2021 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN (January)
I think I slept on Tenet for too long here. Nathan Crowley is a 5-time nominee in this category, four of them for Christopher Nolan... Read More
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2021 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING (January)
Things are moving in makeup and hairstyling this month ahead of the official Oscar shortlists coming February 9. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom makes a big... Read More
National Board of Review (NBR) preview and predictions: Will they fall in line or forge a new path?
Normally, the National Board of Review sit in the driver’s seat of awards season. They’re always the first major group to announce ‘Best in Film’... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS (January)
Finally a little bit of action in this category. With nearly all of the major player blockbusters that would have dominated this category moved off... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG (January)
Tony and Grammy winner Leslie Odom, Jr. is all but assured to become a double Oscar nominee this year and this month he moves up... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (January)
War is hell. It’s also a prime Sound Oscar contender zone. Even with the newly merged sound categories, war films and films with lots of... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (January)
A handful of scores from major releases were revealed as ineligible ahead of the official list from the Academy (reported by Variety) largely based on... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Blood Brothers
When Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods was released back in June of 2020 it was a test. We were entering the summer without a blockbuster.... Read More
SAG Predictions: Leading Actor – Is Ben Affleck way in or Way Back?
The Male Actor in a Leading Role race at the Screen Actors Guild is overflowing with great performances from huge names and previous winners to... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Promising Young Woman
It was just last week that I mentioned in the January 15 Frontrunner Friday that those predictions would be posted just hours before I had... Read More
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Interview: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Creating the Songs and Score for ‘Spellbound’ and the “Perfectly” Cast Rachel Zegler 
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