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2019 Oscars: Official Submissions for the Foreign Language Film Oscar

Belarus's Crystal Swan, the first Foreign Language Film submission for the 2019 Oscars This is the official submission list for… Read More

July 4, 2018

2018 Oscar Predictions: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (November)

These are actually our first jump into predictions for Foreign Language Film even though we've been bouncing them around for… Read More

November 1, 2017

Oscar Podcast #57: Entering Awards Season Without a Frontrunner

It's the first Oscar podcast after the big summer film festivals - Venice, Telluride and Toronto - and usually by… Read More

September 25, 2017

Frontrunner Friday or: How Late September Doesn’t Have an Oscar Frontrunner

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] It's the first day of fall and the Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals have wrapped… Read More

September 22, 2017

Trailer for Alexander Payne’s ‘Downsizing,’ starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig

After debuting at Venice and Telluride (to largely mixed/missed opportunity reviews) the trailer for Alexander Payne's social/eco-comedy Downsizing is here.… Read More

September 12, 2017

7 Reasons Why The Shape of Water’s History-Making Golden Lion Win at Venice is so Important

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] The Venice Film Festival wrapped up yesterday with a historic win for The Shape of Water… Read More

September 10, 2017

‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Golden Lion for Best Film at Venice Film Festival

The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro's 1960s woman meets fish fantasy has captured the top prize at the Venice… Read More

September 9, 2017

10 Performances that Lit Up the Lido at the Venice Film Festival

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] The Venice Film Festival awards will be announced shortly (predictions here) and it will be interesting… Read More

September 9, 2017

Predicting the Venice Film Festival Awards: Which Films Will Win Big Tomorrow?

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] The Venice Film Festival wraps up tomorrow with its much-anticipated awards ceremony. As with Cannes and… Read More

September 8, 2017

Venice Critics and Audience Grids – Which Films Scored Highest?

Unlike the Cannes Film Festival where only critics get their grids, Venice allocates both critic and audience grids to assess… Read More

September 7, 2017