2018 TIFF: What Did We Like and What Did We Learn
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
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2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September) – Regina King is Queen
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
[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
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (July) – Beautiful Boy Erased
Let’s here it for the boys. Both Boy Erased and Beautiful Boy rise in the ranks this month with Boy Erased entering the top 5.... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Simon Mendes’ ‘The Darkest Light’ Wins Inaugural Best First Feature Award at 46th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 
BAFTA Changes for 2027 Awards Increases British Film Longlist, Reaffirms AI Rules and Usage 
2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Discovery Lineup 
Bringing It All: How Oscar History is in Sight for Christopher Nolan’s Latest Awards Juggernaut, ‘The Odyssey’