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Sunday, December 9, 2018

Will ‘Shallow’ finally deliver Lady Gaga the general field Grammys she’s never won (but Ally has)? by Joyce Eng

Lady Gaga and her “A Star Is Born” character Ally are both Grammy winners, but the latter has won what her portrayer never has: a general field Grammy. That could all change in F…

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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Will ‘A Star Is Born’ be the 4th film to win Best Picture and lead acting Oscars? by Joyce Eng

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are aiming to be the eighth onscreen duo to win Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars. But they could join even more rarefied air if “A Star Is Born” al…

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Move over, Babs! ‘A Star Is Born’ will tie the 1976 version’s 5 Golden Globe wins, readers predict by Joyce Eng

“A Star Is Born” might get some company in the Golden Globe record books from… “A Star Is Born.” The 1976 version of the film won five Golden Globes, and 26 per…

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Will ‘A Star Is Born’ match the 1976 version’s 5 Golden Globe wins? by Joyce Eng

“A Star Is Born” is no stranger to the Golden Globe Awards. While the 1937 original pre-dated the 76-year-old awards show, the subsequent two versions collected hardware from the…

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Sam Elliott (‘A Star Is Born’) would be 6th oldest Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner by Joyce Eng

The Best Supporting Actor Oscar race could be one for the ages. Timothee Chalamet (“Beautiful Boy”) could become the second youngest winner in the category, but on the other end …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PM
Friday, November 16, 2018

6 ‘unorthodox’ ways Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper could perform ‘Shallow’ at the Oscars by Joyce Eng

As if there were any doubt, Lady Gaga confirmed to our sister site Variety in its latest cover story that she “one hundred percent” plans to perform “Shallow,” the No…

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Best Actress Oscar odds: Olivia Colman inches past Glenn Close — will she take down Lady Gaga next? by Joyce Eng

Is the queen ascending to her throne? After weeks in third place in our Best Actress Oscar predictions, Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”) has just moved past Glenn Close (“Th…

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‘A Star Is Born’ has the best chance of snagging both male acting Oscars, readers say by Joyce Eng

Are both Maine brothers going to be Oscar winners? That’s what our readers think: 46 percent believe “A Star Is Born” has the best shot of becoming the sixth film to sweep …

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Lady Gaga would be the 14th woman to win the Best Original Song Oscar by Joyce Eng

Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”) is in a heated Best Actress Oscar race with Glenn Close (“The Wife”) and Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”), but even if she co…

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Friday, November 2, 2018

Will ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Green Book’ or ‘Vice’ be the 6th film to sweep the male acting Oscars? by Joyce Eng

Our predicted Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee lineups cover 10 people (obviously), but only across seven films. Three films — “A Star Is Born,” “Gr…

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

A star is born: Yalitza Aparicio (‘Roma’) seeking to be latest Oscar nominee for a film debut by Joyce Eng

We don’t yet know how much the academy will love “A Star Is Born,” but we do know the academy loves when a star is born. It is, after all, the literal plot of “A Star…

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Best Actor Oscar slugfest: Can Viggo Mortensen drive past Bradley Cooper? [WATCH] by Joyce Eng

Bradley Cooper has opened up a wide lead in our Best Actor Oscar predictions since “A Star Is Born” premiered earlier this month, with 14 Experts picking him for the win. Best A…

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

‘A Star Is Born’ and Lady Gaga could end 14-year Oscar drought of Best Picture and Actress matching wins by Joyce Eng

Will the third time be the charm? For the past two years, we were thisclose to having the Best Picture and Best Actress Oscars go to the same film for the first time since “Million Dol…

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Monday, October 22, 2018

Sorry, Bradley Cooper and Diane Warren, but you won’t get a Best Original Song Oscar nomination for ‘A Star Is Born’ by Joyce Eng

Bradley Cooper won’t get five Oscar nominations for “A Star Is Born” and Diane Warren will have to wait a little longer to get her 10th nomination and first victory. That&#…

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Whose Oscar chances does Olivia Colman’s lead campaign hurt more: Glenn Close’s or Lady Gaga’s? by Joyce Eng

The Best Actress Oscar race appeared to be a two-person battle between eternal bridesmaid Glenn Close (“The Wife”) and Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”), the It girl from …

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Sunday, October 21, 2018

‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 27: The Disney Week lineup includes ‘A Star Is Born’ (but not what you’re thinking) by Joyce Eng

Just like on “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors,” it’s Disney Week on “Dancing with the Stars” on Monday. Because there’s nothing like a little cross-promot…

