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 countries entering the Foreign Language... Read More
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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 months. With the official submission... Read More
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 now we have a frontrunner.... Read More
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 and by now a Best... Read More
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. When scientists discover how to... Read More
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 which snatched the Golden Lion... Read More
‘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 Film Festival, the Golden Lion... Read More
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 to see what Annette Bening... Read More
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 other film festivals, it’s almost... Read More
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 how the public and the... Read More
Interview: Zoe Saldaña On Her Award-Winning Performance and Role as Rita in ‘Emilia Pérez’ and Working with Madonna’s Choreographer [VIDEO] 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 259: 87th Oscars Retrospective 
‘Shōgun,’ ‘Ripley,’ ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Earn Casting Society (CSA) Artios Awards Television Nominations 
Trailer Watch: ‘Unstoppable,’ ‘Paddington in Peru,’ ‘Cruel Intentions,’ ‘Squid Game 2’ and More