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30 Years Later, We’re Still Confused About the 1995 Best Actress Oscar Race

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30 Years Later, We’re Still Confused About the 1995 Best Actress Oscar Race

Eddie Mouradian February 28, 2025

The first Oscars ceremony I remember being aware of was in 1991 when I was ten years old, falling asleep before the Academy decided Dances... Read More

FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS

Erik Anderson February 28, 2025

The toughest above the line race of the season, as the roller coaster of accolades kept changing hands, giving us historic wins, memorable speeches and... Read More

FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR

Erik Anderson February 27, 2025

For the longest time, Adrien Brody’s frontrunner status for The Brutalist was closely tied to what appeared early on to be the trajectory of the... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 87 – ‘The Birdcage’ (Mike Nichols, 1996)

Ryan McQuade February 27, 2025

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s Final Forecast in All 23 Categories – Cannes You Feel the Love Tonight?

Mark Johnson February 27, 2025

“Alchemy is a kind of philosophy: a kind of thinking that leads to a way of understanding” – Marcel Duchamp Alchemy goes beyond the simple... Read More

FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Erik Anderson February 27, 2025

The Animated Feature race comes down to two films, the indie success Flow and the studio box office blockbuster The Wild Robot. They’ve each volleyed... Read More

FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY

Erik Anderson February 26, 2025

With the American Cinema Editors (ACE) not revealing their winners until nearly two weeks after the Oscars, their ability to be a proper precursor for... Read More

FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN

Erik Anderson February 25, 2025

With its total domination in both Costume Design and Production Design precursors, the sheer volume and size of the work by Paul Tazewell, Nathan Crowley... Read More

FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Erik Anderson February 25, 2025

One of the easiest wins of the night, Conclave comes into the Adapted Screenplay race with every precursor it was eligible for: BAFTA, Critics Choice,... Read More

FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR and SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Erik Anderson February 25, 2025

With all precursors in hand – BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globe and SAG – Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) are... Read More

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