2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (December)
The year is almost wrapped up and with comes the Oscar race that’s not so ‘early’ anymore. Dozens of critics’ lists, AFI and NBR top... Read More
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2025 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (December)
We have Critics Choice and the Golden Globe screenplay nominations as well as European Film Award winner Emilia Pérez for December predictions. Not a lot... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December)
With Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations we can now add the Oscar shortlists for Documentary Feature and International Feature, narrowing our selections in those... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, PRODUCTION DESIGN (December)
The American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie nominations (ACE) announced on December 11, with Costume Designers Guild nominations (CDG) on the 13th. Set Decorators Society of... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND, VISUAL EFFECTS (December)
The Oscar shortlists are in and here are my 2025 Oscar predictions for Makeup & Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song, Sound and Visual Effects for... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December)
Unlike Supporting Actor, there’s no runaway frontrunner here, it’s a wide open field that has seen wins for 13 actresses across the major festivals and... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) and Yura Borisov (Anora) have begun building their precursor stash and winning some critics’ prizes along the way. Clarence Maclin (Sing... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December)
The hardest Oscar category of the season just got a lot harder. Before critics and industry started their nominations and accolades, the bench of Best... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December)
Just when Best Actor started to look pretty locked in…someone unexpected came knocking at the door. Earlier in the month we heard from the Gotham... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s December Update with Golden Globe Nominations, Critics’ Awards Wins
With December well underway, the race for Best Picture remains wide open. No clear frontrunner has emerged yet, despite several contenders fiercely competing for the... Read More
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