FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
With Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay nominations, it’s hard to make a case against Japans’s Drive My Car from Ryusuke Hamaguchi racing... Read More
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FINAL 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
The big story with these three categories is the chance for Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Flee to make Oscar history and be nominated in all three.... Read More
‘House of Gucci,’ ‘The French Dispatch,’ Zola’ among 37th Casting Society of America (CSA) Artios Awards nominees
The Casting Society of America (CSA) today announced the film nominees for the 37th Artios Awards, which honor the contribution of Casting Directors to film,... Read More
Interview: In ‘The Hand of God,’ Paolo Sorrentino shines a light on his past to discover who he is now
Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film, The Hand of God (2021, available on Netflix) is also his most personal one. Some may call it a departure from... Read More
‘Nightmare Alley,’ ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth,’ ‘Cyrano’ earn Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) nominations
The Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) awards celebrate the work of Set Decorators and their colleagues with Best Achievement in Film 2021 and today... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December)
The shortlists for Documentary Feature and International Feature Film came with the usual surprise inclusions and shocking snubs but also more or less solidified what... Read More
AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast #84: Oscar Shortlist predictions with Will Mavity
It’s almost Christmas but the real gift for awards watchers is the Oscars shortlist announcement! On this 84th podcast, I’m joined by Will Mavity of... Read More
From Alice Brooks to Ari Wegner: 10 female cinematographers who could find recognition this awards season
89 years. That’s how long it took for a woman to be nominated for Best Cinematography at the Academy Awards. And since Rachel Morrison’s historic... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (November)
With the deadline behind us, submissions for the International Feature Film Oscar are closed, putting us at 93 entries and tying with the all-time record... Read More
2021 European Film Awards (EFA) nominations: ‘The Father,’ ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ lead field
Jasmila Žbanić’s Oscar-nominated Quo Vadis, Aida? led the 2021 European Film Awards (EFA) nominations this morning with five, including European Film, Director and Actress for... Read More
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