91st Academy Awards
Saying Goodbye to Oscars 2019 and Thank You
The Awards Daily team has formed slowly, over two decades. I started my site with a 28-baud modem and an...
A Quick and Dirty Corrective Post for Journalists Who Are Covering the Best Picture Race Wrong
There seems to be the idea out there that the Oscar race for Best Picture this year was between Spike...
The State of the Race: The Aftermath, the Hive Mind and the Real World
Heading into the Dolby last night, I had no idea what to expect. It felt like the worst Oscar year...
Backstage at the 91st Academy Awards
Where to begin this year? What an honor, as always to be back in the press room, backstage, deep inside...
The Preferential Ballot Explained — or How Green Book Beat Roma
Marshall Flores and I have been running - what he calls - sims (simulations) for the preferential ballot on Facebook....
Green Book Wins Best Picture, Screenplay, Supporting Actor. Roma Wins Director, Cinematography, Foreign Language Film.
Best Picture Green Book Best Director Roma, Alfonso Cuarón Best Actress in a Leading Role Olivia Coleman, The Favourite Best...
Oscar Appetizers: Infographic and Demo Video
Oscars 2019 has felt like a treacherous trip over rough steep roads. You all know The Wages of Fear (1953)...
The 91st Oscars Will Go On, Come Hell or High Water, Tonight
We don't need to go on and on about how strange this Oscar year is. We all know it's strange....
Predictions Friday – Final Oscar Predictions aka the Year that Broke the Oscar Pundits
No one really seems to know if this year will indeed be as unpredictable as it seems right now. If...
Statsgasm: Final Predictions for the 91st Academy Awards
We've the reached the end of the most exhausting, frustrating, and vexing awards season I've seen in recent memory. Throughout...
Gold Derby Goes All In for Roma to Win Best Pic — But What Will Be the Biggest Surprises?
All of the major pundits at Gold Derby are 100% in for Roma. That is quite a stronghold. Either they...
All of Our Final 2019 Oscar Predictions
For the past several days we've seen our good and clever friends here at Awards Daily make their best stabs...
Either the Internet Is Losing Its Mind or Whoopi Goldberg Is the Secret Host
Update: ABC debunks the idea, says it's absolutely false. The Guardian is reporting that people have been discussing Whoopi Goldberg...
Academy Reverses Its Decision and Will Air All 24 Categories on Air
The Academy has capitulated on all of their own proposals to shorten the Oscar broadcast and boost ratings: the host,...
The Internationals and the Oscars
By Jenny Boulden My jaw dropped a few times on Oscar nomination morning. We always know there will be snubs,...
The Oscars Confirm No Host for This Year — Which Is Probably for the Best
As someone who has been lucky enough to attend the Oscar telecast, I've seen firsthand that the host's job is...
Netflix and Marvel Crash the Party as Best Picture Ends in a Showdown Between BlacKkKlansman, Roma and The Favourite
With surprise acting nominations for Roma, and such a strong showing for The Favourite, the Best Picture race has left...
Oscar Nominations for the 91st Annual Academy Awards
Best Picture: “Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “The Favourite” “Green Book” “Roma” “A Star Is Born” “Vice” Lead Actor: Christian...
AwardsDaily’s Official No Guts, No Glory Oscar Nomination Edition
Well, my friends, it's hard to believe we've been at this as long as we have. But here goes nothing....
Predictions Friday Part Two — Oscar Nominations for Tuesday, Damn the Torpedoes
Oh boy, here we go. Welcome to the single most unpredictable Oscars I've witnessed in 20 years. Here it is...
HBO Drops Two Major Trailers at SDCC
HBO unveil two high profile trailers at San Diego Comic Con today. First up, Damon Lindelof's sequel to Watchmen, the famed Alan...
Hans Zimmer Returns To Scoring The Lion King 25 Years Later
I am capping off my Lion King Press Day by sitting in a room with Hans Zimmer. We've spoken on...
John Kani Talks The Lion King – “It was Africa, and that was beautiful.”
John Kani's presence is magnetic. As I sit across from him in a suite at the Montage Hotel, we're talking...
First Trailer for ‘Cats’ Is Out of the Bag
On a day when prominent trailers came out for "Ad Astra," "Top Gun: Maverick," and "IT: Chapter 2," dominating discussion...
Watch Brad Pitt Head To Space In New ‘Ad Astra’ Trailer
20th Century Fox has released a brand new trailer and poster for Ad Astra. Brad Pitt plays Roy McBride as...
Interview: Awkwafina Talks The Farewell and Her Very Personal Journey
She introduces herself as "Nora" but to most, she is Awkwafina, rapper and actress who had two breakout roles last...
Kore-eda’s The Truth to Open 76th Venice Film Festival
Palme d’Or winner and Oscar nominee Kore-eda Hirokazu’s latest drama starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke will open...
Interview: Nick Broomfield’s Very Personal Connection to Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love
Nick Broomfield's Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love is more than just a look at the love story between singer...
A Deeper Look at the 2019 Emmy Nominations
After months of anticipation, the 2019 Emmy Nominations are finally here and they are surprisingly... GREAT. For the first time,...
Cats: An Inside Look
Ahead of the trailer release and our first real look at the 'digital fur technology,' Universal has released an inside...