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Oscar Guide 2012
Pencils down. The awards are handed out tonight, and that’ll be it. I’ll be live-tweeting, starting around 7:30 CST. But for now, I’ll break down the eight major categories, and give my projections in the remaining sixteen. BEST PICTURE The … Continue reading
Oscar Re-Do: 2001
You know the drill: Winners in bold, then we break it down and see who should have gotten the gold 10 years ago. BEST PICTURE A Beautiful Mind Gosford Park In the Bedroom The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship … Continue reading
Reactionary Tale: Oscar Nominations 2012
Well, well, well. Looks like we’ve got ourselves a horse race now. Nine nominees hit that five percent threshold. Nobody, and I mean nobody, was predicting this. The closest anyone got was Roger Ebert, who guessed there would still be … Continue reading
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
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
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
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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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
2011 Oscar Predictions
Finally it’s here: the big show. For the first time in my life, I had seen all the Best Picture nominees when they were announced that morning. So for me, this year means a lot more. There’s a lot I … Continue reading
Oscar Re-Do: 2000
This was definitely something I should have gotten started on a long time ago. Now, being the procrastinator I am, I have to rush to finish this post and its companion piece: a re-do of the 2005 Oscars. These two … Continue reading