An ounce of doubt on any of these anonymous ballots coming from anyone other than Feinberg, whom all publications are chasing in this field.

I suspect many come via members’ agents and are emailed through. Not sure much stock can be taken from them.

Feinberg has an anonymous ballot coming out with a voter going for Kirby.

Two Distant Strangers is on the nose to many but it did win the African American Film Critics Association Best Short award.

Two Distant Strangers is rather odious but some people love it. It is likely to be enough given the connections its backers have with the Academy.

Feeling Through has the advantage of it winning a suite of audience awards at festivals.

I think Two Distant Strangers wins but I’m less confident than I was after speaking with the small pool of…[Read more]

Lisa Taback.

1. The Father

2. PYW

3. Minari

4. Judas

5. Sound

6. Trial

7. Nomad

8. Mank

Kinda dumb doing this thing before voting has even started.

Octopus wins.

Its only danger was missing the nomination. Once it got in, it had its eight tentacles on the statue.

If some of the results have in fact leaked, none of those in the know are taking advantage of it.

There has been zero movement in the betting markets since yesterday.

Angelina Jolie in A Mighty Heart.

Finished watching all 15. Doco short is tough. Predictions:

Live Action Short

1. Two Distant Strangers (will win easily IMO)

2. The Present

3. The Letter Room

4. White Eye

5. Feeling Through

 

Animated Short

1. If Anything Happens I Love You

2. Burrow (could win)

3. Opera

4. Genius Loci

5. Yes-People

 

Doc Short (any of the five…[Read more]

The next and only award Rami is gonna win  is a Razzie.

1. Project A Part II.

 

Spike’s hissy fit after Green Book won will come back to bite him. Can easily see many Oscars voters snubbing the rather lame D5B.

Forest Whitaker in Species.

This is winning Orig Screenplay. It won’t even be close.

Nomadland is very good but it doesn’t scream Best Pic.

I’ve got Chicago 7 in top sport but on a preferential ballot I think Soul might end up taking the statue.

Hard to pick a winner here and is likely to be the case until the night, unless Day blows them away.

Hopefully she doesn’t and we have a genuine four, or even five-cornered contest in an acting race. The acting categories have all had worthy winners but when was the last time that more than two were in real contention come Oscar night?

I think…[Read more]