Category Archives: Oscars

16
Nov

Oscar Picks: November 2025

It’s been a weird year. A lot of films pegged as contenders early on have been met with shrugs. There hasn’t been a single runaway contender yet. Even One Battle After Another and Hamnet have their detractors. So who’s in … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged avatar, bugonia, die my love, frankenstein, hamnet, it was just an accident, jay kelly, marty supreme, netflix, one battle after another, secret agent, sentimental value, sinners, smashing machine, testament of ann lee, train dreams, wake up dead man, weapons, wicked | Comments Off

8
Mar

Oscar Re-Do 2014

BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of Everything Whiplash Should have won: Selma Not even nominated: Interstellar Whether it was a bad campaign, a late release, or simply willful ignorance, Selma … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews | Tagged big hero 6, birdman, boyhood, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, inherent vice, selma, whiplash | Comments Off

2
Mar

My Dream Oscar Ballot 2025

BEST PICTURE Anora The Brutalist Conclave A Different Man Dune: Part Two Evil Does Not Exist Hit Man I Saw the TV Glow The People’s Joker Sing Sing BEST DIRECTING Sean Baker, Anora Brady Corbet, The Brutalist Radu Jude, Do … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars | Tagged alien, anora, beetlejuice, between the temples, brutalist, challengers, civil war, complete unknown, conclave, deadpool, different man, do not expect too much from the end of the world, dune, Emilia Perez, evil does not exist, gladiator, hit man, hundreds of beavers, I saw the tv glow, kneecap, late night with the devil, love lies bleeding, netflix, no other land, nosferatu, people's joker, planet of the apes, real pain, red rooms, sing sing, substance, twilight of the warriors, twisters, wolverine | Comments Off

2
Mar

Oscar Guide 2025

BEST PICTURE Anora The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Emilia Pérez I’m Still Here Nickel Boys The Substance Wicked Will win: Anora Could win: Conclave Should win: The Brutalist Should have been nominated: Sing Sing BEST DIRECTING … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged anora, brutalist, complete unknown, conclave, dune, Emilia Perez, netflix, porcelain war, real pain, wicked, wild robot | Comments Off

20
Jan

Final Oscar Picks 2025

BEST PICTUREAnoraThe BrutalistA Complete Unknown Conclave A Different Man Dune: Part TwoEmilia Pérez Nickel BoysSing SingWicked Dark Horse: A Real Pain Long Shot: The Substance Total Shock: Juror #2 The skinny: I know eight of these are correct, but two … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged alien, amazon, anora, armand, beetlejuice, better man, brutalist, challengers, complete unknown, conclave, daughters, different man, dune, Emilia Perez, flow, gladiator, hard truths, I'm still here, inside out, kneecap, last showgirl, lion king, memoir of a snail, netflix, nickel boys, no other land, nosferatu, planet of the apes, real pain, seed of the sacred fig, sing sing, six triple eight, soundtrack to a coup, substance, twisters, union, wallace and gromit, wicked, wild robot, will and harper | Comments Off

10
Mar

Oscar Re-Do 2013

BEST PICTURE12 Years a SlaveAmerican HustleCaptain PhillipsDallas Buyers ClubGravityHerNebraskaPhilomenaThe Wolf of Wall Street Should have won: No complaints hereNot even nominated: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 12 Years a Slave won Best Picture, is the most recent movie inducted into … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews | Tagged 12 years a slave, before midnight, blue jasmine, captain phillips, gravity, her, hunt, wolf of wall street | Comments Off

9
Mar

My Dream Oscar Ballot 2024

BEST PICTUREAll of Us StrangersAnatomy of a FallAsteroid CityGodzilla Minus OneHow to Blow Up a PipelineKillers of the Flower MoonOppenheimerPast LivesSpider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseThe Zone of Interest BEST DIRECTINGJustine Triet, Anatomy of a FallWes Anderson, Asteroid CityMartin Scorsese, Killers of … Continue reading →

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8
Mar

Oscar Guide 2024

BEST PICTUREAmerican FictionAnatomy of a FallBarbieThe HoldoversKillers of the Flower MoonMaestroOppenheimerPast LivesPoor ThingsThe Zone of Interest Will win: OppenheimerCould win: BarbieShould win: The Zone of InterestShould have been nominated: All of Us Strangers The skinny: Barbenheimer was the big story … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 20 days in mariupol, american fiction, anatomy of a fall, barbie, boy and the heron, godzilla minus one, holdovers, killers of the flower moon, maestro, netflix, oppenheimer, poor things, zone of interest | Comments Off

23
Jan

Reactions to the 2024 Oscar Nominations

Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) Killers of the Flower Moon – Adapted ScreenplayA truly stunning miss considering the film got nominated for basically everything else it was expected to, including Picture, Directing, Actress, Original Score and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews | Tagged all of us strangers, amazon, apple, are you there god it's me margaret, asteroid city, barbie, boy and the heron, godzilla minus one, john wick, killers of the flower moon, may december, mission impossible, netflix, nimona, past lives, prime, saltburn, spider-man, wonderful story of henry sugar | Comments Off

19
Jan

Final Oscar Picks 2024

BEST PICTUREAmerican FictionAnatomy of a FallBarbieThe HoldoversKillers of the Flower MoonMaestroOppenheimerPast LivesPoor ThingsThe Zone of Interest Dark Horse: The Color PurpleLong Shot: AirTotal Shock: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse The skinny: These 10 have been in place for a while now. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 20 days in mariupol, american fiction, american symphony, anatomy of a fall, apple, asteroid city, barbie, beyond utopia, boy and the heron, color purple, creator, elemental, eternal memory, fallen leaves, ferrari, four daughters, godzilla minus one, guardians of the galaxy, holdovers, indiana jones, killers of the flower moon, maestro, may december, napoleon, netflix, nimona, nyad, oppenheimer, past lives, poor things, rustin, society of the snow, spider-man, suzume, taste of things, zone of interest | Comments Off