Interview: ‘Left-Handed Girl’ (左撇子女孩) Writer/Director Shih-Ching Tsou Reflects on Her 20-Year Collaboration with Sean Baker and Making the Film She Wanted to Make
One of the best films I saw out of TIFF was Left-Handed Girl, the solo directorial debut by Shih-Ching Tsou, a Taiwanese-American producer and longtime... Read More
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‘Left-Handed Girl’ (左撇子女孩) Review: Shih-Ching Tsou’s Solo Debut is a Vibrant Mother-Daughter Miracle [A-] TIFF
Minutes into Shih-Ching Tsou’s solo debut Left-Handed Girl, I knew I was in good hands. Watching our three female leads sitting at a small cramped... Read More
2025 Cannes: Critics’ Week Lineup Includes Sean Baker-Written Feature and a Dialogue-Free, Post-Apocalyptic Animated Film
Cannes Critics’ Week, the festival sidebar spotlighting first and second features, has revealed the 11 competition and special screenings titles for its 64th edition running... Read More
2025 Oscars: ‘Anora’ Wins Best Picture, Take Home Five Oscars
The 97th Oscars have officially come to a close with Anora taking home Hollywood’s top prize, alongside winning Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay,... Read More
40th Film Independent Spirit Awards: ‘Anora,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’ Win Big
Film Independent coronated Sean Baker’s Anora with three wins today at the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards, where it won Best Feature, Best Director and... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 274 – ‘Anora’ Wins Critics Choice, DGA, PGA and the State of the Oscar Race
This weekend truly kicked off the Oscar race with the 1-2-3 punch of Critics Choice, the Directors Guild and the Producers Guild all announcing their... Read More
77th Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards: Sean Baker Wins for ‘Anora,’ ‘Shōgun’ and ‘Hacks’ Prevail in TV
Sean Baker has won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award for Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for Anora. This was Sean Baker’s first... Read More
Directors Guild of America (DGA) Nominations: Edward Berger, James Mangold, Jacques Audiard Lead All-Male Lineup, Blockbuster Directors Miss Out
Directors Guild of America President Lesli Linka Glatter today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 256: Reviewing ‘Anora’ Plus Our Favorite Palme d’Or Winners
On episode 256 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer and Josh Parham to discuss Sean Baker’s... Read More
Interview: Mikey Madison on Embodying ‘Anora’ in Sean Baker’s Modern-Day Cinderella Story [VIDEO]
Since its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it took home the prestigious Palme d’Or, Anora has been at the forefront of critical... 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