| Oppenheimer
(Universal Pictures) |
Killers of the Flower Moon
(Apple Original Films) |
The Color Purple
(Warner Brothers) |
Maestro
(Netflix) |
Poor Things
(Searchlight Pictures) |
| The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. |
Members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, sparking a major F.B.I. investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover. |
Musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s. |
The complex love of Leonard and Felicia, from the time they met in 1946 at a party and continuing through two engagements, a 25 year marriage, and three children. |
The film will be a Victorian tale of love, discovery and scientific daring, Poor Things tells the incredible story of Belle Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by an eccentric but brilliant scientist. |
| Dune: Part Two
(Warner Brothers) |
Asteroid City
(Focus Features) |
Next Goal Wins
(Searchlight Pictures) |
Past Lives
(A24) |
Air
(Warner Brothers) |
|
A boy becomes the Messiah of nomads on a desert planet that has giant worms that protect a commodity called Spice. Spice changes people into travelers, mystics and madmen. What price will he pay to become the new ruler of their universe? |
The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. |
The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. |
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. 20 years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny. |
Follows the history of shoe salesman Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball, Michael Jordan. |
All synopses from IMDB.
*** not eligible for WGA
2021 Results:
How I did with nomination predictions: 9/10 (missed Drive My Car – had tick…tick… Boom! instead)
Predicted CODA correctly
2022 Results:
How I did with nomination predictions: 9/10 (missed Triangle of Sadness – had The Whale instead)
Predicted Everything Everywhere All At Once correctly
On the radar:
11. The Bikeriders
12. Ferrari
13. The Piano Lesson
14. Napoleon
15. The Killer
16. Rustin
17. Barbie
18. The Holdovers
19. Priscilla
20. Lee
21. Shirley
22. Saltburn
23. Blitz
24. The Book of Clarence
25. Nyad
26. Magazine Dreams
27. Elemental
28. May December
29. AND
30. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
31. Leave the World Behind
32. Here
33. Caste
34. Freud’s Last Session
35. Stone Mattress
36. Untitled Bob Marley Biopic
37. Drive-Away Dolls
38. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
39. Dumb Money
40. Foe
Moved to 2024:
TBD