Academy Award Predictions: Editing

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 →

Academy Award Predictions: Original Screenplay

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 →

Editing

There are usually three things to consider when it comes to predicting for Editing at the Academy Awards. Firstly, most films that go on to win Best Picture usually secure a nomination for Editing, in fact since the turn of the millennium 21 out of 23 Best Picture winners have received an editing nomination. The... Continue Reading →

Original Screenplay

In contrast to the stacked Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay has very few strong contenders for 2024. This is largely due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, which as seen some notable films pushed back to next year including: "Bob Marley: One Love", "The Book of Clarence", "Drive-Away Dolls" and Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers". Due to... Continue Reading →

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