Oscars 2025: How Surprise Guild Wins for ‘Anora’ Became a Rallying Cry for American Filmmakers in a Tumultuous Time
After months of campaigning, the DGA, PGA, and WGA awards have solidified Sean Baker's Anora as the new frontrunner at the ...
Tag: 2025 Oscar Predictions
Oscars 2025: The Surprises and Snubs From the 97th Oscar Noms
With the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards announced this morning it’s easy to say that for the most part ...
Oscars 2025: The 7 Biggest Questions Leading Into Tomorrow’s Nominations
They've been slightly delayed, but the nominations for the 97th Annual Academy Awards will be announced tomorrow morning starting at ...
Oscars 2025: Breaking Down the Live Action Short Film Shortlist
The short film categories are some of the freshest, most original films in the Oscar race because we haven’t heard ...
Oscars 2025: Breaking Down the Animated Short Film Shortlist
The short film categories are some of the freshest, most original films in the Oscar race because we haven’t heard ...
2025 Oscars: What the Globes Told Us, Plus SAG, DGA Previews
NOTE: Updated with DGA predictions at the end of the piece. Sunday night's Golden Globes seemed to be positively received ...
Oscars 2025: Breaking Down the Documentary Short Shortlist
The short film categories are some of the freshest, most original films in the Oscar race because we haven't heard ...
Oscars 2025: 2025 Golden Globes To Reveal Real First Hint Of Oscar Race
I have always loved the Golden Globes, so I'm very excited for Sunday's 2025 Golden Globes. Yes, I fully understand ...
Oscars 2025: Great Choices/Few Surprises Among the International Feature Oscar Short List 15
The Academy announced short lists in 10 categories today including International Feature. Here are the 15 films that are moving ...
Oscars 2025: Analysis of 81 of the 85 International Feature Oscar Submissions
I’ve been covering the International Feature race since 2020 when I was able to see 87 of the whopping, record-breaking ...
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