FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: SOUND
In this, the first years since combining the sound categories (mixing and editing) back into one, we find ourselves with a pretty safe frontrunner in... Read More
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FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY
After a season long domination with critics awards and BAFTA, Nomadland was stopped right at the end of the awards season run before the Oscars... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING
The film editing precursors this season have had more cutting and zig-zagging than that scene in Bohemian Rhapsody. Sound of Metal and The Trial of... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS
With the little bit of back and forth between Tenet and The Midnight Sky with the precursors, two things should secure an Oscar win for... Read More
Oscar Podcast #80: Final Oscar predictions with The Oscar Expert and Brother Bro
It’s hard to believe but this is the first, and only, Oscar podcast I’ve done for this extended and wild Oscar season. I’ve guested on... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
With wins from BAFTA, Critics Choice and WGA there’s very little that is going to get in the way of Emerald Fennell winning the Original... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Adapted Screenplay this year is fascinating and contentious Best Picture frontrunner Nomadland and The Father each winning one award when the two films were in... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY and LIVE ACTION SHORT
What makes a short film stand out for the larger base of the voting membership of the Academy? Is it star power and recognizability? Is... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN
Many times, Production Design and Costume Design go hand in hand with Oscar wins. Moulin Rouge!, Alice in Wonderland, The Great Gatsby, The Grand Budapest... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN
With its win at the Costume Designers Guild last night, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom has now swept the costume precursors – the first to do... Read More
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