Interviews: How the Hair, Makeup and Editing Teams for ‘Gladiator II’ Corralled 1000 Extras, Battled Heat and Kept Ridley Scott’s Vision
Emperors! Gladiators! Nearly 1000 extras! We talked to Jana Carboni (makeup designer) and hair designer Guiliano Mariano about their immense work on Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.... Read More
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FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY
We won’t have the ACE Eddie nominations for film editing until two days after Oscar nominations so they’re not a precursor here but we do... Read More
Interview: Jennifer Lame Breaks Down the Editing of ‘Oppenheimer,’ Going From Script to Final Cut with Christopher Nolan
Jennifer Lame’s filmography prior to 2020 might not directly lend itself to the notion of cutting together two of Christopher Nolan’s densest, most timeline-bending works.... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING (November)
Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23, 2024, American Cinema Editors (ACE) will reveal their ACE Eddie nominations January 25 and the 96th Academy... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING (October)
There’s a potential for Oscar history in this category as this year finds more women as top tier contenders than ever before. Only once in... Read More
FINAL 2023 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING
With the American Cinema Editors (ACE) not announcing their nominees until February 1, we have BAFTA and Critics’ Choice to see where the race has... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING (December)
Here are my 2023 Oscar predictions in Film Editing for December. Green – moves up ↑ Red – moves down ↓ Blue – new entry... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING (November)
The American Cinema Editors nominations don’t come out until February 1, pretty far into the season, and until then we’ll have a smattering of critics... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING (October)
Action films and Best Picture. Those have historically been the keys to the Film Editing Oscar, and in many ways, often the other way around.... Read More
FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING
Often the lynchpin or bellwether of Oscar’s top category, Film Editing this year is one of the wildest ever. Four different films won editing precursors... Read More
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 326 – Recapping The Golden Globes and Last Week’s Guild Nominations 
Interview: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas on Empathetic Storytelling and the Power of Saying “I Love You” in ‘Sentimental Value’