Category: AL Predictions

We kick things off today with our first winner predictions for the year. Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Wesley Lovell: Our first predictions will be interesting. Pete Patrick: There were no big surprises in the nominations other than the failure of Wicked: For…

Tomorrow’s the big day. After months of predictions and critics awards, it’s time to see how much the Academy agrees with the critics and prognosticators. We agreed fully on only two categories: Animated Feature and Actor. Beyond that, we are largely in agreement with several small discrepancies in each category, so predictable? Maybe. KEY: Appears…

Tomorrow morning, the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced. They’ll be revealed by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman. Want to follow along tomorrow. See the checklist at the end of this article and mark off the selections as they are revealed. Before the nominations are announced, I wanted to put down in…

With the shortlists revealed and many critics groups announced, this will be our most accurate list yet but we’ve still got at least a month before the finals. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: With many of…

Our final predictions before the precursors begin to flood in at the beginning of December, we’ll take a look back in a month to see how close we were. Until then, have a look at our newest predictions with numerous changes setting us up for the awards season that will likely precede Thanksgiving this year…

The last full month before the precursors start in earnest. There might be a couple that matter like the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, which announced last week and the upcoming nominations from the Gotham Awards but ultimately, it will remain relatively quiet until after Thanksgiving and then the floodgates will open at the beginning of…

The major festivals are over. All that remains are the precursors. Will our current inklings cement or melt with the November/December precursors? We shall see. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: While not as sizable as it…

As we enter the final stretch before Oscar season, we firm our predictions up for the inevitable changes that will come out of the Big 3 fall festivals: Telluride, Toronto, and Venice. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley…

Summer is typically a month of contemplation and reflection on the first half of the year and the rest is holding out until the all important triple threat of Venice, Toronto, and Telluride. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell:…

June is still early to be guessing at what the Oscars might bring but a few films have started releasing that might have diminished in terms of their chances. Others have started to rise. Regardless, here’s how we see things going right at this moment. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears…

Cannes will start some speculation at its conclusion but it will be a few months before getting solid vibes about this year’s Oscar contest. Still, we’re going to try to get a sense of where things stand at this moment. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell…

Our first set of predictions are always wildly divergent with a handful of agreements between us. Things will of course get more complex as the year goes on but this is of many monthly updates with our new predictions. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter…