2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (July)
While I’m sticking with Jonathan Pryce in Fernando Meirelles’s The Pope from Netflix as my top Best Actor choice, I’m feeling better and better about... Read More
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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: BEST ACTOR (April)
Like Best Actress, there are a few previous winners in this category looking for seconds. Namely, Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman for... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December) – Casey Affleck Dominates; Andrew Garfield x 2 Could Be a Problem
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We’re just a week into critics’ awards for 2016 and already Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) is dominating. Winning citations... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Joy’ (★★★½)
There’s something truly fantastic about the opening scene of Joy. It’s a black and white television soap opera starring none other than All My... Read More
Oscar Podcast #31: NBR and NYFCC Predix plus The Revenant and Joy Finally Screen
In our 31st podcast, I am joined by Gold Rush Gang members Kenneth Polishchuk and Evan Kost as Hollywood embarks on the beginning of the... Read More
Forum Oscar Poll Results: October 2015 – Joy Surges to #1 in Best Picture, Room Debuts
The results for the October Forum Oscar Polls are in and Joy has vaulted over Carol to land at #1 for the month. Not that... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Jacob Tremblay could be the youngest Oscar nominee in 35 years
Two major contenders fall hard this month as four rise. Previous #1 Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation) topples out of the top 5 after the... Read More
Full-Length ‘Joy’ Trailer – “Money, Crime, Betrayal”
After a rousing first test screening and a secret one last night of a drastically different cut (and with dismal results), the full-length trailer for... Read More
The highly anticipated Christmas release Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence, screened last night in LA and AwardsWatch* was there to take in what was either... Read More
Interview: John Lithgow on ‘Conclave’ Being a Career Highlight, Oscar Buzz and Comparing Director Edward Berger to David Lean [VIDEO] 
Interview: In ‘Gladiator II,’ Costume Designer Janty Yates Turns Rome into Her Runway 
Interview: Production Designer Arthur Max on Rebuilding Rome and Filling the Colosseum with Water in ‘Gladiator II’ 
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November)