NextGen Oscarwatcher: The Acting Categories
London Film Critics Circle Announces Nominees
The Society of Composers and Lyricists Announces Nominees
2025 Oscars: Shortlists Announced
NextGen Oscarwatcher: The Acting Categories
Continuing from last week’s post, it seems fair to analyze the remaining above-the-line categories before proceeding to the below-the-line ones, etc. Best Actor Akin to other categories, a solid top four has emerged, with one spot most likely left open. Locked Adrien Brody, The Brutalist Timothee Chalamet, A Complete Unknown Ralph Fiennes, Conclave Colman Domingo, Sing Sing Though it...
2025 Oscar Predictions – The Best Actress Oscar is Mikey Madison’s to Lose
Heading into the heat of the season, there are always smear campaigns that rise up, whether they're real controversies or fake controversies. All it takes is to trigger the fragile army of activists on Twitter for a fake controversy to erupt that sounds like a real controversy. The latest was someone saw the wonderful conversation between Pamela Anderson and Mikey Madison where the question of "intimacy coordinators" came up....
Asked and Answered: Is Cancel Culture Over? Is There a Bias Against Conservatives?
The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh took to Twitter to criticize the Academy's Documentary Branch for not even including Am I Racist on its shortlist. The first part of Matt Walsh's statement is true. His first film, What is a Woman came at a time when no one was willing to discuss the sudden rise of transgender ideology everywhere in American life. No one had the nerve to talk about...
London Film Critics Circle Announces Nominees
Anora and The Brutalist lead. This is great news for a couple of films on this list headed for the Oscars. The main reason is the close link between London and BAFTA and the close link between BAFTA and the Oscars. Long ago when I said The Substance should get a Best Director and Best Picture nominations a part of me thought it is just too graphic and violent...
The Society of Composers and Lyricists Announces Nominees
"Composer Harry Gregson-Williams and Director Ridley Scott to Receive the SCL’s Spirit of Collaboration Award, and Composer Jeff Beal to Be Presented with the SCL Jury Award" THE 6TH ANNUAL SCL AWARDS® NOMINEES (COMPLETE LIST) SCL Awards®Nominees and winners are judged and determined solely by member composers and songwriters. The final voting will open on January 27, 2025 and close on February 3, 2025. Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film Clement...
2025 Oscars: Shortlists Announced
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred sixty-nine films were eligible in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees. The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are: “The Bibi Files” “Black Box Diaries” “Dahomey” “Daughters” “Eno” “Frida” “Hollywoodgate” “No Other Land” “Porcelain War” “Queendom” “The Remarkable Life...
2025 Oscars: Best Actor Narrows to Three – Fiennes, Brody and Chalamet
The Best Actor race has traditionally been among the most important drivers of the Best Picture race. That has changed somewhat since the "Great Awokening." Now that Hollywood is starting to thaw out and chill out a bit where the Woketopia is concerned, perhaps that trend will be back, as it was last year with the Best Actor driven film, Oppenheimer. But we're still more or less under the...
The Casting Society Announces Nominees
The Academy's casting category won't go into effect until next year. But here are the nominees from this year. You can decide which films you think might have been nominated. From their press release: Casting Society (CSA) announced today three-time Emmy® Award nominee Janelle James (“Abbott Elementary”) as the host of the 40th Annual Artios Awards in Los Angeles, Emmy® Award winner and Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Independent...
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London Film Critics Circle Announces Nominees
Anora and The Brutalist lead. This is great news for a couple of films on this list headed for the...
The Society of Composers and Lyricists Announces Nominees
"Composer Harry Gregson-Williams and Director Ridley Scott to Receive the SCL’s Spirit of Collaboration Award, and Composer Jeff Beal to...
The Brutalist Takes Boston Film Critics Online
Best Picture THE BRUTALIST Best Director Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST Best Actor Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST Best Actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste,...
Winners Announced for the AAFCA – The Piano Lesson, Nickel Boys and Sing Sing Dominate
Nice to see Marianne Jean-Baptiste winning here, not to mention Clarence Maclin. AAFCA’s Top 10 Films list and the winners...
Oscars 2025: Conclave and Wicked Lead the 30th Annual Critics Choice Nominations
From the press release: “Conclave” and “Wicked” lead this year’s film contenders, having earned 11 nominations each. “Conclave” collected nods...
The Brutalist and Nickel Boys Split Chicago Film Critics Winners
BEST PICTURE: The Brutalist BEST DIRECTOR: RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys BEST ACTOR: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist BEST ACTRESS: Marianne Jean-Baptiste,...
