AwardsWatch - 1917 movie

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN and COSTUME DESIGN (November)

Erik Anderson November 26, 2019

Sorry to this Irishman. I keep having this feeling that The Irishman is not going to perform as well as most think it will. After... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Keeping the ‘Spirit’ alive post-AFI FEST

Erik Anderson November 22, 2019

It’s the end of AFI FEST 2019 and just a day after the nominations for the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards. How much did these... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Marty vs Marvel; Nigeria disqualified from contention

Erik Anderson November 8, 2019

A few weeks ago (was it only a few weeks?) Martin Scorsese made an off-hand comment in an interview with Empire magazine that Marvel movies... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Joker’s Wild

Erik Anderson November 1, 2019

With Halloween behind us, playtime is over and awards season is about to get real. It feels almost impossible to deny the box office behemoth... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October)

Erik Anderson October 18, 2019

Where there was green, now there is a sea of red. The top is pretty much the same as last month (just one drop and... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 17, 2019

The top 10 in Best Actor this month remains the same as last month and the top 5 with just a small tweak in placement.... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SOUND EDITING & SOUND MIXING (October)

Erik Anderson October 16, 2019

War movies and space travel. Those two genres so often dominate the sound categories and this year is no different. Universal’s WWI epic 1917 and... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (September)

Erik Anderson September 19, 2019

A much more competitive category than adapted, Original Screenplay this month sees some moves up, a big fall, a ‘new’ entry and what’s starting to... Read More