AwardsWatch - kenneth branagh

‘Belfast’ FYC: A cathartic homage to heritage, a love letter to cinema and a subtle warning for America

Landon Johnson February 1, 2022

The multi-talented triple-threat writer/director/actor Sir Kenneth Branagh spent his time in quarantine writing his most personal and introspective film to date. Belfast recalls his experience... Read More

Directors Guild (DGA) nominations: Women rule as Jane Campion, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Huezo, Rebecca Hall and Emma Seligman earn nods

Erik Anderson January 27, 2022

Directors Guild of America President Lesli Linka Glatter today announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (December)

Erik Anderson December 24, 2021

A canceled Golden Globes, a postponed Critics’ Choice ceremony. Is it even really awards season yet? Of course it is. We have dozens of critics... Read More

Interview: Editor Úna Ní Dhonghaíle (‘Belfast’) on her collaboration with Kenneth Branagh and creating under COVID

Jackson Vickery November 8, 2021

Very few films this year will spark as much joy as Sir Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast. A true love letter to Branagh’s hometown took a village... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 29, 2021

After Paweł Pawlikowski (2018’s Cold War) and Thomas Vinterberg (2020’s Another Round) made the cut in the best director category it seems like we’re all... Read More

‘Belfast’ review: With his most personal film, Kenneth Branagh delivers an entertaining, moving meditation on family and the power of love [Grade: A]

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‘Belfast’ review: With his most personal film, Kenneth Branagh delivers an entertaining, moving meditation on family and the power of love [Grade: A]

Ryan McQuade October 20, 2021

Right before his latest film screened in front of a packed audience at the Middleburg Film Festival, writer-director Kenneth Branagh explained that Belfast was a... Read More

24th SCAD Savannah Film Festival announces lineup, honorees include Kenneth Branagh, Aunjanue Ellis, Clifton Collins, Jr.

Erik Anderson October 1, 2021

2021 honorees include Kenneth Branagh, Adrien Brody, Clifton Collins, Jr., Aunjanue Ellis, Harry Gregson-Williams, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Mike Mills, Ruth Negga, Dylan... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 27, 2021

It took a bit of time but the game of chicken between Warner Bros and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) has a winner and... Read More

TIFF Review: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ masterfully captures the joys and agony of what truly makes a home [Grade: A-]

Mina Takla September 15, 2021

Undoubtedly his most personal film to date, Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a quietly moving and universally resonating film about the roots that connect us, the... Read More

Focus Features sets November 2021 release for Kenneth Branagh’s coming of age story ‘Belfast’

Erik Anderson March 17, 2021

Focus Features will release Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast on Friday, November 12, 2021 in theaters domestically. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet), Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss... Read More