FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN and COSTUME DESIGN
I’ve sort of hammered away both in print and on podcasts that Production Design and Costume Design go hand in hand and in fact, they... Read More
Predictions
FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG
There aren’t a lot of categories this year where I’m letting my heart lead the way instead of my head. In fact, Original Score might... Read More
FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: SOUND EDITING and SOUND MIXING
A few months ago we all could have easily called Sound Mixing for A Star Is Born and called it a day. But that was... Read More
FINAL Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY and LIVE-ACTION SHORT
There’s a wealth of sadness, depravity and dreariness in many of the nominees in the short film categories with a few rays of light that... Read More
FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE
It’s hard to bet against a film that’s so utterly dominated nearly all precursors and that’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. I know people want to... Read More
FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS
This will be between Avengers: Infinity War, which won the Visual Effects Society’s top prize and First Man, which took the group’s supporting visual effects... Read More
FINAL 2019 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
A complicated category in a banner year for documentaries with precursor wins going to films not even nominated. PGA and DGA went to Won’t You... Read More
Writers Guild (WGA) Predictions: ‘Green Book’ and ‘BlacKkKlansman’ should prevail
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) will weigh in tonight on adapted and original screenplays in feature film, documentary and television and it could be... Read More
Oscar contenders ‘Vice’ and ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ are Makeup and Hairstyling guild winners
A pair of Oscar nominees triumphed at the 6th annual Makeup and Hair Stylists Guild Awards (MUAH) last night as Vice and Mary Queen of... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: The show’s a mess, Oscar predictions are a roll of the dice
In the last Frontrunner Friday before final 2019 Oscar winner predictions come out next week, we have one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle... Read More
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Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAH) Awards: ‘Frankenstein, ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Top Wins 
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