By Robert Pius 

In "Nomadland," Frances McDormand plays a woman decimated by the financial crisis of the late aughts who takes to the road and lives in her van as she tries to find some sort of life for herself. McDormand herself is about to embark on her own journey in real life as she tries to become one of those rare actors to win three Academy Awards. Due to the film's strong reception at the fall film festivals, McDormand has jumped to the top of a lot of pundit's picks as the frontrunner in the Oscar race for Best Actress. Like her character in Chloe Zhao's film, there may be some bumps along the road for McDormand.​

By Cody Dericks 

September is here, which means that the fall film festival season is suddenly upon us. Besides the opportunity to see much-anticipated movies from big-name directors, it also means that it’s the official start to the awards season. The fall festival lineups and awards are often seen as the first important precursor for films that can either be the exciting beginning or the unceremonious end to Oscar prospects. But due to unbelievably obvious reasons, the festivals are a little bit different this year. Many films have been pushed back or removed from festivals, and festivals themselves have a different structure entirely. This means that their position as early awards indicators are inevitably going to be looked at in a different light than previous years. To know what to expect, even in this unusual season, let’s take a look at these festivals’ previous track records for being an early predictor of eventual Oscar success.

By Matt Neglia 

​In a press release sent out today, the ​Telluride Film Festival announced their official program selections despite the event being canceled a few days ago. Representing twenty-five countries, the Festival’s program includes twenty-nine new narrative and documentary feature films and twenty-three shorts. In addition, the Festival chose three distinguished artists to receive its Silver Medallion Award.

By Matt Neglia 

It was inevitable. After weeks of speculation, reassurances and planning to ensure that this year's Telluride Film Festival would take place, the 47th edition of the festival has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Melody Lee ​​

​In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Telluride, Toronto, New York, and Venice Film Festivals announced today in a joint statement that they would be collaborating together this fall. This is unprecedented, as typically, the festivals take place all within the span of six weeks and compete in terms of which festivals get the best film slates.

By Matt Neglia 

The 46th annual Telluride Film Festival, which serves as another Oscar launching pad from the fall film festivals, has revealed its official lineup for 2019. Never officially known until the day before the festival starts, the lineup includes some movies we expected and some we certainly did not.

Click below to see the films coming to this year's festival.

By Matt Neglia 

​I've been following the Oscars since 2004. I officially became hooked when my favorite film of all-time ("The Lord of the Rings") was awarded the Best Picture prize for "The Return of the King" along with 10 other Oscars, tying the all-time win record. It took me awhile to realize that it's not about my favorite films winning but enjoying the intricacies of the race itself. That race officially kicks off tomorrow (well, technically today if you include the Venice Film Festival) with the launch of the Telluride Film Festival. It's a festival I've dreamed about attending for 15 years and now, finally in 2019 that dream will become a reality.

By Matt Neglia 

As promised, after our last post recapping the premiere of "The Old Man & The Gun" at the 2018 Telluride Film Festival, we are back to give you a quick rundown of all of the major premieres from the film festival which has been home to a number of Oscar films over the years. This year looks to be no different as some contenders landed strongly, while others did not fare as well. So which films are still in the awards race after this Labor Day weekend?

By Matt Neglia 

The Telluride Film Festival kicked off today with the premiere of "The Old Man And The Gun" starring Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck and directed by David Lowery ("A Ghost Story").

Click below to see the reactions.

By Matt Neglia 

As we continue to receive more word on films premiering at Venice, the Telluride Film Festival, which serves as another Oscar launching from the fall film festivals, has revealed its official lineup.

Click below to see the films coming to this year's festival.