Gravity blasted off to Oscar success taking home seven awards including Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron while 12 Years a Slave and Dallas Buyers Club performed well in the marquee acting categories. Meanwhile, American Hustle, which earned 10 nominations was shut out. The show featured a number of memorable moments from host Ellen DeGeneres setting … Continue reading
Oscar weekend is just hours away. Here are my final prediction for all the other categories I haven’t covered yet. Throughout the week, I’ve posted my Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor & Actress predictions. Now it’s time to dive into the rest of the Oscar categories! I have a few … Continue reading
This Sunday’s awards and special presentations aren’t going to introduce themselves. Hollywood will once again turn up the star wattage for the Academy Awards as past Oscar winners will be mixed in with celebs with upcoming movie releases. Here’s the full list, in alphabetical order, of all 46 presenters for the 86th Academy Awards. Amy … Continue reading
One of the many side shows of the Oscars is the annual swag bag. This year’s bag of goodies is valued at more than $85,000 (that’s double last year’s swag bag value). So while only a few will get to take home Oscar trophies, here’s what all the nominees will be taking home on Sunday. … Continue reading
Three days to go until Oscar Sunday. Today, I’m predicting best supporting actor and actress categories. While the best supporting actor category is pretty much lock and shut, the supporting actress category features an interesting match-up between 12 Years a Slave star Lupita N’yongo and American Hustle’s Jennifer Lawrence. Here’s who I’m predicting for each … Continue reading
Well this will be very straight-forward and simple. Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor have both been pre-determined for months now and provided the Academy’s voters don’t want to throw everyone for a loop, the best actress winner is not much of a guess. Here are the other ladies who were nominated from Amy Adams, … Continue reading
The three-way battle for the Best Actor Oscar seems to be coming down to who has the most heat. Many are picking Chiwetel Ejiofor for this category, but I think an upset might very well be possible. Here are the nominees and who I think will win on Oscar night. Christian Bale Bale portrayed … Continue reading
The end is near. We’re less than a week away from the 86th Academy Awards. In years past, I’ve just posted one massive predictions post and then updated it on Oscar night. This year, I’m taking a different approach. I’ll be breaking the posts up throughout the week, focusing on a key category each day. Here’s … Continue reading
The Golden Globes, SAG, Producers Guild and Critics’ Choice awards have been handed out and given us a somewhat clearer picture of what to expect as we count down the days until Oscar night. Here are five things that the first wave of awards have revealed to us. Matthew McConaughey is the New Best Actor … Continue reading
The Fall Movie season is upon us. Yesterday, I gave you a heads up on the 40 Biggest Movies Opening This Fall. Today, to follow that up, a couple of colleagues, Erik Davis and Sean O’Connell break down their most anticipated blockbuster, awards contender and wild card movie in their weekly podcast. Take a listen … Continue reading
And so we have arrived with less than 24 hours before Oscar Day, it’s time to unveil the winners for the big categories, you know, acting, directing, best pic. If you’re interested in my selections for the other categories, check ’em out here. All right, enough pandering, let’s get to it. Adapted Screenplay: 127 Hours … Continue reading
Marty McFly has told me that in a future post, I’ll breakdown the more mainstream categories including Best Picture, Best Actor/Actress and such. So with that in mind, I’ll take this opportunity to rundown the awards categories that nobody really cares about and only watch to see who’s presenting. Visual Effects: “Alice in Wonderland” Ken … Continue reading
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