2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (November)
As I wondered last month, Margot Robbie having two legitimate contenders to balance in this category was going to have to begin to lean one... Read More
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2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY (November)
Parasite moves into the top 5 for Film Editing this month as its Best Picture prospects grow. That pushes 1917 back down into the Next... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN and COSTUME DESIGN (November)
Sorry to this Irishman. I keep having this feeling that The Irishman is not going to perform as well as most think it will. After... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (November)
Dolemite Is My Name bounces back up into the top for Makeup & Hairstyling this month as The Irishman drops down. It’s a tough call... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY, INTERNATIONAL FEATURE (November)
Netflix’s Klaus made a big splash last week and it moves up into the top 10. They also have a major contender in I Lost... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and SONG; SOUND EDITING and MIXING (November)
In Original Score, both Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker) and Marco Beltrami (Ford v Ferrari) won the HMMA (Hollywood Music in Media Award) for their scores and... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Keeping the ‘Spirit’ alive post-AFI FEST
It’s the end of AFI FEST 2019 and just a day after the nominations for the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards. How much did these... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: On the comeback trail that could lead to the Dolby
This year, this season, has really given us a wealth of career comebacks, resuscitations and restorations that make for an exciting season to talk about.... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Marty vs Marvel; Nigeria disqualified from contention
A few weeks ago (was it only a few weeks?) Martin Scorsese made an off-hand comment in an interview with Empire magazine that Marvel movies... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Joker’s Wild
With Halloween behind us, playtime is over and awards season is about to get real. It feels almost impossible to deny the box office behemoth... Read More
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