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2021 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (January)

Erik Anderson January 25, 2021

War is hell. It’s also a prime Sound Oscar contender zone. Even with the newly merged sound categories, war films and films with lots of... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (January)

Erik Anderson January 25, 2021

A handful of scores from major releases were revealed as ineligible ahead of the official list from the Academy (reported by Variety) largely based on... Read More

Kemp Powers (’One Night in Miami,’ ‘Soul’) could join an elite group and make Oscar history

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Kemp Powers (’One Night in Miami,’ ‘Soul’) could join an elite group and make Oscar history

Erik Anderson January 19, 2021

Playwright and screenwriter Kemp Powers could make Oscar history this year, in more ways than one. As a co-screenwriter of the animated Pixar film Soul,... Read More

Houston Film Critics Society winners: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Promising Young Woman,’ ‘One Night in Miami’

Erik Anderson January 18, 2021

The Houston Film Critics Society has named Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland the Best Picture of 2020, also awarding it Best Director and Best Cinematography. Promising Young... Read More

San Francisco Critics winners: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘First Cow,’ ‘Minari’ and more

Erik Anderson January 18, 2021

The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle have announced their winners and Nomadland led the day with wins for Best Picture, Director and Editing... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE (December)

Erik Anderson December 24, 2020

Not much change this month with so much up in the air in terms of in a category that is dependent on the number of... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (December)

Erik Anderson December 23, 2020

This year, the first we go back to a single Sound category (a terrible idea), is going to offer us a lot of variety even... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (December)

Erik Anderson December 22, 2020

With critics wins from Boston Online, Chicago, Florida and Los Angeles it’s an easy call to keep Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross’s score for Soul... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (December)

Erik Anderson December 22, 2020

One of the contentious of the major categories, Original Screenplay is so full of exciting, bracing content it’s practically bursting at the seams. I’ve begun... Read More