2018 Oscars: Analyzing FLF Contenders from Israel, Russia, Belgium, Morocco, Singapore, Austria and Chile
The BFI London Film Festival kicked off a few days ago and we’re watching over 35 films including 20+ Foreign Language Oscar submissions from Europe,... Read More
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2018 Oscars: Record 92 Countries to Compete for Foreign Language Film Oscar
A record 92 countries will compete for the Foreign Language Film Oscar. Haiti, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Senegal, and Syria are first-time entrants.... Read More
Oscar Podcast #54: Post-Cannes Wrap Up and the State of the Oscar Race
Finally! After two months of no podcasts, I return for #54 with special guests Júlia Guimaraes and David Acacia. David is an AW member as... Read More
Cannes 2017: Did Any of the Winners Start Their Oscar Campaigns?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 2017 Cannes Film Festival has wrapped with more than a few surprises when the winners were announced at the Closing... Read More
Cannes 2017: Winner Predictions
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Predictions for the top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival are never easy. While there are critics’ reviews and polls upon... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: Huge Shakeup as ‘Wonderstruck’ Plummets and Spielberg’s ‘Pentagon Papers’ Tops
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In the biggest shakeup since starting Frontrunner Friday for the 2018 Oscar season, the previous #1 (and the official #1 for... Read More
A Brief History of Oscar and the Cannes Film Festival and Who Might Win This Year
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 70th Cannes Film Festival kicks off this week (Thursday, to be exact) but did you know that only Cannes Palme... Read More
Cannes Schedule Revealed; ‘Wonderstruck’ Up First plus Masterclasses from Eastwood and Cuarón
The full schedule of all films for the 2017 Cannes Film Festival has been announced and Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck will be first out of the gate... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (May) – Streep Still Queen; Claire Foy Makes a Big Debut, Margot Robbie Returns
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Don’t ever, ever discount Meryl Streep. I’ve seen some blogs with the 3-time Oscar winner and 20-time nominee not even in... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (May) – Todd Haynes Reigns, Denis Villeneuve and Dan Gilroy Rise
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] As with Best Picture this month, we see the first change in the top spot in our predictions this year. Wonderstruck‘s... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+] 
‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Timeless, Domestic Epic is an Unflinching Look at Putin’s Russia [A] Cannes