AwardsWatch - mary j. blige

New images of Liesl Tommy’s ‘Respect’ with Jennifer Hudson

Erik Anderson May 5, 2021

MGM, United Artists and BRON have revealed new images from the upcoming film Respect, starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson as the legendary singer Aretha... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (August)

Erik Anderson August 26, 2020

Some movement this chart, and two debuts, but with each passing month and as we enter the dog days of summer and move to fall,... Read More

‘Respect’ moves to wide release over MLK weekend

Erik Anderson July 22, 2020

MGM is taking full advantage of the Academy’s extended eligibility deadlines for next year’s Oscars and now plans to skip the platform release of the... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July)

Erik Anderson July 7, 2020

With the extended Oscar eligibility (now February 28 instead of the usual December 31) and a new date for the 93rd Academy Awards (April 25),... Read More

New teaser and poster for Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’

Erik Anderson June 28, 2020

Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) stars in Respect, chronicling the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir... Read More

What Some of This Year’s Oscar Winners and Nominees Have Coming Up in 2018

Erik Anderson March 11, 2018

Wondering what this year’s directing and acting Oscar winners and nominees are up to for 2018? Check out what’s up next for Guillermo del Toro,... Read More

2018 Oscars: Sufjan Stevens, Gael García Bernal, Mary J. Blige and more to perform

Erik Anderson February 23, 2018

Gael García Bernal, Mary J. Blige, Andra Day, Natalia LaFourcade, Miguel, Keala Settle, Sufjan Stevens and Oscar® winner Common will perform this year’s nominated songs at the... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Allison Janney goes for the gold

Erik Anderson January 31, 2018

The similarities between the Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress races this year are striking; the current frontrunners are not the critics’ favorites but somehow turned... Read More

Listen to all five Original Song Oscar nominees

Erik Anderson January 27, 2018

The five songs nominated for the Original Song Oscar range from quiet melodies of yearning to rousing anthems of confidence and hope. There are first... Read More

2018 Oscars: The Snubs, the Surprises, the Facts and the Stats

Erik Anderson January 23, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The nominees for the 90th Academy Awards have been announced and what, did you not expect some shocking snubs and surprise... Read More