2020 Oscars: Don’t Call It a Comeback Part 1 – Renée Zellweger, Alfre Woodard, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler
Sometimes a star comeback can be a huge narrative that propels an actor or actress to an Oscar win, whether it’s a second an overdue... Read More
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2020 Oscars: ‘Hail Satan?,’ ‘Sea of Shadows,’ ‘Western Stars’ among 159 films submitted for Documentary Feature race
One hundred fifty-nine features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 92nd Academy Awards. Several of the films have not... Read More
Oscars: Academy to open voting for International Feature Film to all members
Another shakeup is coming to the Oscars and it’s not just a name change. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced this... Read More
Governors Awards Highlights: Honorary Oscars for Wes Studi, David Lynch, Lina Wertmüller; Jean Hersholt to Geena Davis
In honor of the 11th Annual Governors Awards, the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented last night (10/27)... Read More
Oscars: Nominees and winners from last season looking to come back again
Back to back Oscar nominations aren’t as uncommon as you might think. Whether you’re breaking in or an Academy favorite, there are quite a few... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October)
I haven’t been as high on Martin Scorsese for The Irishman as virtually all of my peers and colleagues have been so either I’m on... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)
The top 10 in Best Actor this month remains the same as last month and the top 5 with just a small tweak in placement.... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SOUND EDITING & SOUND MIXING (October)
War movies and space travel. Those two genres so often dominate the sound categories and this year is no different. Universal’s WWI epic 1917 and... Read More
Not a move this month in Original Score, which is feeling very solid at the moment. Obviously though, we’ll have a clear picture on December... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED & DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (October)
The surprisingly robust box office start for The Addams Family this weekend is enough to vault the macabre comedy into the top 5 month as... Read More
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 144 – ‘A Matter of Life and Death (Powell and Pressburger, 1946) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman 
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
Trailer Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Disclosure Day,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’