AwardsWatch Podcast #222: Reactions to the 96th Oscars Show and Winners
On episode 222 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer and Josh Parham to give their thoughts... Read More
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FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS – The Race for the Final Infinity Stone
Close Oscar races are the bread and butter for awards prognosticators. In cases where frontrunners are so far out ahead that 2nd place barely merits... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast #221: Final Oscar Predictions for the 96th Academy Awards
On episode 221 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello to give... Read More
FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY
With the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), BAFTA and Critics Choice in hand it’s a clean sweep for Oppenheimer‘s Hoyte Van Hoytema, who should easily... Read More
FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: SOUND
Despite Oppenheimer‘s eyebrow-raising loss in sound at BAFTA to The Zone of Interest, the team of Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin... Read More
FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR
Both of the lead acting races this season have kept us on our toes, with the top two contenders trading critic and industry wins back... Read More
FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
It’s been a strange road for the documentary feature contenders this year, a fun category as it has one of the larger amount of guilds... Read More
FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN
One of the more competitive categories this season, the battle for costume design should be between Barbie and Poor Things, the only films to pick... Read More
FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS
Lacking a Best Picture nominee, especially the shortlisted Poor Things (which won the BAFTA) and not shortlisted at all Oppenheimer (the Critics Choice winner), the... Read More
FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR
Like Da’Vine Joy Randolph in Supporting Actress, Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer) made a clean sweep of the precursors and even led regional critics wins, although... Read More
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