93 Countries make the International Feature Film Oscar cut led by record number of women directors
The Academy has released the list of films that will represent 93 countries for consideration in the International Feature Film category for the 92nd Academy... Read More
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How big of an Oscar contender will ‘The Irishman’ be?
On Friday, September 27th, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman had its premiere at the New York Film Festival. The 3 and a half hour mob epic... Read More
Academy reveals 2019 Student Academy Award winners
ALL WINNING FILMS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR OSCARS The Academy has voted 16 students as winners of the 46th Student Academy Awards competition. This year, the Student... Read More
2020 Oscars: Key Dates and Deadlines
As we enter the fall festivals and the beginning of the 2019/2020 awards season it’s important to remember that 92nd Academy Awards are going to... Read More
Oscar Predictions: Post-Telluride, mid-Venice, pre-TIFF set your sights on Renée Zellweger, Adam Driver and ‘Parasite’
With Telluride just finishing, Venice still underway, and Toronto starting tomorrow, we are smack in the middle of the fall festival kickoff of awards season... Read More
Oscars: Jennifer Fox returns as Governors Awards producer
Oscar®-nominated producer Jennifer Fox will return to produce the 11th Annual Governors Awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy President David... Read More
South Korea selects ‘Parasite’ for International Feature Film Oscar submission
As expected, South Korea has selected the Cannes Palme d’Or-winning Parasite from director Bong Joon-ho as its submission for the International Feature Film (formerly Foreign... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (August)
There’s a new #1 in Adapted Screenplay as Sony/TriStar’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood unseats Netflix’s The Irishman for the top spot for the... Read More
2020 Oscars: Official Submissions for International Feature Film
The submitted motion pictures in the running for the International Feature Film Oscar (formerly Foreign Language Film, see below) must be first released theatrically in... Read More
Amazon’s ‘The Report’ moves its files into Oscar season
Amazon Studios’ The Report, from Scott Z. Burns, is packing up and moving deeper into Oscar season. It will now debut in theaters on November... Read More
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