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Awards Radar Community: Do You Think ‘CODA’ or ‘The Power of the Dog’ Wins PGA?
This weekend, there stands a very good chance that the Oscar for Best Picture will be won. Of course, the Academy Awards are still a week away, but that doesn’t matter. The Producers Guild of America are here with their awards ceremony, and you must pay attention. There’s a very good chance that as PGA […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #78: Going Over a Wild Precursor Weekend with Joey, Myles, and Steve
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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27th Annual Critics Choice Awards Led By ‘The Power of the Dog’ and ‘Ted Lasso’
What an interesting night! Not only was the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards held in person, after going virtual last year, it was done on my 35th birthday, making it a party in many ways. I had a good time seeing colleagues, friends, and folks in the industry that I hadn’t seen in years, alongside […] More
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BAFTA 2022 Winners Announced!
The winners for the 2022 British Academy Academy Of Film And Television Arts (BAFTA) awards were announced. The show was recorded earlier and was broadcast at 3 ET. The show took place at London’s Royal Albert Hall and the show was hosted by Rebel Wilson. Dune entered the ceremony leading with 11 nominations. Followed behind […] More
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DGA Awards Go to Jane Campion, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and More!
The Directors Guild of America sure didn’t leave any Oscar surprises last night. In giving their top prize to Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog, DGA has confirmed what we all already knew. Campion has this Academy Award locked up. For the rest of the DGA winners, see below, but Campion and Maggie […] More
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Annie Awards Led By ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’
The 2022 Annie Awards are now in the books! With the results in for the 49th annual incarnation of the ceremony, we can see that Netflix and The Mitchells vs. the Machines had a great night. Will it be enough to push it past Encanto at the Academy Awards? We shall see, but until the […] More
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‘Cruella’ and ‘Dune’ Emerge Victorious From the Costume Designers Guild Awards
Earlier tonight, the 24th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards were held. As always, the winners here often get a leg up in the Oscar race for Best Costume Design. This year, the Academy will be again choosing from some of these victors. The Sci-Fi / Fantasy category went to Dune, while Contemporary went to Coming […] More
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‘Dune’ Cleans Up At 20th Visual Effects Society Awards
Dune was a risky project for Denis Villeneuve, but big risks also have big rewards. The first part in the sci-fi epic took home four statues at the 20th annual Visual Effects Society Awards, including ‘Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature.’ The Beverly Hilton played host to the ceremony on Tuesday that celebrates visual […] More
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Art Directors Guild Award Winners Include ‘Dune’ and ‘Nightmare Alley’
Last night, the Art Directors Guild held their awards ceremony, hoping to shed light on the Oscar race for Best Production Design. For those that think the category is a fight to the finish between Dune and Nightmare Alley, they got some added juice, as both took home ADG prizes. The former won for Fantasy […] More
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ACE Eddie Top Prizes Go To ‘King Richard’ and ‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’
The American Cinema Editors are holding their annual ACE Eddie Awards tonight and we have the results. Perhaps in a surprise Pamela Martin won the Dramatic category for King Richard, while Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisbaum took the Comedy category for Tick, Tick…Boom! Both will be facing off again at the Oscars, so will the […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: The Post-SAG Fallout
Last week, I set the stage (here) for what might be happening with the evolving second phase of the awards season. It was written with the Screen Actors Guild Awards only a few days out. Now, with it in the rearview mirror, we have SAG’s impact, as well as the rest of the precursors, to […] More
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The Best Actress Race Has Chosen Chaos This Season!
Folks, do we have a Best Actress race or what? Much like last year, things have evolved in such a way as to make the competition for the Academy Award truly a five horse race (even if last year was more a three or perhaps four horse one). Oscar voters have absolutely no frontrunner to […] More