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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: A First Crack at Post Nomination Predix
Well, wasn’t that interesting? After previewing the Oscar nominations last week (here), we saw on Tuesday morning where I was right and where I was wrong. As always, there was plenty of both. I actually got 90 of my picks correct, which is ever so slightly worse than last year, but I think a lot […] More
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What Would An “Alternate” Academy Award Nominations Have Looked Like?
Folks, welcome back to a fun little exercise that I like to do every year. A day or two after the Academy Award nominees are announced, I like to look at what the alternate version of the nominations would be. Imagine a Best Actor race headlined by Simon Rex for Red Rocket, for example. Or, what about any […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #73: Breaking Down the Oscar Nominations With Joey, Myles, and Steve!
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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94th Academy Award Nominations Revealed in Another Snub and Surprise Filled Announcement
Moments ago, the 94th Academy Award nominations were announced. As always, they shocked in ways both good and bad, but largely, this was a diverse and eclectic lineup from Oscar. Leading the way was The Power of the Dog with twelve nominations. Dune followed close behind with ten, while Belfast and West Side Story each […] More
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Happy Oscar Nominations Eve: What Is Your Boldest Predictions for Tomorrow Morning?
‘Twas the night before Oscar nominations… Tomorrow morning, the Academy finally reveals their Oscar nominations. Are we prepared? Well, yes and no. Truthfully, one can never fully be prepared for the Academy Award nominations, but you can prep for surprises and steel yourself for the shocks. If you do that, whatever voters choose with their […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Put Up and Shut Up…Time for Final Phase One Predictions!
At this point, I just want to get it over with already. Tuesday morning, the Academy will reveal their Oscar nominations, with all of the accompanying pain and glory. It’s always a mix of excitement and nerves, but this year has proven to be perhaps the hardest in recent memory to predict. Now, that doesn’t […] More
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Oscar Voting Ends Today…And Then, We Wait
Tonight, voting closes for Phase One. At 5pm Pacific, the 94th Academy Award nominations will be signed, sealed, and delivered, aside from the waiting game. The Oscar nominations are coming next week, when all that the Academy and its membership opted to cite will be revealed. That morning will be monumental, but right now, it’s […] More
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Awards Radar Community: What Was Number Six in the Oscar Categories?
Three weeks ago, I posted my article (here) on the “Alternate” Academy Award nominations. As I explained, it was a fun exercise to see who and what likely just missed with Oscar. In some cases, it leads to a sigh of relief. In others, it leads to wondering what might have been. Now that we’re […] 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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Awards Radar Podcast #25: Oscar Nomination Analysis from Joey, Myles, and Steven!
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] 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
