Category: 98th Oscars
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The Contenders 25: June Retrospective/August 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 June and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to August and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts June Retrospective Much of…
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Contenders 25: July Update
For our July 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 14 who…
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Calendar Preview: July 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. JULY Awards Wednesday, Jul. 23 – Critics Choice – Super (Awards) (Official)
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2025 Nominations Predictions: June
June is still early to be guessing at what the Oscars might bring but a few films have started releasing that might have diminished in terms of their chances. Others have started to rise. Regardless, here’s how we see things going right at this moment. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears…
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2025 Governors Awards Recipients Announced
For the first time in a long time, there hasn’t been a questionable selection in this list. Tom Cruise was likely never going to receive a competitive Oscar so this makes sense (he should have won for Magnolia). Allen is a choreography titan and Thomas has had an impressive career (even if short by Hollywood…
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6th Critics Choice Super Awards Nominations
They clearly don’t have a set calendar for eligibility. You have Civil War from April 12 2024 through Bring Her Back on May 30, 2025. Their press release didn’t bother to explain, so we’re left to wonder. But that’s the most interesting thing about this slate. Strong critical reception (I Saw the TV Glow) didn’t…
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The Contenders 25: May Retrospective/July 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 May and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to July and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts May Retrospective There were…
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Contenders 25: June Update
For our June 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 four that…
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Calendar Preview: June 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. JUNE Nominations Wednesday, Jun. 11 – Critics Choice – Super (Nominations) (Official)
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78th Cannes Film Festival
And our third and most recent festival, Cannes. The Festival Palme d’Or It Was Just an Accident Grand Prix Sentinmental Value Prix du Jury Sirât Sound of Falling Best Director Kleber Mendonça Filho – The Secret Agent Camera d’Or (Best First Film) The President’s Cake Best Actor Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent Best Actress…