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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

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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

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The Best TV Performances of 2024

ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES Only Murders in the BuildingThe show more than doubled its main cast. Not only did producers bring in Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy and Eva Longoria as actors playing our trio in a movie about the … Continue reading

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The Best TV Shows of 2024, Part 2

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL Anthony Jeselnik: Bones and All (Netflix)There was essentially no difference between this special and the show I saw at the Majestic Theatre in 2023. But it didn’t matter. This was another strong hour from the most unapologetically … Continue reading

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The Best Shows of 2024, Part 1

For the first time in more than a decade, I didn’t watch enough TV to do a full top 10, plus favorite comedy specials and honorable mentions. Due to some changing life circumstances, there just wasn’t enough time to keep … Continue reading

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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

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Emmy Predictions 2024: Drama

FX’s decision to move Shōgun to Drama Series is looking to be a fruitful one, as it’s already racked up the most wins for a show in a single year, and that’s just from the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. I … Continue reading

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Emmy Predictions 2024: Comedy and Variety

The Bear is sweeping everything, even though I (and many others) think it’s much more of a drama with some humorous moments, not the other way around. And while Season 2 was my No. 1 show of 2023, there’s so … Continue reading

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Emmy Predictions 2024: Limited/Anthology Series and Movies

Baby Reindeer was the year’s biggest phenomenon, yet I don’t know a single person who’s actually seen it. But it’s poised to win quite a few awards Sunday, alongside Ripley. Netflix may be getting shut out in the Comedy and … Continue reading

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2024 Emmy Picks: Drama

DRAMA SERIES3 Body Problem (Netflix)The Crown (Netflix)The Curse (Showtime)Fallout (Prime Video)The Gilded Age (HBO)The Morning Show (AppleTV+)Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Prime Video)Shōgun (FX) Potential surprises:Ahsoka (Disney+) – new showFor All Mankind (AppleTV+) – never nominatedLoki (Disney+) – never nominatedSlow Horses … Continue reading

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