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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Can ‘Promising Young Woman’ Shock the World?
By all reasonable metrics, Nomadland is going to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Especially after winning with the Producers Guild, everything is in its favor. Instead of a close race, what we’re likely getting is a runaway victory, the kind we haven’t had in a while. The precursor domination has been far and […] More
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Oscars Add to An All-Star Producing Team
As we get closer to the 93rd Oscars ceremony occurring on April 25th the details of the show are coming into focus. Today, the ceremony’s producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher, and Steven Soderbergh have announced 14 key members of the show’s production team, including some show veterans and first-timers. Co-producers Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Dionne Harmon are on board for the first time, bringing […] More
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The Oscars Are Planning a Host-Less Show Again
For those wondering if this strange new year for the Oscars could lead to them having a host for the first time since the 2018 ceremony three years ago, it seems that we have our answer. Deadline is reporting that the 2021 Oscars will be the third year in a row without a host. While the […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Where Do We Stand Post-Nominations?
Monday morning seems both moments ago and also a bit of a distant memory, doesn’t it? Well, time has lost all meaning over the past year and change, so it’s not surprising. However, we still are at a point where we can sit and ponder the start of Phase Two. Awards Season may not have […] More
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Oscar Producers Pen Letter that Assures No Use of Zoom at the Academy Awards
If you thought that this year’s Oscars were going to be another awkward award show with nominees in Zoom breakout rooms giving uncomfortable speeches in hoodies, think again. It’s going to be awkward and unprecedented in different ways. Via a letter sent out to all of this year’s nominees, Oscar show producers Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher, and Jesse […] More
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Initial Thoughts on the Academy Award Nominations
Phase One is now in the books, ladies and gentlemen. The Oscar nominations are here, with Mank having the best morning overall, film-wise. Ten nominations later, David Fincher‘s period piece still was snubbed here and there, which is interesting. Next in line where a glut of movies with six citations apiece. In fact, a half-dozen […] More
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93rd Oscar Nominations Led By ‘Mank’
Wow. We now know the Academy Award nominees. Sure, the announcement was delayed a few months by the COVID-19 pandemic, but we made it. The Oscar nominations have gone down, and by and large, they’re pretty great. Mank leads the way with ten nominations, while the Best Director field is among its most diverse in […] More
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‘Twas the Night Before Nominations…
We’re only hours away, ladies and gentlemen. The Academy Award nominations are in the morning, so to help pass the time, here’s something silly for you all to enjoy. My short little Oscar poem: ‘Twas the night before nominations with voting in the can, not a creature was stirring, not even us pulling for Promising […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Final Phase One Update: Voting Closes and All That’s Left to Do is Wait
It’s all done except for the crying. Now, the question is, will the tears on Monday morning be ones of disappointment or joy? The answer is, likely both. Yes, with the Academy Award nominations now only days away, there’s nothing left to do but wait. Voters have finished casting their ballots, the nominees are prepared, […] 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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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: New Frontrunners Emerging As the Academy Votes?
Voting is officially open for the Academy Awards today. Folks, this is where decisions are made. If you’re a member of the Academy, you may have been considering your ballot for weeks. I’ve spoken to multiple voters who have a solid idea who and what they like. However, it’s also clear from this unprecedented year […] More
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The Academy Declares 366 Films Eligible for Best Picture
*Editor’s Note: Well, at least I can narrow my predictions down to 366. That’s something, right? We’ll narrow it further to likely eight or nine films next month, so stay tuned!* The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have released their list of films eligible for the Best Picture award at this year’s 93rd […] More
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