AWARDS: Winners of the 2023 Windie Awards from Chicago Indie Critics

Finishing their eighth year as a recognized awards-voting body and haven for film critics of diverse backgrounds and talents, the Chicago Indie Critics have announced the 2023 winners of their Windie Awards. The voting film critic members completed their final 25-category ballots this past week. The Chicago Indie Critics presented their 2023 Windie Award winners on the evening of January 20, 2024 at a private invitation-only Awards Party at Chicago Filmmakers on Hollywood Avenue in Chicago.

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AWARDS: Winners of the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards

Last weekend, the Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced the winners of the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards LIVE on The CW. Hosted by Chelsea Handler, the star-studded gala was held at The Barker Hangar in Los Angeles. Yours truly is an active member of the Critics Choice Association.

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AWARDS: Nominees for the 2024 Astra Awards from the Hollywood Creative Alliance

On Thursday, the Hollywood Creative Alliance’s announced their nominations for the 2024 Astra Film & Creative Arts Awards on the official HCA YouTube Channel. During the announcement, the group also revealed that comedian Jimmy O. Yang would serve as the host for the upcoming event. Yours truly is a voting member of the Hollywood Creative Alliance.

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JustWatch adds new lists feature and imports your IMDb lists

The JustWatch Lists feature now offers more than just saving and tracking your favorite movies and TV shows: Users can now create, share & import lists, discover list collections curated by our team and track their TV shows. Browse and save lists from other users or import IMDb lists straight into JustWatch to enhance the lists with the JustWatch feature set.

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NEWS: "The Flash" Web3 Movie Experience Arrives July 18

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, in partnership with content blockchain pioneer Eluvio, recently announced the next installment of the WB Movieverse with the newest DC superhero film The Flash Web3 Movie Experience, available for preview at https://web3.wb.com and opening for purchase on July 18.

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AWARDS: Winners of the 2023 HCA Midseason Movie Awards

In a competitive vote, Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the smash hit and well-regarded animated sequel won two of its three nominations. The film took home the top prize of Best Picture while Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson won Best Director. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse marks the first-ever time an animated film has won Best Picture or Best Director with the HCA.

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AWARDS: Nominees for the 2023 HCA Midseason Movie Awards

The Hollywood Critics Association has announced the 2023 HCA Midseason Movie Awards nominees. The HCA Midseason Movie Awards honor the best in cinema from the first half of each calendar year. For a film to be eligible, a film must have been released between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023. Nomination ballots for the HCA Midseason Awards were tallied from the 178 members of the Hollywood Critics Association. Yours truly is one of those voting members.

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AWARDS: Winners of the 3rd annual Critics Choice Super Awards

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the winners of the 3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards, honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both movies and television, including Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, and Action. Flying the Film Obsessive and Every Movie Has a Lesson flags, yours truly is a voting member of the CCA and a committee member for these Super Awards.

AWARDS: Winners of the 2nd Annual Celebrity Film Awards

This past week, the Celebrity Film Awards announced their official list of 2023 movie winners. The 2nd Annual Celebrity Film Awards was broadcast live on Friday, February 24 on the official CFA YouTube channel. Flying flags to represent the United States, Film Obsessive, and Every Movie Has a Lesson, yours truly (along with a few familiar peers) is a proud member of this international group of critics, filmmakers, and influencers.

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AWARDS: Nominations Announced for the 3rd Annual Critics Choice Super Awards

The Batman leads this year’s film nominees, earning six nominations including Best Superhero Movie. Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano, and Colin Farrell each received nods for Best Actor in a Superhero Movie, while Zoë Kravitz is up for Best Actress in a Superhero Movie. Paul Dano could also take home the award for Best Villain in a Movie.

AWARDS: 2022 Windie Award Winners From Chicago Indie Critics

After ballots were finalized in 25 categories, the Chicago Indie Critics announced the winners of their seventh annual and newly-named “Windie” film awards on January 21, 2023. Members, guests, and local nominees gathered for a festive winter evening party at the stylish Music Box Lounge in Chicago. The awards presentation was recorded for the CIC’s YouTube channel.

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AWARDS: Nominees for the 26th Annual OFCS Awards

The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) today announces nominees for their top film honors of 2022; winners will be announced on Monday, January 23. Leading with a total of 11 nominations is Everything Everywhere All at Once. Other films earning multiple nominations include Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin (9), Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans (8) as well as TÁR (6), Aftersun, Elvis, Nope and Top Gun: Maverick (4 each).