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 →
With less than a month left until the 96th Academy Awards on 10th March, award season has really started to take shape, with Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" establishing itself as the one to beat. Nolan and Universal will be hoping for repeat success at the upcoming BAFTA awards this Sunday to keep up their season long momentum.... Continue Reading →
The time has almost come for AMPAS to announce which individuals and films are nominated for the upcoming 96th Academy Awards. The nominations will be announced on Tuesday 23rd January and it will be exciting to see which films perform well on nomination morning. With all major precursors having announced their nominations and with the... Continue Reading →
After an eventful 2023 full of summer blockbusters, actors' strikes and the fall of the superhero movie, there is no better way to welcome the new year with the 81st Annual Golden Globes. The Globes will be the first major televised ceremony during awards season and now with their increased 300+ members, will serve as... 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 →
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