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Monday, February 6, 2017

Don’t worry, ‘La La Land’: Losing to ‘Lion’ at ASC Awards is good news for your Oscar chances by Marcus James Dixon

How is it possible that “La La Land” losing at the American Society of Cinematographers to “Lion” this weekend is actually good news for its 2017 Oscar chances? It…

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Lady Gaga at Super Bowl 2017: Rate her halftime performance [POLL] by Marcus James Dixon

In addition to being a six-time Grammy champ, a Golden Globe winner, and a nominee at the Oscars and Emmys, Lady Gaga can now cross something else off of her bucket list: Super Bowl 2017 hal…

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Sunday, February 5, 2017

Directors Guild of America Awards 2017: Damien Chazelle (‘La La Land’) wins on way to making Oscar history by Marcus James Dixon

Oscar frontrunner Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”) became the youngest winner in the history of the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday (Feb. 4); the writer/director tu…

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Friday, February 3, 2017

Best Screenplay Oscar predictions: ‘La La Land’ & ‘Moonlight’ will win says top scorer Joseph Schiltz by Marcus James Dixon

“My general philosophy in predicting the screenplay categories is to lead with the strongest Best Picture player eligible in the category,” says Gold Derby reader Joseph Schiltz …

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Sunday, January 29, 2017

Producers Guild of America Awards: Oscar frontrunner ‘La La Land’ wins Best Picture by Marcus James Dixon

Though last year’s PGA Awards threw the Oscar race into a tailspin by surprisingly awarding “The Big Short” as Best Picture, this year’s contest went as expected, wit…

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Emma Stone (‘La La Land’) is SAG Awards frontrunner for Best Actress with 4-to-5 odds from Experts by Marcus James Dixon

With 4/5 odds from our 15 film experts, Emma Stone (“La La Land”) is predicted to win Best Film Actress at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Stone plays Mia, an aspiring…

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Oscar predictions: Best Film Editing nominations for ‘La La Land,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ & more by Marcus James Dixon

More than 2,500 predictors at Gold Derby believe that “La La Land” will win Best Film Editing at the Oscars. Are they right? If not, what are the biggest rivals to the whimsical …

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Oscar predictions: Best Score nominations for ‘La La Land,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Jackie’ & more by Marcus James Dixon

Does the fact that “La La Land” is a musical automatically make composer Justin Hurwitz the frontrunner to win Best Score at the Oscars? Yes, say more than 2,600 people who’…

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Oscar predictions: Best Song nominations for ‘La La Land’ x2, ‘Moana,’ ‘Trolls’ & more by Marcus James Dixon

When the Oscar nominations for Best Song are unveiled on Tuesday, January 24, there’s a good chance we’ll hear “La La Land” named twice: for both “City of Stars…

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Oscar predictions: Best Original Screenplay nominations for ‘Manchester by the Sea,’ ‘La La Land’ & more by Marcus James Dixon

Even though “La La Land” won Best Screenplay at the Golden Globes earlier this month, many awards prognosticators still think something else might take it down at the Oscars. And…

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

[POLL] ‘La La Land’ songs: What’s your favorite tune from the Oscar frontrunner? Vote now! by Marcus James Dixon

“La La Land” fans, do you agree with the Golden Globes that “City of Stars” is the best song from Damien Chazelle‘s whimsical romantic musical? Or do you think …

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

[WATCH] Golden Globes contest winner spills secrets on near-perfect score, including ‘La La Land’ sweep and Isabelle Huppert by Marcus James Dixon

“For me, my mind was telling me that ‘La La Land’ was going to sweep, especially after this election. It makes you feel good,” reveals Gold Derby reader Matt Schofiel…

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BAFTA Awards 2017: Full list of nominations led by ‘La La Land,’ ‘Arrival,’ ‘Nocturnal Animals’ by Marcus James Dixon

Nominations for the 2017 EE British Academy Film Awards (otherwise known as the BAFTAs) were announced Tuesday. These kudos, honoring the best British and international contributions to film…

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Friday, January 6, 2017

Emma Stone (‘La La Land’) predicted to win at 2017 Golden Globes with 2-to-13 odds from film Experts by Marcus James Dixon

With leading 2/13 odds from our 17 film Experts, Emma Stone (“La La Land”) is predicted to win Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress at Sunday’s 2017 Golden Globes. Stone plays …

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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

[FORUMS] Does ‘La La Land’ live up to all the hype? Reactions range from ‘not quite’ to ‘breathtaking’ by Marcus James Dixon

After months of critics and industry insiders praising musical/comedy “La La Land,” this Oscar frontrunner for Best Picture has finally opened in theaters across the nation. Have you see…

