2021 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING (November)
I see a Midnight Sky rising… George Clooney’s space drama is popping up everywhere on my charts this month and with editing by Oscar winner... Read More
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2021 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY (November)
Minari is making moves this month in multiple categories, including popping into the top 5 for cinematography. Lachlan Milne’s laconic lensing might be too subtle... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN (November)
Emma. makes her debut in Production Design this month, pushing Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom down into other contenders. The Personal History of David Copperfield climbs... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN (November)
A widely open category that could be populated by names the costume branch knows like Alexandra Byrne (Emma.) and Sandy Powell (The Glorias) but there’s... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING (November)
Birds of Prey moves back to the top spot and Hillbilly Elegy back to #2 this month with a single new entry on the chart,... Read More
Awards Analysis: Anya Taylor-Joy and ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ are ready to put the competition in checkmate
My grandfather taught me how to play chess at a young age, probably around 11 or 12 years old. I remember being fascinated with the... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS (November)
She’s back. After months of moving dates and deliberations, Warner Bros dropped a bombshell announcement last week that Wonder Woman 1984 would be released simultaneously... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE (November)
A pretty immovable top 3 once again but new this month is the Studio Ghibli offering Earwig and the Witch form Gorô Miyazaki, son of... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (November)
The Documentary Feature is a constantly moving piece, volatile even. The Critics Choice Documentary Awards already announced their winner, Dick Johnson is Dead, but they’ve... Read More
63rd Grammy Nomination Predictions: Expect The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion, Fiona Apple to score
If there was one bright spot in this disaster of a year, it was the music. 2020 gifted us paradigm-shifting albums across genres, a full-fledged... Read More
41st Film Independent Spirit Awards: ‘Train Dreams’ Takes Best Feature, Director; ‘Adolescence’ Sweeps TV Wins 
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAH) Awards: ‘Frankenstein, ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Top Wins 
‘Mouse’ Review: Sophie Okonedo and Katherine Mallen Kupferer Shine in Tender Portrait of Grief and Growing Up [B+] Berlinale 
UK Casting Directors’ Guild Awards: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Adolescence’ Take Top Wins