Category: Contenders
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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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37th Producers Guild Documentary Nominations
The Academy has been ignoring the PGA’s recommendations a lot in recent years but getting a nomination here at least boosts a film’s profile. Here we have a few titles that have been appearing elsewhere but a few that weren’t on anyone’s lists until now. The Nominations Best Documentary The Alabama Solution Mr. Nobody Against…
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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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Contender: Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle- (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle- was added to this list based on the following criteria: Box Office+Reviews Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 68.53 out of 100 (Stage 5 of…
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Contender: Song Sung Blue (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Song Sung Blue was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 58.17 out of 85 (Stage 4 of 5 complete) Stage…
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Contender: No Other Choice (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. No Other Choice was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 72.67 out of 85 (Stage 4 of 5 complete) Stage…
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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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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…