Awards
Gotham Awards Winners: “Nomadland,” “Time,” “I May Destroy You,” and More
“Nomadland” continues to dominate awards season. Chloé Zhao’s drama about a woman who moves into her camping van and travels across the American West in the aftermath of the Great...
National Society of Film Critics Names “Nomadland” Best Picture, Chloé Zhao Best Director
Oscar nominations won’t be announced until March 15 but “Nomadland” is collecting a slew of high-profile accolades in the meantime. After winning major honors from the Boston...
“The Sleepwalkers” Named as Argentina’s Pick for Oscars’ International Feature Category
Already the winner of 15 international film awards, “The Sleepwalkers” (“Los sonámbulos”) is one step closer to an Oscar nomination. Paula Hernández’s drama about a...
“Nomadland” Leads Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ EDA Award Nominations
The party’s just getting started for “Nomadland.” Chloé Zhao’s Oscar frontrunner has already picked up honors from the Boston Society of Film Critics, the Los Angeles Film...
Saudi Arabia Adds “Scales” to Oscars’ International Feature Race
Shahad Ameen is following in Haifaa Al-Mansour’s footsteps. “Scales” has been named as Saudi Arabia’s pick for the International Feature Film category at the 2021 Academy...
“Nomadland” Dominates Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Chloé Zhao Wins Best Director
“Nomadland” is showing no signs of slowing down. The Frances McDormand-led Oscar frontrunner was just named Best Picture by The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), and Chloé Zhao...
L.A. Film Critics Association & New York Film Critics Circle Name Chloé Zhao Best Director for “Nomadland”
Chloé Zhao is taking awards season by storm. Already named Best Director by the Boston Society of Film Critics, Zhao just picked up the same honor from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association...
Rose Glass’ “Saint Maud” Sweeps BIFA Nominations with Record-Breaking 17 Nods
The titular character of “Saint Maud” can rest assured: there is some good in the world! Rose Glass’ psychological horror drama received 17 British Independent Film Awards nods this...
Awkwafina, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Rashida Jones, & Rachel Brosnahan Among NYWIFT Muse Awards Honorees
Awkwafina, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Rashida Jones, Rachel Brosnahan, and more are set to be honored at New York Women in Film & Television’s (NYWIFT) 41st Annual Muse Awards, a press release...
“Babyteeth” Wins Big at Australian Academy Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) just announced the winners of its 2020 awards ceremony, and Shannon Murphy’s “Babyteeth” has got plenty to...
Cinema Eye Honors Announces First Noms: “Hillary,” “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,” and More
Cinema Eye Honors has announced its first wave of nominees. The awards, which recognize nonfiction and documentary filmmaking, will announce “higher-profile feature film nominations”...
IDA Documentary Award Nominations: “Crip Camp,” “Time,” & More
The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced nominees for the 36th annual IDA Documentary Awards. Of 10 titles competing for Best Feature, three are directed or co-directed by women:...
“Preparations to Be Together” Named as Hungary’s Pick for Oscars’ International Film Category
Hungary has selected “Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time” as its entry for Best International Film at the 2021 Academy Awards. Variety broke the news. Written and directed...
Dawn Porter Receives Mind the Gap’s Documentarian of the Year Award
Mind the Gap, Mill Valley Film Festival’s (MVFF) gender equality initiative, has named Dawn Porter as Documentarian of the Year. According to a press release, the “Way I See It”...
Radha Blank to Receive Sundance Institute’s 2020 Vanguard Award
Time for RadhaMUSPrime to start penning a celebratory rap. The Sundance Institute has named Radha Blank, the writer, director, and star of “The 40-Year-Old Version,” as the recipient of...
Israel Adds “Asia” to Oscars’ International Feature Race
Shira Haas is starring in another awards contender. The “Unorthodox” breakout leads “Asia,” a drama that has been named as Israel’s pick for Best International Film at...
Kirsten Johnson’s “Dick Johnson Is Dead” Wins Big at Critics Choice Doc Awards
“Dick Johnson Is Dead’s” Oscars chances are very much alive. The documentary just won big at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, which are considered among the most accurate...
