Oscars

The Golden Globes are tonight and it is going to be a little different than most years.  Usually, the Globes don’t have a ton of say in the Oscar race.  From some questionable nominations (Johnny Depp being a double nominee for The Tourist and Alice in Wonderland in 2010) to some interesting winners (Avatar winning Best Picture -Drama over The Hurt Locker and Inglorious Basterds), The Globes aren’t usually the greatest Oscar predictor.  This year,…

Happy New Year kids!  With most end of the year lists up and more award ceremony nominations, we are starting to get a clearer picture of what this year’s Oscar season will be like.  We will get our biggest indicator once the Directors Guild and Producers Guild announce their nominations. You can watch all the trailers by clicking on the titles of films.   BEST PICTURE: Two films have been constantly appearing all season long, Spotlight…

With Top 10’s and Best of the Year lists starting to come out, the Oscar picture is getting a little clearer.  It is still extremely foggy with no real frontrunner as of now, but we can start to narrow down some movies.  The only movie we are waiting for is “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, which could change the game. You can watch all the trailers by clicking on the titles of films.     BEST…

Oscar season is in full swing and this looks like the most wide open race in years.  There is no real frontrunner as of now, though some films have staked their claim as heavy favorites for nominations.  Here are my most recent predictions for this year’s Academy Awards. You can watch all the trailers by clicking on the titles of films.       BEST PICTURE: Spotlight played like gangbusters on the festival circuit and has…

The fall festival circuit kicked off this last weekend with Venice and Telluride, which means only one thing: Oscar season. Every year, studios release films that they think are going to win the big prize and only one of those films can win come February.  Through out these next four months, we will see some of the very best movies of the year.  We will get the contenders, the pretenders, and a few surprises along…