these are my FINAL Oscar Predictions in every category ahead of Thursday's announcements:
http://toddmthatcher.com/2014/01/11/2014-oscar-predictions-todds-final-predictions/
here's my latest round of predictions for the six top categories. taking sm banks out and putting db club in. also taking Scorsese out and putting in Spike Jonze, among other changes. Still having tough time deciding which actor gets left out in lead
http://toddmthatcher.com/2014/01/04/2014-oscar-predictions-todds-picks-for-early-january/
here's my best take on Oscar predictions in all six major categories and predicted winners now that SAG and GG noms are out
http://toddmthatcher.com/2013/12/12/oscar-predictions-todds-december-take/
envisioning an alternate Oscar universe... what would've been the runner-up in all six major Oscar categories since 1990? Life of Pi, Pulp Fiction, Bugsy, and so on.
http://toddmthatcher.com/2013/12/06/an-alternative-oscar-history-1990-present/
latest take on my *nine* predicted nominees along with the five other categories. i still (maybe stubbornly) have All is Lost in and have taken August: Osage County out for starters
http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/oscar-predictions-todds-third-take/
I found it to be rather disappointing, but did manage to reference Anchorman in my review. **1/2
http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/man-of-steel-review/
made changes in predictions for top six categories this evening. I had Foxcatcher nominated for Pic, Director, and Supp Actor originally. Changes including adding Gandolfini in Supp Actor, among several others
http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/oscar-predictions-todds-second-take/
i think this flirts with close to a $50M opening and sets the September opening weekend record.
http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs-2-box-office-prediction/
other than Twelve Years a Slave and Gravity (which I believe are unquestionably in), rest of race is WIDE open right now as I see it. here's my first predictions on the (nine) pictures I think get in:
http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/early-oscar-predictions-best-picture/
i got Cuaron and McQueen as locks and the rest of the field quite unclear. right now, i'm going with Russell, Howard, and J.C. Chandor.
http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/early-oscar-predictions-best-director/
I think Ejiofor and Redford are definitely in, but rest of field quite uncertain for now. Here's my best guess on the five actors nominated:
http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/early-oscar-predictions-best-actor/
Blanchett and Bullock are shoo-ins. Dench seems likely. After that, pretty darn unclear. Here's the five I got at the moment
http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/early-oscar-predictions-best-actress/
talk about wide open! fassbender appears to be in. i'm waiting until buzz for foxcatcher before including ruffalo or tatum or even carell if he's pushed here instead of lead. for now i'm saying fassbender, leto, clooney, hanks, and hill.
http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/early-oscar-predictions-best-supporting-actor/
i'm going Streep, Winfrey, Lawrence, Nyong'o, and Martindale at the moment but there's a lot of possibilities in this race
http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/early-oscar-predictions-best-supporting-actress/
i guess I'd go "C" if forced (I gave it 2 1/2 stars in my review). Even less mainstream than Drive (which I loved), with many of the same elements.
http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/only-god-forgives-review/
some takeaways from the box office results: Mama was marketed very well and its PG-13 rating definitely helped coupled with its female appeal. Broken City's trailers/commercials just made it look like the type of flick you could easily wait for TV and its reviews certainly didn't help. I was shocked at just how low The Last Stand's performance was. I figured it wouldn't do well, but this is just pathetic. I think a legit question at this point is how many of the Arnold movies he's working on may go the straight to DVD route. Any thoughts?http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/box-office-results-january-18-21/
my thoughts on today's Oscar nominations, including how the Best Director category has completely turned the Best Picture race upside down:http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/oscar-nominations-reaction/
my thoughts on today's Oscar nominations, including how the Best Director category has completely turned the Best Picture race upside down:http://toddmthatcher.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/oscar-nominations-reaction/