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Golden Globes film predictions: ‘La La Land’ and ‘Moonlight’ will win says contest winner Ronnie Boadu by Marcus James Dixon

“The Globes are a special brand of crazy to predict,” says Gold Derby user Ronnie Boadu (screen name eastwest), who wins our contest in predicting the Golden Globes film nominati…

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Friday, December 9, 2016

[WATCH] Roger Ross Williams (‘Life, Animated’) on how Disney films helped autistic man ‘reconnect with the world’ by Marcus James Dixon

“It’s really a coming-of-age story about a young man who lost his ability to connect with the world,” notes Roger Ross Williams as we chat via webcam (watch above) about hi…

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[POLL] ‘Fences’: Will Denzel Washington earn double Oscar nominations for acting & directing? by Marcus James Dixon

Denzel Washington‘s biggest project to date is bringing the late August Wilson’s iconic play “Fences” to the big screen, and now many pundits are predicting that he’ll rece…

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Friday, November 18, 2016

‘La La Land’ soundtrack: Pre-order the Oscar contending musical with songs from Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend by Marcus James Dixon

They can act, they can dance, but can they sing? Gold Derby’s frontrunner to win Best Picture and Best Score at the Oscars is “La La Land,” Lionsgate’s whimsical roma…

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Thursday, November 10, 2016

‘Beauty and the Beast’ poster: Emma Watson & Dan Stevens dance in Disney’s ‘tale as old as time’ by Marcus James Dixon

In Disney’s new poster art for its live-action adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast,” Dan Stevens and Emma Watson pose doing the iconic dance number from the 1991 animated f…

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Thursday, November 3, 2016

[WATCH] ‘La La Land’ new trailer showcases Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone as a pair of dancing ‘Dreamers’ by Marcus James Dixon

“This is the dream. It’s conflict and it’s compromise. It’s very, very exciting,” says Ryan Gosling in the new trailer for Lionsgate’s romantic musical &#…

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

‘American Horror Story: Roanoke’ exclusive: 11 performers on Golden Globes ballot include Lady Gaga, Sarah Paulson … by Marcus James Dixon

In a twist worthy of “American Horror Story: Roanoke” itself, the popular sixth installment of TV’s long-running horror franchise won’t be submitting any lead perform…

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

[PHOTOS] ‘American Horror Story: Roanoke’: FX releases 9 cast images of Lady Gaga, Sarah Paulson … by Marcus James Dixon

“American Horror Story: Roanoke” fans, are you having trouble keeping track of your Millers, Butchers and Scathachs on the sixth installment of FX’s frightening franchise? …

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Emmy Awards breakdown for Best Drama Actor: Kevin Spacey, Rami Malek, Bob Odenkirk … by Marcus James Dixon

This year’s Emmy winner in the Best Drama Actor race will not be a repeat, as all of the most recent past champs have left the stage. The only exception is Kyle Chandler, who previousl…

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Friday, September 2, 2016

Experts’ Oscar predictions: Will ‘Fences,’ ‘La La Land’ or ‘Loving’ be 8th film to win Best Actor & Actress? by Marcus James Dixon

Only seven films throughout Oscar history have won both Best Actor and Best Actress: “It Happened One Night” (1934), “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975), &…

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

‘La La Land’ new poster: Will Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling dance all the way to the 2017 Oscars? by Marcus James Dixon

“Here’s to the fools who dream.” That’s the tagline showcased in the new Lionsgate poster for their romantic musical “La La Land” (full photo below), whic…

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

[WATCH] ‘The Wiz: Live’ interviews: Mary J. Blige, David Alan Grier, Shanice Williams & more by Marcus James Dixon

Last fall on NBC, the enchanting “The Wiz: Live” aired to critical and fan acclaim, following recent successes for the peacock net with “The Sound of Music” (2013) an…

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Sunday, June 26, 2016

[WATCH] ‘Grease: Live’ interviews: Keke Palmer, Kether Donohue, Jordan Fisher, Ana Gasteyer & more by Marcus James Dixon

When “Grease: Live” premiered on Fox back in January, we all watched in awe as the cast — led by Broadway vet Aaron Tveit as Danny and actress/choreographer Julianne Hough …

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Friday, May 13, 2016

Tony Awards nominations 2016: Our contest winner reveals his juicy prediction secrets by Marcus James Dixon

“In terms of prediction secrets, I’d say the number one thing I try to do is stay current with the word of mouth a production is receiving,” reveals Michael Wachowiak, who …

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Tony Awards nominations 2016: Where do your predictions rank on our leaderboard? by Marcus James Dixon

Congratulations to Gold Derby’s Paul Sheehan for an impressive 89% prediction rate for the 2016 Tony Awards nominations. (Click here to see where YOU ranked.) Of the eight categories w…

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