97th Oscars Projections: And The Oscar Goes To…
For the first time since at least 2021, we’re heading into Oscar night with a genuine debate over which film will take home the biggest prize of them all.
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The 97th Oscars’ Best Picture Race: As Wide Open As It Gets
Breaking down all ten nominees; where I think their chances stand on Oscar night, along with some personal observations on their potential legacy
97th Oscars Projections: Final Nomination Predictions
Luis Mendez gives his final nomination predictions for ALL 23 categories, a total of 120 nominations in all.
97th Oscars Projections: Post Oscars Shortlists Outlook
The fast-paced awards season continues with yet another dramatic week of progress as the Academy revealed shortlists for several categories.
97th Oscars Projections: Post HCA Awards & Critics Choice/Golden Globes Outlook
With five weeks until nominations morning, this year’s race feels entirely unpredictable compared to last.
97th Oscars Projections: Post AFI/NBR & HCA Nominations Outlook
The awards landscape feels like a “fog of war,” as we await to see which film emerges as the favorite.
97th Oscars Projections: The Awards Season Kickoff
The fact is that elections’ results have, and will, affect what Academy voters’ tastes are like for the season.
97th Oscars Projections: The Post Fall Festivals Outlook For The Best Picture Race
The year in film is indeed weak, and the campaign for the biggest prize in the industry is indeed wide-open as we enter mid-October.
97th Oscars Projections: The Mid Fall Festivals Outlook For The Best Picture Race
The 97th Oscars Best Picture race might arguably be even more competitive than the ongoing presidential campaign.
97th Oscars Projections: The Pre-Fall Festivals Outlook For The Best Picture Race
If the Spring and the Summer blockbuster season were the training camps for the best picture race, the fall film festivals are the draft.
97th Oscars Projections: The Post-Cannes Outlook For The Best Picture Race
The Cannes Film Festival has come and gone, providing us with a little bit more of a clearer picture on Oscars Projections
97th Oscars’ Projections: The Initial Outlook On The Best Picture Race
Best thing to do now is to wait until Cannes to look at the race again and figure out where things have shifted and what fog has cleared.
2024 Oscars Projections: And The Oscar Goes To
And The Oscar Goes To: Luis Mendez presents his annual, final predictions for this weekend’s 96th Academy Awards ceremony.
2024 Oscars Projections: And The Nominees Are
Overall I was able to predict 92 of the 115 nominee slots available across all 23 categories – 76% correct and a personal best for me.
2024 Oscar Projections: Final Nomination Predictions
Less than a week after my last outlook into how the battle for nominations at this year’s Oscars are shaking up
2024 Oscars Projections: Critics Award, Industry Nominates
We’ve finally seen some major movement in the awards’ races however. Critics, journalists, and content creators that makeup the major critics groups have had their say
2024 Oscar Projections: Pre-Televised Awards Edition
As we start hitting the homestretch of critics’ season…the thing is that every year the industry decides to throw us for a loop and do their own thing.
2024 Oscar Projections: CCA, HCA, Globes, AFI, & NBR Chime In
The biggest 2024 Oscar projection headlines come from what I consider the early major awards bodies that the industry will look to as a guide
2024 Oscar Projections: Post-Thanksgiving Temperature Check
I looked at how the race for the 2024 Oscars ceremony was shaping up
2024 Oscar Projections: Post-Halloween Temperature Check
It is still insanely early, and the makeup of the 2024 Oscars still has plenty room to change between now and nomination morning.
