‘Free Solo,’ ‘Minding the Gap,’ Wild Wild Country’ lead Critics’ Choice Documentary nominations
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) and the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) collectively known as the Critics’ Choice, have revealed nominations for the 3rd... Read More
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‘The Shape of Water’ is NOT a conventional Best Picture winner
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
Oscar Podcast #64: Post-BAFTA Oscar Winner Predictions – Can Get Out Win?
In this 64th Oscar podcast, I am joined by Gold Rush Gang member Matt Dinn the day after the BAFTA awards where Three Billboards outside... Read More
Is Daniel Day-Lewis a Phantom Threat in Best Actor?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] When the Oscar nominations were announced this week there probably wasn’t a bigger surprise than the huge surge and strength of... Read More
2017-2018 Acting Precursor Breakdown: BFCA – GG – SAG – BAFTA – Oscar
Here is the list of every contender to receive a Critics’ Choice (BFCA), Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and/or BAFTA nomination for the 2017-2018 awards... Read More
Oscars 2018: Foreign Language Film – The Cases for THE INSULT (Lebanon), A FANTASTIC WOMAN (Chile) and THE SQUARE (Sweden)
Just as we were ready to call our 5 Foreign Language Film predictions locked, IN THE FADE (which was not in our final 5) surprised... Read More
2018 Critics’ Choice Award Winners
The 2018 Critics Choice Awards for film and television were announced tonight and they were almost a carbon copy of their higher profile counterpart, the... Read More
With the BAFTA nominations just announced this week, we now have the list of actors nominated for all four major precursors: Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe,... Read More
2018 Oscars: Can you get an acting Oscar nomination with no precursors?
The short answer? Yes. It’s happened quite a bit, actually. In all but three of the last 14 years we’ve had at least one... Read More
Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe and SAG – These Actors are on the Path to Oscar
With the SAG, Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice nominations out now we turn to ‘Who Has What?’ in the hunt for an acting Oscar nomination. This year, 16 performers have... Read More
Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards: ‘Hamnet’ Tops Wins, ‘Christy’ Nabs Best Irish Film 
8th Kodak Film Awards Recipients: Kristen Stewart, Joachim Trier, Autumn Durald Arkapaw and More 
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