AwardsWatch - oscars 2019

2018 TIFF: What Did We Like and What Did We Learn

Erik Anderson September 17, 2018

As awards watchers, the Toronto International Film Festival is the biggest jumping off point for Oscar season. Venice and Telluride come first (just by a... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September) – Regina King is Queen

Erik Anderson September 17, 2018

Regina King is the new queen of the Supporting Actress Oscar race as If Beale Street Could Talk had its world premiere at the Toronto... Read More

Toronto Film Festival Winners: ‘Green Book’ drives into the Oscar race

Erik Anderson September 16, 2018

The Peter Farrelly race relations road comedy Green Book, starring Academy Award winner Mashershala Ali (Moonlight) and Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises, Captain... Read More

Student Academy Award Winners Announced

Erik Anderson September 12, 2018

All Winning Films Now Eligible for Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Subject Oscars The Academy has voted 19 students as... Read More

Frontrunner Friday: Venice and Telluride give us glimpses of Oscar gold

Erik Anderson August 31, 2018

We’re just a few days into Venice and we’ve already got eyes on three major Oscar hopefuls in First Man, ROMA and The Favourite and... Read More

2019 Oscars: The State of the Foreign Language Film Oscar Race – Part 2

Erik Anderson August 31, 2018

Venice and Telluride have just begun. Toronto has announced its lineup and starts in less than a week. That means another installment of AwardsWatch’s The... Read More

Oscar Podcast #67: Academy Drops Bombshell New Category; Shortens Telecast, Moves Some Awards to Commercial Breaks with guest Daniel Joyaux

Erik Anderson August 9, 2018

There are some major changes coming to the very next Oscars ceremony…and they’re not good. Yesterday, the Academy, in a bombshell announcement, revealed that they... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (July) – On the Eve of Festival Announcements ‘Roma,’ ‘A Star Is Born’ Rise

Erik Anderson July 20, 2018

Roma, Widows, A Star Is Born and Boy Erased could all find festival bows that boost their odds [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We are just... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (July) – Alfonso Cuarón makes big chart jump

Erik Anderson July 19, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Things are starting to happen as we’ve crossed the halfway point of the year. While obviously the fall and winter films... Read More