Here we are, after months of speculation and campaigning, AMPAS have announced the nominees for the upcoming 96th Annual Academy Awards and it is no surprise that the film with the most nominations is "Oppenheimer" with 13. It is closely followed by "Poor Things" with 11 and "Killers of the Flower Moon" with 10. Despite... Continue Reading →
Strong Contenders Oppenheimer (Jennifer Lame) Poor Things (Yorgos Mavropsaridis) (↑10) Killers of the Flower Moon (Thelma Schoonmaker) Barbie (Nick Houy) (↑5) The Holdovers (Kevin Tent) (↑1) Possible Contenders Maestro (Michelle Tesoro) (↑7) Air (William Goldenberg) Ferrari (Pietro Scalia) Anatomy of a Fall (Laurent Senechal) (NEW) Past Lives (Keith Fraase) Outsiders The Colour Purple (Jon Poll)... Continue Reading →
Strong Contenders Oppenheimer (Hoyte van Hoytema) (↑1) Killers of the Flower Moon (Rodrigo Prieto) (↑1) Poor Things (Robbie Ryan) (↑2) The Zone of Interest (Lukasz Zal) Maestro (Matthew Libatique) (↑7) Possible Contenders Saltburn (Linus Sandgren) (↑5) The Colour Purple (Dan Laustsen) (↑1) El Conde (Edward Lachman) (↓2) Barbie (Rodrigo Prieto) The Killer (Erik Messerschmidt) (↓3)... Continue Reading →
As stated in my previous predictions, International Feature is one of the hardest categories to predict way an advance due to the long winded submission phases. We now know what films have been submitted by the International film industries and this has lead to the biggest shake up amongst my predictions across all categories. The... Continue Reading →
One of the most clear cut categories at the most recent Academy Awards was Animated Feature Film. usually there are only one or two contenders to take home the Oscar by the time the ceremony rolls around, and the remaining three nominees are usually fairly predictable. The same seems to be the case this year,... Continue Reading →
Like Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay is looking like a two horse race between two, almost certain, Best Picture nominees. Both Celine Song's "Past Lives" and Alexander Payne's "The Holdovers" have received strong reviews this year, with The Holdovers finishing runners-up at TIFF in September. The festival season has since changes in the top five with... Continue Reading →
Despite a vast number of new releases since my last predictions in July, Adapted Screenplay still appears to be a two horse race for the famous statuette. "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "Oppenheimer" are still the two favourites for Best Picture and as a result Adapted Screenplay. Both films have been met with universal... Continue Reading →
As foreseen in my previous predictions for supporting actress, "Lily Gladstone" will be campaigned in Lead Actress at the upcoming Academy Awards, and as a result the supporting actress category has been blown wide open. With Gladstone being the clear frontrunner in this category back in June, this category has now become one of the... Continue Reading →
There has not been too much change at the top of my predictions for Best Supporting Actor over the past couple of months. Despite the vast number of premieres across the fall festival circuit, no performance by a supporting actor has truly stood out enough to put them in contention to snatch the award from... Continue Reading →
Unlike the men's category, there has been a major shake up amongst the potential nominees for Actress in a Leading Role. With the fall festivals usually serving as a good indicator for the upcoming awards season, it would only be wise to focus on the buzz surrounding "Emma Stone" following the Golden Lion winning premiere... Continue Reading →
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