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Emmy Analysis: Outstanding Drama Series
Now that Game of Thrones is over and Succession has taken the year off, who will win Outstanding Drama Series? This year saw a reduced number of nominees in many categories, but the Outstanding Drama Series category continues to boast eight nominees. The Handmaid’s Tale is the only previous winner of the group (it won […] More
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Do Multiple Nominees Help ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ in Supporting Acting Categories?
The pandemic made a lot of things strange this year. With plenty of filming shutdowns and delays, there were many less shows in the running for the Emmys this year. Rather than broaden their tastes to new shows, voters seemed to default to old favorites. This meant only a few shows took up a majority […] More
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Emmy Analysis: Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
It’s a literal head to head battle in Outstanding Variety Sketch Series this year. In fact, there are only two nominees this year – A Black Lady Sketch Show and Saturday Night Live. Thanks to rules enacted last year at the Emmys, the size of nominees in each category has been decided by the number […] More
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TV Review: ‘Ted Lasso’ is Just as Wonderful in Season Two
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. After setting the record for most Emmy nominations for a freshman comedy (20), Ted Lasso returns with another heartwarming, edifying season that is guaranteed to put a smile on even the grumpiest person. At first glance, season two feels like more of the same, which is far from […] More
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The Lone Screenplay Nominee – 2014 Original Screenplay Race
Writers are an odd bunch. Every year we get a movie (or two) that earns a screenplay nomination… and nothing else. These deviations from the pack mentality of the Oscars (where we see a few movies dominate in all categories) are what make for a fun and delightful nomination morning. In fact, many times the […] More
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Before the Gold: Best Film Editing
This month, we’re taking a look at this year’s Oscar nominees and digging into their past work to find hidden gems that you may have overlooked. One of the joys of this year’s Oscars is the abundance of first time Oscar nominees, especially in craft categories. Best Film Editing has a host of newbies. Four […] More
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The Lone Screenplay Nominee – 2020 Best Adapted Screenplay Race
Writers are an odd bunch. Every year we get a movie (or two) that earns a screenplay nomination… and nothing else. These deviations from the pack mentality of the Oscars (where we see a few movies dominate in all categories) are what make for a fun and delightful nomination morning. In fact, many times the […] More
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Awards Radar Oscars Shortlist Analysis: Original Song
Are there any categories harder to predict than Best Original Song? The music branch has notoriously excluded frontrunners in this category before (“See You Again” from Furious 7, “The Wrestler” from The Wrestler). There always seems to be room for a stray song from the end credits of a documentary. We’re still trying to figure […] More
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The Lone Screenplay Nominee – 2015 Original Screenplay Race
Writers are an odd bunch. Every year we get a movie (or two) that earns a screenplay nomination… and nothing else. These deviations from the pack mentality of the Oscars (where we see a few movies dominate in all categories) are what make for a fun and delightful nomination morning. In fact, many times the […] More
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Awards Radar Oscars Shortlist Analysis: Original Score
The list of 136 eligible scores was whittled down to fifteen finalists on February 9th. This is only the third year that the Oscars have provided a shortlist for Best Original Score. Still, the past two years provide us with some insight on what may be chosen by the music branch. See below for the […] More
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The Lone Screenplay Nominee – 2016 Original Screenplay Race
Writers are an odd bunch. Every year we get a movie (or two) that earns a screenplay nomination… and nothing else. These deviations from the pack mentality of the Oscars (where we see a few movies dominate in all categories) are what make for a fun and delightful nomination morning. In fact, many times the […] More
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‘Just To Be Nominated’ Blends Oscar Buzz with Murder Mystery
Oscar podcasting is all fun and games until someone gets murdered. With the Oscars going virtual this year, the likelihood of foul play is pretty low this year (though you can’t fully trust those hazmat suit delivery men). Still, if you are looking for something that blends the competitive energy of a close Oscar race […] More
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