MTV Documentary Films dips its toes into the Oscar race; unveils initial slate under Sheila Nevins
’17 Blocks’ from NPR contributor Davy Rothbart and award-winning documentary short ‘St. Louis Superman’ on Ferguson activist turned politician from Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan... Read More
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Oscars: Winston Duke, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Kent, Jon M. Chu make the 842 new member Academy cut
The Academy continues with its pledge to increase diversity amongst its voting ranks, boosting female and non-white membership for the fourth year in a row... Read More
Oscars: The 2019-2020 Board of Governors
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) today finalized the lineup of its 2019-2020 Board of Governors after a runoff in the Film... Read More
Producers Guild adds key dates, new venue to 2020 awards
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) today announced key dates and a new venue for the 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards, as well as an... Read More
Honorary Oscars: David Lynch, Wes Studi, Lina Wertmüller; Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Geena Davis
Wertmüller was the first woman nominated for the Best Director Oscar; Davis has been a force in gender equality in the media The Academy announced... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (May)
The screenplay categories are a bit convoluted with some contenders muddied as to whether or not they are truly original or truly adapted. We’ve seen... Read More
New Rules for the 92nd Oscars: Makeup & Hairstyling gets five noms; 7-day eligibility run holds
The Board of Governors of the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held their annual board meeting tonight and came out with a handful of new... Read More
Writers Guild (WGA) Predictions: ‘Green Book’ and ‘BlacKkKlansman’ should prevail
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) will weigh in tonight on adapted and original screenplays in feature film, documentary and television and it could be... Read More
Cinema Audio Society (CAS) winners: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Free Solo,’ Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
The musical biopic of rock band queen and its frontman Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody, the death defying documentary Free Solo and the stop-motion Isle of... Read More
Interview: Betsy West and Julie Cohen, Oscar-nominated directors of ‘RBG’
At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed abreathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But... Read More
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’ 
‘Anima’ Review: Sydney Chandler and Takehiro Hira Ground Brian Tetsuro Ivie’s Low-Fi Sci-Fi Road Movie [B+] SXSW