Category: Predictions

Only three categories are at all connected to the Oscars. Two have been associated with every winner of the Best Visual Effects category, while the third has, historically, has only brought one nominee a long, but that’s enough for it to at least have some influence. VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY AWARDS Best Visual Effects in a…

For our eighth Rundown article, we look at a category with a history of bold performances. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Actress as well as general commentary about the race. Tuesday, we’ll cover two categories that have never had an impact on any other Oscar categories, but from…

Whereas the Writers Guild of America has its peculiarities, so too does the USC Libraries Scripter award. Although, films are seldom outright declared ineligible, USC prefers to select titles that are adaptations of literary works. The reason for this is that they also award the author of the original work. Winners here have a good…

The Writers Guild of America, in spite of its peculiar rules of eligibility, is the preeminent predictor of Oscar success. With a few exceptions, they will generally nominate the ultimate Oscar winner. Further, they are likely to also duplicate the selection or at least boost the potential of their winners to gain Oscar glory. WRITERS…

For our seventh Rundown article, we look at the only category where the actors aren’t typically seen on screen. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Feature as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with a category we’ll examine the one…

For our sixth Rundown article, we look at the category most responsibility for place and setting. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Production Design as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll cover the newest Academy category.

For our fifth Rundown article, the only category that awards the product of a specific nation and not an individual. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Foreign Language Film as well as general commentary about the race. Thursday, we’ll look at a category that has paired so significantly with…

For our fourth Rundown article, we look at the folk who put it all together. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Film Editing as well as general commentary about the race. Wednesday, we’ll cover the only category that has never featured a Best Picture winner as a nominee.

For our third Rundown article, we look a category that’s all about words and music. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Original Song as well as general commentary about the race. Tuesday, we look at one of the most accurate forecasters at the Oscars, one that’s become more significant…

For our second Rundown article, we tackle the aural excitement of musical underscore. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Original Score as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with a category that has a small tie today’s category where the last…

Four categories at the Annie Awards will have an impact on the Oscars. For Best Animated Feature, look to the primary and independent awards to give an idea of what could be competing at the Oscars. Meanwhile, Best Animated Short film is comprised of content from both the short film and special production categories here.…

In the last of the Big Three guilds (after the Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild of America), we may either find the Oscar race drawing to a close or tightening up. Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water needs to win in order to push that PGA victory towards an Oscar one. If Martin…

For our first Rundown article, we look into categories featuring stories drawn from real life. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short Subject as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll cover the category where the most nominated living individual picked up…

With so many different categories, it’s never a surprise to see all five Oscar nominees on these lists. Three of this year’s nominees were Period nominees while the remaining two were Fantasy. That sounds about right from historical perspectives. These awards will be presented Saturday evening. ART DIRECTORS GUILD AWARDS Best Period Art Direction Darkest…

The American Cinema Editors select nominees in four categories. Two of those categories (Animation & Documentary) have no Oscar impact. The other two, Drama and Comedy/Musical do. While Comedy/Musical has less of an impact than Drama does, they could both have something to say about this year’s competitors. That’s because of the five Oscar nominees,…