Academy Awards 2018 nominees predictions: Best Supporting Actress (2nd ROUND)

Well, last time I presented you my Academy Awards 2018 nominees predictions for Best Supporting Actress things seemed pretty sure, but as you know, things change a lot after Fall film festivals and Fall movie releases...! So, let's start with Claire Foy for Breathe (my #6 in my last predictions) who lost all the Oscar buzz around her simply because the movie was a deception for the AMPAS standards... and the same can be said about Juno Temple in Wonder Wheel - the movie's heart and soul is Kate Winslet alone (and the cinematography work). And then there are some fresh contenders who became instant Oscar frontrunners!

Now, it's time to update my predictions. Here they are:

Well, it seems it's all about "playing a mother", this year. If you exclude Brooklyn Prince (The Florida Project), you have Allison Janney (I, Tonya), Holly Hunter (The Big Sick), Mary J. Blidge (Mudbound) and Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird) all playing monster/stressed/brave/going crazy moms... What about the supporting wives, the comedic or dramatic scene stealers and the young ingenues? Well, let's have a look other 5 contenders to keep under consideration for this Best Supporting Actress Oscar race:

#6: Michelle Pfeiffer for mother! - She's a cinematic magnet and she truly shines (and steals the show from Jennifer Lawrence) in Darren Aronofsky's latest movie, the horror flick mother! The critical response was divisive, with polarizing reviews, but critics and audiences seem unanimous when it comes to Pfeiffer: she shines! It's a kind of a career comeback and she was a big star in the 80's and 90's with some Oscar history... I wouldn't consider her out.
#7: Kristin Scott Thomas for Darkest Hour - The role of the supportive wife. She's said to bring some class and light to a testosterone-full movie as the wife of Winston Churchill and reviews were kind to her. Best Picture players tend to win Oscar traction to supporting actors and actresses, but people are all-eyes for Gary Oldman in the title role it seems Scott Thomas might end up snubed.
#8: Tiffany Haddish for Girls Trip - She's comedic gold in the comedy-hit of this Summer - Girls Trip. An unexpected box-office and critical acclaimed hit, the movie works as an acting vehicle for its ladies, but it is Haddish who shines the most in a breakthrough/star-making performance. Funny and charismatic, will she get the Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) treatment? It can happen!
#9: Melissa Leo for The Novitiate - Rave reviews for her performance in the indie The Novitiate. Since this year's edition of Sundance Film Festival she has been considered a top contender for the Best Supporting Actress race, but she has lost a lot of traction during the Fall film festivals to fresher contenders in more audience-appealing movies. There's a lot of drama going on The Novitiate (AMPAS loves extreme dramatic parts) and she's the movie's best (and only) chance for a nomination...
#10: Octavia Spencer for The Shape of Water - Guillermo Del Toro's latest generated enthusiastic waves during Fall film festivals and it took home the top prize of Venice Film Festival... and while most critics were all about Sally Hawkins' central performance, some weren't able to ignore Spencer's. She's the bridge between Hawkins' character and the real world, a listener and a speaker and she brings warmth to the movie. The AMPAS proved last year she wasn't a "one win forever" actress with Hidden Figures, so a third nod can happen...

TOP 35 Actors and Actresses Under 35 Working Today - 2017

The almost annual TOP 35 Actors and Actresses Under 35 Working Today is out, with me considering the performers' performances of 2016 also. We have a few changes since last year's list, with Greta Gerwig toping the list thanks to her last 3 great performances in Mistress America , Maggie's Plan and the Oscar buzzy acting turn in 20th Century Women . Scarlett Johansson comes second with her latest distinguished performance being in 2014 ( Under the Skin ), but she managed to be at the spotligh this year thanks to her fine turns in critically acclaimed movies: Hail, Caesar! , Captain America: Civil War , The Jungle Book (voice) and Sing (voice). Emily Blunt adds another great performance to her resume in The Girl on the Train and she comes third, while Elle Fanning 's turning into one of the finest actresses and she's getting to play more adult and complex parts like The Neon Demon and 20th Century Women 's (her two best performances since Super 8 ). Finall...

TOP 10 Most Promising Movie Actors (under 30)

Today I discussed about how awful some "teen icons" are and then we talked about some exceptions. So, I decided to make a little list, a TOP 10, with the male actors that I think that will become music in an ocean of noise somewhere in the future (I did one list before, but it was a little bit pathetic and I didn't justify my choices). Let's start... 1 - Ryan Gosling He may not have a huge list of movies in his body of work, but the few times he makes something, all the time he almost carries the movie. In fact, Gosling is a proof that talent does exist and that you don't need excentrical characters to receive raves. He rose to fame after the big screen adaptation of The Notebook (2004) and then received lots of critical praise for his performances in movies like Half Nelson (that gave him an Oscar, a SAG Award and other major awards nominations), Lars and the Real Girl (that gave him a Golden Globe, a SAG Award and other major awards nominations) and Fractur...

Oscars 2025 nominations predictions: all categories (2nd ROUND)

The award season has started with the NBR and AFI naming their best movies of the year, two of the trifeca (NYFCC and LAFCA), the Golden Globe nominations and the Critics' Choice Awards nominations (the later being the one I consider the least relevant predict-wise, since it seems mostly based on the GoldDerby pundits predictions as an attempt to get a strong correlation with the final Oscar nominations) - so, it's time to publish my new Oscar nominations predictions for the 97th edition of the Academy Awards BEFORE the Golden Globes ceremony and the SAG Award and BAFTA Award nominees are announced! The big distributors have already selected their "champions", the ones they will campaign aiming for the cinematic gold, which is an important element to have in mind, since it's extremely unlikely for a film to pop at the Oscars without a proper "behind the scene" promotion games. And there's the "Oscar type", a concept that has been changing l...

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