AwardsWatch - oscars

New Trailer and Poster for Iran’s Oscar Entry ‘The Salesman’

Erik Anderson November 11, 2016

From award-winning writer/director Asghar Farhadi (The Oscar-winning A SEPARATION, THE PAST, ABOUT ELLY, FIREWORKS WEDNESDAY) comes a masterful, intimate and suspenseful new drama, THE SALESMAN, Iran’s... Read More

Fences Screens; Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Soar Up Oscar Charts

Erik Anderson November 7, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The response to this weekend’s first official screening of Fences, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis (and directed by Washington), was... Read More

2017 Oscars: 70 Animated Shorts Contend for Shortlist of Ten

Erik Anderson October 31, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] A longlist of 70 animated short films contending for the Academy Award has been revealed by Cartoon Brew, including their top picks,... Read More

Oscar Podcast #44: Viola Davis, Moonlight, Billy Lynn and Oscar Predictions with special guest Joey Nolfi

Erik Anderson October 28, 2016

On this 44th podcast, I am joined by a special guest, Entertainment Weekly’s Joey Nolfi. We cover a lot of ground in this podcast (which... Read More

10 Documentary Short Subject contenders on Oscar’s shortlist

Erik Anderson October 27, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders... Read More

‘La La Land’ gets Centerpiece Gala treatment at AFI Fest

Erik Anderson October 20, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Not that it needed more festival presence, La La Land, the current frontrunner for the Best Picture Oscar, is going to... Read More

2017 Oscars: 85 Countries Will Compete for the Foreign Language Film Oscar

Erik Anderson October 11, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] LOS ANGELES, CA – Eighty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 89th... Read More

Natalie Portman is exquisite in the first trailer and poster for JACKIE

Erik Anderson October 5, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The first teaser trailer for Pablo Larraín’s Jackie is here and it’s quite a moody, creepy piece. Set to the reprise... Read More

2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 5, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Very little change in Best Supporting Actor this month; the top five remain the same but with some movement within that... Read More

Amazon Studios Lands First FYC Page of the Season: Manchester by the Sea, Love & Friendship and More

Erik Anderson October 5, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Amazon Studios has unveiled its FYC awards and screenings page for its 2016 films with Manchester by the Sea and Love... Read More

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