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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: The Academy Has Begun Now That The Guilds Have Chimed In
What a week it has been, especially in terms of the precursor season. Sure, there have been precursors that I’ve warned you not to put much stock into, but the major Guilds have chimed in, really giving us a look at what Oscar could end up doing. Moreover, voting for the Academy Awards began yesterday, […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Closing Out 2022 with New Picks and Thoughts on the Best Picture Race
Can you believe that 2022 is basically over with? There’s literally only one day left in the year, so whether you believe it or not, 2023 is pretty much upon us. So, I’ve held off with any major Oscar prediction updates of late, minus when the shortlists came out, but today sure feels like the […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Will ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and James Cameron Convince the Academy to Return to Pandora?
Somehow, 2022 only has three weeks left to it. Moreover, the film releases for the year have all been seen. Nothing is still a mystery. The movies of the cinematic year are all under consideration. It’s strange to think about, considering how long we’ve been looking at the year and thinking about how X factors […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Screeners Are Out, ‘Babylon’ Has Proven Divisive, and Only James Cameron Looms
First of all, I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. Fingers crossed you had a happy, healthy, and safe day yesterday. Now, on to today’s article. Black Friday, as today is known, is a major shopping holiday. That goes for the awards season, too. While folks are hunting for sales, Oscar voters are shopping for nominees, […] More
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A Look at Some Potential Prior Oscar Nominees in the Running This Year
Recently (here), I took a look at what the above the line Academy Award categories would look like with only first time nominees. That never happens, of course, but imagine that? Well, today, you can imagine something entirely different. What if the Oscar lineup was made up entirely of folks who had been previously nominated? […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Debuted and Could Follow Its Predecessor in Appealing to Voters
Can lightning strike twice? Back in 2018, Black Panther exceeded all expectations, not just at the box office, but with the Oscars as well. The film would ultimately be cited seven times at the 91st Academy Awards, winning three statues in the process. So, when thinking about its sequel, it’s impossible not to look back at […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: ‘She Said’ Crashes the Party and Leaves Us With One Fewer X Factor
At midnight, Taylor Swift released her latest album, Midnights, and I finalized my latest Oscar predictions update. Now, one is more widely acclaimed than the other (and rightly so, the album is excellent), but it’s a delineation of the season that I wanted to point out. As of last week, when I saw an until […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Closing Out September with the Curious Case of Michelle Williams’ Category Placement
Time sure flies, does it not? We’ve reached the last day of September, meaning a full nine months of the year have passed. Somehow, we’re almost done with 2022. Wow. Not only are the seasons changing, but Oscar predictions are starting to become a thing for more than just the diehards like yours truly. So, […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: TIFF Debuts a Best Picture Frontrunner and Confirms Several Other Major Contenders
What a difference a week can make. After seven days spent at the Toronto International Film Festival, the layout of the awards season does appear to be a bit different. That said, it’s possible I’m just exhausted, having spent several days at the Telluride Film Festival, before heading up to Canada for TIFF. My time […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Telluride Brought Some Players and Now It’s TIFF’s Turn
Folks, ’tis the season. No sooner did I return from the Telluride Film Festival than it was time to turn around and head north to the Toronto International Film Festival. After having taken in seven of the movies that played at Telluride, including some major potential Academy Award players, I’m now on the ground in […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: It’s September and the Race is About to Kick Off Through Fall Film Festival Season
Greetings from Telluride and welcome to September! Yes, I’m here at the Telluride Film Festival for the next few days, before heading home briefly and departing again for the Toronto International Film Festival. Pray for Mojo (fans of The Simpsons get it). This is such an exciting and important time of the season, not just […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Closing Out July With a Major Contender Pushing to 2023?
It’s hard to believe that July is almost over, right? Time flies when you’re having fun (am I having fun?), but it also means that coming in hot and heavy are the fall film festival announcements. In the past few days we found out what will be playing at the Toronto International Film Festival and […] More
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