I think Mank is less likely to be divisive than The Revenant. I think it’s problem is more that it could be more like 1917: a technically revolutionary piece of art that the voters have no real passion for. Although Mank does have an advantage over 1917 in that voters may respond more to a story about the making of Citizen Kane than a war film…[Read more]

That had bad luck more than anything else. Ma Rainey has several advantages over Marriage Story: more tech noms, cultural relevance, more of a crowdpleaser…

Kirby can win, but Viola is going to be hard to beat, given her combination of perfect narrative (only the 2nd Black woman to win the Best Actress prize after Halle Berry) and powerhouse performance.

David Prowse, bodybuilder and actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has passed away.

Who wins SOTY this year?

Zhao has four chances to win an Oscar, Fincher only has one. So what if Zhao’s win isn’t for Director? An Oscar is an Oscar.

So will Chloe Zhao.

I think this is Viola’s to lose until I see otherwise.

Chadwick all the way!

It’s garbage. Next.

Oooh that’s a thought to behold.

Do you think there should be less precursors?

Of course, the big difference is that MGM was a huge power player of the Hollywood Golden Age and Netflix is a streaming service and this is 85 years ago…but you never know.

I think Boseman is going to win this. People want him to win.

Glenn Close is NOT happening, It’s between Seyfried and Colman now.

The last time a studio had netted than three Best Picture nominees was MGM in 1936/37.

I have Da 5 Bloods being nominated for Best Picture. My question is, who gets the fifth slot? I have Florian Zeller for The Father.

To all the people saying that the Oscars won’t face backlash if they snub Spike Lee because they have plenty of other POC to choose from, you’re basically giving them it’s okay for them to just pick one POC, pat themselves on the back and call it a day.

Oh thanks for correcting me.

Not to mention that Boseman’s movie will be fresher in the minds of Oscar voters than Hopkins’ movie, which has been out for a while now.