Category: 96th Oscars

  • 96th Oscars Poll: Best Production Design

    96th Oscars Poll: Best Production Design

    Every day through the Thursday before the Oscars, we’re running polls to determine which of the Oscar nominees are the best. Keep checking back daily. Best Production Design Loading…

  • 64th British Academy Awards

    64th British Academy Awards

    Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and The Zone of Interest had big days with the former winning two major picture prizes while Anatomy of a Fall won only Best Original Screenplay and Barbie was shut out. Award Tallies (7) Oppenheimer (5) Poor Things (3) The Zone of Interest (2) The Holdovers (1) 20 Days in Mariupol, American…

  • 51st Annie Awards

    51st Annie Awards

    It was a big night for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which won every category in which it was nominated. The Boy and the Heron, its nearest competition only secured two wins as did Nimona. Award Tallies (7) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2) The Boy and the Heron, Nimona (1) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,…

  • Predictions: Annie Awards

    Predictions: Annie Awards

    The Annies have a hit-or-miss record with predicting the Oscars and their top categories can rarely suggest a change in direction but can affirm a frontrunner. ANNIE AWARDS Best Animated Feature The Boy and the Heron (Peter, RU:Wesley, RU:Thomas) Nimona Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Wesley, Thomas, RU:Peter) Suzume Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Wesley…

  • Predictions: Make-Up Artists Guild

    Predictions: Make-Up Artists Guild

    Only one of these categories really speaks to the Oscar competition but not everyone is represented so we’ll see how accurate they can be if they can even pick one of the Oscar nominees to win. MAKE-UP ARTISTS & HAIR STYLISTS GUILD AWARDS Best Special Make-up Effects Golda (RU:Wesley) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3…

  • Predictions: British Academy

    Predictions: British Academy

    The closest thing we have to the makeup of the Academy of itself, the British Academy still has its quirks but campaigns can begin and end with them. BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM & TELEVISION ARTS AWARDS Best Film Anatomy of a Fall (RU:Peter, RU:Thomas) The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon (RU:Wesley) Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter,…

  • Path to Oscar 2023: Directing

    Path to Oscar 2023: Directing

    The DGA can have an impact when they pick an Oscar nominee and, overall, their accuracy can’t be beat. Best Directing Winner Predictions Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan WLPPTL Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer…

  • Path to Oscar 2023: Production Design

    Path to Oscar 2023: Production Design

    With the Art Directors Guild and Set Decorators Society both representing the industry, it will be interesting to see if their alignment or lack thereof will impact the Oscars. Best Production Design Winner Predictions Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Napoleon Oppenheimer PP Poor Things WLTL Runner-Up Predictions Barbie WLTL Killers of the Flower Moon…

  • 5th Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards

    5th Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards

    Predictable and unpredictable were words to describe these awards where we were roughly 50-50 in our predictions. The Oscar frontrunners picked up their respective awards. The Awards Best Original Score for a Studio Film Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Best Original Score for an Independent Film Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Best Original Song for…

  • The Contenders: January Retrospective/March Forecast

    The Contenders: January Retrospective/March 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 January and see what films flourished and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to March and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts January Retrospective When we…