2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (October)
It’s time to pump it up! With The Substance turning into a surprising box office hit (nearly $15M) and building good will towards Demi Moore,... Read More
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2025 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (October)
With Emilia Pérez officially an adapted screenplay submission this is as good a time as any to kick off predictions for adapted and original screenplay.... Read More
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
2025 Oscar Predictions: Below the Line Categories Part 1 – FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, PRODUCTION DESIGN (October)
While 2025 Oscar predictions began in earnest back in May with above the line categories like Best Picture and Best Actress, it’s finally time to... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September)
Pearce appears. Norton rises. Magaro surprises. Washington stays king. Here are my 2025 Oscar predictions in Supporting Actor for September. Next up: Yury Borisov – Anora... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (September)
It’s A24’s world and we’re lucky to be living in it. With no less than five Best Actor contenders this season (albeit on quite a... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)
With the announcement that Sony Pictures Classics plans to run both Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore as lead contenders for The Room Next Door, both... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (September)
With a Volpi Cup in hand, Nicole Kidman rises this month into the top 3. Taking a break from her 32 television shows, Kidman plays... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (September)
With the Venice, Telluride and Toronto film festivals behind us, the race has changed quite a bit since early summer (or has it?). While Telluride... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (August)
It’s just a matter of days before the curtain is peeled back on a host of fall and winter releases debuting at the Venice and... Read More
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