Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – ORIGINAL SONG
Much like Thomas Newman in Original Score, we have another double digit nominee here in Original Song that’s never won: Diane Warren, who earned her... Read More
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Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – ORIGINAL SCORE
It’s going to happen again. Thomas Newman, a 15-time Oscar nominee (14 for Score, one for Song) is going to lose Original Score for a... Read More
Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – SOUND EDITING and SOUND MIXING
1917 or Ford v Ferrari? 1917 and Ford v Ferrari? The Sound categories, editing and mixing, could go a few ways. 1917 will take both,... Read More
Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – ANIMATED FEATURE
Boy oh boy, do we have a race here. Since the inception of the Animated Feature Oscar only one sequel has ever won – Toy... Read More
Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – VISUAL EFFECTS
2015’s Ex Machina blew the doors off 35 years of the Visual Effects category being the first winner since 1970’s Tora! Tora! Tora! to win... Read More
Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING
One of Oscar night’s most locked categories, Bombshell is the overwhelming favorite here, having won all three MUAHs (the Make Up and Hairstylist guild) it... Read More
Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Like the International Feature Film branch, the Documentary branch has been the most notoriously insular and withholding branch of the Academy. Continued pressure to change... Read More
Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Whether it’s critics or the Academy themselves, each of this category (formerly called Foreign Language Film) there seems to be one film that is propped... Read More
Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – ANIMATED SHORT, LIVE ACTION SHORT, DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
This year’s shorts have some high-profile films (Pixar) and subject matter (like the basic human rights of women and girls) that all stand a good... Read More
2020 Art Directors (ADG) and Writers Guild (WGA) Preview and Predictions
The 24th Art Directors Guild (ADG) and the 72nd Writers Guild of America (WGA) awards will be held tonight and I have some thoughts on... Read More
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