Category: 97th Oscars
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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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9th Critics Choice Doc Nominations
The first precursors of the year are often the least impactful. The Critics Choice Association generally picks the most popular documentaries, which is not how the Academy typically operates. That said, it’s a good hint at what could be players at the Oscars. Below are the nominations. Winners will be announced on November 10, 2024.…
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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…
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Contenders: September Update 2024
For our September 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. Moving to Stage 2 We have twenty-one films moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally had all of…
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Calendar Preview: September
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. SEPTEMBER Festivals Thursday, Sep. 5 – Toronto Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
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2024 Nominations Predictions: August
One last update before the fall festivals with some categories seeing minimal changes while others find themselves radically different. We’ve added Original Score and Makeup & Hairstyling predictions to this list with Production Design and Costume Design coming in September and the remaining categories waiting until shortlists are revealed late this year. KEY: Appears on…