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BAFTA’s Led by ‘Nomadland’ with ‘The Father’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ Among Those Next in Line
This afternoon brought the results of the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards, also known as BAFTA. After the nominations, due in part to a quirk in voting this year, brought some surprises, the wins more or less went according to plan. As expected, Nomadland led the way, taking home four BAFTA prizes, including Best Picture, […] More
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Awards Radar Community: Who Would Win in a Battle Between Godzilla and Kong?
The first film to set the box office on fire in over a year, Godzilla vs. Kong has been far more than just a movie to drive new HBO Max subscribers for Warner Bros. The flick is a genuine theatrical event, such as those are these days. So, for our latest Awards Radar Community question, […] More
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DGA Awards Given to Chloé Zhao and Darius Marder
Tonight, the Directors Guild of America held their big awards ceremony. Of course, we all went in to this DGA show knowing that Chloé Zhao was going win the big category for her Nomadland work. That proved to be the case, as Zhao beat back Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), David […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Who the Hell is Winning Best Actress?
Like everyone else, I’m puzzled by the Best Actress race. Just a week ago, it seemed like the race was pretty steady. Hell, all the races were. It was just a question of whether Nomadland was going to win all of its nominated categories or just most of them. Then, the Screen Actors Guild got […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #28: All Manner of SAG Talk with Joey, Myles, Ryan, and Steven
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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Awards Radar Community: What Was Number Six in the Oscar Categories?
Three weeks ago, I posted my article (here) on the “Alternate” Academy Award nominations. As I explained, it was a fun exercise to see who and what likely just missed with Oscar. In some cases, it leads to a sigh of relief. In others, it leads to wondering what might have been. Now that we’re […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of April 5th – Take a trip with ‘Barb and Star’
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, we have the amusing comedy Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar leading the way. Aside from that, it’s kind of a barren week, new release-wise. As theatrical releases slowly gear back up, Blu-ray and DVD releases eventually will, too. For now, we just make do. Luckily, Barb […] More
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SAG Winners Include Viola Davis, Youn Yuh-jung, and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
Moments ago, the 27th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards wrapped up, with the 2021 ceremony looking a lot different. Clocking in at one hour and being a pre-recorded affair, SAG opted for brevity. it ran smoothly, though one could argue that the winners deserved more room to breathe. As for the winners, we had the […] More
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Enjoy the Screen Actors Guild Awards Tonight!
This evening, the Screen Actors Guild Awards are being broadcast. Sure, it’ll be a pre-recorded event for SAG, with rumors of leaked winners floating around the internet, but still…it’s a televised guild award. That’s part of what we all live for here at Awards Radar, both in terms of readers and staff. So, it’s noteworthy. […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: SAG Lags Behind
Considering how little of this Oscar season has followed expectations, it only stands to reason that a Guild Award has a dulled impact in 2021. Whereas most years, we look to the Screen Actors Guild Awards for major tips in regard to the Academy Awards, this time around, that feeling is rather muted. Sure, SAG […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #27: Joey, Myles, Ryan, and Steven Get Into All Manner of Debates!
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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Film Review: ‘Every Breath You Take’ Needs More Oxygen Flowing to the Brain
We used to get a film like Every Breath You Take seemingly one every few months. A psychological thriller with a good cast, a nonsensical title, and an undeserved twist at the end? Yep, that used to be a cinematic staple. These days, they’re somewhat rarer, and for good reason. Perhaps surprisingly, this movie has […] More
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