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Thursday, October 18, 2018

You are confident that ‘A Star Is Born’ will be the third film to win a trio of acting Oscars by Joyce Eng

Can “A Star Is Born” really do what only two films have done and win three acting Oscars? Our readers think so: 34 percent is certain that the remake will claim three statuettes …

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Monday, October 15, 2018

How would you categorize ‘A Star Is Born’ at the Golden Globes? by Joyce Eng

Warner Bros.’ decision to submit “A Star Is Born” in drama instead of comedy/musical at the Golden Globes has many scratching their heads and asking — to borrow one o…

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Can ‘A Star Is Born’ become the third film to win three acting Oscars? by Joyce Eng

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga could be the first duo from the same film to win Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars in 21 years, but there’s an even more elite group “A Star Is Born…

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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Golden Globes flashback: Lady Gaga wins, and a legendary GIF is born [WATCH] by Joyce Eng

Before Warner Bros. submitted ‘A Star Is Born” in drama at the Golden Globes, Lady Gaga had been the overwhelming favorite to win Best Comedy/Musical Actress — and could v…

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Thursday, October 11, 2018

‘A Star Is Born’ going drama at the Golden Globes is a savvy move for Lady Gaga’s Oscar hopes by Joyce Eng

“A Star Is Born,” along with “Bohemian Rhapsody,” threw a curveball into awards season by entering in drama at the Golden Globes instead of comedy/musical. Assuming t…

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Remember when Beyonce was supposed to be in ‘A Star Is Born’? by Joyce Eng

The fourth incarnation of “A Star Is Born” could’ve looked a lot different. Specifically, it could’ve been for the Beyhive and not the Little Monsters. Seven years ag…

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

A new Oscar favorite is born: Lady Gaga dethrones Glenn Close in our Best Actress predictions by Joyce Eng

Lady Gaga is indeed far from the shallow now — because she has just overtaken Glenn Close as the Best Actress Oscar frontrunner in our combined odds. Gaga and Close both still have 4/1…

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Thursday, October 4, 2018

Bradley Cooper (‘A Star Is Born’) would be 9th person to get Best Director and Actor Oscar nominations for the same film by Joyce Eng

Bradley Cooper has probably been on cloud nine since his directorial debut “A Star Is Born” opened to gushing raves at the Venice Film Festival. “Nine” is also his ma…

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Could Sterling K. Brown and Elisabeth Moss lose? Emmy acting upsets, ranked from most likely to least by Joyce Eng

All the acting Emmy acting frontrunners are still sitting pretty in our predictions, but it wouldn’t be a true Emmy ceremony without a surprise or two. Who will be this year’s Be…

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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Will Sterling K. Brown (‘This Is Us’) be the first back-to-back Best Drama Actor Emmy winner since Bryan Cranston? by Joyce Eng

Sterling K. Brown name-checked Walter White in his Best Drama Actor Emmy speech for “This Is Us” last year and now he has the chance to do something last achieved by Heisenberg&#…

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Thursday, June 7, 2018

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s ‘A Star Is Born’ will dominate the Golden Globes based on this trailer by Joyce Eng

Apologies to all comedies and musicals and comedy/musicals coming out this year, but we’ve (probably) seen our Golden Globe winner: “A Star Is Born.” Warner Bros. dropped the first tra…

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Friday, March 23, 2018

Laurie Metcalf is totally OK losing the Oscar to Allison Janney by Joyce Eng

Laurie Metcalf has her share of die-hard fans who wish she had won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Lady Bird,” but the actress herself was completely fine hearing Allison Janney�…

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Monday, March 19, 2018

Renee Zellweger transforms into Judy Garland in ‘Judy’ biopic [PHOTO] by Joyce Eng

Will Renee Zellweger win another Oscar for playing an Oscar nominee? The “Cold Mountain” star is unrecognizable as Judy Garland in the upcoming biopic “Judy.” Production on the film…

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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

2018 Oscar predictions: ‘Get Out’ pulls away from ‘Three Billboards’ in Best Original Screenplay by Joyce Eng

Less than a week after finding itself in a near deadlock tie with “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” “Get Out” has opened up a lead in the Oscar race for Best Original Scre…

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Pasek and Paul (‘The Greatest Showman’) are trying to become the third back-to-back Best Original Song Oscar winners by Joyce Eng

Will a Pasek and Paul tune be music to Oscar voters’ ears again? After winning Best Original Song last year for “City of Stars” from “La La Land,” Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are g…

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