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
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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
Not every girl wants to be somebody’s princess, but anyone who does, should be given the opportunity. This is not exactly what Sean Baker wants... Read More
Interview: Sean Baker and Simon Rex are in synch with ‘Red Rocket’
Director Sean Baker and actor Simon Rex are the dream duo of 2021. You can tell from just sitting with them for five, let alone... Read More
Comedian Nate Bargatze to Host 2025 Emmy Awards 
2025 Tribeca Festival Lineup: Films Starring Rose Byrne, Bryan Cranston, Anderson .Paak, Miley Cyrus’ Visual Album, Performances by Eddie Vedder, Becky G and More 
2025 SFFILM Celebrates Scientific Excellence in Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Twisters’ with $20,000 Sloan Science in Cinema Prize 
Interview: ‘The Encampments’ Director Kei Pritsker on the Urgency of Speaking Up and Speaking Out Against Injustice