FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE
It’s all come down to this. A worldwide pandemic. Closed theaters. Movies pushed off until late 2021 or beyond. An extended Oscar season that’s felt... Read More
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2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (February)
Just how much did the Golden Globes throw a wrench into the Best Picture race? In one sense, a lot. Despite nominating three women in... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (January)
We’re at the last Oscar predictions of the ‘pre-season’ with the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice all announcing nominations next week. This... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (December)
A24’s First Cow and Searchlight’s Nomadland are the two films that jumped out ahead in the first critics’ announcements this month with the caveat that... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (November)
In a normal year, the day after Thanksgiving is kind of an official kick off to awards season. Voters have a stick of screeners to... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October)
We’re finally getting our first looks at Netflix’s fall and winter slate with trailers for Hillbilly Elegy, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Mank and the... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)
My top 10 is eerily quiet this month, even after Venice and Toronto are over and NYFF is underway. Ammonite drops to make room for... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (August)
Is it Oscar season yet? It’s kiiinda starting to look like it, or a semblance of it. The fall festivals, virtual as they are, are... 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
2021 Oscars: The Best Picture Contenders (February)
Despite a shortened Oscar season, last year saw box office hits make a big impact on the Best Picture list and a seeming return of... Read More
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