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From ‘The Odyssey’ to ‘Disclosure Day’ we pick the summer movies that are sure things or wild cards for Oscar nods
The Odyssey (2026) · May 22, 2026
Nathan Lane on the long road to 'Death of a Salesman' and why he wants Jack Black to revive 'The Producers'
Death of a Salesman (1985) · May 15, 2026
Is 'Project Hail Mary' the next 'Sinners'? The Oscar contenders and pretenders from the first half of 2026
Project Hail Mary (2026) · Apr 17, 2026
Will Emmy voters love 'Love Story'? Can 'Rooster' hack 'Hacks'? The Best Limited and Best Comedy hits and misses so far this year
Love Story (1970) · Mar 27, 2026
Our final 2026 Oscar predictions: 'One Battle' has the stats, but 'Sinners' has the vibes
Sinners (2025) · Mar 13, 2026
Stellan Skarsgård reflects on his 'Sentimental Value' journey and teases a third "Mamma Mia!" film: 'I'll play it from the urn'
Sentimental Value (2025) · Feb 20, 2026
'Sinners' and 'One Battle' race to the Phase 2 finish as 'Wuthering Heights' enters the 2027 Oscar chat
"Wuthering Heights" (2026) · Feb 13, 2026
Has the 'Wicked: For Good' bubble burst? Is Wagner Moura coming for Timothée Chalamet? Our final Oscar morning predictions
Wicked: For Good (2025) · Jan 16, 2026
From 'Sinners' and 'Dracula' to 'One Battle After Another' and 'Train Dreams' we pick the best in movies from 2025
Sinners (2025) · Jan 2, 2026
It's Judgement Day for 'Avatar: Fire and Ash"
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) · Dec 19, 2025
Eva Victor reveals how Barry Jenkins changed the ending of 'Sorry, Baby'
Sorry, Baby (2015) · Dec 12, 2025
2026 Golden Globes: 'Wicked: For Good' and 'Stranger Things' snubbed, 'One Battle After Another' and 'The White Lotus' dominate, and more of the big news from nominations morning
Wicked: For Good (2025) · Dec 8, 2025
'Sinners' or 'Hamnet'? 'One Battle After Another' or 'Wicked: For Good'? Our final Golden Globes film predictions
One Battle After Another (2025) · Dec 5, 2025
'Sinners' or 'Wicked: For Good'? We predict the big winners of the Critics Choice Awards nominations
Wicked: For Good (2025) · Nov 26, 2025
Awards Magnet: Slacker, no more — Richard Linklater is back with two 2026 Oscar contenders 'Blue Moon' and 'Nouvelle Vague'
Nouvelle Vague (2025) · Nov 7, 2025
Scott Cooper talks his buzzy Boss biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) · Oct 24, 2025
Derek Cianfrance raises the roof on 'Roofman'
Roofman (2025) · Oct 10, 2025
'The Smashing Machine' vs. 'Christy': Which fight movie will be an Oscar K.O.?
The Smashing Machine (2025) · Oct 3, 2025
Awards Magnet: What happened to 'Presumed Innocent's' Emmy hopes?
Presumed Innocent (1990) · Aug 15, 2025
'Yellowjackets' cast on who dies, who has 'nothing to lose,' and what 'delicious' Hilary Swank really tastes like
Nothing to Lose (1997) · Jun 18, 2025
'The Four Seasons' enters Emmy season and category moves
The Four Seasons (1981) · May 2, 2025
'Anora's' campaign turns to Mikey Madison after PGA and DGA wins
Anora (2024) · Feb 14, 2025
Oscar nominees Chris Sanders and composer Kris Bowers on 'The Wild Robot' and their acclaimed collaboration
The Wild Robot (2024) · Feb 13, 2025
‘Anora’ filmmaker Sean Baker on what impressed him about Mikey Madison and what's next
Anora (2024) · Feb 12, 2025
'Anora's' big weekend and 2025 BAFTA Awards winner predictions
Anora (2024) · Feb 11, 2025
Has Karla Sofía Gascón torpedoed ‘Emilia Pérez’s’ Oscar hopes?
