Welcome to the first annual Oscar Snubs Ceremony, where we look at the best nominees that were NOT nominated at the Academy Awards! Out of all the films and performers left out in the cold, who reigns supreme? It’s the ultimate outsiders’ party!
Last week I predicted who will win in the eight major awards categories at the upcoming Academy Awards. Today I’m looking at the remaining 16 categories and giving my thoughts on who will walk away victorious!
Next Tuesday is the nomination announcement ceremony for the upcoming Academy Awards, and I’ve spent the last week and a half outlining all of the major categories. Today I’ll be giving my quickfire predictions for each of the “minor” categories (minus the shorts) with brief thoughts on each!
I saw a lot of movies in 2018…82 to be precise. Part of that is thanks to services like MoviePass, but mostly it was a desire to fully commit to the year and determine for myself what makes each of the year’s best movies tick. My journey of discovering what makes a great film meant I had to sit through a lot of mediocre fare, but you can learn just as much from the movies you don’t like as the ones you do. And on occasion, a film I went into expecting to hate ended up being among my favorites of the year (and some appear on this list!). With that being said, I could not narrow down my list to just ten because so many great movies have lingered in my memory that I have to talk about. So enjoy Part 1 of my Top 20 Films of 2018!
This morning, the Screen Actors Guild announced their nominations for the upcoming awards ceremony, and there is a LOT to unpack. Who/what are the big winners and losers from the announcement?
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The first film awards show of the 2019 season, the Golden Globes, just wrapped up its voting period, with nominees announced on December 6th. The ceremony kicks off Oscar season as the first precursor to the big night, and it will be an interesting look at how the races could shake out in major categories. How do I think things will play out?
*NOTE: All nominees are sorted in order of how likely I believe they are to earn their spot.
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This morning, the 2019 Independent Spirit Award nominations were announced, and there were plenty of surprises. The ceremony has historically been a fairly good prognosticator of the Oscar races, and this could be our first glimpse into what the major races look like. What fared well and what didn’t?
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First Man is the latest Damien Chazelle film, written by Josh Singer based on the biography of Neil Armstrong. It stars Ryan Gosling as Armstrong during the Space Race of the 1960’s as NASA rushes to get men to the moon. Claire Foy co-stars as Armstrong’s worrisome wife.
I’ve been pretty stoked for this movie ever since it was announced, and as a huge Chazelle fan already my expectations were sky-high. (Wait, shouldn’t that be moon-high?) I used that excitement as justification to see this on the biggest screen possible (IMAX) on opening night. How did the film match my expectations?
Fall is almost here, which means awards season! Most of the heavy-hitting films will be released in the next few months, and there are several that excite me. What am I most looking forward to seeing through the end of the year?
TIFF is generally considered the most important film festival of the year when it comes to generating awards buzz. Several high-profile films have already debuted and critics have their first taste of what the big players in this year’s conversation will be. Check out the first reactions to Widows, Beautiful Boy, Boy Erased, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, If Beale Street Could Talk, Life Itself, The Front Runner, and Roma!
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