The Gotham Film & Media Institute today announced the nominations for the 34th Gotham Awards where Sean Baker’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner Anora led the... Read More
dune part two
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
On episode 220 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello and AwardsWatch contributor... Read More
There is something fundamentally terrifying about someone being branded as a messiah. A prophecy was written in stone long before they existed, only for their... Read More
On episode 197 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributors Zach Laws, and Josh Parham... Read More
As I expected in May, Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest were the top Cannes winners last month,... Read More
Last year, I kicked off my Oscar predictions just after Cannes, after Ruben Östlund won his second Palme d’Or and took that win all the... Read More
I’m kicking off my early 2024 Oscar predictions this season with Adapted Screenplay and Original Screenplay, a full four months earlier than last year. Why?... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast #181: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ review, our Top 5 comic book based movies
AwardsWatch Podcast #181: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ review, our Top 5 comic book based movies
On episode 181 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Sophia Ciminello and Dan Bayer to talk about... Read More

2024 Gotham Awards: ‘Anora,’ ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Lead Nominations
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 35 – ‘Dune: Part Two’ (Denis Villeneuve, 2024)
AwardsWatch Podcast #220: Thoughts on ‘Dune: Part Two,’ Reactions to the 2024 SAG Awards
‘Dune: Part Two’ Review: Villeneuve Can’t Make 2 Become 1 With His Uneventful Spice World Epic
AwardsWatch Podcast #197: 2024 Oscar Predictions in the Top 8 Categories
2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (June)
2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (May)
2024 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (May)
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc
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