Category: 97th Oscars
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2024 Nominations Predictions: November
Our final predictions for the preponderance of critics announce their nominees. We’ve seen a lot of changes and while there seems to be some coalescence among us, there are some categories we’re still very far apart on. Our next predictions will be releasing just after the shortlists are announced so we may be a bit…
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The Contenders: October Retrospective/December Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of October and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to December and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts October Retrospective With October…
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Contenders 24: November Update
For our November update, several films moved on from one stage to the next. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. Before we get to that, please note that I have also removed four films from this year’s contenders list as it does…
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2024 Calendar Preview: November
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. NOVEMBER Nominations Wednesday, Nov. 6 – Seattle Critics – PNW Filmmaking (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Wednesday, Nov. 6 – European Film Awards (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)…
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2024 Nominations Predictions: October
We’re entering the lean times between the biggest fall festivals and the final year-end critics prizes. October and November are typically a little quiet and allow for a little re-attunement. As such, here are our October predictions. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Thomas…
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The Contenders 2024: September/November
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of September and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to November and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts September Retrospective While September…
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Contenders 2024: October Update
For our October update, several films moved on from one stage to the next. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. Before we get to the movement, a couple of notes on this month’s update. Four films were pulled from the 2024 contenders…
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Calendar Preview: October
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. October Nominations Monday, Oct. 14 – Critics Choice – Documentary (Nominations) (Official) Tuesday, Oct. 22 – Gotham Awards (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Monday, Oct.…
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2024 Nominations Predictions: September
The last of the major festivals, and perhaps the three most important, have come and gone. It’s about that time of year when we start seeing the patterns fully emerge but we still have time before the critics awards start solidifying everything. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists…
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The Contenders 2024: August Retrospective/October Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of August and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to October and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts August Retrospective August and…