Emilia Pérez (2024) · Feb 4, 2025
'Emilia Pérez's' win package and screen time obsession
Emilia Pérez (2024) · Jan 31, 2025
Mailbag: 'Wicked' color grading, Kate Winslet, and Demi Moore as Margot Robbie
Wicked (2024) · Nov 29, 2024
'Maria,' 'Queer,' and their Oscar potential
Maria (2024) · Nov 27, 2024
'Maria,' 'Queer,' and their Oscar potential
Queer (2024) · Nov 27, 2024
Mailbag: Sebastian Stan Controversy, 'Wicked' Upside, 'A Real Pain' Rises
A Real Pain (2024) · Nov 22, 2024
'Wicked' and 'Gladiator II' Battle for Oscars Supremacy
Gladiator II (2024) · Nov 21, 2024
Mailbag: 'Emilia Perez' vs. 'Wicked,' Nicole vs. Marty, Best Actress battle
Emilia Pérez (2024) · Nov 15, 2024
Oscar Predictions update w/ 'The Substance,' 'Wicked,' and more + Emilia Perez
The Substance (2024) · Nov 14, 2024
Mailbag: 'Wicked' Reactions, 'The Substance' for Best Picture, Movies That Made Chris Cry
The Substance (2024) · Nov 8, 2024
Danielle Deadwyler and the Best Supporting Actress Field -- Plus, 'Juror No. 2' FYC
Juror #2 (2024) · Nov 7, 2024
Mailbag: Gotham Awards, 'Emilia Perez' Backlash, 'Conclave,' 'Juror No.2'
Emilia Pérez (2024) · Nov 1, 2024
Gotham Awards Nominations Reaction, 'A Real Pain' Awards Chances,' and 'Juror No. 2'
A Real Pain (2024) · Oct 31, 2024
Mailbag: 'Gladiator II,' Oscar Snub Predictions, 'The Substance,' 'The Room Next Door'
Gladiator II (2024) · Oct 25, 2024
'Gladiator II' First Reactions, 'Conclave' Finally Hits, and 'Dune: Part Two' Out of Best Score
Gladiator II (2024) · Oct 24, 2024
Mailbag: 'The Substance' Breaks Through, 'The Brutalist' as 'Oppenheimer,' and More Hot Takes
The Substance (2024) · Oct 18, 2024
Is 'Anora' the Best Picture Frontrunner? Plus, Our First SAG Awards Predictions
Anora (2024) · Oct 17, 2024
Mailbag: 'Juror No. 2' for Best Picture, a Danielle Deadwyler Comeback, and Coppola's Best Director Odds
Juror #2 (2024) · Oct 11, 2024
'Blitz' Finally Lands and First Below-the-Line Oscar Predictions
Blitz (2024) · Oct 10, 2024
Mailbag: 'The Wild Robot,' Best Original Song, 'Gladiator II' chances
The Wild Robot (2024) · Oct 4, 2024
Mailbag: 'The Brutalist' Makes Its Case, 'Blitz' Looms Large, and More
The Brutalist (2024) · Sep 27, 2024
Oscars Playback 1986: Out of Africa Sets the Template for Middlebrow Best Picture Winners
Out of Africa (1985) · Jul 30, 2024
Oscars Playback 1983: Gandhi Wins Honor the Man and the Film
Gandhi (1982) · Jul 9, 2024
Joyce & Chris: Amazing 'Hacks' Finale Sets Up Emmys Showdown with 'The Bear'
Hacks (2012) · May 30, 2024
Joyce & Chris: Amazing 'Hacks' Finale Sets Up Emmys Showdown with 'The Bear'
The Bear (1984) · May 30, 2024
Joyce & Chris: 'Fallout' and 'The Sympathizer' Hits the Emmys Race
The Sympathizer (2023) · Apr 11, 2024
Joyce & Chris: 2024 Oscars Recap -- Oppenheimer Rules and Emma Stone Wins
Oppenheimer (2023) · Mar 11, 2024
Joyce & Chris: Our First Reactions to 'The Color Purple'
The Color Purple (2023) · Nov 22, 2023
Oscars Flashback: When Siskel & Ebert Fought Over 'The Crying Game' (w/ Matt Singer)
The Crying Game (1992) · Nov 20, 2023
Joyce & Chris: David Fincher Returns with 'The Killer,' Best Actor Picks, and a Case for Willem Dafoe
The Killer (2023) · Nov 9, 2023
Joyce & Chris: 'Nyad,' 'Priscilla,' and Remembering Matthew Perry
NYAD (2023) · Nov 2, 2023
Joyce & Chris: 'Nyad,' 'Priscilla,' and Remembering Matthew Perry
Priscilla (2023) · Nov 2, 2023
Joyce & Chris: 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' Best Actress Update, Taylor Swift, and More
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) · Oct 19, 2023
Joyce & Chris: 'Maestro' Oscar Analysis, 'May December' Takes, and an 'Only Murders' Finale Recap
May December (2023) · Oct 5, 2023
Oscars Playback 2008: 'No Country for Old Men' Wins at the Greatest Oscars Ever?
No Country for Old Men (2007) · Aug 15, 2023
Oscars Playback 2006: Oh, No, 'Crash' Won Best Picture
Crash (2005) · Aug 8, 2023
Joyce & Chris: 2023 Oscars Recap -- the Highs, Lows, and 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) · Mar 13, 2023
2023 Critics Choice Awards Nominations Chaos -- Plus, Chris Saw 'Avatar: The Way of Water' too!
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) · Dec 14, 2022
Oscars: Babylon Arrives, But Will It Shake Up This Year's Race?
Babylon (2022) · Nov 17, 2022
Oscars: Babylon Arrives, But Will It Shake Up This Year's Race?
The Whale (2022) · Nov 17, 2022
Best Actress Battle: Michelle Williams Enters for 'The Fabelmans' -- Plus, Early Globes Predictions
The Fabelmans (2022) · Sep 29, 2022
Oscars Playback 1990: The Academy Didn't Do the Right Thing
Driving Miss Daisy (1989) · Aug 25, 2022
Oscars Playback 1990: The Academy Didn't Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing (1989) · Aug 25, 2022
Oscars Playback 1993: Unforgiven Wins
Unforgiven (1992) · Jun 23, 2022
Oscars Playback 1996: Braveheart Wins Best Picture, But Why?
