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OFCS 2023 awards nominees announced (updated with winners)

Tue, Jan 23, 2024
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Oppenheimer takes eight awards, Barbie four…

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AWFJ 2023 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu, Jan 04, 2024
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The Zone of Interest, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Barbie are the big winners.

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AWFJ 2019 EDA Awards winners announced

Mon, Jan 13, 2020
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And we have winners!

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OFCS 2019 awards winners announced

Wed, Jan 08, 2020
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And we have winners!

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which underappreciated women in film — both in front of and behind the camera — deserve a shoutout?

Mon, Oct 14, 2013
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Are more women are hitting it big in areas other than directing and writing?

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The Artist will have a good night (and other Oscar predictions)

Sat, Feb 25, 2012
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Here’s an at-a-glance look at my picks for tomorrow night’s Academy Awards…

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AWFJ announces 2011 awards

Wed, Jan 11, 2012
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So happy that The Artist is Best Film for us…

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Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 EDA Awards nominees

Tue, Dec 28, 2010
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The AWFJ is one of the critics’ groups I belong to; my input helped determine these nominees, and I will vote in the final balloting to narrow it down to the winners. I still have to watch a few of these nominees…

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