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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

2016 Oscar Predictions: Best Picture – The Revenant Leads heading into BAFTA

Erik Anderson February 11, 2016

In the most exciting Best Picture race in years, we have a true three-horse race. Spotlight won SAG, The Big Short won PGA and... Read More

2016 Oscars: SAG/GG Post-Mortem and Michael Shannon?

Erik Anderson December 10, 2015

With the two major critics groups (LAFCA and NYFCC), the National Board of Review (NBR), Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and now The Golden Globes... Read More

2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE – Spotlight, Bridge Rise; Steve Jobs’ Stock Plummets

Erik Anderson October 26, 2015

In the new set of Best Picture Oscar predictions from The Gold Rush Gang you’ll see some big changes and watch the race really... Read More

Paramount Enters the Oscar Fray with ‘The Big Short’ starring Brad Pitt, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling

Erik Anderson September 22, 2015

After months of test screenings, a few set pictures and virtually no word on if Paramount Pictures was going to have a film ready... Read More

2015 Oscars: The Imitation Game, Foxcatcher and Selma – How Controversy Becomes Campaigning

Erik Anderson December 31, 2014

It happens almost every year at this time. No, not post-Christmas malaise or New Year’s celebrations but emergence of controversies about Oscar films based on... Read More

Oscar Podcast #19: LAFCA, SAG, Golden Globes, Oh My!

Erik Anderson December 6, 2014

In this juicy edition of the AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast, Richard and I dive deep into the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (tomorrow!) and our nomination... Read More

2015 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Kristen Stewart (Still Alice) Enters the Race

Erik Anderson November 5, 2014

After entering last month’s chart as a dark horse, Still Alice‘s Kristen Stewart is now officially in the Gold Rush Gang top 5. Her support... Read More

Oscar Podcast #16: Where Have Selma and Unbroken Gone?

Erik Anderson October 30, 2014

In this new Oscar podcast, Erik, Kenneth, Matt M and Peter discuss where Selma and Unbroken are in the race. Have they fallen? Are they steady? With... Read More