Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) Winners: ‘Sinners’ Nabs 10 Awards
The Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) have announced the winners of their Windie Awards for the best in film for 2025. Leading all films with 10... Read More
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Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 18
The Chicago Indie Critics have announced the nominees for their 9th annual Windie Awards. The 38 voting film critic members completed ballots this week to... Read More
2024 Chicago Independent Critics (CIC) Winners: ‘The Substance’ Dominates with Seven Awards
The Chicago Independent Critics (CIC) have has overwhelmingly chose Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, awarding the film seven wins, more than any other nominee. With seven... Read More
2024 Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) Nominations
Celebrating their ninth year, the Chicago Indie Critics have announced the nominees for their Windie Awards. The voting film critic members completed ballots this week... Read More
Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) Awards: ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins 7
The Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) have given Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer its Best Studio Film of 2023 honor along with six other awards, including Best Director.... Read More
2022 Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) winners
The Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) have selected their winners for the best in film for 2022. Everything Everywhere All At Once was chosen as the... Read More
2022 Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) nominations: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ leads with 14
Celebrating their seventh year, the Chicago Indie Critics have announced the nominees for their newly-named film awards. Welcome to the era of “The Windies.” The... Read More
Chicago Indie Critics winners: ‘CODA,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’ named Best Film
Sian Heder’s CODA and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog both triumphed at the Chicago Indie Critics awards last night with Best Film wins... Read More
Chicago Indie Critics nominations: ‘The Power of the Dog’ leads with nine
The Chicago Indie Critics have announced their nominations for the best in film for 2021 and leading all films with nine is Netflix’s The Power of... Read More
Chicago Indie Critics: ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ dominates with 7 wins including Best Film; Chadwick Boseman earns three awards
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, directed by George C. Wolfe and adapted from August Wilson’s stage play, dominated this year’s CIC Awards, winning seven of its... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+] 
‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Timeless, Domestic Epic is an Unflinching Look at Putin’s Russia [A] Cannes