Director Watch Podcast Ep. 87 – ‘The Birdcage’ (Mike Nichols, 1996)
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
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 53 – ‘Enemy of the State’ (Tony Scott, 1998) with Guest Robert Daniels
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 52 – ‘Crimson Tide’ (Tony Scott, 1995)
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
Retrospective: 50 Years Later, We’re Still Talking About ‘The Conversation’ (1974)
Fifty years ago, Francis Ford Coppola solidified his reputation as a legendary director when he released two very different but powerful films only months apart.... Read More
Best Supporting Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures’ Track Record in the Best Supporting Actor Category
Over the last ten years, there have been a number of surprising nominations in the Best Supporting Actor category at the Oscars. They have ranged... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10