“Hope” Named as Norway’s Pick for Oscars’ International Film Race
“Hope” is eyeing a trip to the Oscars. Norway has selected Maria Sødahl’s drama as its submission to the Best International Film category at the 2021 Academy Awards. The Norwegian Film...
Gotham Awards Nominations: All Five Best Feature Nods Go to Women-Directed Pics
All too often awards shows forget that women directors exist. The 2020 IFP Gotham Awards is putting them front and center. Nominations for the 30th annual installment of the ceremony have been...
Garrett Bradley, Regina K. Scully, and Maria Ressa to Be Honored at IDA Documentary Awards
Filmmaker Garrett Bradley, producer Regina K. Scully, and intrepid journalist and “A Thousand Cuts” subject Maria Ressa are set to be recognized by the International Documentary...
“Song Without a Name” Is Peru’s Pick for Oscars’ International Feature Category
“Song Without a Name” could be heading to the Oscars. Peru has submitted Melina León’s debut feature as their pick for the International Feature Film category at the 2021 Academy...
“Charter” Named Sweden’s Pick for Oscars’ International Feature Category
“Charter” is an Oscar hopeful. Sweden has submitted Amanda Kernell’s second feature in the Best International Feature Film category at the 2021 Academy Awards, a press release from...
“True Mothers,” “Funny Boy,” & “And Tomorrow the Entire World” Join International Oscar Race
Naomi Kawase is entering the Oscar race. Japan selected the Cannes regular’s latest offering, “True Mothers,” as its pick for the International Feature category at the 93rd edition...
“What We Wanted” Is Austria’s Pick for Oscars’ International Feature Category
Another woman-directed film has joined the Oscar race in the International Feature category. Screen Daily confirmed that Austria submitted Ulrike Kofler’s fertility drama “What We...
Keisha Rae Witherspoon Receives Inaugural Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant
The Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant has announced its first recipient. Miami-based independent director Keisha Rae Witherspoon will take home the $25,000 unrestricted cash grant this year,...
IDA Doc Awards Announce Shortlists for Best Feature and Best Short: “Time,” “Boys State,” & More
The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced shortlists for the Best Feature and Best Short categories at the 36th Annual IDA Documentary Awards, which will be presented at a...
“Beginning” Named Georgia’s Pick for Oscars’ International Feature Category
Cleaning up at the San Sebastian Film Festival was just the beginning for Dea Kulumbegashvili’s latest. “Beginning” has been named as Georgia’s submission for the 2021 Academy...
Applications for the 2021 Leah Ryan’s FEWW Playwriting Prize Opening Soon
Applications for next year’s Playwriting Prize from Leah Ryan’s Fund for Emerging Women Writers (FEWW) will open later this month. Any women or non-binary-identifying playwrights who...
Ava DuVernay and ARRAY Will Receive Inaugural Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award
MacDowell, the Peterborough, New Hampshire, artist residency, is the latest organization to honor Ava DuVernay. The Associated Press reports the Oscar-nominated filmmaker will receive the first...
BAFTA Announces Overhaul Designed to “Urgently Address a Lack of Diversity” in Awards
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) is committing to “long-term substantial cultural and organizational change” in the wake of publishing its “in-depth,...
Black Actors Make History at the 2020 Emmy Awards
Black Lives Matter — that was among the main takeaways from last night’s Emmy Awards. From the winners’ speeches to the winners themselves, Black voices were recognized, amplified,...
Sabaah Folayan, Débora Souza Silva, Rachel Lears, & More Receive Gucci Tribeca Doc Fund Grants
Eleven feature-length non-fiction projects have been awarded Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund grants — and eight of them are helmed by women. A press released announced that the fund, from...
“My Little Sister” Is Switzerland’s Pick for the International Feature Film Oscar
“My Little Sister” has entered the Oscar race. Variety reports that Switzerland selected the Nina Hoss-starrer as its entry in the International Feature Film category of the 2021 Academy...
“Never Gonna Snow Again” Named Poland’s Submission for Oscars’ International Feature Category
Malgorzata Szumowska’s latest has been named as Poland’s pick for the 2021 Academy Awards ahead of its world premiere at Venice Film Festival next month. “Never Gonna Snow Again”...
