My year-ahead predictions for the last Oscars went almost as well as my actual winner predictions the night before the ceremony: some yes, many no. But I can't resist, so why not try again this year? Here is what I think could be nominated at the 96th Academy Awards, sight mostly unseen:
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Are These Your Oscar Winners?
I am on my way to a party soon, but here are myt quick and dirty, last-minute predictions for Oscar wins tonight. I'm betting very heavily on Everything Everywhere All At Once, predicting it to win all but three (two in the same category) of its nominations.
Here 'tis:
Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Director: Daniels, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Supporting Actress: Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Actor: Austin Butler, Elvis
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Original Screenplay: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Adapted Screenplay: Women Talking
Best Score: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Original Song: "This is a Life" from Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Cinematography: Elvis
Best Production Design: Babylon
Best Film Editing: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Costume Design: Elvis
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Elvis
Best Sound: Top Gun: Maverick
Best Visual Effects: Avatar: The Way of Water
Best International Feature: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Live Action Short: "Le Pupille"
Best Documentary Feature: Navalny
Best Documentary Short: "Stranger at the Gate"
Best Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Best Animated Short: "My Year of Dicks"
We'll see!
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
The 2022 Hollmann Awards, Part Three
The last six categories of the 2022 Hollmann Awards. If you haven't already, you'll want to catch up with the previous two parts, as well as the full nominees and my Top Ten. And after you've done that, come right back here and continue to scroll - this is the Grand Finale:
Monday, January 30, 2023
The 2022 Hollmann Awards, Part Two
The next six categories of the 2022 Hollmann Awards in 2023. The first six were yesterday, and do take a look at my Top Ten and the full list of nominees. Here, you'll find my winners for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects. Bookending the proceedings are somewhat deeper dives into two of these categories. Without further ado, after the jump:
Sunday, January 29, 2023
The 2022 Hollmann Awards, Part One
The first six categories of the 2022 Hollmann Awards in 2023. Here, you'll find my winners for Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, and Best Ensemble. Bookending the proceedings are somewhat deeper dives into two of these categories. Without further ado, after the jump:
Monday, January 23, 2023
The 2022 Hollmann Awards Nominations!
I managed to narrow 97 films I saw in 2022 to a Top Ten. Now, I give you the eighteen categories of the Hollmann Awards, celebrating what I thought was the best in film last year.
Sunday, January 22, 2023
My Top Ten of 2022
In alphabetical order, my Top Ten Films of 2022. With apologies to the five that almost made it: Babylon, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Halloween Ends, The Menu, and NOPE.
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