2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (June)
Best Director holds very steady with the exception of James Mangold moving into the top five for Fox’s Ford v Ferrari and Marielle Heller down... Read More
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2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (June)
Original Screenplay sees some green this month as I move A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood over to Adapted, bumping up The Farewell, Harriet and... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (June)
As with last month, the screenplay categories remain awash with potential placement switches. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, The Farewell and Ford v Ferrari... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (June)
Like Supporting Actress for Margot Robbie, the Cannes hit Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (Sony/Columbia) brought raves in for Brad Pitt, including some ‘best of... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (June)
Margot Robbie retains the top spot after some spectacular raves at the Cannes Film Festival for her understated portrayal of the ill-fated Sharon Tate in... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE (May)
A Best Picture lineup consisting of classic Oscar themes like gangsters, war, adaptations of classic novels, bold takes on old tales and female-fronted and directed... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (May)
Two previous Best Director winners, Martin Scorsese and Sam Mendes, feel like safe bets at this early stage of the race. With The Irishman (Netflix)... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (May)
Cynthia Erivo is coming for her EGOT and there’s going to be very little getting in her way. Yes, it’s only May, but this has... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (May)
It’s so early in the Best Actor race that no potential top contender has even been seen yet. Only Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s Once... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May)
Still up in the air as to whether Tom Hanks or Matthew Rhys is the lead (or co-leads) of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood... Read More
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