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‘Wolfwalkers’ Trailer: Is The ‘Secrets Of Kells’ Followup Another Animated Oscar Player?

October 8, 2020 1:30 pm

We've seen the Best Picture race slowly come into view thanks to a pandemic delayed deadline, but other categories are also coming into play. Best Animated Feature film already has a number of contenders that...

The Academy Gives The Oscars O.K. To Drive-Ins

Gregory Ellwood

October 7, 2020 8:30 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made a historic modification with the assumption that movie theaters would eventually reopen in the fall. With theaters ...

Oscars 2021: Best Adapted Screenplay Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

October 6, 2020 11:02 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the class of Adapted Screenplay contenders is how wonderfully diverse it is. In theory, this category could have four women nominees and four PoCs in a very competitive year. ...

Promising Young Woman, Carey Mulligan, Original Screenplay

Oscars 2021: Best Original Screenplay Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

October 6, 2020 10:18 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Outside of Aaron Sorkin's "just give him the nomination now" script for "The Trial of the Chicago 7," the Original Screenplay category feels more wide-open than it has in years. And that means there could be s...

Oh My, We Actually Have A Legit Best Picture Race [Contender Countdown]

Gregory Ellwood

September 30, 2020 2:32 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

A funny thing happened on the way to a COVID-delayed Oscar qualification deadline. Real Best Picture contenders showed up. That's right, anyone who thinks they are putting an asterisk on this upcoming 2021 Ac...

Steven Yeun, Alan Kim, Minari, Oscars 2021

Oscars 2021: Best Picture Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

September 30, 2020 12:18 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The first thing you should realize about the 2021 Best Picture race is thanks to a fluctuating domestic theatrical distribution due to the coronavirus pandemic this list of contenders will likely change over t...

Oscars 2021, Chloe Zhao, Nomadland, Oscars 2021, Best Director

Oscars 2021: Best Director Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

September 30, 2020 12:16 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

There's a lot of good news in the Best Director race for the Academy as the 2021 Oscars begins to take shape. First off, there is a ton of diversity with Lee Issac Chung ("Minari"), George C. Wolfe ("Ma Rainey...

Oscars 2021: Best Actor Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

September 30, 2020 11:23 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Is 2021 the year another legendary actor adds a second or third Academy Award to their trophy case? Or will a first-timer make their case? In either scenario, the Oscars won't necessarily be rewarded with star...

Nomadland, Frances McDormand, Oscars 2021

Oscars 2021: Best Actress Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

September 30, 2020 10:21 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

With five months to go before the Feb. 28 qualifying deadline, the Best Actress race is already extremely competitive. Frances McDormand ("Nomadland") currently leads the field while Vanessa Kirby ("Pieces of ...

Aldis Hodge, Oscars 2021, One Night In Miami

Oscars 2021: Best Supporting Actor Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

September 30, 2020 7:46 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

In the year 2021, just how many actors from one film can land a nomination in an Oscars category? The last time it occurred in the Best Supporting Actor race was in 1975 when Robert De Niro, Michael V. Gazzo a...

Oscars 2021: Best Supporting Actress Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

September 30, 2020 7:17 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

There's always one. There's always one major Oscars category that makes everyone in the awards game scratch their head and think, "Well, that's wide open." A category that might not be as deep as previous year...

‘The Way I See It’ Exclusive Clip: Pete Souza On Chronicling Barack Obama As A “Human Being”

Gregory Ellwood

September 24, 2020 11:18 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Trailers, Video

If there is a presidential election on the horizon, it means its documentary time. There are many pertaining to the last four years of the current inhabitant of the White House. An era that is captured in Liz ...

Awards Season Verdicts: ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ & ‘On The Rocks’

Gregory Ellwood

September 24, 2020 10:33 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Despite studios moving films such as Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" remake out of the calendar year and questions about whether some films will actually hit theaters, there are still new Oscar contenders...

Best And Worst Of The 2020 Emmys: Jennifer Aniston, Zendaya, ‘Schitt’s Creek’

Gregory Ellwood

September 20, 2020 11:57 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News, Television

Host Jimmy Kimmel didn't mince words with his audience. Conducting a live Emmys telecast during a global pandemic is pretty frivolous. But then again, it's pretty frivolous every year, so, why not try and have...

2020 Emmys: ‘Succession’ Rules Drama, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sweeps Comedy [Full Winners]

Gregory Ellwood

September 20, 2020 7:50 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News, Television

In an unprecedented year for the television industry, due to the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we definitely are expecting a unique telecast for the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards. This year's show is hosted by...