But Why? (2021) · Jun 9, 2022
Emmys Drama: Succession vs. Squid Game vs. This Is Us?
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) · May 11, 2022
Oscars Playback 1998: Titanic Sweeps as King of the World
Titanic (1997) · Apr 22, 2022
Oscars Playback 1997: When The English Patient Ruled
The English Patient (1996) · Apr 14, 2022
2022 Oscars review: CODA wins Best Picture and Will Smith slaps Chris Rock
CODA (2021) · Mar 28, 2022
2022 Oscars nominee interview: Andrew Garfield
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) · Mar 27, 2022
'West Side Story' star Rachel Zegler reflects on her incredible breakout
West Side Story (2021) · Jan 8, 2022
Oscars 2022 Best Picture Race: It's Time to Take 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Seriously
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) · Jan 6, 2022
Don't Look Up and Its Early Oscars Case -- Plus, Three Sets with King Richard
King Richard (2021) · Nov 24, 2021
Don't Look Up and Its Early Oscars Case -- Plus, Three Sets with King Richard
Don't Look Up (2021) · Nov 24, 2021
Let's Talk About Kristen Stewart, the Best Actress Frontrunner
Spencer (2021) · Nov 4, 2021
Oscars 2022: 'Belfast,' 'The Power of the Dog,' and the (Very Early) State of the Race
The Power of the Dog (2021) · Sep 23, 2021
Editors predictions slugfest: Why 'Nomadland' may avoid the front-runner backlash that hurt 'La La Land' and '1917'
La La Land (2016) · Mar 25, 2021
Oscars Experts Slugfest: After PGA Awards, can anything stop 'Nomadland'?
Nomadland (2021) · Mar 25, 2021
Tom Holland on his fears and woes making 'Cherry,' now his serious Oscar buzz [EXCLUSIVE CHAT]
Cherry (2021) · Feb 22, 2021
2021 Critics Choice Awards predictions slugfest: Editors cheer 'Minari' and 'Da 5 Bloods' and ride the 'Mank' roller coaster
Minari (2021) · Feb 8, 2021
Golden Globes predictions slugfest: Editors dish 'Da 5 Bloods' snubs, 'The Flight Attendant's' take-off
Da 5 Bloods (2020) · Feb 3, 2021
2021 Golden Globes TV predictions slugfest: 'Small Axe' tries to take a chunk out of 'The Queen's Gambit' in Best Limited Series
The Queen (2021) · Jan 15, 2021
Oscar predictions 2021 slugfest: Variety, Deadline, Indiewire vs. Gold Derby on Best Picture
News of the World (2020) · Oct 25, 2020
Oscar predictions 2021 slugfest: Variety, Deadline, Indiewire vs. Gold Derby on Best Picture
Nomadland (2021) · Oct 25, 2020
Oscar predictions 2021 slugfest: Variety, Deadline, Indiewire vs. Gold Derby on Best Picture
Mank (2020) · Oct 25, 2020
Oscar predictions 2021 slugfest: Variety, Deadline, Indiewire vs. Gold Derby on Best Picture
One Night in Miami... (2020) · Oct 25, 2020
'What We Do in the Shadows' cast & writers reveal what they'll secretly do to devour Emmy rivals
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) · Aug 23, 2020
4 Oscar Experts' Predictions Slugfest: Best Picture = 1917, Parasite, Joker? UPSET?
Parasite (2019) · Jan 31, 2020
Oscars predictions smackdown: Will '1917' or 'Parasite' win Best Picture?
Parasite (2019) · Jan 28, 2020
Oscars predictions smackdown: Will '1917' or 'Parasite' win Best Picture?
1917 (2019) · Jan 28, 2020
Oscar predictions: Why Keith Simanton (IMDb) bets on 'Hollywood' to win Best Picture
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) · Jan 15, 2020
Golden Globe predictions slugfest: Will '1917' or 'Joker' crush 'The Irishmen'?
Joker (2019) · Jan 3, 2020
BRUTAL Oscar predictions: Margot v. Margot? Saoirse Ronan in 'Little Women'? GOLD DERBY / GOLDDERBY
Little Women (2019) · Oct 31, 2019
Oscar predictions: Can 'Parasite' or 'Jojo Rabbit' win Best Picture? (GoldDerby)
Jojo Rabbit (2019) · Oct 25, 2019
'Waves' Interview: Trey Edward Shults, Kelvin Harrison Jr. & Taylor Russell
Waves (2019) · Oct 22, 2019
Oscar predictions: 'Joker' for Best Picture and Actor (Joaquin Phoenix)?
Joker (2019) · Oct 11, 2019
Oscar predictions: Will 'The Irishman' win Best Picture?
The Irishman (2019) · Oct 3, 2019
Richard Schiff Interview: 'The Good Doctor'
The Good Doctor (2011) · Apr 30, 2019
Gretchen Carlson Interview: 'Breaking the Silence'
Breaking the Silence (2022) · Apr 29, 2019