AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 303 – 52nd Telluride Film Festival Preview
We’re a mere 11 days before the 52nd Telluride Film Festival kicks off on Labor Day weekend and we have a packed show. On episode... Read More
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TIFF50: ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ ‘Hamnet’ Headed to 50th Toronto International Film Festival
Benoit Blanc is headed back to the scene of the crime, Toronto, that is. The third film in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out trilogy, Wake Up... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (May) – The Pre-Cannestravaganza
Well, the time has come. Let’s start predicting. With five Palme d’Or wins under its belt and two Best Picture wins since 2019, all eyes... Read More
Focus Features Sets Thanksgiving Release for Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal
Focus Features has announced a limited Thanksgiving release on November 27 for Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, ahead of a wide release beginning on December... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s First Look at the 98th Academy Awards
Every year, post-Oscar Sunday, I experience a familiar cycle: a brief withdrawal, a period of reflection on what I got right (or wrong) in my... Read More
Focus Features Nabs U.S. Rights to Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ with Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley
Focus Features has won the domestic distribution rights to Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao’s next film, Hamnet, based on the best-selling historical novel by Maggie... Read More
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