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Making sense of the Academy Award nominations

Thu, Jan 15 2015

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Wow. After all that build up, including months of analysis, the Academy still managed to surprise us. I knew that we were going to get a shocker or two, but early this morning the Oscar nominations threw everyone, myself included, for a bit of a loop. I’m sure you all[...]

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Final Oscar Predictions

Wed, Jan 14 2015

Also tagged: Academy Award predictions, Alejandro González Iñárritu, American Sniper, Ava DuVernay, Benedict Cumberbatch, Big Eyes, Birdman, Boyhood, Cake, Citizenfour, clint eastwood, David Oyelowo, eddie redmayne, edward norton, Emma Stone, Ethan Hawke, Felicity Jones, Foxcatcher, Gone Girl, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Ida, Interstellar, Into the Woods, J.K. Simmons, jake gyllenhaal, jennifer aniston, Julianne Moore, keira knightley, Life Itself, Mark Ruffalo, Meryl Streep, Michael Keaton, Morten Tyldum, Mr. Turner, Nightcrawler, Oscar Predictions, Patricia Arquette, reese witherspoon, Richard Linklater, Robert Duvall, Rosamund Pike, Selma, Still Alice, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, The Judge, The LEGO Movie, The Theory of Everything, Whiplash, Wild

It’s all come down to this, ladies and gentlemen. All of my analysis and hypotheticals, my opinion pieces and shots in the dark, they’re all just dust in the wind now. Yes, tomorrow morning the Academy will finally unveil their Oscar nominations. I’ve been trying to accurately predict these nominations[...]

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A December Oscar Predictions Update

Fri, Dec 5 2014

Also tagged: A Most Violent Year, Academy Award predictions, Actor, Alejandro González Iñárritu, American Sniper, Amy Adams, angelina jolie, Ava DuVernay, Begin Again, Benedict Cumberbatch, Birdman, Boyhood, bradley cooper, Carmen Ejogo, Carrie Coon, Chinese philosophy, chris pine, christoph waltz, Christopher Nolan, Citizenfour, clint eastwood, Confucianism, Damien Chazelle, David Fincher, David Oyelowo, De, director, eddie redmayne, edward norton, emily blunt, Emma Stone, Entertainment/Culture, Ethan Hawke, Felicity Jones, Foxcatcher, Gone Girl, hilary swank, Interstellar, Into the Woods, J.K. Simmons, Jack O'Connell, jake gyllenhaal, jennifer aniston, Jessica Chastain, josh brolin, Julianne Moore, keira knightley, Kevin Costner, kristen stewart, Laura Dern, Life Itself, Marion Cotillard, Mark Ruffalo, Meryl Streep, Michael Keaton, Miyavi, Oscar Isaac, Oscar Predictions, Patricia Arquette, reese witherspoon, Richard Linklater, Robert Duvall, Rosamund Pike, Selma, Selma Next, Shailene Woodley, Steve Carell, Still Alice, Taoism, The Imitation Game, The LEGO Movie, The Theory of Everything, Tom Wilkinson, Turner, Unbroken, Whiplash

Well, the calendar has turned to December folks, so now we’re getting serious here in terms of Oscar predictions. Precursor awards are in full swing now, so expect the Academy Award picture to begin to clear itself up little by little. As I keep saying, that doesn’t mean that from[...]

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A Mid-November Oscar Predictions Update

Fri, Nov 21 2014

Also tagged: Academy Award predictions, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amy Adams, angelina jolie, Ava DuVernay, Benedict Cumberbatch, bennett miller, Birdman, Boyhood, bradley cooper, Carmen Ejogo, Carrie Coon, Christopher Nolan, Citizenfour, Damien Chazelle, David Fincher, David Oyelowo, eddie redmayne, edward norton, emily blunt, Emma Stone, Ethan Hawke, Felicity Jones, Gone Girl, hilary swank, Interstellar, Into the Woods, J.K. Simmons, jake gyllenhaal, James Marsh, jennifer aniston, Jessica Chastain, johnny depp, josh brolin, Julianne Moore, Katherine Waterston, keira knightley, Kevin Costner, Laura Dern, Life Itself, Logan Lerman, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew McConaughey, Meryl Streep, Michael Keaton, Mommy, Oscar Predictions, Patricia Arquette, predictions, Red Army, reese witherspoon, Richard Linklater, Robert Duvall, Rosamund Pike, Selma, Shailene Woodley, Steve Carell, The LEGO Movie, Tom Wilkinson, tyler perry

I’m going to keep it short and sweet today folks, or at least a bit shorter than usual in terms of set up. You all know by now that it’s time for my middle of the month Oscar predictions update piece. Sometimes, there’s only a tinker or two to be[...]

