2027 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (May)
The Cannes Film Festival begins this week and I’m getting these under the wire just before anything officially screens. Since 2019’s Parasite, the 79-year-old festival... Read More
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2027 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May)
You know how there are some actors that, when you think about them, you say ‘of course, they’re an Oscar nominee. “It was for… wait,... Read More
2027 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (May)
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Is Sandra Hüller about to nab four acting Oscar nominations in the same year? Ok, realistically, no.... Read More
2027 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (May)
With the surprising new rules set by the Academy’s Board of Governors last week, expanding the acting categories to allow an individual to earn more... Read More
2027 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (May)
As I mentioned in my first Oscar predictions of the season, waiting for the annual April Board of Governors meeting of the Academy proved to... Read More
2027 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (May)
Sometimes it pays to wait just a bit longer. With the yearly Board of Governors meeting taking place in April, where any new or changed... Read More
2027 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s First Look at the 99th Academy Awards
Oscar prediction season now begins almost as soon as the previous ceremony ends. Every year, the same debate follows: jump in immediately or wait... Read More
FINAL Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions of the 2025/2026 Season
Let’s skip to the good part. Here are my final winner predictions in all 24 categories for the 98th Academy Awards, which will take place... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR
After a seemingly endless season where we have an abundance of riches in Best Picture, including a top two that have deep benches of passion... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Predicts the Winners – Part Two
Welcome to Part Two of my final predictions for the 98th Academy Awards. If you missed it, please check out Part One here. In the... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+] 
‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Timeless, Domestic Epic is an Unflinching Look at Putin’s Russia [A] Cannes