2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October) – Jake Gyllenhaal ‘Stronger’ Now, Chalamet Hits a High
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
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2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October) – Guillermo del Toro and Christopher Nolan Both at #1
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
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
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
[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
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)
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)
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)
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
2018 Oscar Predictions: THE SCREENPLAYS (September) – Call Me By Your Name, The Post Lead
Call Me By Your Name maintains a solid lead in Adapted Screenplay but Last Flag Flying inches up a few more points, it remains a... Read More
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