2025 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND, VISUAL EFFECTS (November)
The Oscar shortlist for Makeup & Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song, Sound and Visual Effects (as well as feature and short film categories for animated,... Read More
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2025 Oscar Predictions: Below the Line Categories Part 2 – MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, SOUND, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, VISUAL EFFECTS (October)
The Oscar shortlist for Makeup & Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song, Sound and Visual Effects (as well as feature and short film categories for animated,... Read More
FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS
Lacking a Best Picture nominee, especially the shortlisted Poor Things (which won the BAFTA) and not shortlisted at all Oppenheimer (the Critics Choice winner), the... Read More
FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: SOUND, MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS
Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23 and the 96th Academy Awards will be held on March 10. Here are my final 2024 Oscar... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: SOUND, MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS
20 films made the first cut for the visual effects shortlist and much to most of our surprise, Oppenheimer was not on it. Granted, director... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS (November)
The Oscar shortlists will be revealed on December 21, 2023. Visual Effects Society (VES) nominations are January 16, 2024. Oscar nominations will be announced on... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS (October)
While it may have fizzled at the box office, the overwhelming praise for the visual effects of The Creator achieved on a smaller than usual... Read More
FINAL 2023 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS
In what should be the easiest victory of the night, Avatar: The Way of Water should swim away with the win for Visual Effects are... Read More
FINAL 2023 Oscar Nomination Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS
I almost feel bad for any contender who isn’t Avatar: The Way of Water. After just securing a record-setting 14 nominations from the Visual Effects... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS (December)
On December 21, the Academy will reveal the shortlist of 10 contenders who will be eligible to compete for a nomination for Visual Effects and... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (November) 
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