2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (January)
While Nomadland‘s Chloé Zhao remains the overwhelming favorite and frontrunner, at least with critics so far, Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods) is moving up as... Read More
Best Director
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (December)
It’s Chloé Zhao’s world, we’re just living in it. Ahead of the first critics’ awards I think any of us could have predicted that Chloé... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (November)
Best Director is historically an exciting and often surprising category as this Academy branch has often reached outside of the Best Picture lineup (whether it’s... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October)
Two big changes in October’s top 10 for Best Director with Denis Villeneuve’s Dune falling off for a lat 2021 bow and the decision by... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)
Florian Zeller (The Father) and George C. Rolfe (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) move up into the top 10 this month as Ron Howard (Hillbilly Elegy)... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (August)
A tale of two Kings…and two Lees. Regina King’s One Night in Miami will land in Venice and Toronto, and presumably other fall festivals like... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (July)
It’s been two weeks since my predictions in Supporting Actor and I held off on my Best Picture and Best Director contenders for July until... Read More
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