2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (October)
At the midpoint of AFI FEST, we’re winding down on the film festival season proper, making way for the awards-driven fests like SCAD Savannah, Santa... Read More
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2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (September)
With the trifecta of major fall festivals behind us, the time for play is over. Wistful predictions are no more and there’s nothing to hide... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: 2025 BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR
It’s probably fair to say that after all of the nominations and precursors we have that we all likely have the same top seven films... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (October)
The fall festival season is over, the Gotham Awards nominations are in. Oscar season has begun. Always considered the kickoff of awards season, the Gotham... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (September)
With the Venice, Telluride and Toronto film festivals behind us, the race has changed quite a bit since early summer (or has it?). While Telluride... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (July)
With full lineups of the Venice and Toronto film festivals announced, we’re finally in a place to make some educated Oscar predictions and rely a... Read More
FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan. Here are my ranked final 2024 Oscar winner predictions for Best Director. 1. Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer (BAFTA, CCA, DGA, GG) 2. Justine Triet for Anatomy... Read More
FINAL 2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR
Is it just me or do you feel weirdly calm about what’s making it into Best Picture and that it’s going to be the PGA... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November)
The Gotham and BIFA nominations have given us their usual inside look at what the Spirit Awards and BAFTA might look like, a peripheral version... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (August)
We’re just a week away from the fall festival kick off with Venice in August 30 and Telluride on August 31, both of which will... Read More
New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) Winners: Ethan Hawke, Jacob Elordi, Jessie Buckley, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and More 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 319 – Oscars Retrospective of the 93rd Academy Awards 
USC Scripter Nominations: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Train Dreams,’ ‘Slow Horses,’ ‘Death by Lightning’ and More 
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Basic Instinct 2’ and ‘The Departed’ (2006)