
Anora leads the nominations for the 34th Gothams awards receiving nods for Best Feature, Best Director for Sean Baker, Outstanding Lead Performance for Mikey Madison and Outstanding Supporting Performance for Yura Borisov.

Wrapping up on October 20th, the 25th edition of the Woodstock Film Festival announced the winners for this year’s jury award. My Dead Friend Zoe, directed by Kyle Hausmann Stokes won the Gigantic Pictures Award For Best Feature Narrative, along with the Haskell Wexler Award For Best Cinematography, and an Honorable Mention for the Best Narrative Editing Award.

Armand directed by Halfdan Ullman Tøndel won the Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 32nd Hamptons International Film Festival. Viktor, directed by Olivier Sarbil, received the Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Slamdance has unveiled The Indie Awards, a new annual award show dedicated to celebrating independent filmmaking. The inaugural ceremony will take place on December 9, 2024, at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by comedians and actors Nic Novicki (Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos) and Steve Way (Ramy).

Glenn Close will receive this year’s Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award at the annual Movies for Grownups (MFG) Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 11, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.

President Joe Biden will host a private ceremony at the White House to present the 2022 and 2023 National Medals of Arts, as well as the National Humanities Medals to honorees including Eva Longoria, Idina Menzel, Ken Burns, Spike Lee, Queen Latifah and Steven Spielberg.

Actress and activist Jane Fonda has been named the recipient of SAG Life Achievement Award for both career and humanitarian accomplishments. Fonda, who will be the 60th recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s highest tribute, will receive the honor at the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will stream live on Netflix Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.

The European Film Academy revealed the five films nominated in the European Short Film category. Vimeo will serve as the exclusive title sponsor of the European Short Film category, now renamed to “European Short Film – Prix Vimeo”.

Sugarcane leads the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA) nominations with eight nods including Best Documentary Feature. Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie for Best Director and Best New Documentary Filmmakers, Christopher LaMarca and Emily Kassie for Best Cinematography, Nathan Punwar and Maya Daisy Hawk for Best Editing, Best Historical Documentary, Best Political Documentary, and Best True Crime Documentary.

The European Film Academy has unveiled the official nominees for the European Animated Feature Film category at this year’s European Film Awards. Chosen by a committee comprised of representatives of the European Film Academy and CARTOON, the European Association for Animation Film, five animated films have been chosen to compete in the category.