AwardsWatch - oscars

New Rules for the 92nd Oscars: Makeup & Hairstyling gets five noms; 7-day eligibility run holds

Erik Anderson April 23, 2019

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

Erik Anderson February 17, 2019

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’

Erik Anderson February 17, 2019

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’

Erik Anderson February 15, 2019

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

2019 Oscars: Academy Reverses Decision After Industry Protest; All 24 Categories Will Be Broadcast Live

Erik Anderson February 15, 2019

After a truly wild week of social media uproar and industry backlash from actors, directors and editors, cinematographers and makeup & hairstylists guilds, the Academy... Read More

Interview: Mary Zophres, Oscar-nominated costume designer of ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’

Erik Anderson February 15, 2019

Costume designer Mary Zophres had created some of the most iconic looks in modern movie history. From The Dude’s robe and sweater in The Big... Read More

2019 BAFTAs: ‘Roma’ nabs Best Film, Director; ‘The Favourite’ leads with most wins

Erik Anderson February 10, 2019

Alfonso Cuarón intimate epic Roma, which he directed, wrote, edited and shot, has won the 2019 BAFTA for Best Film. It also picked up wins... Read More

Academy backtracks; All Oscar-nominated songs will be performed

Erik Anderson January 31, 2019

Not long after it was leaked (intentionally?) that only two Original Songs would be performed at this year’s Oscars and encountered tons of backlash, the... Read More

2019 Oscars: A Look at African and Middle Eastern Films in This Year’s Foreign Language Oscar Race

Mina Takla December 10, 2018

Our weekly Foreign Language Oscar race analysis pieces continue after a short hiatus. This week, we take a look at a region that rarely gets... Read More