1917
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Oscars 2020 – Best Picture Profiles – 1917

1917 Read my Review Number of Nominations: 10 Notable Awards So Far: Golden Globes – Best Picture – Drama Director’s Guild of America – Outstanding Directorial Achievement BAFTAS – Best Director, Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound, Best Achievement in Visual Effects the Film’s Chances: It has been exactly…

Joker
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Oscars 2020 – Best Picture Profiles – Joker

Joker Read my Review Number of Nominations: 11 Notable Awards So Far: Golden Globes: Best Actor – Drama, Best Original Score Screen Actors Guild – Best Actor Venice Film Festival – Best Film, Best Soundtrack BAFTAS – Best Actor, Original Score, Best Casting the Film’s Chances: Depending on who you ask, Joker being the leading…

Monday Editorial: Why Should the Length of the Oscars Matter?
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Monday Editorial: Why Should the Length of the Oscars Matter?

UPDATE (Feb 12, 2019): Mere hours after this post went live, the Academy announced the four categories that would be presented during the commercial breaks, those being the ones for cinematography, film editing, live-action short and makeup and hairstyling. Not surprisingly, this caused a bit of an uproar, particularly in regards to cinematography and editing, since they are…

Monday Editorial: Academy Got Changes to Oscars Wrong
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Monday Editorial: Academy Got Changes to Oscars Wrong

Last week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made a number of announcements surrounding the future of the Oscars, in light of the fact that last year’s ceremony was the lowest rated telecast in history with only 26.5 million viewers tuning in. The changes include the announcement of a new Oscar for Outstanding…