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2025 Oscar Predictions: Clint Eastwood Rising
Despite the many films in release this year, there are just a small handful that are actually good movies. Of course, it's a matter of taste; everyone has their own. I once asked an Academy member years ago how they awarded Best Picture and he said to me, "We pick the best picture." What he meant was that they choose what they like the best....
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Oscars 2025: Conan O’Brien Chosen as Oscar Host
Well done, Academy. They chose well. Just when we thought they were down for the count, they picked a really strong host in Conan O'Brien. He's not someone who is not in the bubble of Hollywood. He's smart. He's funny. He won't be too partisan. The Oscars will live to see another day! Bravo. THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE MARCH 2, 2025, AT 7 P.M. ET/4 P.M. PT, ON ABC LOS ANGELES, CA – Emmy® Award-winning television host,...
2025 Oscars: Is Best Actress Now Gascon’s to Lose?
I have heard people say, not just to me privately, but openly on social media that now, because of the election, the transgender and titular star of Emilia Perez, Karla Sofia Gascon, will win Best Actress. The theory goes something like this: because American voters ran from the Left and their policies on specifically transgender ideology (prisons, immigrants, sports, kids), that means that America is now transphobic, and thus, Hollywood will want to wrap a protective arm around transgender...
The Daily Wire Trolls the Academy and Submits “Am I Racist” for The Oscars
The Daily Wire announced they have submitted Matt Walsh's film Am I Racist for Documentary Feature. This is an obvious troll. They know there is no chance that the Academy will even watch it, much less consider it. They saw how the critics responded to it. One critic was dropped from Rotten Tomatoes after giving the film a positive review. Yet, Am I Racist should be considered. Matt Walsh has the floor all to himself in the mockumentary category...
A Fake Controversy at Camerimage Proves Fanaticism Still Dominates the Film Industry
Steve McQueen pulled out of the EnergaCamerimage festival, where he was to be named as Director of the Year. Why? Because the director said words. Yes. He dared to have an opinion. Silly goose. Doesn't he know opinions are no longer welcome in the so-called art and entertainment realm? No, you must always comply, and you must always agree, and if you don't, WE WILL RUIN YOU. What did he dare say that caused Penske Media to blanket the...
Interview: Matthew Barbato, Editor for Only Murders in the Building
By Orrin Konheim Matthew Barbato is a profilific editor who has been cutting since the 1990s, and has credits that include directing (Anthony Bourdain's A Cook's Tour and Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother), and editing on hits like The Good Place, The Kominsky Method, Lessons in Chemistry and Apples Never Fall. He sat down with us to discuss his latest gig, Only Murders in the Building, now in its fourth season, that he's been working on since 2021. AD:...
Oscars 2025: Bringing Back the “Buzzmeter”
When I first started Oscarwatch.com all of those years ago, 1999, I had a little feature called The Buzzmeter. Kind of cute, looking back. Okay, so it said "Buzzometer." But I think Buzz Meter is better. But I think I'll do it slightly differently. I will write up what I think is generating buzz this week. I probably won't have a regular schedule for it. It might just be every few days or once a week. I don't know....
Timothee Chalamet Talks Becoming Bob Dylan in Lengthy Interview with Zane Lowe
Lots of buzz surround Timothee Chalamet's transformation to Bob Dylan during a time a lot like the one we're living through (only in reverse). I'm so excited for him and for other young people to discover the genius of Bob Dylan. Never gonna be another. Not like that. "Timothée Chalamet sits down with Zane Lowe to share his experience portraying Bob Dylan in the upcoming film, A Complete Unknown." "Introduced to the project back in 2018, Timothée embarked on...
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Emmy-Nominated Writers Sam Means and Meredith Scardino on ‘Home Alone’ Doorknobs and the Puppet We Never Met in the ‘Girls5eva’ Episode ‘Orlando’
Awards Daily talks to Girls5eva writer Sam Means and writer/showrunner Meredith Scardino about their Emmy-nominated episode "Orlando." Girls5eva writers Sam...
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Emmy-Nominated Writers Sam Means and Meredith Scardino on ‘Home Alone’ Doorknobs and the Puppet We Never Met in the ‘Girls5eva’ Episode ‘Orlando’
Awards Daily talks to Girls5eva writer Sam Means and writer/showrunner Meredith Scardino about their Emmy-nominated episode "Orlando." Girls5eva writers Sam...
Double Emmy-Nominee Jonathan Pryce On Embracing Grandfatherly Roles in ‘The Crown,’ ‘Slow Horses’
Actor Jonathan Pryce received two nomination at the 2024 Emmy Awards. His bid for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series...
Laura Dern & Jayme Lemons On the Undeniable Hope Beneath the Comedy of ‘Palm Royale’
Palm Royale has an inescapable charm, but there are so many issues bubbling beneath the surface. Come for the incredible...
Director John McDermott on the Story of How Electric Lady Studios was Created in his Documentary ‘Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision’
Grammy nominated Director John McDermott is a proud Jimi Hendrix completist. When we met on Zoom, John’s background was three...
Costume Designer Carol Case On Adding Dashes of Humor In the Darkness of ‘Fargo’
Noah Hawley's Fargo tore through this year's Primetime Emmy nominations with a snarky vengeance. Racking up an impressive 15 nominations,...
Safowa Bright Bitzelberger On Costuming the Rise of The Cocaine Godmother for Netflix’s ‘Griselda’
When I finally sat down to catch up with Netflix's wildly popular limited series Griselda, I was amped to chart...
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