Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Marty vs Marvel; Nigeria disqualified from contention
A few weeks ago (was it only a few weeks?) Martin Scorsese made an off-hand comment in an interview with Empire magazine that Marvel movies... Read More
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AFI FEST 2019: Tribute to Martin Scorsese
The American Film Institute (AFI) today announced that AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi will honor Martin Scorsese with a tribute on Friday, November 15... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Bombshells, Bales and Marches
Hot off the first screenings of Bombshell, which vaulted Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie up Oscar predictions charts everywhere (including mine), another unseen December release,... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October)
Where there was green, now there is a sea of red. The top is pretty much the same as last month (just one drop and... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October)
I haven’t been as high on Martin Scorsese for The Irishman as virtually all of my peers and colleagues have been so either I’m on... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)
The top 10 in Best Actor this month remains the same as last month and the top 5 with just a small tweak in placement.... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)
Supporting Actor is still a bit of a challenge Christian Bale’s category placement for Ford v Ferrari still up in the air so I’m keeping... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (October)
Jojo Rabbit bounces back this month, while A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood just hangs on, precariously, to the top 5. Adapted Screenplay is rather... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (October)
Bombshell screened this week for critics and it’s coming in roaring hot, moving up to the #1 spot this month. With an incredible amount of... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN & COSTUME DESIGN (October)
Ahead of its release, Ad Astra was feeling very much like it was taking an identical trajectory to 2018’s First Man and indeed, it has... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December) 
2025 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, COSTUME DESIGN, PRODUCTION DESIGN (December) 
2025 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING, ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND, VISUAL EFFECTS (December) 
Interview: Director Robert Eggers (‘Nosferatu’) on the Consequences of Temptation, Training Hundreds of Rats, and Playing with Vampire Lore