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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: The Guilds Have Begun Right as the Golden Globes Are About to Have Their Say
In the blink of an eye, we’ve reached a real inflection point of the precursor season. Not only are we fully into 2026, phase one of the season has turned from exclusively critics groups to the guilds. That’s where some of the big awards season decisions are made, so it feels like the perfect moment […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: The Shortlists (and a Future on YouTube) Are Here For Us to React/Overreact To!
Well now, this has been quite the week to be covering the Oscars, huh? Not only is it precursor season, but the Academy revealed two very notable bits of information. One was expected, in the reveal of the shortlists in a dozen categories, while the other was not in the slightest, as the Oscars are […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: A Long December is Upon Us As the Precursors Are Underway and Loving ‘One Battle After Another’
Folks, we’ve entered the final month of 2025. Yes, December is upon us and the year is only weeks away from wrapping up. I’m grappling with that in several ways, though one that’s applicable to Awards Radar is the beginning of the precursor season. We’re a bit away from the Guilds chiming in to really […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Some Golden Globes Guesswork
Can you believe we’re already in the middle of November? Time sure flies, doesn’t it? Well, with just over a month and a half left in the year, it feels like there’s still so much to figure out, awards-wise. To that end, not only is it time for another update to my Academy Award predictions, […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: What Has Festival Season Presented Us With?
In what feels like the blink of an eye, festival season is largely in the books. What began with the Venice Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival back at the end of August, transitioning to the Toronto International Film Festival in September, has now come close to the conclusion with the end of the 63rd […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Where Do We Stand After Telluride, TIFF, and Venice?
My how September has changed things. When we were wrapping up August, the start of the fall film festival season was upon us. That was where many a movie would debut, hoping to catapult from the festivals to the Academy Awards. Now, with a good portion of festival season already having been completed, it feels […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: The Summer is Basically Over and Fall Film Festival Season is About to Show Us Some Contenders
The wait is over folks, we’re here. The fall film festival season is literally underway, with so much of the early speculation about to give way to analysis and reviews. Yesterday, I departed for the Telluride Film Festival, so as you read this, I’m on the ground preparing to, or actually already watching movies. Once […] More
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Year in Advance Oscar Predictions: It’s Late in the Summer and the Fall Film Festivals Are Looming
Welcome to August, ladies and gentlemen. We’re now late in the summer and I’m less than a month away from attending the Telluride Film Festival. Yes, it’s now a matter of weeks before Telluride, with the Venice Film Festival kicking off a few days before. Then, it’s right on to the Toronto International Film Festival, […] More
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Year in Advance Oscar Predictions: An Early Summer Look at the State of the Race to Come
I know it feels like we just crowned Anora as Best Picture at the Academy Awards, but we’ve nearly reached the midway point of 2025. Most of the Oscar players are still to be released, and even some have yet to be revealed at all, so we’re hardly in the thick of it. Still, as […] More
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Year in Advance Oscar Predictions: Which Cannes Film Festival Titles Can Be Awards Season Players?
Last week, the 78th Cannes Film Festival came to a close. With it, a point in the season has been passed. Regardless of how much Cannes factors into the eventual Oscar race, it feels like a good moment to assess the early awards season field. Now, that doesn’t mean that festival flicks are headed to […] More
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Year in Advance Oscar Predictions: All Options Are on the Table Now for The Academy (Part Two)
Folks, at the end of last week, I debuted my year in advance Oscar predictions piece. In it, I revealed my initial set of picks, while also more or less setting the stage for an unpredictable season. After all, it does seem like there are less overt contenders at the moment than we’ve had in […] More
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Year in Advance Oscar Predictions: All Options Are on the Table Now for The Academy (Part One)
Readers, after another decently sized break (this just might be how I handle things these days), it’s time to officially begin the initial conversation about the next awards season. Go figure, a bit of good timing shows up here, as the Cannes Film Festival just recently announced their lineup yesterday, helping generate some additional possibilities. […] More
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