2025 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Predicts the Nominees in All 23 Categories
For those who eagerly forecast the Oscar race, this is the most thrilling time of the year. Predicting the winners is enjoyable in its own... Read More
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FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: 2025 BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR
It’s probably fair to say that after all of the nominations and precursors we have that we all likely have the same top seven films... Read More
Final 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS
Stop me, oh oh, stop me. Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before. Like in Best Actor (and honestly, several categories)... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR
We have four safe spots in Best Actor and then its gets really tricky. I’m not sure anyone could argue that Adrien Brody (The Brutalist),... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kieran Culkin is in 64.88% of A Real Pain. To put that in context, his co-star and the film’s writer and director Jesse Eisenberg, is... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Despite The Brutalist‘s poor showing at SAG (only earning lead actor Adrien Brody a nod), I think Felicity Jones and Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez) will... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
It all starts on the page. With the USC Scripter nominations not coming until January 22, the day before Oscar nominations, I don’t have them... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, PRODUCTION DESIGN
Despite being a top frontrunner in Best Picture, The Brutalist has had a tough road with precursor nominations in key technical categories that could bode... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
With BAFTA giving us the last piece of the puzzles for the Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film races, things have changed a... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND, VISUAL EFFECTS
With The Substance and Wicked Part 1 the only films to hit all precursors for Makeup & Hairstyling so we’re going to lock them in.... Read More
SXSW 2025 Reviews: ‘The Threesome,’ ‘Forge,’ ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ 
‘Ash’ Review: In Her First Lead Role, Eiza González Channels Her Inner Ripley in Video Game Style Psychedelic Headtrip [B-] | SXSW 
75th ACE Eddie Awards Predictions: Is Another ‘Anora’ Win Coming to Close the Season? 
‘Friendship’ Review: Tim Robinson Goes Off the Rails in this Hilarious, Bizarre Platonic Breakup Comedy [B+] | SXSW