Arrival Could Be the First Science Fiction Movie to Win Best Picture
Denis Villeneuve brings a new hope for an Oscar for genre fans.No science fiction movie has ever won the Oscar for… Read More
November 15, 2016
Awards
The Oscars Could Better Honor Foreign, Documentary, and Animated Features
Let’s prove the movies aren’t dead by recognizing more of them.Fire at Sea (Kino Lorber)This week is a big one for documentary… Read More
November 1, 2016
For Our Consideration: The Best Uses of Preexisting Music in Movies This Year
Awards RejectsListen all y’all, it’s “Sabotage” for the win.Every year, the Academy Awards honor the best original song in a movie,… Read More
October 18, 2016
The State of The Oscar Race Following The New York Film Festival
Analysis of the awards prospects of NYFF premieres and favorites.The New York Film Festival might not immediately bring the Oscar… Read More
October 18, 2016
What to Know for 2017’s Foreign Language Oscars
A stacked non-category helps countries define themselves for the world.Serendipitously, a prison guard finds himself slowly ingratiating himself to a superior… Read More
October 13, 2016
How Documentaries Finally Got Serious About Oscar Season
More and more contenders are showing up late in the game.Filmmaker Ava DuVernay with Newt Gingrich during the making of ‘13th’… Read More
October 11, 2016
For Our Consideration: Angourie Rice and Julian Dennison for Juvenile Actors of 2016
Awards RejectsDreaming of the return of the Oscars’ youth performance award.Between 1935 and 1961, the Academy gave out an occasional… Read More
October 6, 2016
Silence and the Fate of the Late Release
What a very late release could mean for Martin Scorsese’s new movie. Martin Scorsese’s long gestating passion project Silence has been… Read More
September 28, 2016
For Our Consideration: The Biggest Comebacks of the Year
Awards RejectsFilmmakers, actors, and even characters making rebounds in 2016.Yesterday, FSR head honcho Neil Miller called Split “one of the better… Read More
September 27, 2016