AwardsWatch - best picture

The Oscars add ‘Popular Film’ category, shorten telecast, move some awards to commercial breaks

Erik Anderson August 8, 2018

There are some major changes coming to very next Oscars telecast and ceremony On Tuesday night, the Board of Governors convened to re-elect current president... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (July) – On the Eve of Festival Announcements ‘Roma,’ ‘A Star Is Born’ Rise

Erik Anderson July 20, 2018

Roma, Widows, A Star Is Born and Boy Erased could all find festival bows that boost their odds [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We are just... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (June) – ‘BlacKkKlansman’ back on top, ‘The Favourite’ moves up

Erik Anderson June 18, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Some change is a comin’ in Best Picture. Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman from Focus Features moves back to the #1 spot, where... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (May) – A Star Is Born, The Front Runner enter the top 10

Erik Anderson May 21, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] I know, I know, it’s laaate. I was going to do May predictions ahead of the Cannes Film Festival and then... Read More

2019 Oscars: New Rules in Music and Doc Feature categories and more for 91st Academy Awards

Erik Anderson April 24, 2018

Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced some big changes to the eligibility, campaigning and qualifications for films that want to be... Read More

2019 Oscars: The Best Picture Contenders (March)

Erik Anderson March 8, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Now that the dust has started to settle on the 90th Academy Awards, it’s time to set our sights on the... Read More

‘The Shape of Water’ is NOT a conventional Best Picture winner

Erik Anderson March 6, 2018

I suppose it was inevitable. Almost immediately after Guillermo del Toro’s adult fantasy The Shape of Water was announced as Best Picture by Warren Beatty... Read More

FINAL Oscar Winner Predictions for the 90th Academy Awards

Erik Anderson March 1, 2018

Here we go. After one of the wildest and most unpredictable Oscar seasons in recent memory with regards to the top category, Best Picture, the... Read More

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Oscar Podcast #65: FINAL Oscar winner predictions with Vanity Fair’s Joanna Robinson

Erik Anderson February 28, 2018

It’s all down to this. Oscar voting is now over and the big show is on Sunday. In this 65th podcast I am thrilled to... Read More

Frontrunner Friday: Stuck in the Middle of Oscar Voting

Erik Anderson February 23, 2018

We’re just over a week from the Oscars and while a handful of races seem pretty locked up right now (Adapted Screenplay, Director, ALL four... Read More