Can the Academy Save Itself From Itself?
It was one thing that film fans and Oscar fans alike joined forces to decry the Academy’s decision to move four categories – Cinematography, Film... Read More
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Alexander Valley Film Society’s Oscar Red Carpet Fundraiser
Living in a small town, away from LA and the glitz and glam of Hollywood, I’m always supportive of my local film festivals, be it... Read More
Oscars: Full breakdown of speech length for 2018 Oscar winners
Earlier this week I detailed what it would take to get to a 3-hour Oscar telecast (and why I think they shouldn’t do it) that... Read More
2019 Oscars: Awkwafina, Chris Evans, Charlize Theron, Daniel Craig, Tessa Thompson among first round of Oscars presenters
First 2019 Oscar presenters announced: Awkwafina, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Tina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson,... Read More
Oscar Podcast #71: FINAL Oscar nominations predictions with guest Will Mavity
Here it is. The FINAL Oscar nominations predictions podcast and, as usual, it’s a big one. I am joined by Will Mavity of Next Best... Read More
BREAKING: Kevin Hart Is OUT as Oscars Host
Kevin Hart has stepped down as the host of the 91st Academy Awards, a job he held for two days. When The Academy pressed the... Read More
20 Advance in Visual Effects Oscar Race: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Isle of Dogs,’ ‘Mary Poppins,’ more
20 films will compete for a Visual Effects Oscar nomination, the Academy announced today. They include Black Panther, Isle of Dogs, Mary Poppins Returns and... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)
Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali not only holds onto his #1 spot, he’s starting to look like a lock. Along with the Toronto International Film... 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
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
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10