AwardsWatch - oscars 2016

Oscar Podcast #37: Post-Oscar Recap; New Season feat. Silence, Fences, Loving, The Birth of a Nation

Erik Anderson March 7, 2016

It’s the first podcast of the 2016/2017 Oscar season! Last season is barely in the ground but we’re up and ready to go onto the... Read More

From left; Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant), Ex Machina, Spotlight

2016 Oscars: Trivia, History and Fun Facts

Erik Anderson February 29, 2016

We all knew that this year was going to produce a flurry of new records and stats and last night’s Oscar certainly didn’t disappoint. Here... Read More

Spotlight wins the 2016 Oscar for Best Picture

2016 Oscars: Spotlight Wins Best Picture, Leo Finally Gets His Oscar

Erik Anderson February 28, 2016

Spotlight pulled out an 11th hour surprise by pulling out a Best Picture win with just one other award, Best Original Screenplay. That hasn’t... Read More

Panic Sets In: 3 Oscar Spoilers That COULD Happen

Erik Anderson February 26, 2016

It happens every year. You lock your FINAL Oscar predictions in and then you get the Deadpool “Did I leave the stove on?” moment of... Read More

2016 Oscars: FINAL Oscar Winner Predictions of the 2015/2016 Season

Erik Anderson February 24, 2016

The think pieces have been written, the conspiracy theories spun, the statistics thrown in and then thrown out again. It’s all come down... Read More

Oscar Podcast #36: FINAL Oscar Winner Predictions – The Revenant? The Big Short? Spotlight?

Erik Anderson February 24, 2016

In the final Oscar podcast of the 2015/2016 season, our 36th, I am joined by Gold Rush Gang member Jason, Evan and Kenneth to disseminate,... Read More

MUSTANG, France's entry for the Foreign Language Film Oscar, makes the first cut

2016 Oscars: Best Foreign Language Film

Erik Anderson February 22, 2016

So, Son of Saul is winning this in a cakewalk, right? Eh, not so fast. This is one of the categories at next week’s... Read More

2016 Oscars: Documentary Feature

Erik Anderson February 21, 2016

At the moment, Amy, the film about singer Amy Winehouse, is the clear leader to win Best Documentary Feature at the Oscars next week. It... Read More

First Lady Michelle Obama announces the Best Picture Oscar to Argo live from the Diplomatic Room of the White House, Feb. 24, 2013.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

2016 Oscars: Who Will Present Best Picture?

Erik Anderson February 18, 2016

With just 10 days until The Oscars and a fourth slate of presenters announced just today it’s about time we start thinking about who... Read More

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2016 Oscar Predictions: Original Song – Lady Gaga/Diane Warren Favored to Win

Erik Anderson February 16, 2016

The Oscar Original Song category is one that long been a hard category to predict. Winners here have ranged from songs from animated films,... Read More