Birdman

Oscar Breakdown: Predictions for the 2015 Academy Awards

February 19, 2015
Nathan Swank

The technical awards is where people win or lose their Oscar bracket. Usually everyone has a fairly good idea who will win the “big” awards. But the technical...

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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Boyhood vs. Birdman and the 2015 Oscar Predictions for Best Picture

February 19, 2015
Nathan Swank

We are just a few days away until the February 22nd telecast of the 87th Academy Awards. What stands out to me this year is that the race appears to be between my two fav...

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Boyhood

Michael Keaton vs. Eddie Redmayne and the 2015 Oscar Predictions for Acting

February 17, 2015
Nathan Swank

Lets face it, the acting categories are easily the sexiest part of all awards shows. While critics and crew may disagree with that sentiment, the acting category is the o...

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Weekend box office Frozen

Her and Frozen should expect Oscars in our 2014 Academy Award Predictions – Part 2

February 26, 2014
Nathan Swank

Moving on to all the genre specific categories, depending on your taste of animated, documentary or foreign films will tell a lot on what you have or haven’t seen h...

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Dallas Buyers Club

Gravity rises above the competition in our 2014 Academy Award Predictions – Part 1

February 25, 2014
Nathan Swank

It’s Oscar week! – That wonderful time of the year where critics, like myself, debate and predict who will be winning the top prizes given out this Sunday, Ma...

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Argo

Argo, Lincoln and the 2013 Oscar predictions for the most interesting Best Picture and Director race in years

February 23, 2013
Nathan Swank

Bravo to the Academy Awards.  This year the list of nominees are a strong batch of contenders.  Most of the categories are still completely up in the air giving more th...

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The Life of Pi 1

Life of Pi, Skyfall and the 2013 Oscar predictions for Best Visual Effects, Song and other technical awards.

February 22, 2013
Nathan Swank

LIFE OF PI and LINCOLN both have a real good chance at sweeping many of the awards as they battle it out with the most nominations through the technical categories.  Bet...

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Lincoln, starring Daniel Day Lewis

Lincoln, Les Misérables and the 2013 Oscar predictions for Best Cinematography, Costume and other technical awards

February 22, 2013
Nathan Swank

LINCOLN, ARGO, LIFE OF PI and LES MISÉRABLES all seem to be fighting for leverage through the technical awards. But there are a few categories that seem to never get any...

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Emmanuelle Riva in Amour

Amour, Argo, Lincoln and the 2013 Oscar predictions for Best Screenplay and more

February 21, 2013
Nathan Swank

Usually the Foreign and Documentary nominees are less seen by the average movie goer.  I admit even as a critic, I was unable to see many of the foreign films but with t...

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Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook 1 F

Jennifer Lawrence and the possible upsets in the 2013 Oscar predictions for Best Acting

February 21, 2013
Nathan Swank

Despite exceptional performances from Denzel Washington, Joaquin Phoenix and Bradley Cooper, with Daniel Day-Lewis in the category, Best Actor in a Leading Role appears t...

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