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Final Oscar Picks 2012

And so the chips are down. I could keep going on and on, analyzing each category. I was planning on posting this in the 11th hour, but prior obligations will keep me from doing that. That would also give me … Continue reading

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Oscar Picks: 10 Jan 2012

BEST PICTURE The Artist The Descendants The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris The Tree of Life War Horse Falling off: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Rising star: Moneyball The skinny: Stephen Daldry’s sure thing … Continue reading

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Oscar Picks: 24 December 2011

Things are finally starting to shape up, and you can bet there will be lots of surprises between now and next month: people we weren’t talking about last week are now frontrunners and previous locks could wind up shut out. … Continue reading

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Reactionary Tale: 2012 Golden Globe Nominations

Nothing terribly egregious to report here, other than serious snubs for The Muppets in the original song category. No matter, here are your nominees, with my correct picks in bold. BEST PICTURE – DRAMA The Descendants The Help Hugo The … Continue reading

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Final Golden Globe Picks

Oh, the Golden Globes. So pointless, yet so much less rigid than other awards shows. Will the Hollywood foreign press learn from last year’s mistakes (three nominations for The Tourist? Really?!) or will they continue to be an excuse for … Continue reading

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Reactionary Tale: Grammy Nominations 2012

It really is impossible to predict the Grammys, which is both fascinating and frustrating. For every good step they take, like gushing over Mumford & Sons in consecutive years or giving major nods to Bon Iver; they skip out on … Continue reading

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Final Grammy Picks

CBS hosts a nomination concert tonight, and you can expect to be surprised, delighted and outraged when they read the nominees. There’s a big push for Tony Bennett, who’s just going through the motions on his latest album, and he … Continue reading

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Oscar Picks: 24 November 2011

Another month has come and gone, but there are still plenty of variables: How much of an impact will Shame make, given its NC-17 rating? Will Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy be as big of a hit stateside as it was … Continue reading

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Grammy Picks – 3 Nov 2011

It’s just under four weeks until the big, overblown nominations concert event on CBS. I feel like I’ve got a solid 80% of each category predicted correctly, but there’s always that one wild card. Anyway, there’s still some time to … Continue reading

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Oscar Picks: 24 October 2011

Man, a month goes by quickly. I’ve made updates in every category, with shake-ups everywhere except Best Director. I doubt much will change before Thanksgiving, since a lot of these movies don’t come out until December, but you never know. … Continue reading

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