We've made it to the end, folks! As Green Day once sang, there is nothing left to analyze. All 23 categories have been covered, some here on the blog, others in video form. All that's left to do is figure out who will actually win this thing come Sunday. As I do every year, here … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2024 – Who Will Win? (VIDEO)
We made it, everyone! Twenty-three categories up, 23 down! It's the final award of the ceremony, the greatest of the Academy Awards, the highest honor in all of cinema - Best Picture! After weeks of analysis, it's time to tackle the big one. Ten nominees go into Sunday night hoping to hear their name called, … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2024 – Best Picture (VIDEO)
The actual Oscar Blitz is off for a few more days, but that doesn't mean my fingers get a night off. We're but a week from the Academy Awards, and in most years, we'd already have all the information needed to make an educated guess at the results. That's sort of the case this year, … Continue reading Projecting the Winners – 2024 Awards Season Undercard
I want you all to know that I love each and every one of you who takes the time to read this blog and watch the videos I make, especially during the Blitz. It is very often the busiest time of the year for me, and 2024 is no exception. To put things in perspective, … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2024 – Best Actress (VIDEO)
The Oscar Blitz is always an adventure. No matter how much I watch in a given year, there's always some category that throws me a curve and makes the prospect of completion that much more uncertain. I anticipate every year that there will be some movies I'll miss, but I can make them up via … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2024 – Animated Feature
For the last several years, there's been an odd association when it comes to the screenwriting categories at the Academy Awards. The perception has been that Original Screenplay is more prestigious than Adapted, because turning previously created work (oftentimes done by someone else) into your own is somehow considered an easier task. This is one … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2024 – Original Screenplay
The art of editing is a tricky one. I know because I did it for a living for close to a decade. As great as a writer or director can be, if a film is not properly paced, delivering satisfying images in a timely and appropriately dramatic manner, the story will seem tedious and boring. … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2024 – Film Editing
We're almost done, everyone. The Academy Awards are less than two weeks away, and tonight begins the final full week of Blitz coverage! I can feel the softness of my pillow as we speak, yearning for the day when I will rest my head upon it, knowing I have no obligations the following day. Hell, … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2024 – Documentary Short
This year's race for Best Director is pretty much already over. Christopher Nolan has swept Awards Season so far, picking up the prize at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Directors Guild. It's a done deal at this point, unless something massive happens in the next two weeks, like he eats a baby or gives a … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2024 – Best Director (VIDEO)
One of the cooler side effects of the last decade of Oscar viewing is in how short films are getting much more attention and praise. I first saw the shorts 10 years ago. I don't know if ShortsTV had done any curated screenings before that, but even if they did, what I saw back in … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2024 – Live Action Short
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