BEST ACTOR
The Case for… Jonathan Pryce in ‘The Two Popes’
When I first saw the trailer for Netflix's The Two Popes, I wasn't particularly encouraged. I felt the streaming network...
The Transformative Gifts of Christian Bale
In Ford v Ferrari, Christian Bale plays Ken Miles, one of the best driver's in racing history. Bale dives deeply...
George MacKay Joins the Impossibly Crowded Best Actor Race
One of the reasons 1917 is so good is because of Sam Mendes' long history with theater and his ability...
Best Actor Is a Fluid Race, Despite Conflicting Narratives
There are, it appears to be, several schools of thought where Best Actor is concerned. Theory #1 - Adam Driver...
Pain and Glory – All Hail Antonio Banderas and Pedro Almodovar
The collaboration between actor and force of nature Antonio Banderas and auteur and force of nature Pedro Almodovar goes way...
Robert De Niro Has Never Won a SAG Award but Will Be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
The great Robert De Niro will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the SAG Awards this year. Would...
Predictions Friday: Can Joker Also Get in for Best Picture or Best Director?
There is no doubt that Todd Phillips' Joker has struck a chord. Where people say it's dark and nihilistic at...
Quincy Jones Hosts Dolemite is My Name Party as Awards Season Shifts into High Gear
There are parties everywhere this weekend. Screenings are happening with big stars coming out to capture attention. They're competing against...
Eddie Murphy, the Performance of the Year – Dolemite is My Name Drops on Netflix Today
Dolemite is My Name drops on Netflix as one of the best reviewed films of the year - at 97%...
Best Picture – Ford v Ferrari and the Art of the Stealthy Oscar Campaign
There are three styles of launching a Best Picture contender that I know about from my *cough cough* two decades...
Best Actor – It’s More About the Star than the Performance [poll]
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Right now, at Gold Derby and mostly everywhere online, there are two competing stories for who will win Best Actor....
Rocketman Takes off at Greek Theater for a Live Event and Awards Launch
Team Rocketman was out as a major presence in Los Angeles last night at the Greek Theater where Sir Elton...
Sympathy for the Devil – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Joker
The Buddha said life is suffering. Once you understand this fundamental truth, you stop yearning for ways to take it...
Extreme Reactions to Joker – Hard to Parse for Oscar
Last night, Joker finally was shown to audiences. It has already broken box office records and is on target to...
High Praise for Eddie Murphy and Dolemite is My Name
I can't think of the last time I had so much of a purely enjoyable cinematic experience as seeing Dolemite...
Best Actor — Too Many Contenders, with No Frontrunner … Yet
The Best Actor race has been packed at every stage this year, with no end in sight, and other promising...
Best Actor – Make Room for Eddie Murphy in Dolemite is My Name
Believe it or not, Netflix has yet another Best Actor contender in Eddie Murphy who is mesmerizing in Dolemite is...
The Irishman – One more glance back before the end
What a powerfully moving story Martin Scorsese has told with The Irishman, a film about the guy who confessed to...
Don’t Blame Joker and Todd Phillips for Sparking Violence in America
We're living through a kind of late-wave puritanism on the left. The same way American culture could not shake off...
Predictions Friday – The Presumed Frontrunners and Their Challengers
What's all the buzz in the Oscar race now? Well, there isn't actual Oscar buzz, as you may know. Right...