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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

‘A Star Is Born’ at the Oscars: How did each version fare with the academy? by Joyce Eng

“A Star Is Born” reaped eight Oscar nominations on Tuesday, three fewer than our predicted 11 after some snubs, like Best Director. But despite those omissions, there’s a l…

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Friday, January 18, 2019

PGA Awards predictions: ‘A Star Is Born’ will be reborn with a Best Picture win by Joyce Eng

Is “A Star Is Born”‘s Best Picture Oscar campaign about to get new life? The romance musical is the odds-on favorite to win Best Picture at Saturday’s Producers Guild…

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Christian Bale knocks Bradley Cooper out of top spot in Best Actor Oscar predictions by Joyce Eng

No. 2 has become No. 1. Christian Bale, who’s already won a Golden Globe and two Critics’ Choice Awards for his performance as Dick Cheney in “Vice,” is now the Best …

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Is ‘A Star Is Born’ in danger of being the 6th film to go 0-4 at the SAG Awards? by Joyce Eng

“A Star Is Born” leads the Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nominations and is one of 18 films to get four bids. But might it walk away empty-handed? If it does, it’d b…

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Friday, January 11, 2019

Critics’ Choice film predictions: Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper are neck and neck in Best Actor by Joyce Eng

It’ll be a battle between two former “American Hustle” co-stars for Best Actor at Sunday’s Critics’ Choice Awards. Christian Bale (“Vice”) and Bradl…

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Olivia Colman, Lady Gaga and Glenn Close in a three-way dead heat for Best Actress at Critics’ Choice Awards by Joyce Eng

There are seven Best Actress nominees at the Critics’ Choice Awards, but it’s a three-way race for the win on Sunday’s ceremony. Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”)…

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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Will ‘A Star Is Born’ tie — or break — the record for most SAG Awards wins in one night? by Joyce Eng

“A Star Is Born” leads the Screen Actors Guild Awards film races with four nominations, but can it top the actual ceremony with the most wins? The record for the most SAG Awards …

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Monday, December 24, 2018

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga would be the 3rd co-star pair to win lead SAG Awards by Joyce Eng

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga would be the eighth pair of co-stars to win Best Actor and Best Actress at the Oscars. They’d be the fourth pair to do so in drama at the Golden Globes. Bu…

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Will Bradley Cooper be the latest actor to win the Best Director Golden Globe? by Joyce Eng

Alfonso Cuaron is the frontrunner to win the Best Director Golden Globe for “Roma,” but don’t be surprised if it’s Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”) who e…

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Saturday, December 15, 2018

Bradley Cooper is the Best Drama Actor Golden Globe favorite, but Rami Malek is putting him under pressure by Joyce Eng

The Best Film Drama Actor Golden Globe race is shaping up to be a battle between two big-screen musicians. Bradley Cooper (“A Star Is Born”) is still the frontrunner to win in ou…

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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga could end a 40-year drought at the Golden Globes with their acting wins by Joyce Eng

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are aiming to be the first duo from the same film to win Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars in 21 years, but the “A Star Is Born” leads could end an …

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Monday, December 10, 2018

SAG Awards predictions: ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘The Favourite’ will be 18th and 19th films to get 4 nominations by Joyce Eng

“Four” will be the magic number for two films at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Per our combined odds, “A Star Is Born” and “The Favourite” are predicted…

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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 …

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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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