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Venice Film Festival: Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Sam Rockwell, Hong Chau Spark Oscar BuzzVenice Film Festival: Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Sam Rockwell, Hong Chau Spark Oscar Buzz

Venice Film Festival: Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Sam Rockwell, Hong Chau Spark Oscar Buzz

The Venice Film Festival isn’t over – but four standout supporting performances are already getting considerable buzz. From The Shape… Read More

September 7, 2017
Technical Achievement Oscar Contenders at the Venice Film Festival – The Shape of Water, Downsizing, Victoria and AbdulTechnical Achievement Oscar Contenders at the Venice Film Festival – The Shape of Water, Downsizing, Victoria and Abdul

Technical Achievement Oscar Contenders at the Venice Film Festival – The Shape of Water, Downsizing, Victoria and Abdul

Typically, it’s the stars who get all the attention when films screen at film festivals. They walk the red carpet,… Read More

September 6, 2017
2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)

2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)

Another month, another top placement for Melissa Leo (Novitiate), albeit this time, for the first time in a while, with… Read More

September 6, 2017
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (September)2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (September)

2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (September)

What a difference a month can make. Telluride and Venice saw the premieres of a large swath of as-of-yet unseen… Read More

September 5, 2017
With mother!, is Jennifer Lawrence in or out of the Best Actress race?With mother!, is Jennifer Lawrence in or out of the Best Actress race?

With mother!, is Jennifer Lawrence in or out of the Best Actress race?

mother! premiered this morning at the Venice Film Festival and as expected, the film was…polarizing to say the least. Some… Read More

September 5, 2017
4 Reasons Why Frances McDormand Can (and Should) Earn an Oscar nomination for THREE BILLBOARDS4 Reasons Why Frances McDormand Can (and Should) Earn an Oscar nomination for THREE BILLBOARDS

4 Reasons Why Frances McDormand Can (and Should) Earn an Oscar nomination for THREE BILLBOARDS

Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri premiered this morning at the Venice Film Festival and the buzz on the… Read More

September 4, 2017
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)

2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)

The top 4 here remains the same as last month so either we're doing something right or terribly wrong. It's… Read More

September 4, 2017
2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)

2018 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)

The Venice and Telluride Film Festivals are still under way at the time of these new predictions with world and… Read More

September 4, 2017
Is Judi Dench a lock for a Best Actress nomination for Victoria and Abdul?Is Judi Dench a lock for a Best Actress nomination for Victoria and Abdul?

Is Judi Dench a lock for a Best Actress nomination for Victoria and Abdul?

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Stephen Frears’ new film Victoria and Abdul premiered at the Venice Film Festivals and the reviews – including… Read More

September 3, 2017
2018 Oscars: Can Downsizing’s Hong Chau become the 6th Asian Actress to get a Supporting Actress nom?2018 Oscars: Can Downsizing’s Hong Chau become the 6th Asian Actress to get a Supporting Actress nom?

2018 Oscars: Can Downsizing’s Hong Chau become the 6th Asian Actress to get a Supporting Actress nom?

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Alexander Payne’s Downsizing opened the Venice Film Festival and while the film itself is a polarizing,… Read More

September 3, 2017