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
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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
2021 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (November)
The Prom could be music to the ears of the sound branch of the Academy as one of the very few true musicals this year.... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SONG (November)
With the reveal of the original song, “Wear Your Crown,” recorded for the film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical The Prom revealed – yes,... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (November)
It’s weird that my top 5 in Original Score is the same as last month, right? It’s a pretty tough category, full of previous winners... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: When the Levee Broke
The early word of mouth had been strong; that Chadwick Boseman was not only brilliant in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom but much more than supporting... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 144 – ‘A Matter of Life and Death (Powell and Pressburger, 1946) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman 
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
Trailer Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Disclosure Day,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’ 
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