55th NAACP Image Awards Nominations: ‘The Color Purple’ Leads Film with 16, ‘Abbott Elementary’ Tops TV with 9
Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino, Halle Bailey, Keke Palmer and Usher are Entertainer of the Year nominees Today, NAACP unveiled the nominees for its 55th NAACP Image Awards nominees... Read More
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African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Awards: ‘Origin,’ ‘American Fiction,’ ‘The Color Purple’ Win Big
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) announced today the winners of the 15th annual AAFCA Awards honoring outstanding achievement in film and the organization’s... Read More
Casting Society (CSA) 39th Artios Awards Nominations: ‘Saltburn,’ ‘The Color Purple’ ‘May December’ and more
Casting Society (CSA) announced today the film nominees for the 39th Artios Awards, which honor the contributions of casting professionals in film, television, theatre and commercials. Split... Read More
30th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Nominations: ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Succession’ Lead
The nominees for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards honoring outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances for the past year were announced this morning where the... Read More
Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) Nominations
The Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) have announced their nominees representing the best in film for 2023 where Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and Killers of... Read More
Danielle Brooks to Receive Breakthrough Performer Award at Hollywood Creative Alliance’s Astra Awards
The Hollywood Creative Alliance announced today that Danielle Brooks will receive the inaugural Breakthrough Performer Award, which will be presented by a special guest during the ASTRA Film Awards ceremony taking... Read More
‘The Color Purple’ Review: Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson are Electric but the Film Can’t Break Free from the Stage
Adapting a stage musical for the screen has tripped up a fair share of filmmakers in the past. Hew too closely to the stage version,... Read More
Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC): ‘Barbie,’ ‘Nyad,’ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Past Lives’ Win Big
Barbie, Nyad, Killers of the Flower Moon and Past Lives were the big winners from the Women Film Critics Circle today as they announced the... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: SOUND, MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS
20 films made the first cut for the visual effects shortlist and much to most of our surprise, Oppenheimer was not on it. Granted, director... Read More
Black Reel Awards (BRA) Nominations: ‘The Color Purple’ Leads with 19, ‘Rustin, with 10
The Color Purple leads the 24th Black Reel Awards nominations with 19 setting an historic mark for the most nominations for a musical from the... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 78 – ‘The Holiday’ (Nancy Meyers, 2006) 
Hollywood Biopics and Mental Health Through the Lenses of ‘The Aviator’ (2004), ‘A Beautiful Mind’ (2001) and ‘Love & Mercy’ (2014) 
2024 Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) Winners: ‘The Substance” Dominates 
2024 Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) Nominations