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2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October) – Jake Gyllenhaal ‘Stronger’ Now, Chalamet Hits a High

Erik Anderson October 3, 2017

After a relatively stagnant September top five in Best Actor, this month sees some significant change with an Oscar winner and a nominee out and... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October) – Guillermo del Toro and Christopher Nolan Both at #1

Erik Anderson October 2, 2017

Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before. Just as in Best Picture, the Best Director race is tied at #1 and by... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October) – Last Flag Flailing, Blade Runner Returns

Erik Anderson October 2, 2017

Usually by this time, the first week of October, we’re talking about the film that came out of the late summer film festivals to emerge... Read More

New Trailer and Poster for Joe Wright’s DARKEST HOUR with Gary Oldman

Erik Anderson September 28, 2017

Focus Features has dropped a short new trailer plus two new posters for Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour. Within days of becoming British Prime Minister, Winston... Read More

Frontrunner Friday or: How Late September Doesn’t Have an Oscar Frontrunner

Erik Anderson September 22, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] It’s the first day of fall and the Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals have wrapped and by now a Best... Read More

Awards Season Hopefuls, Closing the Gender Gap Highlight the 40th Mill Valley Film Festival

Erik Anderson September 11, 2017

The Current War, Darkest Hour, Rose Marie, Dee Rees, Last Flag Flying and Greta Gerwig highlight the announcement of the lineup of the 40th Mill... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ANIMATED FEATURE, VISUAL EFFECTS (September)

Erik Anderson September 8, 2017

No changes in the top spots; Dunkirk leads Original Score once again, Coco is #1 in Animated Feature and Blade Runner 2049 holds onto Visual... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING, SOUND EDITING, SOUND MIXING (September)

Erik Anderson September 8, 2017

Dunkirk holds the beach in Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing as it did last month and again by significant margins. Only Blade Runner... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY, PRODUCTION DESIGN, COSTUME DESIGN (September)

Erik Anderson September 8, 2017

Blade Runner 2049 continues to top the Cinematography and Production Design charts and Phantom Thread still looms despite not even a single production still or... Read More