2022 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (November)
As I wrote in my October predictions for screenplays, Netflix could dominate the Adapted Screenplay race in a substantial way this year with Jane Campion’s The... Read More
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2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November)
For last week’s Frontrunner Friday I dropped Bradley Cooper (Licorice Pizza) from my top spot after seeing the film and that his screen time is... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (November)
With the deadline behind us, submissions for the International Feature Film Oscar are closed, putting us at 93 entries and tying with the all-time record... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE and DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (November)
Not much movement in animated feature this month, with a top six I feel pretty good about right now. Spots five and six are definitely... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (November)
It’s no secret that Warner Bros should be able to do very well in both makeup and hairstyling and visual effects. With Dune as the... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN and COSTUME DESIGN (November)
It’s an embarrassment of riches this year, the production design and costume design categories. Whether it’s taking us to faraway worlds, to gothic Scotland, to... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Pizza party, hold the Cooper
It’s just halfway through AFI FEST, which, as of this writing, still has yet to world premiere Benjamin Cleary’s Swan Song, starring Mahershala Ali, Naomie... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Category Circus Cavalcade
This is why Frontrunner Friday is crucial as we really get into awards season. Nary a few days can go by without a new set... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October)
So here’s the thing…I think only three films can realistically win Best Picture: Belfast, King Richard or The Power of the Dog. Why only those... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October)
After Paweł Pawlikowski (2018’s Cold War) and Thomas Vinterberg (2020’s Another Round) made the cut in the best director category it seems like we’re all... Read More
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