“I was blown away,” admits film editor Tom Cross during our recent webcam chat (watch above) when asked about his Oscar bid for “La La Land.” Not only was Cr…
Jake Gyllenhaal just can’t seem to catch a break with American awards shows. After missing out on an Oscar nomination two weeks ago for his performance in "Nocturnal Animals," Gylle…
Much has been made of the placement of “Fences” star Viola Davis in the Supporting Actress category, with some aruging it's tactical and others saying it's appropriate. …
“La La Land” earned 14 Oscar nominations, tying the record of “All About Eve” (1950) and “Titanic” (1997). And with two bids for Best Song, it has the …
“There could be a sweep mentality with these voters, where they see ‘La La Land’ on their ballot and they just keep checking it off,” I surmise in our 2017 Oscar pred…
Just like Emma Stone, “La La Land” star Ryan Gosling made it clear to us during a recent interview (watch above) that he has no intention of performing his nominated …
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…
Last year at this time, I was desperately trying to determine which major Oscar category was most likely to see an upset. My hunch? Best Supporting Actor. Like many derbyites, I questioned w…
In the 68-year history of the DGA Awards, the guild has honored the helmer of the eventual Oscar Best Picture 53 times. That success rate of 78% far eclipses that of both the PGA (19/27 =…
Before Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 24, we’d already heard from the casting directors and since then five more guilds (producers, directors, actors, cinematographe…
Breaking down the precursor awards — both nominations and winners — as well as the top Oscar nominations by categories gives us 35 key races that will determine the stro…
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…
An unexpected wrench was thrown into the “La La Land” steamroller when Grieg Fraser (“Lion”) beat Oscar frontrunner Linus Sandgren at American Society of Cin…
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/directo…
“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 …
“Manchester By the Sea,” the longtime Oscar frontrunner for Best Original Screenplay, is losing ground rapidly to “La La Land.” Of our 23Â Oscar experts derived fro…
As per the predictions of our Oscar experts, Mary Zophres is the frontrunner to win Best Costume Design for her contemporary creations on display in “La La Land.” …
Emma Stone has been on an awards roll as of late for her singing and dancing performance as struggling actress Mia in the Oscar Best Picture frontrunner "La La Land." So far Stone has picked…
The nominated team from “La La Land” is about to tie an impressive Oscar record at the Academy Awards ceremony on February 26. The combined odds of our 23 Experts, journalists wh…
“I couldn’t believe it at first,” reveals “La La Land” sound editor Mildred Iatrou during our recent webcam chat (watch above) when asked about her recent…
Everything appears to be going Damien Chazelle's way with "La La Land" and he could very well make history as the youngest winner of the Best Director Oscar. His film just scored a record-ty…
Before Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 24, we’d already heard from the casting directors and since then three more guilds (producers, actors and film editors) have revea…
Oscar frontrunner Linus Sandgren (“La La Land”) is all but certain to win the American Society of Cinematographers award for Best Feature Film at the 31st annual edition of th…
“La La Land” ran the board in the 2017 Gold Derby Film Award nominations, earning a remarkable 16 bids, including Best Picture. These awards are decided by YOU, our Gold Derby re…
After its surprise SAG Awards win for Best Ensemble, “Hidden Figures” may well pull off an Oscar upset for Best Picture over the frontrunner “La La Land.”  Its …