Denzel Washington (Fences) could win his 3rd Oscar while Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) is in the hunt for his first Oscar for Best Actor. For the longest time, it looked like Best Actor was going to be one of the sure-bets of the night. Until it didn't. After Denzel Washington (Fences) shockingly upset frontrunner Casey Affleck…
Moonlight winning Best Picture will go down as one of the greatest Oscar upsets of all time The emotional rollercoaster that was the last 10 minutes of the 89th Academy Awards was the first of its kind. Never has there been a mistake so colossal in the history of the ceremony. However, it also came…
The Jungle Book has maintained its frontrunner status throughout the season for Best Visual Effects. But we think an upset is brewing. With incredible and groundbreaking photorealistic effects, The Jungle Book is the clear choice in Best Visual Effects. It would be a similar winner to Life of Pi. However, the biggest issue with it winning is that it the…
Best Original Screenplay is a tight race between Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) and Damien Chazelle (La La Land) Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) pulled off an upset at the WGA Awards. However, he is competing in the Adapted Screenplay race, which he should win. That leaves two movies to compete over Best Original Screenplay. From…
La La Land could continue its Oscar sweep in Best Cinematography, but Lion and Arrival have a chance at upsetting. Best Cinematography seemed like a shut category until Greg Fraiser (Lion) upset frontrunner Linus Sandgren (La La Land) at the American Society of Cinematographers Awards. Even though the group only predicts the Oscar winner about half of the time, it showed that La La Land isn't infallible.…
Best Director looks like a locked up category with Damien Chazelle becoming the youngest winner in history for La La Land. Best Director is probably the easier of the major categories to predict at the Oscars. Even if Best Picture is a surprise — Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan or Crash over Brokeback Mountain — Best Director always goes the way that…
La La Land seems invincible in Best Picture. But I can see an upset coming from Moonlight or even Hidden Figures. Since the film premiered at Venice in September, La La Land has been the frontrunner for Best Picture. It really has won everything it needs to win — Golden Globe, BAFTA, the Guilds — and has ratcheted up incredible buzz…
Emma Stone (La La Land) should easily win Best Actress at the Oscars. However, there are two contenders that could take her down. Best Actress is looking more and more like it's going to be going to Emma Stone (La La Land) this year. It would be her first Oscar after being nominated in 2015 for Birdman.…
The race for Adapted Screenplay is a low-key competitive category. However, I think it's also prime for an upset. Moonlight has to watch its back. Best Adapted Screenplay is a seemingly low-key category that is probably going to go the way we expect. However, I actually think it's among the most competitive of the night. I could…
Zootopia is the comfortable frontrunner in this category, however, Kubo and the Two Strings could pull off a surprise upset While Best Animated Feature sounds like an open and shut category, there is actually room for an upset. But let's start at the bottom first. I think the only film that has absolutely zero chance of winning The Red…
