Predictions for 2024 National Board of Review (NBR) and AFI’s Top 10
Both the National Board of Review (NBR) and AFI reveal their top 10 films of the year and there is often significant crossover between the... Read More
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Predictions for the 2024 Gotham Awards and New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC)
The Gotham Awards are tonight, followed by the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) tomorrow. Can we skip to the good part? Here are my... Read More
Frontrunner (Black) Friday Oscar Predictions: The Post-Thanksgiving Malaise Makes Way for the Beginning of Awards Season
It’s Black Friday. It’s Frontrunner Friday. It’s the combination Frontrunner Black Friday Oscar predictions. If you’re not in retail or food service, most of the... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November)
The holiday season is almost upon us, it’s Glicked Day, with Gladiator II and Wicked both set to storm the box office. Both of their... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November)
The Gotham Awards came in strong for four of the already top contending supporting actors this year in Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Clarence Maclin... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (November)
As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S., it also means we’re on the precipice of critics groups beginning to announce nominations... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (November)
Is it Ralph Fiennes’ time? Will the Academy conclave and finally pick him as this year’s Best Actor or is there a secret surprise candidate... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (November)
With just a few boutique groups with nominations out already, the European Film Academy and British Independent Film Awards, we have only a few notable... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, PRODUCTION DESIGN (November)
The American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie nominations (ACE) will be 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 (November)
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 136 – ‘Rules Don’t Apply’ (Warren Beatty, 2016) 
2026 Oscar Nomination Reactions from Timothée Chalamet, Rose Byrne, Wagner Moura and More 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 329 – 98th Oscar Nominations Reactions: For Good 
Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks All Time Record with 16, Sets Several Places in Academy Awards History