AwardsWatch

NEON nabs ‘Gunda,’ farm doc from exec producer Joaquin Phoenix, out of Berlinale

Erik Anderson February 25, 2020

NEON announced today that it has acquired North American rights to Gunda, directed by Victor Kossakovsky, which made its World Premiere in the new competitive section... Read More

NEON nabs worldwide rights to Sundance-winning doc ‘The Painter and the Thief’

Erik Anderson February 24, 2020

NEON announced today that it has acquired worldwide rights to The Painter and the Thief, directed by Benjamin Ree, which made its World Premiere at Sundance where it... Read More

Alfre Woodard stuns in first ‘Clemency’ trailer

Erik Anderson September 19, 2019

“You want to play this good guys and bad guys and I’m one of the bad guys.” Years of carrying out death row executions have... Read More

New clip from ‘Luce’ starring Octavia Spencer

Erik Anderson July 11, 2019

“Just remember how things are organized around here.” Neon has released a 30-second TV spot of the Sundance hit Luce, the psychological thriller starring Academy... Read More

Naomi Watts and Octavia Spencer shine bright in first trailer for psychological thriller ‘Luce’

Erik Anderson June 4, 2019

An all-star high school athlete and accomplished debater, Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) is a poster boy for the new American Dream. As are his parents... Read More

Natalie Portman goes off in ‘Vox Lux’ trailer

Erik Anderson October 25, 2018

From Black Swan to Jackie, Academy Award winner Natalie Portman has exceeded at playing broken women; women on the verge. But get ready for an... Read More

2019 Oscars: Official Submissions for the Foreign Language Film Oscar

Erik Anderson July 4, 2018

Belarus’s Crystal Swan, the first Foreign Language Film submission for the 2019 Oscars This is the official submission list for countries entering the Foreign Language... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘Border,’ Ali Abbasi’s thrilling supernatural gothic romance

Erik Anderson May 12, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ali Abbasi creates the grimmest of faerie tales as two outcasts find love in a hopeless place in this wild, wonderful,... Read More

Oscar Podcast #62: FINAL Oscar Nomination Predictions plus PGA and SAG thoughts

Erik Anderson January 17, 2018

It’s Wednesday, January 17th and this is the FINAL Oscar nomination predictions podcast of the 2017-2018 awards season. Through the roller-coaster of this awards season... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (November)

Erik Anderson November 3, 2017

Just as Frances McDormand did in Best Actress, we have a new leader in Best Picture and it’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The margin... Read More