Category: Predictions

  • Predictions: 96th Oscars

    Predictions: 96th Oscars

    Now that we’ve had time to review the nominations and get a reading on the landscape, here are our first winner predictions of the 96th Oscars. INTRODUCTIONS Wesley Lovell: I’ve put together my first predictions and first thoughts on the race and while some of these races may well be over, there are a few…

  • 2023 Nomination Predictions: Our Statistics

    2023 Nomination Predictions: Our Statistics

    Based on our nominations predictions, here’s how we did. Let’s start out with this year’s winner, Thomas La Tourrette, who managed 88 correct predictions out of 120. Wesley Lovell followed closely with 87. Pete came in third with 77 and Tripp, who didn’t predict 5 categories since he called it a day prior to the…

  • Oscar Morning: Final Nomination Thoughts

    Oscar Morning: Final Nomination Thoughts

    Tomorrow morning, the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards will be announced. They’ll be revealed by TV stars Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Deadpool 2) and Jack Quaid (The Boys, Star Trek: Lower Decks). Before the nominations are announced, I wanted to put down in writing my thoughts on this year’s categories and how I came to…

  • 2023 Nominations Predictions: Final

    2023 Nominations Predictions: Final

    And here we have our final nominations predictions for 2024. While things seem to have coalesced, the coalescing doesn’t seem to have turned out exactly the same way for all of us, so while we have a lot of identical predictions, we also have some off-the-wall choices. KEY: Appears on Four Lists Appears on Three…

  • Predictions: Critics Choice Awards

    Predictions: Critics Choice Awards

    It’s time for the Critics Choice Awards. Who will win? Will they be the Oscar frontrunners or ephemeral critics’ picks? Bet on the former, but hope for the latter. CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS Introductions Wesley Lovell: I always have a hard time mustering interest in this group’s selections. Sure, they are ostensibly a critics organization, but…

  • Predictions: Golden Globe Awards

    Predictions: Golden Globe Awards

    The first televised awards show of the season is the reformed Golden Globe Awards. While they are still ostensibly voted on by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the HFPA no longer controls the awards, which are now a corporation of their own. How will that affect the outcomes? We won’t really know until…

  • 2023 Nominations Predictions: December

    2023 Nominations Predictions: December

    With most of the major critics groups announcing nominations along with a few of the other star-hugging precursors, we now await the shortlists (Thursday) and the beginning of the deluge of guild organizations. Things may change still, but our predictors will be on top of it with our last set of nominations, the full slate,…

  • 2023 Nominations Predictions: November

    2023 Nominations Predictions: November

    While a handful of precursors have already announced, the flood of critics prizes and guild nominations is just around the corner. Before those organizations start throwing wrenches into the works, let’s see what our prognosticators see as the trends heading into the rest of the year. KEY: Appears on Four Lists Appears on Three Lists…

  • 2023 Nominations Predictions: October

    2023 Nominations Predictions: October

    The calm before the storm. October and most of November, we’ll have very little movement in terms of Oscar contenders other than films potentially moving into the 2024 season. Right now, things are pretty stable and there’s nothing between now and the first precursor awards that will change the calculus, so don’t expect more than…

  • 2023 Nominations Predictions: Post-Festival

    2023 Nominations Predictions: Post-Festival

    With Venice, Toronto, and Telluride now in the rearview mirror, we have a much better view of what Oscar season will be about. Here are out latest updates. This month, we’re adding Production Design and Costume Design. Next month, we’ll be adding everything except Original Song, International Feature, and the documentary and short film categories.…