AwardsWatch - best picture

2017 Oscar Predictions: ALL CATEGORIES (November)

Erik Anderson November 4, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] For a deeper dive into the top categories click on these links: Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay.... Read More

2017 Oscars: Best Picture, Musicals, and Original Screenplays and Where La La Land Fits

Erik Anderson November 2, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The last original musical to win Best Picture with an Original Screenplay nomination was 2011’s The Artist, which also won... Read More

2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (November)

Erik Anderson November 1, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] October brought the biggest changes and upsets in Best Picture we’ve all year. Early frontrunner Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk screened... Read More

‘La La Land’ gets Centerpiece Gala treatment at AFI Fest

Erik Anderson October 20, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Not that it needed more festival presence, La La Land, the current frontrunner for the Best Picture Oscar, is going to... Read More

2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October)

Erik Anderson October 3, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Not a lot of major changes this month other than La La Land locking in its Best Picture frontrunner status with... Read More

Forum Oscar Poll Results – October 2016: Emma Stone, Damien Chazelle Top Charts in La La Land Frenzy

Erik Anderson October 3, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Finally, some BIG changes in this month’s poll results. Nearly every category sees some serious upheaval, with longstanding #1s finding themselves... Read More

Nicole Kidman gets career tribute at 39th Mill Valley Film Festival

Erik Anderson September 13, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Although it may be a smaller festival, the Mill Valley Film Festival has always been a bit of a haven from... Read More

2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)

Erik Anderson September 5, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Boy, can a lot change in a month. Last month, The Birth of a Nation was tied with Silence at #2... Read More

Forum Oscar Poll Results – September 2016: La La Land Dances to #1, Ang Lee Top Director

Erik Anderson September 5, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Last month it looked like Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk was finally ready to pass Silence for the #1... Read More

Oscar Podcast #42: Fall Festivals Kick Off Oscar Season with La La Land, Moonlight, Arrival, Nocturnal Animals

Erik Anderson September 4, 2016

The Venice and Telluride Film Festivals have kicked off the beginning of Oscar season (even though we’ve been at it for months!), giving us a... Read More