2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (September)
With the trifecta of major fall festivals behind us, the time for play is over. Wistful predictions are no more and there’s nothing to hide... Read More
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2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s Updates Following Venice and Telluride
For Oscar pundits, phase one is now complete. The “way too early” stretch when predictions are stitched together from Sundance or Cannes crumbs is in... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 305 – 2025 Telluride Wrap-Up
The 52nd Telluride Film Festival has wrapped up and that means it’s time for the AW team to gather and talk about what we saw,... Read More
Telluride Dispatch #3: Dad Mode with ‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Frankenstein’
Day three of the 52nd Telluride Film Festival has revealed a striking theme woven through its lineup: imperfect fathers. Across many of the films I... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (August)
This is the last gasp of ‘good on paper’ predictions. Where most films still haven’t been seen but we bank on a director, a cast,... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Previews the Historic Debut of the Casting Category and Fall’s Early Contenders
Film festival season is nearly here, and some of the mystery around separating contenders from pretenders will begin to lift once we’re in the mountains... Read More
TIFF50: Aziz Ansari’s ‘Good Fortune,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ Angelina Jolie in ‘Couture’ Announced for 50th Toronto International Film Festival
The 50th Toronto International Film Festival will see the world premieres of a host of new films, including David Michôd’s Christy, starring Sydney Sweeney as... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (July)
While July is the month of Emmy nominations, it’s also when Venice announces its lineup (July 22) and Toronto reveals its sidebar sections and a... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST CASTING (June)
The great thing about having a new category to predict is that we don’t have anything from the Academy to rely on in terms of... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (June)
With Cannes in the rear view mirror we find ourselves midyear and with it, winners like It Was Just an Accident, Sentimental Value, Sound of... Read More
Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards: ‘F1’ Takes Top Film Prize; ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Studio,’ ‘Adolescence’ are TV Winners 
2026 True/False Film Fest Dispatch #1: ‘The Oldest Person in the World,’ ‘Broken English’ 
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST CASTING 
Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces 2027 Dates