FINAL 2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR and SUPPORTING ACTRESS
With all precursors in hand – BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globe and SAG – Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) and Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) are... Read More
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Frontrunner Friday 2025 Oscar Predictions: Forming the Winners Circle
While the first phase of Oscar season seems like an endless marathon, the post-nominations second phase is a sprint. After the date change and extension... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kieran Culkin is in 64.88% of A Real Pain. To put that in context, his co-star and the film’s writer and director Jesse Eisenberg, is... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) and Yura Borisov (Anora) have begun building their precursor stash and winning some critics’ prizes along the way. Clarence Maclin (Sing... Read More
2024 Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Winners: ‘Anora’ Takes Best Pic, Marianne Jean-Baptiste Becomes First Black Actress with Lead Win
Sean Baker’s Anora took the Best Picture award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) among its three wins today that also included one... Read More
2024 New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC): ‘The Brutalist’ Wins Best Film, Carol Kane Surprises in Supporting Actress
The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), the oldest film critics group in the U.S., have named Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist the best film of 2024.... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November)
The Gotham Awards came in strong for four of the already top contending supporting actors this year in Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Clarence Maclin... Read More
‘A Real Pain’ Review: Kieran Culkin Shines in Jesse Eisenberg’s Triumphant and Thoughtful Dramedy
It can sometimes be worrying when a film is directed by one of its stars, and even doubly concerning when that person is also the... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)
A consistently healthy category full of possibilities but with now having seen all performances in my current top 10 save one (Ed Norton in A... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September)
Pearce appears. Norton rises. Magaro surprises. Washington stays king. Here are my 2025 Oscar predictions in Supporting Actor for September. Next up: Yury Borisov – Anora... Read More
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