In this seventh and final post, we've come to the big one, folks. Here's my analysis and breakdown of the race for Best Picture. This is a close one, so read on! Let's do this! I've said it all season. Stick with me and I will win you your Oscar pool.
Read MoreIt's time to begin making my formal and official Oscar predictions. In this sixth post, we climb into the acting areas of "The Big 8" Oscar categories. Here, we look at the male acting awards of Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Let's do this and pick some winners! I've said it all season. Stick with me and I will win you your Oscar pool.
Read MoreIt's time to begin making my formal and official Oscar predictions. In this fifth post, we start to get the acting areas of "The Big 8" Oscar categories. Here, we look at the female acting awards of Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Let's do this and pick some winners! I've said it all season. Stick with me and I will win you your Oscar pool.
Read MoreIt's time to begin making my formal and official Oscar predictions. In this fourth post, we start to get the beginning three of "The Big 8" Oscar categories. Here, we look at the writing and directing awards for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Let's do this and pick some winners! I've said it all season. Stick with me and I will win you your Oscar pool.
Read MoreSince "Fifty Shades of Grey" has splashed onto the scene as box office juggernaut, grossing over $81 million and counting, I knew this film would and could attract more than one "guest critic." Women are coming out of the Pinterest and beach-read woodwork by the box-wine-load to see this flick. I put the all-call out on Facebook have picked up some sinners and winners. I've got two takers so far. Mr. Shanahan will see you now...
Read MoreI'm a busy guy and I can't see everything every weekend, but I have good friends who can fill in the gaps. Since "Fifty Shades of Grey" has splashed onto the scene as box office juggernaut, grossing over $81 millon and counting, I knew this film would and could attract more than one "guest critic." Women are coming out of the Pinterest and beach-read woodwork by the box-wine-load to see this flick. I put the all-call out on Facebook have picked up some sinners and winners. Mr. Shanahan will see you now...
Read MoreIt's time to begin making my formal and official Oscar predictions. In this third post, we look at the minor film categories that include animation, documentary, and shorts. Let's do this!
Read MoreIt's time to begin making my formal and official Oscar predictions. In this second post, we look at the musical and sound categories that include original score, original song, sound editing, and sound mixing. Let's do this!
Read MoreIt's time to begin making my formal and official Oscar predictions. In this first post, we look at the visual and artistic technical categories that include cinematography, production design, costumes, makeup/hairstyling, editing, and visual effects. Let's do this!
Read MoreThe Oscar nominations for the 87th Academy Awards were announced this morning. Directors J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron mapped out the little categories and then actor Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs drops some bombs this morning. As always, there are plenty of surprises and plenty of snubs. Through it all, the frontrunners have already emerged and this race is taking shape, so much so that I could probably name the eventual winners already today.
Read MoreWith the 87th Academy Award nominations being announced tomorrow morning, I'm cutting it close with my predictions of who and what names will hear their named called. I've been following the full awards season over on my Awards Tracker page, where I've been following the trends and reading the tea leaves. Using that data and a batch of hunches, here are my savvy predictions for tomorrow's nominations in the eleven major categories.
Read MoreMore and more each year, the Golden Globes have become more an a popularity contest than a true precursor to the Academy Awards. What you're watching on TV is a party thrown by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in an effort to be loved and share some love. To its credit, the awards show still garners legitimate attention and ratings. The winners do get a pretty positive rub and the marketers gain a few more "Winner of..." graphics to put in the newspapers next to their films. Let's take a look at the film categories and pick some winners.
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