Category: 96th Oscars
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Path to Oscar 2023: Documentary Short Subject
Another category where no guild exists. There are even fewer organizations that recognize short documentaries, so we’re on our own. Best Documentary Short Subject Winner Predictions The ABCs of Book Banning TL The Barber of Little Rock Islands in Between The Last Repair Shop WLPP Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó Runner-Up Predictions The ABCs of…
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6th Latino Journalists Awards
While several selections were some we’ve seen before, they feted Colman Domingo twice and gave nods to Past Lives and Society of the Snow more so than most other groups have. Award Tallies (5) Barbie (4) Oppenheimer (2) Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives, Society of the Snow, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (1) Blue…
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24th Vancouver Critics Awards
While BlackBerry didn’t compete in the main categories, it cleaned up in the Canadian-only races while Seagrass did the same but in the British Columbian ones. Anatomy of a Fall won only two prizes, including Best Picture. Award Tallies (5) BlackBerry (3) Seagrass (2) Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal…
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4th Set Decorators Society Awards
Poor Things was the SDSA’s selection for Best Picture, the only category they didn’t have nominations in. The film also won the period award while Barbie took fantasy, putting these two against one another as the prime contenders for the Oscars. The Awards Best Period Set Decoration Poor Things (Wesley, Thomas) Best Fantasy Set Decoration…
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Path to Oscar 2023: Live Action Short Film
There are no guilds representing short filmmakers but there are a couple of organizations that give out awards for live action short films; however, there aren’t many and their selection criteria are all over the place, so we’ll mostly be on our own with this category. Below are our predictions in Best Live Action Short…
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Predictions: Set Decorators Society
The Set Decorators Society doesn’t have a lot of history to tell us how much they can predict the Oscars but when paired with the Art Directors Guild, trends can be confirmed. SET DECORATORS SOCIETY AWARDS Best Period Set Decoration Killers of the Flower Moon (Peter) Maestro Napoleon Oppenheimer (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Thomas) Poor Things (Wesley,…
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Predictions: Society of Composers & Lyricists
A relatively new group, their impact on Oscar voting is in flux so we’ll see how well they do this year. SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS AWARDS Best Original Score for a Studio Film American Fiction The Boy and the Heron Killers of the Flower Moon (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Thomas) Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Saltburn Wesley…
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Path to Oscar 2023: International Feature
We begin this year’s Path to Oscar category analyses with one of the few categories a guild organization doesn’t reflect/impact. In this case, we’ll be on our own to read the precursor tea leaves and make a choice based on that. Best International Feature Winner Predictions Io Capitano Perfect Days Society of the Snow The…
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26th Film Music Critics Nominations
The Film Music critics have nominated a wide array of musical compositions for their awards. With multiple categories, it’s surprising that one of the Oscar nominees for Best Original Score (Killers of the Flower Moon) wasn’t nominated at all. Only two of them got multiple citations, Indiana Jones and Oppenheimer. It’s a good sign for…
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76th Directors Guild Awards
Winners are being announced. Below are the nominees and our predictions as well as the winners as they appear. Will update as often as possible. The Awards Best Director Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Best First Feature Celine Song – Past Lives (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Best Documentary Director Mstyslav Chernov – 20 Days…