2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)
A consistently healthy category full of possibilities but with now having seen all performances in my current top 10 save one (Ed Norton in A... Read More
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2025 Oscar Predictions: ‘Good As Gold’ October Update and Middleburg Film Festival Winners
The Middleburg Film Festival has unveiled its Audience Award winners for its twelfth edition. Notably, ten of the last eleven Audience Award recipients (for Narrative... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (October)
With only a handful of films yet to be screened in any public way (Wicked, A Complete Unknown, Juror #2) and seeing at least one... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (October)
It’s time to pump it up! With The Substance turning into a surprising box office hit (nearly $15M) and building good will towards Demi Moore,... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (October)
With Emilia Pérez officially an adapted screenplay submission this is as good a time as any to kick off predictions for adapted and original screenplay.... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: Below the Line Categories Part 2 – MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, SOUND, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, VISUAL EFFECTS (October)
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
2025 Oscar Predictions: Below the Line Categories Part 1 – FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, PRODUCTION DESIGN (October)
While 2025 Oscar predictions began in earnest back in May with above the line categories like Best Picture and Best Actress, it’s finally time to... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September)
Pearce appears. Norton rises. Magaro surprises. Washington stays king. Here are my 2025 Oscar predictions in Supporting Actor for September. Next up: Yury Borisov – Anora... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (September)
It’s A24’s world and we’re lucky to be living in it. With no less than five Best Actor contenders this season (albeit on quite a... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)
With the announcement that Sony Pictures Classics plans to run both Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore as lead contenders for The Room Next Door, both... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (November) 
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