Cate Blanchett holds a commanding lead in the Best Actress race, however Amy Adams has a chance to spoil. Other than Jared Leto in Best Supporting Actor, I think this is the only other category that is essentially a lock. Cate Blanchett (whose role in Blue Jasmine has been compared to the role…
While Barkhad Abdi and Michael Fassbender are potential spoilers, Jared Leto is pretty far ahead in the race. Best Supporting Actor is one of the major categories that I would consider a lock. Jared Leto's transformative role in Dallas Buyers Club is emotional, funny, flashy, and heartbreaking. It's almost a tailor made…
While Lupita Nyong'o and Jennifer Lawrence are the frontrunners for Best Supporting Actress, June Squibb is a potential spoiler. Like the rest of the categories this year, Best Supporting Actress is incredibly competitive. You can make an argument for all 5 of the acting nominees. Yes, even Sally Hawkins. In the…
Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Dern, Matthew McConaughey, and Chiwetel Ejiofor all have a chance at the Oscar. I'm calling that Best Actor is the most competitive category of the year. In any other year I would have been delighted by Christian Bale's nomination, but this year with the amount of talent I'm…
Like their films, Alfonso Cuarón, David O. Russell, and Steve McQueen are the frontrunners for Best Director. This race is locked up. It's locked up to that point that I am actually using it as part of my argument for Best Picture. Alfonso Cuarón hasn't lost a single race in his…
"American Hustle", "12 Years a Slave", and "Gravity" lead the Best Picture race. ***UPDATED 2/16 A lot has changed since the Oscar nominations came out a month ago. First, and probably most importantly, "Gravity" and "12 Years a Slave" tied for the PGA, which thrust "Gravity" back into contention. Second, "12 Years…
"Inside Llewyn Davis" was almost completely shut out, but "Philomena" surprised. Jonah Hill also receives hi second career nominations. So the Academy Award nominations were announced this morning and as usual they were filled snubs and surprises. So read on below to see our reactions and check out the complete list…
Chiwetel Ejiofor guides "12 Years a Slave" with a strong, adroit performance. The first time I went to watch 12 Years a Slave it was at the height of its acclaim, buzz, and frontrunner status for the Oscars. There were so many expectations for the film and that may have clouded my original…
