AwardsWatch - best actor

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 19, 2022

Brendan Fraser in The Whale was the Best Actor frontrunner before the film even debuted at Venice but now, post-TIFF and the responses to his... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (June)

Erik Anderson June 23, 2022

On the precipice of the release of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, it’s tough to say whether or not star Austin Butler can secure a nomination spot... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (May)

Erik Anderson May 20, 2022

Barring some category placements, Best Actor feels like a clearer path for a handful of early contenders than Supporting Actor. Like we usually do, we... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR

Erik Anderson March 23, 2022

Will Smith’s Oscar journey started exactly 20 years ago, when he was nominated for his performance as famed boxer Muhammed Ali in 2001’s Ali. He... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (February)

Erik Anderson February 24, 2022

While most of us saw this race early on as a 2001 rematch between Will Smith and Denzel Washington, Smith is the clear frontrunner here... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR

Erik Anderson February 4, 2022

41 and 77. Those are the two numbers that Best Actor will be all about on Oscar nomination morning because they represent the number of... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December)

Erik Anderson December 15, 2021

One of the tougher early races to call for nominations is starting to take some shape. While Will Smith (King Richard), who won NBR, is... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (November)

Erik Anderson November 24, 2021

While supporting actor feels up in the air with a melange of contenders, yet also kind of barren, Best Actor is so packed with A-listers,... Read More

2022 Oscars: Andrew Garfield (‘tick, tick… BOOM!’) could be the 21st Best Actor nominee from a musical

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2022 Oscars: Andrew Garfield (‘tick, tick… BOOM!’) could be the 21st Best Actor nominee from a musical

Andrew Carden November 19, 2021

2021 is proving a gangbusters year for actor Andrew Garfield. First, he scored stellar notices for his turn as notorious televangelist Jim Bakker in The... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 28, 2021

Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog), Joaquin Phoenix (C’mon C’mon), Clifton Collins, Jr. (Jockey) and Andrew Garfield (tick, tick…BOOM!) all tick up this month... Read More