2026 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND (October)
A triple threat of shortlisted aural categories, today looks at Original Score, Original Song and Sound. With a shortlist of 20, Original Score has the... Read More
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2026 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (October)
Continuing the below the line predictions for October brings us to more categories that receive shortlist attention before Oscar nomination voting begins: Makeup and Hairstyling... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 310 – 63rd NYFF Wrap-Up and the Film Editing and Cinematography Oscar Races
On episode 310 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and Executive Editor Ryan McQuade to chat about... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN (October)
After winning these two categories last year, the Wicked sequel, Wicked: For Good, is probably in very good shape to make it two for two... Read More
2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival Announces Full Lineup Including ‘The Chronology of Water,’ ‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ ‘No Other Choice’
The Savannah College of Art and Design’s 28th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival will take place October 25–November 1. The largest university-run film festival in... Read More
2025 Telluride Film Festival Recap: The Films, the Drama, the Parties, the Oscars and Oprah
The Telluride Film Festival is a bit of a fever dream. No matter where you’re coming from, the path to the quaint hamlet high up... Read More
‘Frankenstein’ Review: To the Victor Go the Spoils [B] Telluride
For close to one hundred years, Frankenstein has always been a complex, fascinating tale of the moral consequences from man’s decision to create something beyond... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 305 – 2025 Telluride Wrap-Up
The 52nd Telluride Film Festival has wrapped up and that means it’s time for the AW team to gather and talk about what we saw,... Read More
Telluride Dispatch #3: Dad Mode with ‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Frankenstein’
Day three of the 52nd Telluride Film Festival has revealed a striking theme woven through its lineup: imperfect fathers. Across many of the films I... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 299 – Breaking Down the Venice and Toronto Film Festival Lineups
On episode 299 of the AwardsWatch Podcast, it’s an all editors show as Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello... Read More
Michigan Movie Critics Guild Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12 
31st Critics Choice Awards Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 17, ‘One Battle After Another’ Earns 14 
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists