Category: 98th Oscars
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The Contenders 25: 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 What a…
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Contenders 25: November Update
For our November update, we’re looking at everything that has moved on to a new stage. After months of virtually no updates, we’ve also removed five films from the 2025 contenders competition: The Collaboration, Mother Mary, At the Sea, Klara and the Sun, Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2 and Madden. We know at least…
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Calendar Preview: November 2025
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. 5 – Hollywood Music in Media Awards (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Friday, Nov. 7 – Grammy Awards (Nominations) (Official) Wednesday,…
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2025 Nominations Predictions: October
The last full month before the precursors start in earnest. There might be a couple that matter like the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, which announced last week and the upcoming nominations from the Gotham Awards but ultimately, it will remain relatively quiet until after Thanksgiving and then the floodgates will open at the beginning of…
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The Contenders 25: September Retrospective/November 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 XXX and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to XXXX and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts September Retrospective September turned…
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Contenders 25: October Update
For our October update, we’re looking at everything that has moved on to a new stage. There aren’t many at this early stage of the year but we have a few. Moving to Stage 2 Once all of the preliminary data has been received, a film moves to Stage 2. Here are the five who…
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Calendar Preview: October 2025
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 Tuesday, Oct. 14 – Critics Choice – Documentary (Nominations) (Official) Tuesday, Oct. 28 – Gotham Awards (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Friday, Oct.…
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2025 Nominations Predictions: September
The major festivals are over. All that remains are the precursors. Will our current inklings cement or melt with the November/December precursors? We shall see. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: While not as sizable as it…
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The Contenders 25: 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, as…
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50th Toronto Film Festival
This is the last major festival before the Oscars and its winners have often presaged Oscar attention, though last year’s winner was held back to this summer and managed to flop so we’ll see how this year’s selections do. Hamnet looks to be in the strongest position while Frankenstein shows it’s not just an average…