Category: Predictions

It’s May! It’s May! The lusty month of May! Where our every thought turns towards the next year’s Oscar Day! As is tradition on this site, every May, we put together our initial predictions for what films and performances will make an impact on the coming year’s Oscar races. Of course, this early, nothing is…

They are always one of the first to announce nominees and the last to give out awards. The Spirit Awards have had more in common with the Oscars in the last decade than the prior, yet their choices don’t match up with too great a frequency. More often than not, the Spirit Awards choose the…

Today, we present our final predictions for this Sunday’s Oscars. While we would love to keep making guesses and then second guessing ourselves for another day and a half, it’s time to put everything to rest and say “this is it.” After the jump, you’ll find our final predictions in every category and our runners-up.…

For our eighteenth and final Rundown article, we hit the pinnacle of the evening. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Picture as well as general commentary about the race.

For our seventeenth Rundown article, we look at the last two films whose precursors have come near the end. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Editing and Best Costume Design as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the final category.

For our sixteenth Rundown article, we originate and we adapt. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the stragglers.

For our fifteenth Rundown article, we get a glimpse at the sometimes unpredictable aural duo. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover two categories whose literary aspirations are high. (NOTE: Edited to include…

Our predictions are fairly spread out showing just how confuse we all are about this year’s precursors. This group’s winner could be an Oscar harbinger or it could be some off-the-wall choice that won’t tell us anything. This is the last guild before the Oscars, so seeing how well something like The Descendants or The…

For our fourteenth Rundown article, we give you the penultimate category at the Oscars. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Director as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover awards most important to your aural experience.

With no less than five precursors coming out this coming weekend, we’re previewing all of them today. Saturday, we have the Cinema Audio Society, American Cinema Editors and USC Scripter awards; then on Sunday, we get the Motion Picture Sound Editors and Writers Guild of America awards.

For our thirteenth Rundown article, the race for first or third should be the talk of the night. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Actress as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with a category that will tell us more about…

For our twelfth Rundown article, we have an award that, until recently, was quite the competition. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Actor as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the only top tier prize where there’s still a doubt as to who will win.

For our eleventh Rundown article, the categories most frequently confused (seemingly) in Oscar voters’ minds. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Cinematography as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover a category that might have been thrilling, but has become anything but.

For our tenth Rundown article, we look at a visually stunning, if commercially appealing category. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Visual Effects as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover a category that favors largely exterior films over more intimate ones.

For our ninth Rundown article, an opulent category tied closely with a category we’re covering next week. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Art Direction as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the most blockbuster-friendly category at the Oscars. (Note: Tripp’s comments and Rundown predictions…