AwardsWatch - best actor

2020 Oscars: Don’t Call It a Comeback Part 1 – Renée Zellweger, Alfre Woodard, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler

Erik Anderson November 14, 2019

Sometimes a star comeback can be a huge narrative that propels an actor or actress to an Oscar win, whether it’s a second an overdue... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 17, 2019

The top 10 in Best Actor this month remains the same as last month and the top 5 with just a small tweak in placement.... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 19, 2019

Adam Driver (Netflix’s Marriage Story) is #1 again this month after receiving the best reviews of his career. He also has Amazon’s The Report in... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 15, 2019

With the fall festival lineups locked in, well, save Telluride (we all but know what’s showing up there though) it starts to make things just... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (July)

Erik Anderson July 18, 2019

While I’m sticking with Jonathan Pryce in Fernando Meirelles’s The Pope from Netflix as my top Best Actor choice, I’m feeling better and better about... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (June)

Erik Anderson June 13, 2019

Best Actor has more movement than any performer category this month, even if some moves are incremental. The biggest goes to Antonio Banderas in Pedro... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (May)

Erik Anderson May 15, 2019

It’s so early in the Best Actor race that no potential top contender has even been seen yet. Only Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s Once... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (April)

Erik Anderson April 16, 2019

Like Best Actress, there are a few previous winners in this category looking for seconds. Namely, Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman for... Read More

FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR

Erik Anderson February 21, 2019

Like Supporting Actor, the frontrunner in Best Actor has also jumped hurdles and through hoops to avoid the pitfalls of his problematic film to come... Read More