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2018: Foreign Language Film Shortlist: ‘The Square,’ ‘In the Fade’ In; ‘BPM,’ Angelina Jolie Snubbed

Erik Anderson December 14, 2017

The nine films that will compete for the Foreign Language Film Oscar have been revealed and it’s never without huge surprises. While many films, such... Read More

2018 Oscars: Final Predictions for the Foreign Language Film Shortlist

Erik Anderson December 11, 2017

It’s been an exciting 10 weeks during which we analyzed almost 30 films in the Foreign Language Film Oscar race, a number that represents around... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (December Part 1)

Erik Anderson December 7, 2017

We’re just about a week away from the announcement of the nine finalists for Foreign Language Film so this will be our last predictions for... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (November)

Erik Anderson November 1, 2017

These are actually our first jump into predictions for Foreign Language Film even though we’ve been bouncing them around for months. With the official submission... Read More

2018 Oscars: Record 92 Countries to Compete for Foreign Language Film Oscar

Erik Anderson August 17, 2017

A record 92 countries will compete for the Foreign Language Film Oscar. Haiti, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Senegal, and Syria are first-time entrants.... Read More

2017 Oscars: What You Need to Know about the Foreign Language Film Oscar Finalists

Erik Anderson December 17, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] When the Academy announced the shortlist of nine films eligible for a Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination next month, plenty of gasps... Read More

2017 Oscars: FULL LIST of Foreign Language Film Oscar Submissions

Erik Anderson August 5, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The first official Foreign Language Film Oscar submission for 2017 was Switzerland with My Life as a Courgette. The film is also in contention... Read More

OFFICIAL Submissions List for 2016 Foreign Language Film Oscar (Updating)

Erik Anderson August 4, 2015

We’ll be updating the list of foreign language film submissions for the 2016 Oscars right here as we head to the 10/1 deadline. Sony... Read More

2015 Oscars POLL: Who Will Make the 9-Film Shortlist for the Foreign Language Film Oscar?

Erik Anderson October 12, 2014

A record 83 countries have submitted for Foreign Language Film Oscar this year, besting the previous record of 76, set last year. Several first-timers are... Read More

2015 Oscars: A Record 83 Countries Submit for Foreign Language Film Oscar

Erik Anderson September 2, 2014

A record 83 countries have submitted for Foreign Language Film Oscar this year, besting the previous record of 76, set last year. Several first-timers are... Read More

Sweden

2018: Foreign Language Film Shortlist: ‘The Square,’ ‘In the Fade’ In; ‘BPM,’ Angelina Jolie Snubbed

2018 Oscars: Final Predictions for the Foreign Language Film Shortlist

2018 Oscar Predictions: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (December Part 1)

2018 Oscar Predictions: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (November)

2018 Oscars: Record 92 Countries to Compete for Foreign Language Film Oscar

2017 Oscars: What You Need to Know about the Foreign Language Film Oscar Finalists

2017 Oscars: FULL LIST of Foreign Language Film Oscar Submissions

OFFICIAL Submissions List for 2016 Foreign Language Film Oscar (Updating)

2015 Oscars POLL: Who Will Make the 9-Film Shortlist for the Foreign Language Film Oscar?

2015 Oscars: A Record 83 Countries Submit for Foreign Language Film Oscar

FINAL Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions of the 2025/2026 Season

FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR

‘I Love Boosters’ Review: Boots Riley’s Dressed to Excess Cartoon Revolution is Too Much and Not Enough [B-] SXSW

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Film Festivals

17th TCM Classic Film Festival to Open with ‘Barefoot in the Park,’ Tributes for Barbara Hershey, Paul Williams

Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces 2027 Dates

Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ Lands West Coast Premiere as Centerpiece of 69th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM)

29th Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF): ‘Poetic License,’ ‘I Swear,’ Conversations with Julian Schnabel, Barry Jenkins and Lulu Wang

Sundance Film Festival Announces 2027 Dates, Boulder Venues

Awards

Satellite Awards Winners: ‘Hamnet, ‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘The White Lotus,’ Andor’ and More

American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘The Studio’ and ‘Black Rabbit’

Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Frankenstein’ Top Film Wins

Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Film Wins, ‘The Pitt’ Sweeps TV

Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards: ‘F1’ Takes Top Film Prize; ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Studio,’ ‘Adolescence’ are TV Winners

Podcasts

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 336 – Final Oscar Predictions for the 98th Academy Awards

Director Watch Ep. 142 ‘The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1943) with Special Guest Bilge Ebiri

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 335 – Reactions to the Split PGA and SAG Awards

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 141 – ’49th Parallel aka The Invaders’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1942)

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 334 – 79th BAFTA Film Awards Reaction