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2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (June)

Erik Anderson June 30, 2022

Academy Award winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) might be finding himself back in the Oscar race with Thirteen Lives (trailer), one of a few... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (May)

Erik Anderson May 30, 2022

How long is it before something that was previously unpredictable becomes so common that it goes from trend to guarantee? That’s what’s been happening in... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE

Erik Anderson March 25, 2022

The path for The Power of Dog had been an easy one, laid out in the most traditional of ways. A kickoff at the Venice... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR

Erik Anderson February 4, 2022

Best Picture and Best Director are usually the most linked Oscar categories as the latter often really tells us what the top 5 films are... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (December)

Erik Anderson December 24, 2021

A canceled Golden Globes, a postponed Critics’ Choice ceremony. Is it even really awards season yet? Of course it is. We have dozens of critics... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (November)

Erik Anderson November 30, 2021

Things are heating up as we are turning the bend with late breaking films finally starting to screen and few are as big as Steven... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 27, 2021

It took a bit of time but the game of chicken between Warner Bros and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) has a winner and... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 20, 2021

The heated battle for the trending non-English language director slot just got hotter this week with the reveal of the first trailer for Paolo Sorrentino’s... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (July)

Erik Anderson July 20, 2021

Definitely glad I waited until after Cannes to do July Oscar predictions because the festival, and the winners in particular, really gave the race a... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (June)

Erik Anderson June 28, 2021

I’m feeling very good about my Asghar Farhadi prediction last month as his new film, A Hero, was announced in competition for this summer’s Cannes... Read More

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