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Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
Tenet
Hillbilly Elegy
On the Rocks
The French Dispatch
West Side Story
The Father
The Trial of the Chicago 7

(Dune
Stillwater
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Da 5 Bloods
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Ammonite
Red, White and Water
Judas and the Black Messiah
French Exit
Those Who Wish Me D…[Read more]

Life Itself in Documentary Feature (just one among many in a category that habitually snubs frontrunners).

Not to mention Queen and Slim, in which he was excellent.

Exactly. These are among the reasons why she’s so iconic that a biopic is more than warranted.

The legacies of Queen, Elton John, and Judy Garland live through their music as well, but it’s also undeniable that their respective biopics revived their relevance big time; the same could soon happen to Aretha Franklin and Billie Holiday. A good biopic can make a compelling argument as to why an artist should be celebrated and why they deserve…[Read more]

“This woman” deserves her massive legacy to be honored and kept alive. I do agree that IWDWS looks, acts, talks and walks like a cheesy cash-cow though.

I’ve liked the Harry Styles album since it was released but I wasn’t sure it was going to have wings. Now I don’t think there’s any question – the project has incredible longevity, and has made Styles a zeitgeist-hitting superstar with several universally beloved hits. I don’t see how he wouldn’t be at the very least a serious contender, if not…[Read more]

Every time Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes a new movie I secretly hope it would finally be his ticket to the awards recognition that he so richly deserves. I have a feeling he is not the MVP in this one but a person can dream, no?

Updated with Never Rarely Sometimes Always. Everything is listed in order of preference.

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Shirley
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Da 5 Bloods
Palm Springs
The Invisible Man
The Assistant
The King of Staten Island
The Half of It
Misbehaviour
The Old Guard

Also seen, from best to worst:

The Lovebirds
Emma
All the Bright Places
Birds of…[Read more]

If everything would actually be inevitably pushed back, your point would make sense.

School me if/when I have included films that have been postponed. It’s hard to keep up.

Frontrunners

Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Kate Winslet, Ammonite

Next in line

Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Andra Day, The United States vs Billie Holiday
Jennifer Lawrence, Red, White and Water
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Jennifer H…[Read more]

The songwriting on this album is truly out of this world. It could go down in history as the definitive Covid-19 era masterpiece (a word I do not use lightly, thank you). This from someone who can’t even call themselves a casual Taylor Swift fan (until now).

2005 gave us two masterpieces that have stood the test of time, one political and topical to this day…

…and the other one retro, futuristic and timeless all at once.

Tragically, only the other one is listed in this poll. I forgive you because I get too happy not to just thinking about the disco fever ecstasy pill Madonna fed the world…[Read more]

Updated with The Old Guard. Everything is listed in order of preference.

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Shirley
Da 5 Bloods
Palm Springs
The Invisible Man
The Assistant
The Half of It
The King of Staten Island
Misbehaviour
The Old Guard
The Lovebirds

(Also seen, from best to worst:

Emma
All the Bright Places
Birds of Prey
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love…[Read more]

Updated with Palm Springs. Everything is listed in order of preference.

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Shirley
Da 5 Bloods
Palm Springs
The Invisible Man
The Assistant
The Half of It
The King of Staten Island
Misbehaviour
The Lovebirds
Emma

(Also seen, from best to worst:

All the Bright Places
Birds of Prey
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
Eurovision Song…[Read more]

Updated with Misbehaviour. Everything is listed in order of preference.

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Shirley
Da 5 Bloods
The Invisible Man
The Assistant
The Half of It
The King of Staten Island
Misbehaviour
The Lovebirds
Emma
All the Bright Places

(Also seen, from best to worst:

Birds of Prey
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
Eurovision Song Contest: The…[Read more]

Not if his movie will end up saving movie theatres.

…All the way, all day.

Monty being snubbed four times is rather symbolic of his underdog status in general, wouldn’t you say? Yes, he was and is a celebrated icon, but he also never got the credit he deserved for revolutionizing both pop culture gender norms and the concept of on-screen acting.

He opened the bank for Dean and Brando and…[Read more]

At this stage we have no idea what their ultimate priorities will be so it makes sense to predict just about everything that has a shot on paper. I have Loren in my predictions as well, though not in the top five.