2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December) – Casey Affleck Dominates; Andrew Garfield x 2 Could Be a Problem
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We’re just a week into critics’ awards for 2016 and already Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) is dominating. Winning citations... Read More
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2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (December) – La La Land Still #1 but Moonlight and Fences Rise
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Well, we’re finally here – the kickoff of Oscar season via the critics and industry nominations and awards. It was a... Read More
Jimmy Kimmel is your 2017 Oscars Host
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] After the longest period before the announcement of an Oscars host in recent memory, show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd... Read More
2017 Oscars: Arrival, Kubo and the Two Strings, Passengers Among 20 Films to Advance in the Visual Effects Oscar Race
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 20 films are in the running in the Visual Effects... Read More
Oscar Podcast #45: Jackie, Independent Spirit Nominations, the Silence trailer and the return of Joey Nolfi
In this 45th AwardsWatch Oscar podcast, I welcome the return of Joey Nolfi from Serving Cinema. After a record-breaking podcast last month, we go at... Read More
2017 Oscars: 10 Animated Shorts Advance to Oscar Contention
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process... Read More
2017 Oscars: 10 Live Action Shorts Advance to Oscar Contention
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting... Read More
2017 Oscars: Sound and Fury Signifying Everything – Deconstructing Sound Editing and Sound Mixing Contenders
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We always find great races in the top categories like Best Picture and Best Actress (although both of those are getting... Read More
Fences Screens; Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Soar Up Oscar Charts
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The response to this weekend’s first official screening of Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis (and directed by Washington), was... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: ALL CATEGORIES (November)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] For a deeper dive into the top categories click on these links: Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay.... Read More
2026 San Francisco International Film Festival Reviews: ‘The World of Love,’ ‘A Sad and Beautiful World,’ ‘Nuisance Bear,’ ‘One in a Million’ (SFFILM) 
2027 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May) 
Interview: Boots Riley on Collecting an Eclectic Cast and How ‘I Love Boosters’ is Like Richard Scarry’s ‘Busy, Busy Town’ 
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal to Reunite for ‘Hold On To Your Angels’ from Benh Zeitlin