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2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December)

Erik Anderson December 20, 2019

Lupita is coming. With still more to come, Lupita Nyong’o has dominated the critics awards this season for her stunning dual performance in Jordan Peele’s... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (November)

Erik Anderson November 27, 2019

While Best Actress isn’t nearly as stacked with contenders like Best Actor is (par for the course, really) it doesn’t mean it’s any less competitive.... Read More

2020 Oscars: Scream Queens in Best Actress – Is Lupita Nyong’o Next?

Andrew Carden November 18, 2019

In his AwardsWatch debut, Andrew Carden talks about the history of horror movie scream queens and their luck, and disadvantages, at the Oscars. Six years... Read More

2020 Oscars: Don’t Call It a Comeback Part 1 – Renée Zellweger, Alfre Woodard, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler

Erik Anderson November 14, 2019

Sometimes a star comeback can be a huge narrative that propels an actor or actress to an Oscar win, whether it’s a second an overdue... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (October)

Erik Anderson October 17, 2019

Although I still very comfortable with Renée Zellweger singing her way to a 2nd Oscar win in Judy, Charlize Theron in Bombshell is going to... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (September)

Erik Anderson September 19, 2019

We have a new Best Actress frontrunner. Renée Zellweger leapfrogs from the #5 spot all the way to #1 this month, portraying one of the... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (August)

Erik Anderson August 15, 2019

Things are starting to pick up in Best Actress but I’m still not budging on Cynthia Erivo completing her EGOT with Focus Features’ Harriet. The... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (July)

Erik Anderson July 18, 2019

You might think that Scarlett Johansson’s “[I] should be able to play any person, or any tree, or any animal” answer to a question about... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (June)

Erik Anderson June 13, 2019

No changes in this month’s top 5 for Best Actress. Cynthia Erivo (Focus Features’ Harriet) remains atop and she’s not going to budge, I’m certainly... Read More