I loved this movie. While the first one will always be my favourite in the franchise, Toy Story 4 is an easy and worthy runner-up, in my opinion.

Is it possible that we are all underestimating Toy Story 4’s chances at a Best Picture nomination?

While the lack of BP nomination for Inside Out isn’t promising for Toy Story 4, the last animated…[Read more]

In my opinion, Elliott Gould played the part the best, and was probably the only performance in the film that I preferred over the portrayal in the TV series.

Regardless of screen time for these movies…

Are we sure that Anthony Hopkins is being campaigned as supporting and Jonathan Pryce as lead in The Two Popes? Just watched a trailer, and Hopkins’ name is being billed first.

Same with A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood… Tom Hanks’ name is the only one that appears in the trailer, yet he is…[Read more]

It seems like biopics seem to be the biggest exception when it comes to Oscar voters looking past mixed/lukewarm reviews and focusing on great performances (see The Iron Lady, Bohemian Rhapsody).

I think Best Director is more important. If anything, its win paired with Best Picture shows that its top prize win was not a fluke.

Winning Best Screenplay isn’t as difficult, since there are two opportunities to win each year with the Adapted and Original categories. Some years, a lot of the BP/BD contenders are stacked in one of the two…[Read more]

I predict that Joaquin Phoenix will be this year’s Leo, but not one that results in him winning an Oscar for The Joker. His success at the Oscars may mirror that of DiCaprio’s with The Wolf of Wall Street. Many will hail it as the best performance of his career, but I don’t think voters will want to award him for the same character they awarded…[Read more]

most likely:
Joaquin Phoenix
Emily Blunt
Amy Adams
Margot Robbie
Idris Elba
Saoirse Ronan

A lot of Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardio DiCaprio’s wins are from award institutes that are fairly new (even if they’ve already been around for 10-20 years). If these circuits were around and giving awards since the same time the Oscars started giving out prizes, I’m sure people like Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, etc.…[Read more]

If I had to guess, I would assume that Tom Hanks might have been the frontrunner, considering his Golden Globe win would have been the most high-profile precursor that any of the Best Actor nominees received.

I think the snub bodes very well for her in the future. The category is packed with Game of Thrones actresses who won’t be there the next time Seehorn is eligible. Plus, the Emmys have a history of nominating people AFTER they should have (case in point: Michael McKean for Guest Actor after snubbing him for Supporting Actor).

Don’t get me…[Read more]

Law & Order did win.

The Emmys are pretty peculiar.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus won 6 acting Emmys for Veep, 1 for New Adventures of Christine, and 1 for Seinfeld. For Series wins, Veep has 3 and Seinfeld has 1.

Tony Hale has 2 wins and 5 nominations for Veep, and was never nominated for Arrested Development. Also, 3 Series wins for Veep, 1 for Arrested Development.

I…[Read more]

I agree that there aren’t too many surprises on the list, especially compared to the comedy list, which in my opinion, is full of surprises.