AwardsWatch - 2021 Oscar Predictions

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SOUND

Erik Anderson March 10, 2021

Sound of Metal, Greyhound and News of the World have shown their strength with both sound guilds – Cinema Audio Society and Motion Picture Sound... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN

Erik Anderson March 9, 2021

Mank and News of the World should be good to go here, they’ve hit what they needed to and Mank looks to be in line... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING

Erik Anderson March 9, 2021

A rich category full of fascinating and complicated work and a shortlist that features three films that focus on traditional Black hair for the first... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE

Erik Anderson March 9, 2021

Soul, News of the World and Mank are locked in pretty tight here. Then it’s a three-way race for two spots. Or is it four…... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS

Erik Anderson March 9, 2021

With most of 2020’s blockbusters pushed off to later in 2021 (or beyond), the Visual Effects category looks very different this season, and that’s a... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Erik Anderson March 9, 2021

Truly one of the more difficult categories this year with a wealth of great films, some very timely, but with incredibly mixed crossover of precursors... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE

Erik Anderson March 9, 2021

While Soul and Wolfwalkers are the only locked nominees here, I’m sticking with the PGA five to round it out. In the past, the PGA... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG

Erik Anderson March 8, 2021

We have all of the precursors available for Original Song: the Golden Globes, Critics Choice, Society of Composers and Lyricists and Hollywood Music in Media.... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED, LIVE ACTION, DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Erik Anderson March 8, 2021

Oscar Isaac, Tilda Swinton, Sophia Loren. Are we getting this many high-profile stars in the shorts categories this year? I’m betting on it. Here are... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Hollywood Globetrotters

Erik Anderson March 5, 2021

Last weekend, the Golden Globes found a way to trump their own internal controversies that became external by giving us some truly shocking winners in... Read More