2025 Oscars: Best Actor Narrows to Three – Fiennes, Brody and Chalamet
The Best Actor race has traditionally been among the most important drivers of the Best Picture race. That has changed...
The Casting Society Announces Nominees
The Academy's casting category won't go into effect until next year. But here are the nominees from this year. You...
Oscars 2025: All the Screenplays That are Ineligible for the WGA
Well, ain't that a kick in the pants. Here are the films that are ineligible for the WGA ballot --...
Predict the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Winners
Our contests are up and running. We have a separate contest for the Golden Globes for Film and for TV....
Oscar Podcast: What Narratives Drive Winners?
I got together with the old gang for a quick and dirty podcast on the Oscar race. I thought I'd...
2025 Oscar predictions – The Film With the Best Narrative Wins
Every Oscar winner wins because they tell a good story. The story isn't so much the movie itself or the...
Winners Announced for the AAFCA – The Piano Lesson, Nickel Boys and Sing Sing Dominate
Nice to see Marianne Jean-Baptiste winning here, not to mention Clarence Maclin. AAFCA’s Top 10 Films list and the winners...
Oscars 2025: Conclave and Wicked Lead the 30th Annual Critics Choice Nominations
From the press release: “Conclave” and “Wicked” lead this year’s film contenders, having earned 11 nominations each. “Conclave” collected nods...
The Brutalist and Nickel Boys Split Chicago Film Critics Winners
BEST PICTURE: The Brutalist BEST DIRECTOR: RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys BEST ACTOR: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist BEST ACTRESS: Marianne Jean-Baptiste,...
Critics Choice Preview and Predictions
The Critics Choice will announce their nominations for the 2025 Oscar year. I say "they" but it's really "we," as...
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Critics Choice nominations*
Ace Editors nominations*
Golden Globe nominations*
AFI Top Ten+
NBR winners+/Top Ten*
Best Picture Anora+***
Conclave+****
Wicked++***
Emilia Perez+***
The Brutalist+**
Dune 2+***
The Substance***
A Complete Unknown+***
Sing Sing+**
Nickel Boys+*
A Real Pain+***
Challengers**
Gladiator II*
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga**
Babygirl*
Juror #2*
Queer*
September 5
Saturday Night
Hard Truths
All We Imagine as Light
The Piano Lesson
Inside Out 2
Best Actor Ralph Fiennes, Conclave**
Timothee Chalamet, A Complete Unknown**
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist **
Daniel Craig, Queer+**
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing**
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain *
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice*
Sebastian Stan, A Different Man*
Gabriel LaBelle, Saturday Night*
Hugh Grant, Heretic*
Paul Mescal, Gladiator II
John David Washington, The Piano Lesson
Peter Sarsgaard, September 5
Best Actress
Mikey Madison, Anora **
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked **
Nicole Kidman, Babygirl+**
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Perez **
Demi Moore, The Substance **
Angelina Jolie, Maria**
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here*
Tilda Swinton, The Room Next Door*
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl*
Amy Adams, Nightbitch*
L
upita Nyong'o, A Quiet Place Day One
Kate Winslet, Lee*
Zendaya, Challengers
Jodie Comer, The Bikeriders
Anya Taylor-Joy, Furiosa
June Squibb, Thelma
Best Supporting Actor Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain+**
Denzel Washington, Gladiator II* *
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown**
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist**
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing*
Yura Borisov, Anora**
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice*
Stanley Tucci, Conclave
Samuel L. Jackson, The Piano Lesson
John Magaro, September 5
Paul Raci, Sing Sing
Best Supporting Actress Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez**
Ariana Grande, Wicked**
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist**
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave**
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Nickel Boys*
Margaret Qualley, The Substance*
Selena Gomez, Emilia Perez*
Rachel Sennott, Saturday Night
Elle Fanning, A Complete Unknown+
Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
Best Director Sean Baker, Anora**
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist**
Jaques Audiard, Emilia Perez**
Edward Berger, Conclave**
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance**
Jon Chu, Wicked+*
RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys*
Denis Villeneuve, Dune 2 *
Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light*
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Tim Fehlbaum, September 5
Ridley Scott, Gladiator II
Jon Chu, Wicked
Jason Reitman, Saturday Night
Payal Kapadia.
