2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (June)
As I expected in May, Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest were the top Cannes winners last month,... Read More
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FINAL 2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE
A24’s Everything Everywhere All At Once from The Daniels premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival on March 11, 16 days before the 94th Academy... Read More
FINAL 2023 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE
Here we are. The campaigns are over (for now), the parties are done (for now) and we’re days away from the Best Picture Oscar nominations... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (December)
As we close out the calendar year, it’s really just the beginning of the Oscar race. We have Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe nominations and... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (November)
The Gotham Awards may only be a handful of critics that decide nominations and winners but as the first group to reveal winners, they can... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October)
Three films that have been in limited theaters go wider today – The Banshees of Inisherin, TÁR and Till – and they all make significant... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (July)
It’s been a busy week, hasn’t it? With the Venice Film Festival lineup announced, giving us the world premieres of Bardo, The Whale, The Son... Read More
FINAL 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR
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 PICTURE (October)
So here’s the thing…I think only three films can realistically win Best Picture: Belfast, King Richard or The Power of the Dog. Why only those... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (August)
It’s the end of August so we have the lineups for Venice, Toronto and New York festivals, shining a light on studio priorities and castaways and now only await... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December) 
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