Category: 98th Oscars
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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…
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75th Berlin Film Festival
Covering the other early-year festival entry, here are the results from the Berlin Film Festival, also referred to as Berlinale The Festival Golden Bear Dreams (Sex Love) Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (2nd Place) The Blue Trail Silver Bear Jury Prize (3rd Place) The Message Silver Bear for Best Director Huo Meng – Living the…
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48th Sundance Film Festival
In the first of our festival postings for the new year, here’s what happened at the Sundance Film Festival this year. The Festival Grand Jury Prize U.S. Dramatic Atropia Audience Award U.S. Dramatic Twinless Directing Award U.S. Dramatic Rashad Frett – Ricky Screenwriting Sorry, Baby Editing André Is an Idiot Grand Jury World Cinema Dramatic…
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2025 Nominations Predictions: May
Cannes will start some speculation at its conclusion but it will be a few months before getting solid vibes about this year’s Oscar contest. Still, we’re going to try to get a sense of where things stand at this moment. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell…
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The Contenders 25: 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 Of the…
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Contenders 25: May Update
For our May 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 3 There are two films that have moved on to Stage 3. This means the film has released wide. Sinners (Stage…
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Calendar Preview: May 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. MAY Festivals Tuesday, May. 13 – Cannes Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
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2025 Nominations Predictions: Opening
Our first set of predictions are always wildly divergent with a handful of agreements between us. Things will of course get more complex as the year goes on but this is of many monthly updates with our new predictions. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter…