Category: 2025 Precursors
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Predictions: Visual Effects Society
With the VES, you can usually see a sweep coming. It’s very likely to go to one film alone but any weakness shown by said film could suggest a shift in interests at the Oscars. VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas…
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66th British Academy Awards
Before BAFTA started announcing winners prior to the Oscars, they were idiosyncratic to the extreme. Although the nominees this year came after the Oscars, their awards come before, and their uniqueness comes through strongly this year. Let’s start with the surprises. Robert Aramayo picking up Best Actor over Oscar nominees Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael…
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6th Set Decorators Society Awards
No huge shocks and this should easily foreshadow the upcoming Oscar winner. The Awards Best Comedy/Musical Décor/Design Wicked: For Good WL TL Best Period Décor/Design Hamnet WL PP TL Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Décor/Design Frankenstein WL PP TL Best Contemporary Décor/Design One Battle After Another WL PP TL Set Decorators Society of America Data Year Founded: 1993…
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53rd Annie Awards
KPop Demon Hunters would seem unstoppable but let’s recall that they are not the best at predicting the Oscars. Still, a ten-award sweep will sure have some impact. Awards Tallies (10) KPop Demon Hunters (1) Arco, The Bad Guys 2, How to Train Your Dragon, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical, Snow Bear The Awards Best…
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Predictions: British Academy Awards
One of the best predictors of the Oscars, especially changes in direction for the frontrunners. BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Film Hamnet PP TL Marty Supreme Nil One Battle After Another WL PP TL Sentimental…
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Predictions: Set Decorators Society
A secondary group to the Art Directors Guild, the Set Decorators Society still gives us an idea of what will be popular with the Academy and by comparing this and the ADG, you can probably get a good guess of the eventual Production Design Oscar winner. SET DECORATORS SOCIETY AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell…
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Predictions: Annie Awards
The primary predictor of the Animated Feature Oscar, the Annies are not the most accurate but they usually have some insight into the Oscar race. That said, they are much less accurate with the Animated Short Film category but still interesting. ANNIE AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley…
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41st Spirit Awards
There were a couple of surprises but nothing earth-shattering. Awards Tallies (3) Train Dreams (2) Lurker, Sorry, Baby (1) Esta Isla, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, The Long Walk, The Perfect Neighbor, The Plague, The Secret Agent, The Testament of Ann Lee The Awards Best Feature Train Dreams WL PP TL Best Director…
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6th Make-Up Artists Guild Awards
The One Battle/Sinners fight continues to blaze brightly. Awards Tallies (2) One Battle After Another, Sinners (1) Frankenstein The Awards Best Special Make-up Prosthetics Frankenstein WL PP TL Best Period and/or Character Make-up Sinners WL PP Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling Sinners PP TL Best Contemporary Make-up One Battle After Another WL PP TL…
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30th OFTA Film Awards
Sinners took a commanding lead with this group and might signal a shift at the Academy as well. Awards Tallies (10) Sinners (11) (4) Frankenstein, One Battle After Another (2) F1, Hamnet, KPop Demon Hunters, Marty Supreme Sentimental Value (1) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Perfect Neighbor, Sorry, Baby,…
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Predictions: 41st Spirit Awards
Having significantly less influence over this year’s Oscar winners, with perhaps one exception, these awards are largely just going to be for the fun of it. We’ll find out the winners on Sunday. SPIRIT AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Feature Peter…
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Predictions: 6th Make Up Artists Guild
Will any of these five categories match up, will some of them, or will none of them. We’ll find out which films are going to try on Saturday. MAKE UP ARTISTS & HAIR STYLISTS GUILD AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Special…
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28th Costume Designers Guild Awards
No real surprises this year. The Avatar nomination at the Oscars was indeed a fluke. The Awards Best Period Costume Design Frankenstein WL PP TL Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Costume Design Wicked: For Good WL PP TL Best Contemporary Costume Design One Battle After Another WL TL Costume Designers Guild Data First Awards: 1998 (28)
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Predictions: Costume Designers Guild
The Costume Designers Guild is next up on Thursday. Will they confirm current thinking on the Oscar categories? The Sci-Fi category might not have bearing until it does. ORGNAME AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Period Costume Design Downton Abbey: The Grand…
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16th Denver Film Critics Awards
Another good day for Sinners. Awards Tallies (7) Sinners (2) Avatar: Fire and Ash, KPop Demon Hunters, One Battle After Another (1) Bugonia, F1, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Perfect Neighbor, Sentimental Value, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Weapons The Awards Best Picture Sinners Best Animated Film…