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A November Oscar Predictions Update

Mon, Nov 3 2014

Also tagged: Academy Award predictions, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amy Adams, angelina jolie, anne hathaway, Benedict Cumberbatch, bennett miller, Bill Murray, bradley cooper, Carmen Ejogo, Carrie Coon, Christopher Nolan, Damien Chazelle, David Fincher, David Oyelowo, eddie redmayne, edward norton, Emma Stone, Ethan Hawke, Felicity Jones, hilary swank, Interstellar, J.K. Simmons, jake gyllenhaal, James Marsh, Jessica Chastain, johnny depp, Jon Stewart, josh brolin, Julianne Moore, Katherine Waterston, keira knightley, Laura Dern, Logan Lerman, Marion Cotillard, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew McConaughey, Meryl Streep, Michael Keaton, Oscar Predictions, Patricia Arquette, predictions, reese witherspoon, Richard Linklater, Robert Duvall, Rosamund Pike, Shailene Woodley, Steve Carell, Tim Roth, tyler perry

The calendar has turned to November folks, so now we’re getting down to the nitty gritty of Oscar predictions. Precursor awards have begun to be given out, so expect the Academy Award picture to slowly begin to clear up. That doesn’t mean that from now on we suddenly know how[...]

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“Nightcrawler”: What’s Up with the 2015 Awards Race

Thu, Oct 30 2014

Also tagged: Bill Paxton, Dan Gilroy, jake gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler, Riz Ahmed

Directed by: Dan Gilroy Written by: Dan Gilroy Main Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, and Riz Ahmed, among others… Past Oscar relations: Gyllenhaal is a former Academy Award nominee, cited in Best Supporting Actor for Brokeback Mountain Today we have another article in this particular series of mine[...]

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Re-ranking the contenders in Best Supporting Actress

Mon, Oct 20 2014

Also tagged: anna kendrick, best supporting actress, Brie Larson, Carmen Ejogo, Carrie Coon, Emma Stone, Imelda Staunton, Jane Fonda, Jess Weixler, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Lange, Judy Greer, Kaitlyn Dever, Katherine Waterston, keira knightley, kristen stewart, Krysten Ritter, Laura Dern, Lorelei Linklater, Marisa Tomei, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Naomi Watts, Patricia Arquette, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Sienna Miller, Sigourney Weaver, Tilda Swinton, Vanessa Redgrave, Viola Davis

Ladies and gentlemen, as I’ve been mentioning to you over the past couple of weeks, it’s getting to be go time, as it were. With the festival season well underway/now nearing completion and just about all of the major contenders for the Academy Awards having screened or about to screen,[...]

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Felicity Jones: Oscar newbies hoping for a first citation this year

Fri, Sep 12 2014

Also tagged: adam sandler, Anne Dorval, Anthony Dean Hall, Anthony McCarten, Ava DuVernay, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Carmen Ejogo, Carrie Coon, channing tatum, Craig Johnson, Damien Chazelle, Dan Gilroy, David Ayer, David Oyelowo, Dennis Lehane, eddie redmayne, emily blunt, Emma Stone, Felicity Jones, Gillian Flynn, Graham Moore, Ira Sachs, J.K. Simmons, Jack O'Connell, James Gandolfini, Jena Malone, jennifer garner, John Carney, John Cusack, John Goodman, Jon Favreau, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Tropper, Judy Greer, Katherine Waterston, kristen stewart, Kristen Wiig, Logan Lerman, Mark Heyman, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Keaton, Michael Pena, Miles Teller, Ned Benson, neil patrick harris, Oscar Isaac, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano, Ramin Bahrani, Richard Gere, Rosamund Pike, Rosemarie DeWitt, Rupert Wyatt, scarlett johansson, Shailene Woodley, Steve Carell, Theodore Melfi, Timothy Spall, Xavier Dolan

Much like I took a look yesterday at veterans in contention for Oscar love the year, today I’m going to be turning my attention to the newbies who hope to receive some awards love. As I mentioned in the last piece, this is leading up to me doing a re-ranking[...]

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