Every year, the Academy Awards serve two basic purposes. One is, ostensibly, to recognize the best and brightest achievements in film, celebrating talented artists who go that extra mile to entertain, inform, and give audiences a unique experience. The second is to act as a sort of State of the Union mile marker for the … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2026 – Best Picture (VIDEO)
We're in the home stretch, folks! The Oscars are this Sunday, all the major undercard ceremonies have concluded, and we're in our final four categories for this year's Blitz. Tonight, it's the last of the so-called "majors" (sans Best Picture), Best Supporting Actress. And just like their gentlemen counterparts, this has been a very competitive … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2026 – Best Supporting Actress
Well folks, it's all over but the crying. At 5pm PST yesterday, as I was writing the Makeup & Hairstyling blog, the official voting deadline for the Academy Awards came and went. The winners have now officially been determined. The ballots just have to be counted. Not that it ever did have an effect, but … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2026 – Film Editing (VIDEO)
If you've kept up with the Blitz over the years, you know that a) this category is very much NOT my forte, and that alongside Costume Design and Production Design, it's where I have the least amount of practical experience and expertise; and b) most of my personal involvements with the discipline have been borderline … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2026 – Makeup & Hairstyling
In addition to all the various bits of history and significance to this year's Oscars, the Supporting acting categories offer their own rarity. This year is but the sixth time in the long legacy of the Academy Awards where we have multiple nominees from the same film in BOTH contests. We have two from One … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2026 – Best Supporting Actor
Well, last night certainly was interesting. On Sunday evening, the Screen Actors Guild handed out their awards. It was the third of the major union awards ceremonies, and it definitely threw a wrench into the Academy gears. While there was much to cheer and weep for (Catherine O'Hara getting TWO posthumous awards for her work … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2026 – Visual Effects
It's all but certain that Timothée Chalamet is going to win an Oscar in just over two weeks. He's a tremendous actor who has rarely had a misfire in his film career, which has lasted just over a decade so far. The man has done everything from sing like Bob Dylan to save a planet … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2026 – Best Actor (VIDEO)
When I was a child, there were four things that fascinated me more than anything else: baseball, TV, video games, and camcorders. In my own little world, a bulky camera mounted on your shoulder with a VHS tape inside was the ticket to the whole universe of movies. My family couldn't afford one of our … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2026 – Cinematography
Well friends, it seems that the Best Picture race is all but sewn up. Paul Thomas Anderson has just taken top honors at the Directors Guild Awards, and One Battle After Another cleaned up at the BAFTAs, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor for Sean Penn, Cinematography, and Film Editing. The presumed … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2026 – Original Screenplay
The old adage is to dress for the job you want, not the job you have. Well, for me, that's fairly obvious. I dress in jeans and dark t-shirts, which is literally my wardrobe when I'm on set during taping. It's what we call "show blacks," so that we don't affect the lighting on the … Continue reading Oscar Blitz 2026 – Costume Design (VIDEO)
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