Category: Predictions

The final major precursor of 2017 will have zero impact on the Oscar winners as votes for the Oscars are already due. However, their selections have, in recent years, been far more in line with the Academy’s tastes than many other groups. They can be instructive at times, but also confusing. Here are our predictions…

For our seventeenth Rundown article, the categories associated with dressing, sets and people. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Production Design and Best Costume Design as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ve reached the end of the line.

For our sixteenth Rundown article, the categories that are required for any film. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay as well as general commentary about the race. Thursday, we have our penultimate article with the categories related to dressing.

When La La Land pulled off a surprising record-tying 14-nomination haul at the Oscars (it ties with All About Eve and Titanic for most nominations ever), the next question that popped up was whether it could possibly top or tie the current crown holders for most wins: Ben-Hur, Titanic, and The Lord of the Rings:…

For our fifteenth Rundown article, two aural categories and a category with a new face every year. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, and Best Makeup & Hairstyling as well as general commentary about the race. Wednesday, we approach the end with two categories that…

Tuesday night, the final guild precursor announces with the Costume Designers Guild recognizing the best in three categories. (NOTE: Updated 8:05pm to add Tripp’s predictions and commentary) COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD AWARDS Best Period Costume Design The Dressmaker (Peter) Florence Foster Jenkins (Wesley, Thomas, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp) Hail, Caesar! Hidden Figures Jackie (Tripp, RU:Wesley, RU:Thomas) Wesley Lovell:…

For our fourteenth Rundown article, we take a peek behind the scenes of the green screen. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Visual Effects as well as general commentary about the race. Tuesday, we’ll cover two categories with a connection and a third that deals with a face-off. (NOTE:…

The Motion Picture Sound Editors were the stragglers of the guild nominations announcements, but they are right in the thick of handing out awards. With so many categories, they have plenty of chances to match the Oscar winner, so their selections may be intriguing. MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS AWARDS Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and…

The youngest guild in the Oscar competition has several categories and an imperfect track record with the Oscars. We’ll follow them anyway. HOLLYWOOD MAKE UP & HAIR STYLISTS GUILD AWARDS Best Period and/or Character Make-up Doctor Strange Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Peter, Thomas, RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp) Hail, Caesar! Loving Suicide Squad (Wesley, Tripp,…

The Cinema Audio Society correlates with the Sound Mixing award at the Oscars. We’ll look to them to tell us just how strong the love for La La Land is. CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY AWARDS Best Sound Mixing – Live Action Doctor Strange Hacksaw Ridge (Peter, RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp) La La Land (Wesley, Tripp, Thomas) Rogue One…

The Writers Guild of America is the last precursor to award above-the-line achievements. Their atypical eligibility rules make them the least reliable at times, though this year might not be the case. WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS Best Original Screenplay Hell or High Water La La Land (RU:Wesley) Loving Manchester by the Sea (Wesley, Peter,…

For our thirteenth Rundown article, it’s all about control. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Director as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off our final Rundown week with a category that creates things out of nothing.

For our twelfth Rundown article, we take a stab at the category that brings 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. Friday, we’ll cover a category where the person who brings all the disparate parts together is…

For our eleventh Rundown article, we look at the newest Oscar category. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Feature as well as general commentary about the race. Thursday, we’ll examine the category that deals with putting all the pieces together.

For our tenth Rundown article, we look at two diminutive categories. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Short Film and Live-Action Short Film as well as general commentary about the race. Wednesday, we tackle the newest Oscar category.