Oscars 2015: Best Actor and Best Actress
On Thursday, we looked at Best Supporting Actor and Actress. Now, we’re moving on to the lead dogs. Read More
Oscars 2015: Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress
Earlier today, we looked at the screenplay categories. Now we’re moving on to the races for best supporting actor and actress. Read More
Oscars 2015: The Screenplays
Yesterday, the Manifesto analyzed the technical categories. Today, we’re looking at the screenplays and the supporting actor/actress awards. You can find the latter here; for the former, read on. Read More
Oscars 2015: The Big Techies
Oscars 2015: The Little Techies
The 88th Academy Awards are airing on Sunday. Are you excited? Neither am I. OK, that’s a lie. As much as we complain about the Oscars, whether because of their racial homogeneity or their self-congratulatory atmosphere, the fact remains that they routinely honor some pretty good movies. Besides, the Manifesto has been obsessively analyzing the Oscars for the last 14 years, so we aren’t about to stop now.
This means that we have 21 feature awards to predict between now and Sunday. (Per usual, I’m excluding the three short-subject categories.) Today, we’ll be looking at a number of below-the-line categories that tend to be buried early in the show. For those interested in some sexier (but still technical) fields, you can find our analysis of those here. Tomorrow and Saturday, we’ll dig into the high-profile categories. Read More