2025 SFFILM Celebrates Scientific Excellence in Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Twisters’ with $20,000 Sloan Science in Cinema Prize
Today, SFFILM announced the program slate of the Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative at the 68th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival), which runs April 17–27, which will include... Read More
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2025 Oscars: Finalists for Visual Effects Oscar Revealed Include ‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator II,’ ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
The finalists in the running for the Visual Effects Oscar were revealed today, including the blockbusters Wicked, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Gladiator II, as well as... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND, VISUAL EFFECTS (November)
The Oscar shortlist for Makeup & Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song, Sound and Visual Effects (as well as feature and short film categories for animated,... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 242: Reviewing ‘Twisters’ and Our Favorite Disaster Movies
On episode 242 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributors Josh Parham and Karen... Read More
‘Twisters’ Review: Maybe the Real Tornadoes Were the Friends We Met Along the Way
When Jan de Bont’s Twister was released in May of 1996, disaster movies were on the precipice of a huge comeback, a renaissance they hadn’t... Read More
Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with Record-Tying 14 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 318 – The First Week of Awards Season with Critics Choice, Spirit Awards Nominations; NYFF, NBR, Gotham Winners 
Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations: ‘Adolescence’ Leads, Followed by ‘Nobody Wants This’ 
Michigan Movie Critics Guild Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12