Category: 97th Oscars

  • The Contenders: April Retrospective/June Forecast

    The Contenders: April Retrospective/June 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 April and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to June and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts April Retrospective We’ll start…

  • Contenders: May Update

    Contenders: May Update

    For our May update, a small number of 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. Moving to Stage 2 We have one film moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally…

  • Calendar Preview: May

    Calendar Preview: May

    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. MAY Festivals Tuesday, May. 14 – Cannes Film Festival (Festival) (Official)

  • 2024 Nominations Predictions: First for 97th Oscars

    2024 Nominations Predictions: First for 97th Oscars

    We start our predictions for the 97th Oscars here. Let’s see where things go. KEY: Appears on Four Lists Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: Beginning things with a surprisingly tumultuous list. There aren’t a lot of films…

  • The Contenders: March Retrospective/May Forecast

    The Contenders: March Retrospective/May 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 March and see what films succeeded or faltered. Then we’ll look forward to May and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts March Retrospective March was…

  • Calendar Preview: April

    Calendar Preview: April

    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. APRIL Awards Thursday, Apr. 4 – Critics Choice – Super (Awards) (Official) Sunday, Apr. 14 – Writers Guild (Awards) (Official) Monday, Apr.…

  • Calendar Preview: March

    Calendar Preview: March

    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. MARCH Festivals Friday, Mar. 8 – South by Southwest Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Nominations Wednesday, Mar. 13 – Critics Choice – Super…

  • The Contenders: January Retrospective/March Forecast

    The Contenders: January Retrospective/March 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 January and see what films flourished and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to March and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts January Retrospective When we…

  • Calendar Preview: February

    Calendar Preview: February

    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. FEBRUARY Festivals Thursday, Feb. 15 – Berlin Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Nominations Thursday, Feb. 1 – ASCAP (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Sunday, Feb. 4…

  • The Contenders: December Retrospective/February Forecast

    The Contenders: December Retrospective/February 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 December and see what films faltered. Then we’ll look forward to February and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts December Retrospective What became of the…