I’ll give my top five.

1) The Hours

2) To Die For

3) Lion

4) Rabbit Hole

5) Moulin Rouge

I think a more likely scenario is Judi Dench, Isla Fisher, Dan Stevens, and/or Leslie Mann getting nominated for Blithe Spirit if it’s good enough, considering its release date was just pushed back to the fall, unlike The Way Back.

If a nomination ends up in reach, then Dench, Stevens, and Mann would probably campaign lead and Fisher supporting.

The Woman in the Window has been postponed indefinitely.

Blithe Spirit has been pushed back from May to September.

Release has been pushed back from May to September, likely due to coronavirus concerns.

Movie theater closures

All AMC theaters are reducing auditorium capacity to at least 50% starting March 14.

All screenings at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood are suspended indefinitely.

All screenings at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica are suspended indefinitely.

All cinemas in Italy are closed until at least April 3.

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Ceremony has been cancelled due to the coronavirus.

There’s no way in hell that the big studios are going sit there and take it as the big film festivals are cancelled. If it comes to that, there will certainly be alternative means for their films to be screened in advance for the critics.

Weinstein wanted Jennifer Aniston dead after learning about a National Enquirer report claiming that he had sexually assaulted her back in 2005.

 

Weinstein also kept a “red flag list” of people who he suspected were ratting him…[Read more]

My life story.

Trailer is out. And I don’t know what to say.

The dialogue makes it clear that this is going to be a very different take on the original story. Diehard fans of the original are probably going to hate it with a passion going into the theater, so it’ll have to be undeniably good to have widespread success with the critics, much less have any…[Read more]

I’m gonna list actors who haven’t already been mentioned by previous users.

1. Jodie Comer. Once she’s done with Killing Eve, she’s probably gonna have an Oscar within the next 5-10 years. She, along with Florence Pugh, are once-in-a-generation type of talents who have all the stars aligned for them to not just win one Oscar, but perhaps two or…[Read more]

You left out Robert Di Niro and Kevin Spacey.

FINAL-FINAL-FINAL PREDICTIONS

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BEST PICTURE

Winner: 1917

Runner-up: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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BEST DIRECTOR

Winner: Sam Mendes (1917)

Runner-up: Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite)

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BEST ACTOR

Winner: Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Runner-up: Adam Driver (Marriage Story)

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BEST ACTRESS

Winner: Renee Zellweger (Judy)

Runner-up: Scarlett…[Read more]

Actor Orson Bean dead at 91 after being struck by a car in Los Angeles

Yes. I changed my Best Adapted Screenplay prediction from The Irishman to Jojo Rabbit.

It’s also the final time I’m changing any of the major categories, because I don’t see the results of the Independent Spirit Awards pushing Marriage Story ahead in the Picture or Original Screenplay categories, even if it wins both.

POST-BAFTA PREDICTIONS (MAJOR CATEGORIES)

Best Picture: 1917

Best Director: Sam Mendes (1917)

Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Best Actress: Renee Zellweger (Judy)

Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)

Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern (Marriage Story)

Best Original Screenplay: Parasite

Best Adapted…[Read more]

POST-WGA PREDICTIONS

Best Picture: 1917

Best Director: Sam Mendes (1917)

Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Best Actress: Renee Zellweger (Judy)

Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)

Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern (Marriage Story)

Best Original Screenplay: Parasite

Best Adapted Screenplay: The Irishman

At this point, I believe the only major categories that are still up for grabs are Best Picture and the Screenplay categories. Best Director and the Acting categories are locks.

My predictions are as follows:

Best Picture: Either 1917, The Irishman, or Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Director: Sam Mendes

Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix

Best…[Read more]