Director Watch Podcast Ep. 44 – ‘The Beguiled’ (Sofia Coppola, 2017)
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
the beguiled
‘Call Me By Your Name’ Leads International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA, the forums-based branch of AwardsWatch) have announced their nominations for 2017 film and Call Me By Your Name leads with... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July) – Can Anyone Stop Melissa Leo? Hunter, Spencer, Prince Might
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Things are looking very good for Melissa Leo to snag her second Best Supporting Actress Oscar with Sony Pictures Classics anointing... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (June) – Melissa Leo, Allison Janney Rise; Debuts from Carmen Ejogo, Brooklynn Prince
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] A truly remarkable month of change from May to June and a big part of it due to the Cannes Film... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (June) – Spielberg is Tops; Sean Baker, Jordan Peele, Sofia Coppola Debut
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] As with Best Picture, Todd Haynes enjoyed a single month at #1 with Wonderstruck but falls all the way down to... Read More
Cannes 2017: Did Any of the Winners Start Their Oscar Campaigns?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 2017 Cannes Film Festival has wrapped with more than a few surprises when the winners were announced at the Closing... Read More
Cannes 2017 Winners: The Square wins the Palme, Nicole Kidman given 70th anniversary prize
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Ruben Östlund’s satirical drama The Square has won the Palme D’Or of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The tale of... Read More
Cannes 2017: Winner Predictions
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Predictions for the top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival are never easy. While there are critics’ reviews and polls upon... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: Huge Shakeup as ‘Wonderstruck’ Plummets and Spielberg’s ‘Pentagon Papers’ Tops
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In the biggest shakeup since starting Frontrunner Friday for the 2018 Oscar season, the previous #1 (and the official #1 for... Read More
A Brief History of Oscar and the Cannes Film Festival and Who Might Win This Year
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 70th Cannes Film Festival kicks off this week (Thursday, to be exact) but did you know that only Cannes Palme... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November) 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 72 – ‘Three Colours: Blue’ (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1993) 
2025 Oscars: Eligibility Lists for Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards 
Nava Mau, Sean Wang Among 2024 BAFTA Breakthroughs Championing New ‘Must-Watch’ Creatives