FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS
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
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FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
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
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
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
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
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
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: All quiet on the awards front…for now
It’s quiet. TOO quiet… The only big awards event since last week’s February Oscar predictions were the Art Directors Guild (nominations) yesterday which gave us... Read More
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 DIRECTOR (February)
I’m hesitant to finally call this the ‘Year of the Woman’ in the directing category since we’ve been burned so many times before but I... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (February)
After the dust settled over the Academy Board of Governors eliminating the executive committee choices for International Feature Film (what we often call the ‘saves’)... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN 
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FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS 
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