FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR
What started a full year ago, at Sundance, winding through Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Telluride, Toronto, New York and Los Angeles, brings us to today. After... Read More
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2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (December)
The first week of December brought us a deluge of industry and critics winners and nominations, including the AFI Top 10 list, National Board of... Read More
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
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
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (May) – The Pre-Cannestravaganza
Well, the time has come. Let’s start predicting. With five Palme d’Or wins under its belt and two Best Picture wins since 2019, all eyes... 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 PICTURE
Unification has been the theme of this awards season if there ever was one. The dominance of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer – with BAFTA, Critics Choice,... Read More
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