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79th Golden Globe nominations: ‘Belfast,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’ lead troubled awards

Erik Anderson December 13, 2021

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog led the nominations for the 79th Golden Globe Awards today, which were announced by... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: ‘Power’ Shift

Erik Anderson December 10, 2021

We’ve only just begun the deluge of critics’ awards and with early wins at NYFCC, Washington DC and Atlanta, Jane Campion has taken the baton... Read More

AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast #82: ‘West Side Story,’ crowdpleasers and the case for late breakers

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AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast #82: ‘West Side Story,’ crowdpleasers and the case for late breakers

Erik Anderson December 3, 2021

On today’s Oscar podcast, recorded November 30, I’m joined by Ryan McQuade where we talk about the Gotham Awards and their potential impact on the... Read More

Detroit Film Critics Society nominations: ‘CODA,’ ‘King Richard,’ ‘Don’t Look Up’ lead

Erik Anderson December 3, 2021

The Detroit Film Critics Society have announced their nominees for the best in film of 2021 in thirteen categories. CODA leads with five while King... Read More

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

Erik Anderson November 30, 2021

Things are heating up as we are turning the bend with late breaking films finally starting to screen and few are as big as Steven... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY (November)

Erik Anderson November 24, 2021

Every couple of years, the Oscars and other awards groups like to trot out ‘The Year of the Woman’ in a way that acts more... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG and SOUND (November)

Erik Anderson November 23, 2021

The original score and song categories have their first precursors already as the 2021 Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) were handed out last week... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Pizza party, hold the Cooper

Erik Anderson November 12, 2021

It’s just halfway through AFI FEST, which, as of this writing, still has yet to world premiere Benjamin Cleary’s Swan Song, starring Mahershala Ali, Naomie... Read More

Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis to receive performer awards from Santa Barbara Film Festival

Erik Anderson November 11, 2021

The 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take place in person on March 2 through March 12, 2022 Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis will receive... Read More