ON THE RADAR
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The Myth of the Emmy Snub or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About ‘Snubs’ and Celebrate Television
Disclaimer: Due to bandwidth issues, I was unable to write my yearly FYC piece, and sadly my reviews and other articles had to be put on hold. Instead, I delivered dozens of fascinating interviews that became my personal FYC. The thoughts below are mine, and I stand by them. Mainly, I love television. The Emmy […] More
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in Editor, Interviews
Interview: Zoey Deutch Returns with Ken Marino and David Wain to Dsicuss the Comedy ‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’
No one does comedy quite like the team of Ken Marino and David Wain. Whether it’s Wet Hot American Summer or They Came Together, their films are one of a kind. Now, they’re back with their latest laugh riot, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, and as a bonus, they have one of my […] More
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in Editor, Emmys, FYC, Interviews, TV, TV Interviews
Interview: Judd Apatow Chats About His Emmy Nomination for ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’
Yesterday, Judd Apatow received two Emmy nominations for his work directing the documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special). Apatow has been nominated and won Emmys before, and he’s made several documentaries already over the years, but this one does feel special. […] More
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in TV, TV Interviews
Interview: Tal Anderson Talks About Her First Emmy Nomination for ‘The Pitt’
For its second season, The Pitt emerged as the most-nominated series at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards with twenty-five nominations. In that massive haul was first-time nominee Tal Anderson, who was recognized in Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Anderson plays Becca, Dr. Mel King’s (Taylor Dearden) sister who shows up to the hospital […] More
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in Op-ed
The Learning App That Helps You Build Your Cinema Knowledge
Streaming platforms host staggering amounts of media, with IMDb tracking more than 28 million film, television, podcast, and other entertainment titles in its global database. Because of this massive ocean of content, many viewers struggle to remember specific directors or historic movements, actors, and structural genres, classic film history, and a movie producer. True cinema […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of July 6th – ‘The Drama’ Stirs Up More Controversy and ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Wants to Stir Up Some Anti-Capitalist Anger
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, we have one of the more discussed early year releases hitting shelves in The Drama, alongside one of the more slept on in Dead Man’s Wire. This week also features a notable new release in Fuze, as well as a high profile Criterion Collection release in The Elephant […] More
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The Top 25 Best Film Editing Winners So Far (Updated for 2026)
Well folks, it is indeed time for another one. So, let’s get to it, ladies and gentlemen! Continuing a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our […] More
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Sunday Scaries: The Best Horror Films From the First Half of 2026
The Sunday Scaries are upon us once again! Yes, as the weekend concludes, most of us feel an oncoming sense of anticipatory dread about the week ahead. Anxiety about work manifests itself into a feeling that’s known as the Sunday Scaries. However, we at Awards Radar are here to combat that, by taking back the […] More
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A Brief Message From Awards Radar on the Fourth of July as America Celebrates Its 250th Birthday
Friends and faithful readers, today is the Fourth of July, as well as America’s 250th birthday. In more normal times, which seem like a lifetime ago, I’d simply be wishing you all a happy holiday from everyone at Awards Radar. Now, or at least for the past few years, I obviously still hope everybody has […] More
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Year in Advance Oscar Predictions: Considering First Half Contenders and What’s to Come As We Enter the Second Half of 2026
Folks, it’s July! We’ve officially entered the second half of the year, which is the half where the Oscar-centric films tend to reside. Not entirely, of course, as you’ll see below, but largely. So, as we’re at this point, it felt like the right time to not just update my Academy Award predictions, but to […] More















