90th Academy Awards Oscar Nominations
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Shape of Water led the way with 13 nominations, just one shy of the record. Dunkirk was next with 8, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,... Read More
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‘Call Me By Your Name’ Sets Record at 15th International Cinephile Society (ICS) Nominations
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The International Cinephile Society (ICS), of which I am a voting member, has announced the nominations for its 15th season and... Read More
AARP’s Movies for Grownups Awards: ‘The Post,’ ‘Shape of Water’ Lead Nominees
Steven Spielberg’s The Post finally earned some nomination love from an organization, from the AARP Movies for Grownups. The film earned a field-best five nominations... Read More
BAFTA Nomination Predictions
The BAFTA nominations are right around the corner (tomorrow, 7:30am UK time), hot off the heels of the Golden Globes last night and I have... Read More
‘Lady Bird’ Tops National Society of Film Critics Winners
The National Society of Film Critics has chosen, in a very close vote, Lady Bird as the Best Picture of 2017. The win lined up... Read More
2017-2018 Build by Guild: Creating a Best Picture Nominee
It’s back, the Build by Guild: Creating a Best Picture nominee. Certain guilds will carry more weight than others; PGA, DGA, SAG over CSA for example.... Read More
Chicago Independent Critics Circle Winners: Get Out, Lady Bird and Logan
The 26 film critics and voting members of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle completed their final ballots in 21 categories for their second annual... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: End of 2017 Predictions in ALL Categories
As we end this year, and really only the first half of awards season, I offer my Oscar predictions in all 24 categories. Keep an... Read More
2018 Oscars: Can you get an acting Oscar nomination with no precursors?
The short answer? Yes. It’s happened quite a bit, actually. In all but three of the last 14 years we’ve had at least one... Read More
My Picks for the Best Films and Performances of 2017
Hey look, another Top 10 list. But wait, there’s more! Thinking about the films that I loved this year it was those that challenged me... Read More
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