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LCJ’s 2024 Oscars Predictions

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Here are my predictions for the 96th Academy Awards, taking place this Sunday March 10th at 7pmET (a new, earlier time) on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel hosts for the fourth time. Best Picture — “Oppenheimer” Best Director — Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” Best Actor — Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” Best Actress — Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower […]
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The Best 2024 Oscar Nominated Movies

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We’re a week and a half away from the 96th Oscars. These are the 10 best movies that are nominated this year: 1) “THE HOLDOVERS” (Theaters, Digital and Peacock) Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor (Paul Giamatti), Best Supporting Actress (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), Best Original Screenplay (David Hemingson) and Best Film Editing 2) “ROBOT DREAMS” […]
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2024 SAG Awards Predictions

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Saturday’s SAG Awards will be the first one ever streamed live on Netflix. Who will win in the major movie categories? My predictions are: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Will Win: Robert Downey, Jr. — “Oppenheimer” Could Win: Ryan Gosling — “Barbie” Downey Jr. seems to be a lock at this point for SAG and the Oscar. […]
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Evaluating the Oscars Animated Feature Category

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We’re a month away from the 96th Annual Academy Awards. One of this year’s most interesting categories is Best Animated Feature. Each of the five nominees has a legitimate chance of winning. Let’s break it down: Hayao Miyazaki won the second Best Animated Feature Oscar ever awarded for 2002’s “Spirited Away”. Many thought he might […]
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2024 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts Q&A Rundown

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ShortsTV will once again showcase the Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films in theaters nationwide. The The 2024 nominees hitting the big screen starting February 16th are “Letter to a Pig”, “Ninety-Five Senses”, “Our Uniform”, “Pachyderme” and “WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko”. This is a serious — and seriously good […]
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Blockbusters Do Well at the SAG Awards

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“Barbie”, which has earned nearly $640 million domestically, and “Oppenheimer”, which has grossed close to $330 million in North America, are two of the five nominees for the Best Ensemble SAG Award. And there’s a good chance one of them will win. (However, I wouldn’t count out “American Fiction”. “Killers of the Flower Moon” seems […]
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Barbenheimer Is The Industry’s Holdover

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So, what have we learned so far this awards season? THERE ARE SOME LOCKS At this point, Christopher Nolan is on his way to finally earning Academy gold in the Best Director category. One of Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” stars, Robert Downey, Jr., will continue to earn Best Supporting Actor prizes. And Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) […]
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And the Critics Choice for Best Picture has gone to…

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The 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards will air Sunday Jan. 14 on The CW. You could make an argument that any of the 10 movies nominated for Best Picture this year could win. “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” may be the favorites, but watch out for “American Fiction”, “The Holdovers”, “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Maestro”. […]
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The Best Movies of 2023

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It’s time for me to name The 10 Best Movies of 2023. And they are: “The Holdovers” (Focus) “Robot Dreams” (NEON) “The Taste of Things” (IFC) “Society of the Snow” (Netflix) “The Deepest Breath” (Netflix) “Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles” (Amazon) “They Cloned Tyrone” (Netflix) “Suzume” (Crunchyroll) “Two Tickets to Greece” (Greenwich) “Priscilla” […]
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The Best TV Shows and Specials of 2023

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It’s the fourth year in a row I’m writing a piece on the finest television. These are the series that I enjoyed watching during 2023 for fun. Please Note: this list does *not* include motion pictures considered “TV Movies” or any animated series related to my Animation Scoop reporting. “Alaska Daily” (ABC) “Baking It” (NBC) […]
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