97th Oscar Director Predictions: September 2024
Director Predictions: September 2024
Animated Feature: June 2024
The 2024 Academy Awards' Animated Feature category will see strong contenders like "Inside Out 2" and "The Wild Robot", with potential surprises from "Flow" and "Memoir of a Snail".
Adapted Screenplay: June 2024
The unpredictability of film adaptation categories makes it hard to pinpoint contenders. "Sing Sing" stands out for 2025 Oscars. Most predictions remain unchanged, with many unseen contenders.
Original Screenplay: June 2024
The Oscars' Original Screenplay category is unpredictable, with a mix of writer-directors and diverse films. Potential contenders include "Anora," "Sing Sing," "Blitz," and "Challengers." The full list is available.
Lead Actress Predictions: June 2024
Despite the recent Cannes Film Festival, the acting categories remain fairly unpredictable with so many features and performances yet to be seen. The correlation between Cannes and the Academy regarding the acting categories is not as strong but if there were to be any crossover, however, there was two big performances to come out the... Continue Reading →
Lead Actor Predictions: June 2024
Despite the recent Cannes Film Festival, the acting categories remain fairly unpredictable with so many features and performances yet to be seen. The correlation between Cannes and the Academy regarding the acting categories is not as strong but if there were to be any crossover, then Jesse Plemons would be one to watch for his... Continue Reading →
Director Predictions: June 2024
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 →
Lead Actor Predictions: March 2024
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 →
Director Predictions: March 2024
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 →
Lead Actress Predictions: March 2024
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 →
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