Category: Predictions
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2017 Oscar Winner Predictions: First Post-Nominations Predictions
Our contributors have been hard at work assessing the nominations and deciding just which films and individuals have the best chances at winning. Below are our first post-nominations predictions. Looking over what we’ve predicted to start, we have agreed on the winner in nine categories out of twenty-four. We have completely different takes on Production…
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Oscar Morning: The Article (2017)
FOR AN OSCAR MORNING TRACKING SHEET, CLICK HERE. My predictions are in BOLD. After last year’s switch-up of the nominations announcement, we return to something akin to the prior two years’ announcements. All categories will be announced, once again in separate blocks. This time, they are announcing most of the categories regular audiences aren’t as…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: Final
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. And so we come to our…
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2017 Precursor Predictions: Screen Actors Guild
Looking at the past ten years of the SAG awards and their winners, we see trends toward their alignment with Oscar. They haven’t had fewer than three winners carry over. 4 of the ten years saw 3 matches with Oscar, 4 saw 4 matches with Oscars, and the remaining 2 were perfect matches (2010 and…
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2017 Precursor Predictions: Producers Guild
The Producers Guild of America has been a terrific predictor in the last ten years until the last three years. Prior to 2014, every film that won the PGA award for Best Picture went on to win the Oscar. It should be noted, though, that in 2013, two films tied at PGA (Gravity and 12…
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2017 Precursor Predictions: Golden Globe Awards
Sunday, the first television awards show of the season kicks off with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hosting the biggest party of the year. Televised on NBC, the winners will have receive a tremendous bump going into Oscar nomination voting and could gain some traction towards a win. In this post is our list of…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: January
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. In our first predictions of 2018…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: December
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. Precursor season has now begun and…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: November
As is our tradition, May began our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. November is the month where we…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: October
As the year progresses, we continue to update our predictions. We began this adventure in May. Five months later, we are fast approaching the most hectic portion of the pre-Oscar season: the precursors. These won’t begin until the end of November, so we have some time still to look at what’s coming. Venice, Telluride, and…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: Post-Festival
The Festival Hat Trick (Telluride, Venice, and Toronto) is the official beginning of Oscar season. Although campaigning has already begun, the best lay of the landscape emerges after these festivals have premiered their works. A number of films were propelled forward this year while others seemed to fade. Please keep in mind that Toronto is…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: August
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. Oscar season ramps up at the…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: July
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. We move into the month of…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: June Update
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. As we move into June, the…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: First Predictions
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. Our plan is to update our…
