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2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (October) – Margot Robbie Skates Up the Chart

Erik Anderson October 3, 2017

Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep may continue reign atop with The Post but Margot Robbie is coming in hot with I, Tonya this month. She... 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

Oscar Podcast #57: Entering Awards Season Without a Frontrunner

Erik Anderson September 25, 2017

It’s the first Oscar podcast after the big summer film festivals – Venice, Telluride and Toronto – and usually by now we have a frontrunner.... 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: THE SCREENPLAYS (September) – Call Me By Your Name, The Post Lead

Erik Anderson September 7, 2017

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

2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)

Erik Anderson September 6, 2017

Another month, another top placement for Melissa Leo (Novitiate), albeit this time, for the first time in a while, with a 99 instead of a... Read More

2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (September)

Erik Anderson September 5, 2017

What a difference a month can make. Telluride and Venice saw the premieres of a large swath of as-of-yet unseen Best Actress contenders and the... Read More

Saoirse Ronan soars in first trailer for ‘Lady Bird’ from Greta Gerwig

Erik Anderson September 5, 2017

After a truly rapturous response at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend, A24 drops the trailer for Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird, starring two-time... Read More