• New Poll Series Debuts This Week

    New Poll Series Debuts This Week

    With the closure of the Friday Face-Off, we decided to start up a new polling series that asks you to rate every Oscar nominee in most of the major categories. Every day of the week at noon (Central), a new poll group will post with anywhere between 30 and 35 nominees across two to four…

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  • 96th Oscars Shortlists Unveiled

    96th Oscars Shortlists Unveiled

    Below are the shortlists in ten categories. There are few of my predictions not on this list, but it’s good to have something to narrow down from. Will post updated predictions as soon as I’m able. 96TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…

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  • Oscar Profile: Bradley Cooper

    Oscar Profile: Bradley Cooper

    Born January 5, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a mother of Italian descent and a father of Irish descent, Bradly Cooper’s mother worked for the local NBC TV station, his father was a stockbroker.  He moved to New York after graduating with top honors from Georgetown University in 1997.  Studying drama at the Actors Studio,…

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  • Oscar History: December 21 (2023)

    Oscar History: December 21 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

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  • 28th Satellite Awards Nominations

    28th Satellite Awards Nominations

    The Satellite Awards are run by the International Press Academy. Unlike the Hollywood Foreign Press who are now semi-independent of the Golden Globes, the Satellites are still acting like the Globes of Old while taking a few cues from them in terms of foreign language nominees. Napoleon and Ferrari had their best showings here in…

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  • 44th London Critics Nominations

    44th London Critics Nominations

    London’s critics have a different sensibility than American ones hence All of Us Strangers dominating everything yet coming up short all over the American Precursor slate. Nominations Tallies (9) All of Us Strangers (7) Oppenheimer (6) Poor Things, The Zone of Interest (5) Barbie, Past Lives (4) Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower…

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  • 7th Online Female Critics Nominations

    7th Online Female Critics Nominations

    Not surprisingly, Barbie and Poor Things were this group’s top choices. Oppenheimer also did well in the nominations. Nominations Tallies (10) Barbie, Poor Things (9) Oppenheimer (6) The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives (5) Anatomy of a Fall (4) Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (3) American Fiction, May December, Saltburn…

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  • 13th Black Critics Awards

    13th Black Critics Awards

    Black critics do their best to recognize the best in films, but they are almost always films that highlight the Black experience, which is to be expected. As such, American Fiction crushed all others. The strangest selection is Danielle Brooks over Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Brooks has barely been a blip during the precursors while Randolph…

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  • 23rd Phoenix Critics Society Awards

    23rd Phoenix Critics Society Awards

    Phoenix critics went with Oppenheimer and Barbie for the most awards, but named Killers of the Flower Moon Best Picture. Award Tallies (6) Oppenheimer (4) Barbie (3) Killers of the Flower Moon (2) The Holdovers (1) Anatomy of a Fall, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, The Boys in the Boat, The Creator, Poor…

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  • 15th North Texas Critics Awards

    15th North Texas Critics Awards

    North Texas critics loved Oppenheimer most, but also adored The Holdovers splitting most of the awards between them. Award Tallies (5) Oppenheimer (4) The Holdovers (1) Anatomy of a Fall, BlackBerry, Killers of the Flower Moon, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie The Awards Best Picture Oppenheimer Best Animated Film Spider-Man:…

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  • 2023 Nominations Predictions: December

    2023 Nominations Predictions: December

    With most of the major critics groups announcing nominations along with a few of the other star-hugging precursors, we now await the shortlists (Thursday) and the beginning of the deluge of guild organizations. Things may change still, but our predictors will be on top of it with our last set of nominations, the full slate,…

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  • Oscar History: December 20 (2023)

    Oscar History: December 20 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

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  • 7th Philadelphia Critics Awards

    7th Philadelphia Critics Awards

    Oppenheimer and Poor Things were on fairly even footing in terms of awards, but Poor Things came out with the top award while Oppenheimer pulled out the most nominations. Award Tallies (5) Oppenheimer (4) Poor Things (2) The Boy and the Heron (1) 20 Days in Mariupol, The Holdovers, May December, Mission: Impossible – Dead…

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  • 32nd Southeastern Critics Awards

    32nd Southeastern Critics Awards

    Southeastern film critics have settled on Oppenheimer as the dominant title this year giving it quadruple the number of prizes as the next title on the list. Award Tallies (8) Oppenheimer (2) The Holdovers (1) Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie The…

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  • 31st Dallas Area Critics Awards

    31st Dallas Area Critics Awards

    The Holdovers won Best Picture but Oppenheimer narrowly beat it out for most awards. Award Tallies (4) Oppenheimer (3) The Holdovers (2) Killers of the Flower Moon (1) American Symphony, Anatomy of a Fall, The Boy and the Heron, The Zone of Interest The Awards Top Ten Films The Holdovers Oppenheimer Killers of the Flower…

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  • 15th Indiana Critics Awards

    15th Indiana Critics Awards

    No groups have yet shown this much favor towards Poor Things as it dominates Indiana’s awards by more than double the next most awarded film, Oppenheimer. Award Tallies (7) Poor Things (3) Oppenheimer (2) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (1) Greener Pastures, The Holdovers, John Wick: Chapter 4, Kokomo City, Past Lives, The Zone of Interest…

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