All We Imagine as Light
Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing
Luca Guadagnino, Challengers
George Miller, Furiosa
Adapted Screenplay Conclave**
Emilia Perez**
Wicked*
Sing Sing+*
Dune 2*
Nickel Boys*
A Complete Unknown
The Piano Lesson
The Life of Chuck
Inside Out 2
Furiosa
Original Screenplay The Brutalist**
Anora**
The Substance**
A Real Pain**
September 5*
Challengers *
Hard Truths+
Saturday Night
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Cinematography Nosferatu+*
The Brutalist*
Dune 2*
Nickel Boys*
Conclave*
Wicked*
Gladiator II
Furiosa
Best Editing Conclave**
Challengers**
Anora**
Dune 2**
The Brutalist*
September 5*
The Substance*
Wicked*
A Real Pain*
Emilia Perez*
Furiosa*
Civil War
Gladiator II
Saturday Night
Nickel Boys
Production Design
Wicked*
Nosferatu*
The Brutalist*
Dune 2*
Gladiator II*
Conclave*
Saturday Night
Furiosa
Sound Mixing + Editing Wicked
Dune 2
A Complete Unknown
Saturday Night
Emilia Pérez
Gladiator II
Deadpool & Wolverine
Twisters
Furiosa
Alien: Romulus
Blitz
Joker: Folie à Deux
The Wild Robot
Costumes Wicked*
Nosferatu*
Dune 2*
Gladiator II*
Conclave*
Maria*
Furiosa
The Brutalist
Visual Effects Dune Part Two*
Better Man*
Gladiator II*
Wicked*
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes*
Deadpool & Wolverine
Alien: Romulus
Civil War
Mufasa: The Lion King
Twisters
Original Score
The Brutalist**
The Wild Robot**
Challengers**
Conclave**
Emilia Perez**
Wicked
Blitz
Inside Out 2
Alien: Romulus
Babygirl
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Blink Twice
The Fire Inside
Gladiator II
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1
Inside Out 2
Nosferatu
The Room Next Door
Sing Sing
The Six Triple Eight
Young Woman and the Sea
Original Song
Compress/Repress, Challengers**
El Mal, Emilia Perez**
Harper and Will Go West, Will & Harper*
Kiss the Sky, The Wild Robot**
Mi Camino, Emilia Perez*
Forbidden Road, Better Man*
Winter Coat, Blitz
Never Too Late, Elton John: Never Too Late
Sick In The Head, Kneecap
Beyond, Moana 2
Tell Me It’s You, Mufasa: The Lion King
Piece By Piece, Piece by Piece
Like A Bird, Sing Sing
The Journey, The Six Triple Eight
Out Of Oklahoma, Twisters
Kiss The Sky, The Wild Robot
Makeup and Hair
The Substance*
Wicked*
Beatlejuice Beatlejuice*
Nosferatu*
A Different Man*
Dune Part 2*
Emilia Pérez
The Apprentice
Maria
Waltzing with Brando
Animated Feature
Full List of eligible film
Inside Out 2**
Flow+**
The Wild Robot**
Moana 2**
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl**
Memoir of a Snail**
Piece by Piece
If
Despicable Me 4
Documentary FeaturE
Sugarcane+
The Bibi Files
Black Box Diaries
Dahomey
Daughters
Eno
Frida
Hollywoodgate
No Other Land
Porcelain War
Queendom
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Union
Will & Harper
International FeatureFrance, Emilia Pérez**
Germany, The Seed of the Sacred Fig+**
Latvia, Flow*
Brazil, I’m Still Here**
Ireland, Kneecap*
Denmark, The Girl with the Needle*
Italy, Vermiglio*
Senegal, Dahomey
United Kingdom, Santosh
Canada, Universal Language
Czech Republic, Waves
Iceland, Touch
Norway, Armand
Palestine, From Ground Zero
Thailand, How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies
Live Action ShortAnuja
Clodagh
The Compatriot
Crust
Dovecote
Edge of Space
The Ice Cream Man
I’m Not a Robot
The Last Ranger
A Lien
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
The Masterpiece
An Orange from Jaffa
Paris 70
Room Taken
Documentary Short
Chasing Roo
Death by Numbers
Eternal Father
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
Keeper
Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World
Once upon a Time in Ukraine
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Planetwalker
The Quilters
Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr
A Swim Lesson
Until He’s Back
Animated Short
Au Revoir Mon Monde
A Bear Named Wojtek
Beautiful Men
Bottle George
A Crab in the Pool
In the Shadow of the Cypress
Magic Candies
Maybe Elephants
Me
Origami
Percebes
The 21
Wander to Wonder
The Wild-Tempered Clavier
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