Awards Daily's Megan McLachlan takes a look at seven Sundance films to look out for in 2023. I've been kind of on a roll when it comes to Sundance films. The first Sundance film I ever screened was CODA in 2021 (which of course went on to earn Best Picture in 2022) and then in 2022, the first film I...

Best Picture is usually driven by one primary force. It's either the performance of an actor that is so good it drags the whole Oscar race in that direction (like Colin Firth for the King's Speech or Jean DuJardin for The Artist), or it's the force of the director, which has traditionally driven a Best Picture winner (like Ben Affleck's...

It's been over four months since I've seen Lukas Dhont's Close. I haven't forgotten a single frame of this fantastic film. I'd heard a great deal about it following its Grand Prix-winning debut at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Dhont, himself, attended this year's Telluride Film Festival to support the film, but even with deafening buzz and critical acclaim, I...

Creo is delighted to announce the shortlist for the first edition of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards. Established by Creo and sponsored by Sony as a major new annual awards program for short films, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards set out to elevate original voices from around the globe with a fresh perspective on storytelling.      The inaugural competition ran...

I started this site in 1999. I did it with a baby and a 1200 baud modem. I built Oscarwatch.com that would eventually build a strong readership. That was before there were even blogs. At some point, we got a forum. The forum took on a life of its own and became came a powerful force such that when people...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York and Los Angeles (January 25, 2023) – Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2022. Winners will be honored at concurrent 2023 Writers Guild Awards ceremonies on Sunday, March 5, 2023. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Everything Everywhere All At Once, Written by...

A brand new career has opened up for Academy members. It's the same path open to just about about every kind of person: the influencer. Social media platforms have now given anyone a voice and a way to showcase themselves to sell stuff. Many of them are on YouTube — I follow quite a few, from Mav to Itsblitzz to...

We had over 400 entries in our contest this year, and one rose to the top with predicting 97 out of 120 nominations correctly (which was also the top score at GoldDerby). First, a shoutout to the runner-up, Jeffrey Mahoney, who just fell short of sharing first place with a still impressive 96/120 score. Now for the winner — congratulations...

A quick chat between me, Ryan and Clarence (we missed Mark this time) on the Oscar nominees. Low key rundown of what we thought about all of it. Have a listen.

The Oscar nominations dropped this morning. The Academy's nominations were live for the first time in a while, which was nice to see. They are slowly building their way back from COVID and everything else that's contributed to the current state of things. Plenty of people at Gold Derby were bullish on Triangle of Sadness, including Anne Thompson and Joyce...

Check back throughout the day to find more reactions to this year's Academy Awards nominations! "I am overwhelmed and overjoyed with happiness! Every single person who worked on this film poured their heart and soul into it, and we are all so grateful to the Academy for recognizing so many from our EEAAO family. Playing Evelyn Wang has been one...

Best Picture All Quiet on the Western Front Avatar: The Way of Water The Banshees of Inisherin Elvis Everything Everywhere All at Once The Fabelmans TÁR Top Gun: Maverick Triangle of Sadness Women Talking Best Director Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans Todd Field, TÁR Ruben Östlund, Triangle of...