2017 Oscar recap

Best Visual Effects  My prediction: The Jungle Book. Actual winner: The Jungle Book. An incredible achievement in effects work was rewarded. Best Makeup and Hairstyling My prediction: A Man Called Ove. Actual winner: Suicide Squad. I didn’t want Suicide Squad to win and picked against it for spite. My mistake. Best Cinematography My prediction: La La Land. Actual winner: La La Land.… Continue reading 2017 Oscar recap

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89th Academy Awards predictions

This Sunday, February 26, 2017, the 89th Academy Awards will take place. These are my semi-confident predictions, ranked in order of what I think is the likelihood of victory. I’ll also live tweet the ceremony @tenkmovies. For the past five years, I’ve tried to watch every nominated film (including all shorts) before the ceremony. I’ve… Continue reading 89th Academy Awards predictions

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87th Academy Awards post mortem

Best Supporting Actor J. K. Simmons deserved to win and if he’d been nominated for Best Actor (he’s really a co-lead), he might have still won. Terrence Fletcher was the best performance of the year and will be one of the most talked about and analyzed performances for some time. Best Costume Design The Grand… Continue reading 87th Academy Awards post mortem