Since my last predictions for Director back in March, there have been some big shifts across the cinematic landscape, causing a major impact on my predictions. The most notable thing to happen since March was the Cannes Film Festival, which has had a strong correlation with the Academy in recent times, with 3 of the... Continue Reading →
I was going in relatively blind in March with my very early Academy Award predictions, but not a couple months later I have a slightly clearer indication as to which 2024 releases may become Oscar hopefuls. As well as the cinematic releases of April and May to take into account, another major consideration for my... Continue Reading →
He may have missed out on a win for his acclaimed performance in "Rustin" this year, but Colman Domingo appears to be the early frontrunner for next years Oscar race for his acclaimed lead role in real life prison drama "Sing Sing". The film premiered at Toronto in September as part of the Special Presentations... Continue Reading →
The 96th Academy Awards saw Christopher Nolan finally take home the award for Directing after being snubbed multiple times by the Academy voters. 2025 may see another widely regarded director receive their first Academy Award in the category. Denis Villeneuve was egregiously snubbed in the category for the first Dune film in 2022 but will... Continue Reading →
Much like in the Lead Actor category, Lead Actress is shaping up to consist of a mixture of veteran actors and young stars. The vets that have previously won Academy Awards for acting include Angelina Jolie and Jessica Lange, the latter of which made my predictions for 2023 before her film "Long Day's Journey Into... Continue Reading →
With the 96th Academy Awards behind us, it is time to look ahead to the 97th ceremony taking place in 2025. Here at DanLovesFilm I believe it can never be too early to get your predictions out and is usually quite interesting to see how my predictions may change over the course of 12 months.... Continue Reading →
One of the easiest categories to predict in advance for the Academy Awards is that of Animated Feature. With a handful of major animation studios including: Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, Ghibli, Laika, Sony and Netflix, there is always a good indication as to what animated features to keep an eye out for. The obvious contenders slated... Continue Reading →
Much like Original, Adapted can be difficult to predict which films are going to be based in either of the two screenwriting categories. One obvious question mark is "Sing Sing" which could be a huge contender come the Academy Awards in 2025. The film is not based on any notable pre-existing material but is based... Continue Reading →
Another tricky category this one. As proven by "Barbie" this past year, you can never guarantee as to which of the screenplay categories the Academy will place certain films depending on their origin. The Academy also love to celebrate writer-directors in this category, of which there are plenty here. Possible major players "Sing Sing" and... Continue Reading →
These supporting actor categories are notoriously difficult to predict as you are never sure which of the many supporting performances in a film are going to gain the most traction over the course of the year. With very little of these films having been releases so far in 2024, it is extremely tough to even... Continue Reading →
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