AwardsWatch - best picture

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October)

Erik Anderson October 29, 2021

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

Have we seen the end of the technical juggernaut winning Best Picture?

Matt St. Clair October 27, 2021

Matt St. Clair takes a look at how everything from the pandemic to the preferential ballot have all but eliminated the chance of blockbuster films... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)

Erik Anderson September 30, 2021

Paul Thomas Anderson’s history with the Oscars is one that’s felt like it’s been closing in Best Picture for a while. Will it finally happen?... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (August)

Erik Anderson August 27, 2021

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

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (July)

Erik Anderson July 30, 2021

Cannes winners, Venice and Toronto lineups and the trailers for Dune, King Richard and House of Gucci all highlight July’s Best Picture Oscar predictions. We... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (June)

Erik Anderson June 30, 2021

The Cannes lineup has been announced and bits and pieces of potential Venice films as a result give us a glimmer of insight for Best... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (May)

Erik Anderson May 3, 2021

We may be just over a week from the longest Oscar season in history but there’s no rest for the wicked. The next season is... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE

Erik Anderson March 12, 2021

It’s all come down to this. A worldwide pandemic. Closed theaters. Movies pushed off until late 2021 or beyond. An extended Oscar season that’s felt... Read More

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Swept Away’ and ‘Chicago’ (2002)

Jeff Beachnau February 28, 2021

“More than any other example in recent memory, Chicago shows how much the element of surprise is missing from today’s movies.” – Mike Clark, USA... Read More