79th Golden Globe nominations: ‘Belfast,’ ‘The Power of the Dog’ lead troubled awards
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
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Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: ‘Power’ Shift
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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
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
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
‘King Richard’ review: Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis score in a story full of lobs and love [Grade: B+]
We don’t always remember the person who planted the fruit we eat, or the source of the water we drink. Credit can be forgotten to... Read More
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