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Rolling the Dice on These Hopefuls

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The Fall Movie Season is, once again, providing dozens of potential awards hopefuls. But does this mean every film that came out in the first eight months of 2019 has absolutely no shot at the top prizes? Here are the best case scenarios for nominations: “AVENGERS: ENDGAME” Best Bet: Best Visual Effects Possibility: Best Supporting […]
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Awards Season 2020: Is Shorter Better?

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The 2020 Awards Season Calendar is already set. And it’s gonna be the craziest one yet. Why? Remember when The Academy announced several major changes last summer, including that whole “Best Popular Film” thing? Well, one of them was a date change for the 2020 Oscars. The ceremony will be Sunday February 9th. That’s two […]
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Great Performances That Will Likely Be Snubbed

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A few years ago, I wrote a piece called “Great Performances That Won’t Be Nominated”. At that time, in September 2015, I named four performances – one in each of the four major acting categories – that I believed wouldn’t be up for major awards. Many factors went into this: how many people saw these […]
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‘Last Flag Flying’: An Awards Season Casualty

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You’d think that a film with Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne – from writer/director Richard Linklater – would be either a box office hit, an overwhelming critical darling, an awards contender, or a combination of the three. But “Last Flag Flying” hasn’t flown high… or really at all. And it’s honestly a mystery […]
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It’s Almost Voting Time

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The 23rd Annual Critics Choice Awards are Sunday Dec. 10. And I vote for who the nominees will be on Nov. 27. That means that I’ll be seeing as many movies as I can between now and then – including what could be a jam-packed Thanksgiving week. That’s because it was last year, when I […]
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Going for Two

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More than ever before, Hollywood’s A-list actors aren’t in just 1, but 2 major Awards Season contenders. In the past, competing with two films hasn’t gone so well. Tom Hanks was Oscar snubbed in 2014 for both “Captain Phillips” and “Saving Mr. Banks”, and Amy Adams was shut-out of the Oscar ballot last year for […]
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‘La La Land’ Dances Away with Top Honors at 2017 LCJ Movie Awards

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“La La Land” capped an incredible 2016-17 Awards Season by winning eight categories, including Best Picture and Best Director (Damien Chazelle), at the annual LCJ Movie Awards on Sunday. The win total by the musical romance ties it with “Birdman” and “Saving Mr. Banks” for the most in the history of the awards. “La La […]
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