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Category: award talk

award talk

86th Oscar Winners

And The Winners Were…

Posted on March 3, 2014March 7, 2014
award talk

Gold in Them Hills (Ryan’s 86th Oscar Predictions)

I won the Oscar pool last year – something tells me I’m not repeating this time.

Posted on March 2, 2014March 5, 2014
award talk

Trophies (Oscar Predictions – Best Director & Best Picture)

For the first time in the fourteen years I’ve been Oscar-watching, the top races come with something different: Uncertainty

Posted on March 1, 2014March 5, 2014
award talk

The Stars Are Out Tonight (Oscar Predictions – Best Actress & Best Actor)

Wondering whether Cate can weather the storm of controversy, and musing on the apex of the McConaissance.

Posted on February 28, 2014March 4, 2014
award talk

Boys and Girls (Oscar Predictions – Best Supporting Actress & Supporting Actor)

As we begin to look at the actings races, we come across one sure bet, and one very tight race.

Posted on February 27, 2014March 3, 2014
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Scars & Stories (Oscar Predictions – Best Adapted & Original Screenplay)

The great films of a given year begin with the words written on the page…but who’s words will be rewarded on Sunday night?

Posted on February 26, 2014March 3, 2014
award talk, matineecast, podcasts

Episode 104 – 86TH OSCAR NOMINEES

Talkin’ the 86th Oscar Nominations with Marya Gates.

Posted on January 20, 2014January 28, 2015
award talk

86th Oscar Nominations

The votes are in…

Posted on January 16, 2014January 22, 2014
award talk

Pretty Persuasion – Step Three on The Road to The 86th Oscars

With one week to go, things at the top are crystal clear, things in the middle are clear-ish, and things for LLEWYN DAVIS are clearly bad.

Posted on January 8, 2014January 13, 2014
award talk

Pretty Persuasion – Step Two on The Road to The 86th Oscars

Timing is everything. Break too early, and you’re an afterthought, break too late, and you miss your chance. What will happen as Scorsese and The Coens begin to break this week?

Posted on December 19, 2013December 23, 2013
award talk

Pretty Persuasion – Step One on The Road to The 86th Oscars

Here we go again…

Posted on December 11, 2013December 8, 2014
award talk

Gold Rush (85th Oscar Winners)

…and The Oscars went to…

Posted on February 25, 2013March 1, 2013

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