AwardsWatch - directors guild

Directors Guild (DGA) TV nominations for Longform, Variety, Reality

Erik Anderson January 6, 2020

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) have revealed their nominations for television in longform, variety, reality and kids programming. FX’s Fosse/Verdon leads with an impressive... Read More

2018 Oscars: Did the WGA help clear up Best Picture?

Erik Anderson February 12, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Well…yes and no. The predictions of who would win the Writers Guild award for Original Screenplay were generally pretty varied among... Read More

2018 Oscars: Best Picture is beginning to take ‘Shape’

Erik Anderson February 5, 2018

We’re just a month away from the 90th Academy Awards and…we sort of have a frontrunner now? The Directors Guild of America (DGA) bestowed their... Read More

2017-2018 Build by Guild: Creating a Best Picture Winner

Erik Anderson January 23, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Best Picture Oscar nominees are out and we also have the beginning of guild awards season underway with winners from... Read More

2017-2018 Build by Guild: Creating a Best Picture Nominee

Erik Anderson January 3, 2018

It’s back, the Build by Guild: Creating a Best Picture nominee. Certain guilds will carry more weight than others; PGA, DGA, SAG over CSA for example.... Read More

Key Dates and Deadlines Between January 1st and the Oscars (March 4th)

Erik Anderson January 1, 2018

It’s the new year and we now enter what is essentially Phase II of awards season. The majority of critics’ groups have announced winners (or... Read More

Oscar Podcast #47: Post-Golden Globe winners; BAFTA, PGA, DGA Nominations

Erik Anderson January 15, 2017

In this 47th Oscar podcast, Gold Rush Gang member Júlia and I have a lot to discuss. The Golden Globes were last week and brought... Read More

Frontrunner Friday: La La Leads, But Could Moonlight or Manchester Still Upset?

Erik Anderson January 13, 2017

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] It’s Friday, January 13th, a scary day for some but for none more than for Oscar hopefuls as today at 5pm... Read More

The 8th Annual AwardsWatch Gold Rush Contest

Erik Anderson November 1, 2015

With the awards season nearly upon us, it’s time to kick off yet another installment of the AwardsWatch Gold Rush! For those unfamiliar with Gold... Read More