87th Academy Award Winners: Birdman Soars
Birdman won Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards, ending a 34-year streak since a film has won the top prize at the Oscars with a... Read More
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FINAL Oscar Predictions from the Gold Rush Gang: The Bird vs. The Boy
We’re in the final stretch of what has been one of the craziest, most unpredictable Oscar season in years. So much so that the top... Read More
Forum Oscar Poll Results – FINAL Oscar Winner Predictions
(hover over the graph for more details…) BEST PICTURE [visualizer id=”9927″] BEST DIRECTOR [visualizer id=”9935″] BEST ACTOR [visualizer id=”9931″] BEST ACTRESS [visualizer id=”9930″] BEST SUPPORTING... Read More
Oscar Podcast #23: FINAL Oscar Predictions…AHHH!!!!!
In Oscar podcast #23, Gold Rush Gang member Peter Cioth and myself, Erik Anderson, tear through all 24 Academy Awards categories to find the answer... Read More
Writers Guild of America (WGA) Winners: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ and ‘The Imitation Game’ Win Top Awards
The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Imitation Game have won the Writers Guild of America’s top honors, for Original and Adapted Screenplay, respectively. Each are... Read More
Directors Guild of America (DGA) Winners – Iñárritu Beats Linklater
Well, it happened; Alejandro G. Iñárritu has won the Directors Guild of America award for Best Director of 2014 for Birdman, besting perceived frontrunner Richard... Read More
BAFTA Preview and Predictions: Will Birdman Continue Its Winning Streak?
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards are this Sunday and it finds itself with Oscar bloggers on the edge of their... Read More
Directors Guild (DGA) Preview and Predictions: Birdman and Boyhood Battle Again
This year’s DGA winner is going to really help us figure out what is going on with this Birdman vs. Boyhood situation, right?. Or is... Read More
BAFTA Best Picture Nominee Posters
BAFTA always bestows gorgeous impressionistic posters for its Best Picture nominees and this year is no different. Lovely stuff. ... Read More
2015 Oscars: The Gold Rush Gang’s 87th Academy Award Winner Predictions
The Oscar nominations are in and the guilds are starting to help shape the race…or are they? Is Birdman going to topple Boyhood with its... Read More
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