2020 Oscars: Official Submissions for International Feature Film
The submitted motion pictures in the running for the International Feature Film Oscar (formerly Foreign Language Film, see below) must be first released theatrically in... Read More
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2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE (June)
Is Fox’s Ford v Ferrari a commercial or awards push? Is it both? I’ve elevated the film in all categories this week, largely in part... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (June)
No changes in this month’s top 5 for Best Actress. Cynthia Erivo (Focus Features’ Harriet) remains atop and she’s not going to budge, I’m certainly... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (June)
Best Actor has more movement than any performer category this month, even if some moves are incremental. The biggest goes to Antonio Banderas in Pedro... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (June)
Original Screenplay sees some green this month as I move A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood over to Adapted, bumping up The Farewell, Harriet and... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (June)
As with last month, the screenplay categories remain awash with potential placement switches. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, The Farewell and Ford v Ferrari... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE (May)
A Best Picture lineup consisting of classic Oscar themes like gangsters, war, adaptations of classic novels, bold takes on old tales and female-fronted and directed... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (May)
Two previous Best Director winners, Martin Scorsese and Sam Mendes, feel like safe bets at this early stage of the race. With The Irishman (Netflix)... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (May)
Cynthia Erivo is coming for her EGOT and there’s going to be very little getting in her way. Yes, it’s only May, but this has... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (May)
It’s so early in the Best Actor race that no potential top contender has even been seen yet. Only Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s Once... Read More
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