Category: 98th Oscars
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Contenders 25: January Update
For our January update, we’re closing in on the end and this will be our final update prior to the Oscar nominations. There are still several films that haven’t closed so are not currently at their end rating. There are a few more that have been removed and a few that are still stuck in…
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Predictions: Critics Choice Awards
The first televised awards show of the year comes a bit too early in the season to have much impact. CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Wesley Lovell: When a group this large votes, they tend to vote to support trends…
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Calendar Preview: January 2026
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. JANUARY Festivals Thursday, Jan. 22 – Sundance Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Nominations Thursday, Jan. 1 – Casting Society (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Monday, Jan.…
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2025 Nominations Predictions: December
With the shortlists revealed and many critics groups announced, this will be our most accurate list yet but we’ve still got at least a month before the finals. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: With many of…
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98th Oscars Shortlists Announced
98TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 12 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards®: Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score),…
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The Contenders 25/26: November Retrospective/January 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 November and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to January and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts November Retrospective Quite a…
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Contenders 25: December Update
For our December 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 three who…
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Calendar Preview: December 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. DECEMBER Nominations Wednesday, Dec. 3 – Spirit Awards (Nominations) (Official) Friday, Dec. 5 – Critics Choice (Nominations) (Official) Friday, Dec. 5 –…
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2025 Nominations Predictions: November
Our final predictions before the precursors begin to flood in at the beginning of December, we’ll take a look back in a month to see how close we were. Until then, have a look at our newest predictions with numerous changes setting us up for the awards season that will likely precede Thanksgiving this year…
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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…