2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (September)
A much more competitive category than adapted, Original Screenplay this month sees some moves up, a big fall, a ‘new’ entry and what’s starting to... Read More
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2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (September)
Discussions, arguments and confirmations have come in since last month for a few screenplays that found themselves with one foot dipped into each of the... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September)
Tom “I haven’t been nominated since 2000” Hanks and Brad “I’m not going to campaign” Pitt remain atop the Supporting Actor list for September because... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)
Now that we’re past Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the acting categories are making some money moves. For some it strengthened their places but for others,... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SOUND EDITING & SOUND MIXING (September)
Vroom vroom, bitches. Race cars, space wars and world wars make up the bulk of the top contenders for Sound Editing and Sound Mixing this... Read More
Oscar Podcast #75: Post-TIFF 19 discussion and the awards forecast with Mina Takla
It’s crazy but this is our first Oscar podcast of the 2019/2020 awards season! With Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Telluride and Toronto behind us the Oscar... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (September)
September marks the first Oscar predictions in Makeup & Hairstyling and Visual Effects, categories that will see shortlists and bakeoffs come December. New this year,... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG (September)
The top three in Original Score remains the same this month, with two Oscar winners (John Williams and Alexandre Desplat) and now the most-nominated living... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED & DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (September)
Is it just me or does this year’s crop of animated feature contenders seem…meh? Packed with sequels, some of which were big critical and box... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN & COSTUME DESIGN (September)
The luxuriant production design (and a big part of the film’s $90M budget) bumps Sony/Columbia’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood up one to the top... Read More
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