AwardsWatch - the color purple

26th SCAD Film Festival Lineup: ‘NYAD’ to Open, Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ to Close, First Look at ‘The Color Purple’

Erik Anderson October 6, 2023

The Savannah College of Art and Design’s 26th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the largest university-run film festival in the U.S., will return in person... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (September)

Erik Anderson September 18, 2023

With the Venice, Telluride and Toronto film festivals now behind us, films seen and awards given out, we’re in a better place to visualize Oscar... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (August)

Erik Anderson August 24, 2023

We’re just a week away from the fall festival kick off with Venice in August 30 and Telluride on August 31, both of which will... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (June)

Erik Anderson June 19, 2023

As I expected in May, Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest were the top Cannes winners last month,... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (May)

Erik Anderson May 25, 2023

Last year, I kicked off my Oscar predictions just after Cannes, after Ruben Östlund won his second Palme d’Or and took that win all the... Read More

Trailer: The film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical ‘The Color Purple’ with Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo and Halle Bailey

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Trailer: The film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical ‘The Color Purple’ with Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo and Halle Bailey

Erik Anderson May 22, 2023

Today, Warner Bros released the first trailer for the upcoming movie musical adaptation of the Tony Award-winning production The Color Purple, produced by Oprah Winfrey... Read More

2024 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (May)

Erik Anderson May 9, 2023

I’m kicking off my early 2024 Oscar predictions this season with Adapted Screenplay and Original Screenplay, a full four months earlier than last year. Why?... Read More

Oscar winner H.E.R. to make acting debut in ‘The Color Purple’ movie musical

Nate Day August 31, 2021

Oscar- and Grammy-winning R&B star H.E.R. is setting her sights on Hollywood. The 24-year-old songstress is set to appear in the upcoming film adaptation of... Read More

Tony and Grammy-winning star Cynthia Erivo to perform at Oscars Governors Ball

Erik Anderson February 16, 2017

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Award-winning singer-songwriter Cynthia Erivo is set to perform at the Governors Ball, the Academy’s official post-Oscars® celebration, on Sunday, February 26.... Read More

59th Grammy Awards: Adele Wins Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year Again

Erik Anderson February 12, 2017

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Adele’s 25 was named the Grammys Album of the Year, upsetting Beyoncé’s Lemonade and making the singer/songwriter only the second female... Read More