I have revealed my winner predictions for the 91st Academy Awards in all 24 categories (which you can find here) and I include them all here but now also unveil what and who I think should win and should have been nominated in the craziest Oscar year I can remember. BEST PICTUREWill win: RomaShould win: RomaShould have been nominated: If …
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Green Book (Universal) Arguably one of the most locked categories of the night is Supporting Actor. Unlike last year, this is the only acting category where the frontrunner has won all major precursors before Oscar night – the Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice, SAG and BAFTA. That is, of course, Mahershala Ali in Green Book. Ali is set to win his …
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Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman reign in The Favourite The battle for the favourite performance of 2018 turned out to be a real battle of The Favourite(s). Co-stars Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz took the top 2 spots on the AwardsWatch annual list of favourite performances of the year. It was the second time that the top two spots were …
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A Star Is Born Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born is the choice by St. Louis Film Critics as the best film of 2018. The film didn’t manage any other wins but Lady Gaga did manage a runner-up mention for Best Actress where Toni Collette (Hereditary) won. Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman was the top winner with three wins, including Best Director …
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CLAIRE FOY, RICHARD E. GRANT, THOMASIN HARCOURT MCKENZIE, JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON ALSO TO BE HONORED WITH THE VIRTUOSOS AWARD AT 34TH ANNUAL SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Today the 34th Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced its recipients for the Virtuosos Award presented by UGG, an honor created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy performances in film have elevated them …
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The Fox Searchlight family earned 8 nominations across their films The Favourite, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Old Man & the Gun and Isle of Dogs this morning and stars Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant and Robert Redford joined Alexandre Desplat, Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara in responding to the news. Here are …
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Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA wins big at NYFCC The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) has chosen ROMA as the best film of 2018 with Alfonso Cuarón also taking the prizes for Best Director and Best Cinematography. For his performance of a deeply troubled priest being torn apart by his past and the overwhelming dread of the world, Ethan Hawke (First …
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Adam Driver in BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) The top 4 of Mahershala Ali (Green Book), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Timothée Chalamet (Beautiful Boy) and Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born) stay locked in place from last month but previous top 5 contender Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman) makes a big move back into the fold. Driver was a staple …
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Mahershala Ali in Green Book (Universal) Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali not only holds onto his #1 spot, he’s starting to look like a lock. Along with the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award win last month, Green Book just won another Audience Award, from the Mill Valley Film Festival, this week. He is looking very good for a …
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