Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Stunted Season and the Rise of Chalamet
With the Los Angeles fires still underway, and several events canceled or postponed right as Oscar voting began (January 8), our hearts go out to... Read More
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Frontrunner Friday 2025 Oscar Predictions: The BAFTA Longlist January Surprise
The Golden Globe are this weekend but BAFTA sure came in and said ‘hold my beer?’ didn’t they? The BAFTA longlists were revealed this morning... Read More
Frontrunner Friday 2025 Oscar Predictions: Should Auld Predictions Be Forgot?
As the year closes and we’re on the verge of BAFTA longlists (predictions here) and the Golden Globe Awards (predictions coming Monday) in the first... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (December)
The year is almost wrapped up and with comes the Oscar race that’s not so ‘early’ anymore. Dozens of critics’ lists, AFI and NBR top... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (December)
We have Critics Choice and the Golden Globe screenplay nominations as well as European Film Award winner Emilia Pérez for December predictions. Not a lot... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December)
With Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations we can now add the Oscar shortlists for Documentary Feature and International Feature, narrowing our selections in those... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, PRODUCTION DESIGN (December)
The American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie nominations (ACE) announced on December 11, with Costume Designers Guild nominations (CDG) on the 13th. Set Decorators Society of... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND, VISUAL EFFECTS (December)
The Oscar shortlists are in and here are my 2025 Oscar predictions for Makeup & Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song, Sound and Visual Effects for... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December)
Unlike Supporting Actor, there’s no runaway frontrunner here, it’s a wide open field that has seen wins for 13 actresses across the major festivals and... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) and Yura Borisov (Anora) have begun building their precursor stash and winning some critics’ prizes along the way. Clarence Maclin (Sing... Read More
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