FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
A complicated category in a banner year for documentaries with precursor wins going to films not even nominated. PGA and DGA went to Won’t You... Read More
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10 Best Films of 2018
Don’t let anyone tell you that <insert film year here> was ‘not a good year’ for movies. Every year is a good year if you’re... Read More
Debra Granik, Steven Yeun, ‘ROMA’ are Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) winners
After a heated battle, Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA is the best film of 2018, according to the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA). Lee-Chang Dong’s Burning... Read More
‘Minding the Gap’ wins three IDA Documentary awards
Bing Liu’s Minding the Gap bested all competition at the 34th Independent Documentary Association’s awards last night, winning three prizes: Best Feature, Editing and Emerging... Read More
‘Shirkers,’ ‘Bisbee ’17,’ ‘Hale County’ also score big The Cinema Eye Honors, which “celebrates outstanding artistry and craft in nonfiction film,” has revealed its nominees in... Read More
The nominations for the 34th Independent Documentary Association IDA) awards were announced today with some surprising snubs, even in a newly expanded field of nominees.... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (October)
The predictions for Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and Foreign Language Film have been live for a month (you can always check back here to see... Read More
‘Free Solo,’ ‘Minding the Gap,’ Wild Wild Country’ lead Critics’ Choice Documentary nominations
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) and the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) collectively known as the Critics’ Choice, have revealed nominations for the 3rd... Read More
Oscar Podcast #68: Fall festivals post-mortem and more with guest Kristy Puchko
On the 68th AwardsWatch Oscar podcast I am joined by Kristy Puchko, Managing Editor of Pajiba and we dig into what we saw at the... Read More
Hulu today announced that the company has acquired the rights to MINDING THE GAP, a moving documentary from director Bing Liu about three young men... Read More
London Critics’ Circle (LCC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Takes Film, Director, Screenwriting, Supporting Actor Wins 
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