For as long as I can remember, I've always loved a good story. Whether it was a bedtime story my mom made up, a book, or even a piece of well-written news copy, I am enchanted by a tale told well. I didn't really know how to express myself when I was younger, as I … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2025 – Original Screenplay (VIDEO)
Usually, the Best Director contest is an easy one to parse and predict. Essentially, all we're asking is who had the best cinematic eye, who did the best job getting great performances out of their cast, and most importantly, who best executed the creative vision of the overall film? I normally get a bit of … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2025 – Best Director
One of the most common rebuttals to film criticism is for the people being critiqued to haughtily write off those giving their opinion by saying they should just do it themselves. This has gone on for years, but it's resurfaced in recent days thanks to the blowback against Emilia Pérez, particularly its regressive and stereotypical … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2025 – Cinematography
Yesterday I covered the Film Editing competition, the category I am likely most qualified to judge on a professional and objective level. Tonight, we do a complete 180 and go to one of those that I have basically no expertise in, Production Design. This is always a duel prize, awarded to the titular designer, who's … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2025 – Production Design
When it comes to the Academy Awards, my judging criteria can vary wildly depending on my level of knowledge or expertise. For example, as a writer - both amateur and professional - I know exactly what appeals to me in a screenplay, namely clever dialogue and a consistent, coherent story. I haven't acted in any … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2025 – Film Editing
There are some years where the Academy Awards are just downright boring when it comes to the so-called "major" categories. Best Picture, Best Director, the two Screenplay fields, and all four Acting contests are susceptible to this disappointment. During the very low era during and immediately following the COVID pandemic, we saw this far too … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2025 – Supporting Actor (VIDEO)
I always like to include some fun trivia and facts about certain categories when I do the Oscar Blitz. It's not just a run-of-the-mill opinion piece, there's got to be some flavor. I mean, we have nearly a century of history to draw from, so there's always something interesting to discuss. Take tonight's category, Original … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2025 – Original Score
Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, horny stoners who thought they typed in "actuallyLAID.com," welcome to the 2025 Oscar Blitz! The stage is set, the merits have been weighed, Netflix's checks cleared for everyone who had to pretend Emilia Pérez was good, and it's time to finally dive in and break this sucker down! … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2025 – Visual Effects
Outside of the pandemic years, this will be the most accelerated Oscar Blitz I've ever done. Normally I have at least a week after nominations are announced to get my shit organized, and I usually have six or seven weeks to do the actual analysis. Not this time, though. Thanks to the L.A. Wildfires, the … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2025 – The Hub
The time has come, ladies and germs! At the ass crack of dawn this morning, and with significant portions of Los Angeles County still on fire, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences brought out Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennot to announce this year's Oscar nominees. I myself did NOT watch the proceedings live, … Continue reading No Huddle BLITZ! – 97th Academy Awards Nominations
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