Director Watch Podcast Ep. 8 – ‘Prisoners’ (Villeneuve, 2013)
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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2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December)
Austin Butler (Elvis), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), Brendan Fraser (The Whale) and Bill Nighy (Living) have all secured Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (November)
With both the Gothams and Spirit Awards announcing nominations, we’re just starting to see how some of these acting races and narratives can take early shape. Both groups have... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)
Not much to fuss with this month in the top 5, with Brendan Fraser (The Whale), Austin Butler (Elvis), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)... Read More
Interview: Florian Zeller on tackling sensitive material in ‘The Son,’ working with an all-star cast and if we’ll see ‘The Mother’
For many film audiences in 2020, one of the best films of the year was The Father, written and directed by Florian Zeller. Hailing from... Read More
The AwardsWatch Podcast #154: Summer Box Office draft results and a deep dive on the Best Actor and Best Actress races
On episode 154 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributors Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer,... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (September)
Brendan Fraser in The Whale was the Best Actor frontrunner before the film even debuted at Venice but now, post-TIFF and the responses to his... Read More
‘The Son’ review: Florian Zeller’s sophomore effort disappoints despite a great Hugh Jackman [C+] | Venice Film Festival
Florian Zeller’s stage trilogy about parent-child relationships and the devastating consequences of mental illness was one of the biggest surprises in the theater world of... Read More
With Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins put off yet another year, that moves Michael Fassbender off the list and opens the door for the men... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (June)
On the precipice of the release of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, it’s tough to say whether or not star Austin Butler can secure a nomination spot... Read More
At 30, ‘Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit’ Remains My Bible for Finding Self-Confidence [Retrospective] 
2023/2024 Awards Tracker Leaderboard – The Critics 
Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) Nominations: ‘American Fiction,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘The Holdovers’ Lead 
Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) Renames Award Shows to ‘The Astra Awards’; Glenn Howerton, Abby Ryder Fortson, Jeffrey Wright to be Honored
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