Forum Oscar Poll Results – April 2016: Birth of a Nation, Silence, Billy Lynn Early Frontrunners
We have the first Forum Oscar Poll results for the 2017 Oscar race. Right out of the gate we have five strong frontrunners in Best... Read More
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AW’s 50 Favorite Performances of 2015 – The Shortlist
It’s almost time for AwardsWatch 50 Favorite Performances list but for now, I have the hot off the presses shortlist of eligible players. Now,... Read More
2016 Golden Globes WINNER Predictions (Film)
Gold Rush Gang Golden Globe Winner Predictions: Best Motion Picture (Drama) Carol Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant Room Spotlight – Erik, Evan, Jason,... Read More
2016 Oscars: Trying to Crack the BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Code (“Would it help?”)
For all of the unpredictability this Oscar season has provided, nothing stands as more of a mystery than the Best Supporting Actor race. There... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
It’s not often that Supporting Actor is the most contentious category of Oscar season but it sure is this year. Each week, each day finds... Read More
2015/2016 ‘Who Got What’ List: SAG, Golden Globe, BFCA & BAFTA
It’s time for the annual Who Got What? list of performances that hit the major precursors: Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Golden Globe, BFCA and... Read More
Oscar Podcast #32: Post SAG and Golden Globe Nominations plus Trumbo Propaganda
In podcast #32 I am joined by Gold Rush Gang members Chris Pepper and Jason Osiason to discuss the craziness of this week’s Screen Actors... Read More
2016 Oscars: SAG/GG Post-Mortem and Michael Shannon?
With the two major critics groups (LAFCA and NYFCC), the National Board of Review (NBR), Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and now The Golden Globes... Read More
2016 Golden Globe Nominations: There’s ‘Room’ for ‘Carol,’ ‘The Revenant’ and ‘Mad Max’
After missing out on the top Screen Actors Guild nomination for Cast yesterday, Carol came back to score big with the Hollywood Foreign... Read More
Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) WINNERS: Spotlight Keeps Shining; Fassbender and Shannon Surprise
The Los Angeles Film Critics handed Spotlight its third Best Picture win today (it had won from the Boston Society of Film Critics... Read More
2024 Camerimage Film Festival: Danish Oscar Entry ‘The Girl With the Needle’ Wins Golden Frog 
Interview: ‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer John Mathieson on Reuniting with Ridley Scott and Continuing the Legacy and Lore 
Interview: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Creating the Songs and Score for ‘Spellbound’ and the “Perfectly” Cast Rachel Zegler 
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November)