Category: Oscars
Best Film Editing Oscars Predictions (February)
We have our final five Best Film Editing nominees and the only true surprise was Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum for tick, tick…BOOM!. Not because…
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscars Predictions (February)
The Oscar nominations for Best Makeup and Hairstyling contained no surprises (it was one of two categories where my final predictions were 100% correct), so…
Best Production Design Oscars Predictions (February)
In last month’s piece, I suggested Belfast might nab a surprise Best Production Design nomination due to its status as one of the Best Picture…
Best Sound Oscars Predictions (February)
There were no huge surprises in the Academy’s five nominees for Best Sound. As expected, they matched four of the nominees from the Cinema Audio…
Best Visual Effects Oscars Predictions (February)
The Academy’s final five picks for Best Visual Effects really only contained one surprise in the form of Free Guy. Its only other major nomination…
Best Original Score Oscars Predictions (February)
Everything essentially went to plan when the Academy announced the final five nominations for Best Original Score. While it was a surprise to see two-time…
Best Original Song Oscars Predictions (February)
There were no huge shocks when the Academy announced the nominations for Best Original Song. Alright, only four of my five predictions were correct. It…
Best Animated Feature Oscars Predictions (February)
With three nominations overall, Disney’s Encanto has really cemented itself as the frontrunner for Best Animated Feature. There will be plenty who argue if it…
Best Documentary Feature Oscars Predictions (February)
The documentary frontrunner curse has been broken. After years of early frontrunners like Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Apollo 11, and Jane all failing to…
Best International Feature Film Oscars Predictions (February)
As predicted last month, there was a “surprise” inclusion in the final five nominees for Best International Feature Film in the form of Bhutan’s Lunana:…
How Does Kristen Stewart’s Diana Fit Into Awards Season Royalty?
Imagine the line “Where the fuck am I?” reflecting not only Diana Spencer‘s imminent, seclusive journey to Sandringham, but also the highly anticipated notion that…
The Oscars and the Lost Battle for Ratings
Three years ago, the Academy were desperate to save the ratings of the Oscars, which had been on a sharp decline for the previous decade….
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the 2021 Oscar Nominations
After months of predictions, analysis, and tea leaf reading, we finally know the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards. As always, there were a few…
The Power of the Dog Leads 94th Academy Awards Nominations
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog leads the way at the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards with 12 nods including Best Picture, Best…