Women at Sundance | Adobe Fellowship Announces Inaugural Class
Eleven artists have been selected for the inaugural Women at Sundance | Adobe Fellowship. According to a press release, the program is “designed to meaningfully support women artists creating...
Ava DuVernay Becomes the First Female Filmmaker to Win the Gish Prize
Ava DuVernay is making history with her latest accolade. The New York Times reports she has won the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, marking the first time a woman filmmaker has received the award....
Marina Kato Receives AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant
Marina Kato will develop a feature-length screenplay as this year’s recipient of the AGBO/AFI Conservatory Development Grant. According to a press release, the grant will support the...
Stephanie Allain to Receive 2020 PGA/UCLA Vision Award
The UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television is set to honor Stephanie Allain. The award-winning producer has been named as this year’s recipient of the PGA/UCLA Vision Award, described as...
Emmy Nominations: Regina King, Zendaya, Lynn Shelton, and More
The Emmy Awards are looking less pale and male than years past. Nominations were just announced, and we’re heartened to see a more inclusive roster being recognized. Sadly, it’s not at...
Lynn Shelton Grant Program to Support Filmmakers 39 and Over
A newly announced grant will honor the legacy of Lynn Shelton. Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum and Duplass Brothers Productions are launching the Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” Grant. The...
BAFTA to Honor Nicky Sargent and Vikki Dunn, Founders of The Farm Group
Nicky Sargent and Vikki Dunn are set to receive one of BAFTA’s highest honors. The founders of post-production house The Farm Group will be presented with the Special Award at the BAFTA TV...
Academy Invites 819 New Members, 45 Percent Are Women and 36 Percent POC
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the organization behind the Oscars, has invited 819 artists and execs from 68 countries to join. A press release announcing the 2020 class...
Ava DuVernay, Whoopi Goldberg, & More Elected to Academy Board, Number of Women & POC Hits New High
Ava DuVernay, Whoopi Goldberg, and “A Star Is Born” producer Lynette Howell Taylor are among the 16 people who have been elected or reelected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
Peabody Awards: “When They See Us,” “Fleabag,” “Surviving R. Kelly” & More
The winners are in for this year’s Peabody Awards. Selected from nearly 1,300 entries and 60 nominees, this year’s recipients are described by Peabody executive director Jeffrey P. Jones...
Cicely Tyson to Receive Peabody Career Achievement Award
Cicely Tyson will soon have a Peabody to add to the honorary Oscar, three Emmys, and Kennedy Center Honors prize on her mantel. The iconic actress is this year’s recipient of the Peabody...
Tyler English-Beckwith Wins Leah Ryan’s Fund For Emerging Women Writers
Playwright Tyler English-Beckwith has received Leah Ryan’s Fund For Emerging Women Writers for her play “Mingus.” A press release describes the work as a “smart, dynamic, and...
Julia Bacha and Leslie Tai Among Keep The Lights On COVID-19 Doc Fund Recipients
Documentary studio XTR, Wavelength Productions, and Park Pictures have teamed up to help doc projects that have been affected by the pandemic. According to Deadline, the orgs’ have presented a...
“Antigone” and “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open” Win Big at Canadian Screen Awards
“Antigone” claimed the top prize at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards. Sophie Deraspe’s French-language family drama was named Best Picture and snagged five prizes...
Reveca Torres and Colette Ghunim Selected for Inaugural Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator Program
Reveca Torres’ “Tres Fridas” and Colette Ghunim’s “Traces of Home” are the two projects that have been chosen for the inaugural Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator....
Nora Fingscheidt’s “System Crasher” Dominates German Film Awards
“System Crasher” stole the show at the 2020 German Film Awards. Nora Fingscheidt’s feature debut snagged eight Lolas, including best birector and best feature. This year’s...
Bernardine Evaristo, Hilary Mantel, and More Shortlisted for Women’s Prize for Fiction
Bernardine Evaristo’s Booker Prize-winning “Girl, Woman, Other” and Hilary Mantel’s conclusion to her Thomas Cromwell trilogy, “The Mirror & the Light,” are...