Two feature films – the world premieres of the documentaries The Alabama Solution and The Stringer, both in the Premieres category have been added to the 2025 Sundance Film Festival program, bringing the total feature films at this year’s Festival to 88 projects.
Helmed by director Noah Pritzker, marking his return to feature film directing after 2015’s Quitters, Ex-Husbands is a family drama film following the story of an aging man processing his divorce after a 35-year marriage. Ex-Husbands had its world premiere back in 2023 at the 71st San Sebastian Film Festival. The film was also screened at the 2023 Hamptons International Film Festival.
Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson leads in motion picture categories for the 56th NAACP Image Awards with 14 nods including Outstanding Motion Picture.
The 48th Göteborg Film Festival taking place January 24 to February 2, 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden, unveiled the program lineup featuring 270 films from 83 countries
The Substance won 6 awards (of the 7 categories it was nominated for) at the 59th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards presented by the Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) including Best Film, Best Science Fiction/fantasy/horror, Best Director for Coralie Fargeat, Best Actress for Demi Moore in a tie with Mikey Madison – Anora, and Best Supporting Actress for Margaret Qualley.
Anora won 5 awards at the 2024 Austin Film Critics Association Awards, including Best Film, Best Director along with Best Original Screenplay for Sean Baker, Best Actress for Mikey Madison, and Best Supporting Actor for Yura Borisov. Madison was also one of five recipients of this year’s Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Award.
Challengers led the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association’s seventh annual end-of-year Film Awards, with 4 awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Luca Guadagnino, Best Editing, and Best Original Score.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 353 feature films eligible for the 2024 Academy Awards; of which 207 feature films are eligible for consideration in the Best Picture category, which has additional eligibility requirements beyond those for general entry.
RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys has been named the Best Picture of 2024 by the National Society of Film Critics along with the honor of Best Cinematography for Jomo Fray.
Emilia Pérez leads the winners of the 82nd annual Golden Globes with 4 awards including Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy and Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language, along with Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role In Any Motion Picture for Zoe Saldaña.
With filmmaker Michael Moore on board as Executive Producer, the award-winning documentary From Ground Zero opened in theaters nationwide on Friday, January 3rd, 2025.
The 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival held its Film Awards at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Friday, January 3, 2025.