For months now, two things have been consistent. One has been that pundits, including myself, have spoken about how wide open the Oscar race for Best Picture has been. The other is that, ever since the movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Palme d’Or, I’ve been predicting Anora to win Best […] More
All of a sudden, it’s looking like we have a real frontrunner in Best Picture (one I’ve been predicting for months now, by the by). The Producers Guild Awards have given their top prize to Anora. Sean Baker‘s film now feels, especially after Baker took the DGA prize earlier in the evening, like the one […] More
The Directors Guild has just announced, and folks, we have a race in Best Director! Yes, the DGA top prize goes to Sean Baker for Anora, instantly boosting his Oscar chances. Hot on the heels of the film winning Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards, Anora is on the upswing. You can see all […] More
Today, NEON released a video showcasing filmmaker Sean Baker‘s three decade journey to his Academy Award nominated Anora. The movie is up for six Oscars, including Best Picture, as well as Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Baker himself. You can see Baker in conversation with our own Joey Magidson here, as well as […] More
Note: Spoilers ahead for Anora and Fish Tank. Because of the L.A. wildfires – please help if you can – the announcement of the Academy Award nominees has been pushed back to this Thursday. We are likely to see an impressive haul for films like The Brutalist, Conclave, Wicked: Part 1, and (ugh, god help […] More
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s of course that time again! There are few things a writer in this industry looks forward to more than doing their year end Top Ten list. Even with the sort of unusual years that were the last few, I still saw well over 300 films each year, and that includes here […] More
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
When you watch Anora, it’s impossible not to notice and be impressed by Yura Borisov. He’s not the star, but as the story unfolds, you’re paying attention to his character of Igor, especially as he interacts with Mikey Madison‘s title character. Borisov, much like Madison, blew me away at the Telluride Film Festival. The movie […] More
Moments ago, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association wrapped up their voting for 2024. Putting forth a very strong showing was Anora, which took Best Picture, as well as a tie for Mikey Madison (with Marianne Jean-Baptiste for Hard Truths) in Best Lead Performance, a tie for Yura Borisov (with Kieran Culkin for A Real […] More
Today’s big precursor day includes the results from the Boston Society of Film Critics, which went big for Anora. It took Best Picture, Best Director for Sean Baker, Best Actress for Mikey Madison, and Best Original Screenplay. The only other films to two multiple prizes were The Brutalist and A Complete Unknown, with two apiece. […] More
This morning brought the nominations for the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Leading the way with six citations apiece are Anora and I Saw the TV Glow. They’ll be joined in the Best Feature race by Nickel Boys, Sing Sing, and The Substance. All of the nominees can be seen below, with the winners to […] More
For years now, Sean Baker has been one of the most underrated storytellers in the business. The way he de-stigmatizes and humanizes sex work, as well as characters/locations on the fringes of society, it’s truly one of a kind. It hasn’t translated into Academy Award attention just yet, but Anora now has him in the […] More
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