

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