Oscars 2019: AFI Awards
So apparently the AFI Awards were announced a month ago and I just wasn’t paying attention. Mostly because they don’t matter. Turns out, today is the luncheon for them. Oh well. Typically they do get...
View ArticleOscars 2019: ASC Nominations
The American Society of Cinematographers announced their nominees today. With them as the guild, we’ll get BAFTA nominees soon and we have BFCA nominees already. Between the three, we’ll figure out the...
View ArticleOscars 2019: 77th Golden Globes Predictions
The Golden Globes are tonight. Unlike other years, I actually knew they were happening and didn’t wake up this morning and realize, “Oh shit, that’s tonight.” Usually I get texts or calls from other...
View ArticleOscars 2019: 77th Golden Globe Awards
Okay, Golden Globes recap. Sort of. I’m basically typing half of this up as the show happens, just to get my immediate thoughts down and then am gonna translate it into English, so by the time you read...
View ArticleOscars 2019: WGA Nominations
Okay, WGA nominations are out. This will help with the Screenplay categories. Though I should mention – a lot of stuff isn’t eligible here, so when you don’t see certain films on the list, it’s not...
View ArticleOscars 2019: BAFTA Nominations
Alrighty, then. He said, quoting Ace Ventura, a quintessentially British film. It’s BAFTA morning, people. It’s bright and midday in the UK and the BAFTA nominations are out. This is the final piece to...
View ArticleOscars 2019: PGA Nominations
Okay, here we go. PGA nominations. This is the last of the Best Picture help, and this will basically confirm what the Best Picture list is going to be. We’re all pretty certain about at least six of...
View ArticleOscars 2019: VES Nominations
Okay, as we await the DGA nominations, here are your VES nominations for this year. This is Visual Effects and here is the shortlist we’re all working off: 1917 Alita: Battle Angel Avengers: Endgame...
View ArticleOscars 2019: DGA Nominations
Okay, DGA nominations. Here we go. Last piece of the puzzle and then we’ve got it all. I’m not wasting time. Here they are: Best Director Bong Joon-ho, Parasite Sam Mendes, 1917 Martin Scorsese, The...
View ArticleOscars 2019: My Nominations Ballot
A tradition here on the site is for me to spend the two days before Oscar nominations to guess what I think those nominees are going to be and give you my preferred nominees in all the categories. I...
View ArticleOscars 2019: Makeup & Hairstylist Guild Awards
The Makeup & Hairstylist Guild Awards were given out last night. I’ll make this quick, because we have nominations to guess. Bombshell won Contemporary Makeup, Contemporary Hair and Special Makeup...
View ArticleOscars 2019: The B+ Nominations Ballot
I get so excited for this article, but it feels like we’re just rushing right into it this year. Which is because it’s coming about a week earlier this year than it usually does, pushed up due to the...
View ArticleOscars 2019: BFCA Awards
BFCA announced their awards tonight. I spent the whole day writing up my Nominations Ballot, so I’ve paid zero attention to this. Fortunately, though, the night before nominations, we get some...
View ArticleAnd the Nominees Are… (2019)
Best Picture 1917 Ford v Ferrari The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Little Women Marriage Story Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Parasite Best Director Bong Joon Ho, Parasite Sam Mandes, 1917 Todd Phillips,...
View ArticleAnd the Nominees Are: Analyzing the 92nd Academy Award Nominations
Okay, so Oscar nominations are out. The moment we’ve all been waiting for. I posted the list earlier, but by itself and without comment, because I woke up at 5:30 and typed the nominations As they were...
View ArticleOscars 2019 Category Breakdown: Best International Feature
Here’s how this works: every day leading up to the Oscars, I break down each of the 24 categories. The goal is to both familiarize everyone with the category itself (how it works, what its history is...
View ArticleOscars 2019 Category Breakdown: Best Actor
Here’s how this works: every day leading up to the Oscars, I break down each of the 24 categories. The goal is to both familiarize everyone with the category itself (how it works, what its history is...
View ArticleOscars 2019 Category Breakdown: Best Animated Feature
Here’s how this works: every day leading up to the Oscars, I break down each of the 24 categories. The goal is to both familiarize everyone with the category itself (how it works, what its history is...
View ArticleOscars 2019 Category Breakdown: Best Supporting Actress
Here’s how this works: every day leading up to the Oscars, I break down each of the 24 categories. The goal is to both familiarize everyone with the category itself (how it works, what its history is...
View ArticleOscars 2019 Category Breakdown: Best Live Action Short
Here’s how this works: every day leading up to the Oscars, I break down each of the 24 categories. The goal is to both familiarize everyone with the category itself (how it works, what its history is...
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