Awards – Chicago Indie Critics

Jeff Yorks makes his picks for the best films of 2017 on The Establishing Shot

As the year 2017 draws to a close, movie critics, pundits and bloggers make their lists of the top films that they liked best. Thus, it’s time…… Read more “Jeff Yorks makes his picks for the best films of 2017 on The Establishing Shot”

For cinephiles, December is filled with year-end best lists of films and more specifically, overlooked moving image content. As the video essay form continues to grow in…… Read more “Nelson Carvajal honored by Film School Rejects and Sight & Sound Magazine’s best video essays of 2017”

2017 was a year of change for the Hollywood industry. Women took a stand and became a prominent voice in cinema. Patty Jenkins broke ground with the…… Read more “Leo Brady announces the 2017 Movie Awards for AMovieGuy.com”

The 2017 nominations were announced earlier this morning for the British Academy Film Awards to be presented in 2018. Best known as the BAFTA Awards, there were…… Read more “Danielle Solzman reports on the 2018 BAFTA nominations for The Young Folks”

Today, George Clooney was named the 46th recipient of the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award. In naming him, the AFI noted his versatility and movie star prowess.…… Read more “Jeff York raises an eyebrow to AFI’s lifetime achievement honor of George Clooney”

This is my second open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences submitting the name of someone I believe deserves their Governors Award this…… Read more “Jeff York makes an Honorary Oscar case for Catherine Deneuve on The Establishing Shot”

When one Oscar ceremony ends (and then is stopped and ends again), the race for next year’s trophies have already begun. Next year will be the historic…… Read more “Don Shanahan lists 18 films to watch for the 2018 Oscars on Every Movie Has a Lesson and Medium”

And you thought the Oscars were awful last year. When the Academy failed to nominate a single actor or actress of color in 2016, the Twittersphere rightfully…… Read more “Jeff York reacts to #OscarsSoBlight on The Establishing Shot”

It’s that time of year again when film fans turn their attention to the Academy Awards. The ginormous ceremony arrives this Sunday and despite the excitement that…… Read more “Jeff York talks Oscar predictions on The Establishing Shot”

Why do we care about the Oscars, anyway? Very few people who are into music think the Grammys are worth a damn. But movie lovers, even cynical…… Read more “Mike Vanderbilt co-hosts an Oscar episode of the “Revenge of the Pod People” podcast”