This is from a website called Awards Circuit. I don’t know their process or sources, I’m just sharing:
2018 Oscar Predictions – BEST PICTURE
It’s super early so we’re not going to pretend that we know what will or will not be good. Lots of iconic directors heading to our theaters including Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Spielberg, Todd Haynes, and George Clooney. We’re also looking out for newbies, diversity, and anything that can mirror that outstanding surprise we saw this year with “Moonlight” winning Best Picture.
AND THE PREDICTED NOMINEES ARE:
- “Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Project” (Focus Features)
Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison, JoAnne Sellar
- “Suburbicon” (Paramount Pictures)
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Joel Silver, Teddy Schwarzman
- “Darkest Hour” (Focus Features)
Tim Bevan, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner, Anthony McCarten, Douglas Urbanski
- “Mudbound” (Netflix)
Carl Effenson, Sally Jo Effenson, Cassian Elwes, Charles King, Christopher Lemole, Kim Roth, Tim Zajaros
- “Battle of the Sexes” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Danny Boyle, Christian Colson, Robert Graf
- “Downsizing” (Paramount Pictures)
Mark Johnson, Alexander Payne
- “The Post” (20th Century Fox)
Kristie Macosko Krieger, Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg
- “Marshall” (Open Road Films)
Paula Wagner, Reginald Hudlin, Jonathan Sanger, Jun Dong
- “The Current War” (The Weinstein Company)
Timur Bekmambetov, Basil Iwanyk, Steven Zaillian
- “Dunkirk” (Warner Bros.)
Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
2018 Oscar Predictions – BEST ACTOR (UPDATED – MAy 1, 2017)
Always a competitive race for the men, this year looks to be no different with some heavyweights in the mix with very high profile projects on the horizon. The most notable is Gary Oldman, finally going for his own trophy with Joe Wright’s “Darkest Hour” and Daniel Day-Lewis, looking to join the company of Katherine Hepburn, with the untitled project from Paul Thomas Anderson. Hugh Jackman has much promise playing P.T. Barnum while Chadwick Boseman takes on Marshall Thurgood. Other notable men playing historic figures include Benedict Cumberbatch, Liam Neeson, John Boyega, and Ali Fazal. The list of intriguing projects on the horizon include those from Armie Hammer (already a Sundance favorite), Oscar Isaac, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Fassbender, and double doses of Matt Damon, Idris Elba, and Colin Farrell. Lots more to consider as we travel down the road.
AND THE PREDICTED NOMINEES ARE:
- Gary Oldman
“Darkest Hour” (Focus Features)
- Daniel Day-Lewis
“Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Project” (Focus Features)
- Hugh Jackman
“The Greatest Showman” (20th Century Fox)
- Chadwick Boseman
“Marshall” (Open Road Films)
- Idris Elba
“The Mountain Between Us” (20th Century Fox)
2018 Oscar Predictions – BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (UPDATED – MAY 1, 2017)
Supporting Actors can emerge from any nook or cranny of a picture, which this can be very difficult when looking this far out. Overdue veterans like Michael Shannon (“The Current War”), Ed Harris (“Mother!”), and Bruce Dern (“Chappaquiddick”) could be in play this year. We could be in store for some unexpected players to pop up with notices like Mark Hamill (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) and/or Zac Efron (“The Greatest Showman”). If Sylvester Stallone’s nomination in “Creed” taught us anything, it is you can get a nomination for anything, at any point in your career, no matter what proceeded before it. We already have some contenders with buzz like Jason Mitchell (“Mudbound”). Can that carry to the end of the year?
AND THE PREDICTED NOMINEES ARE:
- Woody Harrelson
“The Glass Castle” (Lionsgate)
- Michael Shannon
“The Current War” (The Weinstein Company)
- Steve Carell
“Battle of the Sexes” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Jason Mitchell
“Mudbound” (Netflix)
- Sterling K. Brown
“Marshall” (Open Road)
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by Erik Pedersen
Fox is returning to the iconic Harlem theater. The network said today it has ordered Showtime At The Apollo as a weekly series to premiere during the 2017-2018 season. Steve Harvey, who led Fox’s Apollo specials that launched in December and launched his career at the storied hall, will return as host.
Twenty-year-old Santrel Irvin of Daytona Beach, Fla. performs as the first contestant during Showtime at the Apollo on Tour amateur night at the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Irvin edged Gospel rap singer Samuel O’Banner to win the $1,000 grand prize Sunday night, March 28, 2004. (AP Photo/Daytona Beach News-Journal, Craig Litten)
The series will feature elements from the Apollo’s legendary Amateur Night, the live talent competition now in its 82nd year that provides a platform for up-and-coming artists to perform in front of an audience famous as one of entertainment’s most boisterous and brutally honest. Those amateurs who don’t win them over must endure the wrath of the notorious crowd.
“We all had such a blast on the two specials that aired earlier this season that we thought it really deserved being a weekly event,” Harvey said. “But our mission is a little different this time around: Instead of just putting on a great show, we’re going to do that and find the next great comic and the next big music star. That’s what the Apollo is all about. My roots are on that stage, and I can’t wait to be there every week, looking for great talent. Who said you can’t go back home again?”
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 4: TV personality, comedian, radio show host and best-selling author Steve Harvey pictured at the AOL’s Build to discuss the upcoming season of “Steve Harvey” in New York City, September 4 ,2015 Credit:Pluvious/RTN/MediaPunch/IPX
When Fox announced its Showtime At The Apollo specials in October, it didn’t mention it as a potential series. But competition series are on the rise again, and now Fox – whose signature singing show American Idol wrapped last season – is back in the game.
The series will be executive produced by Jim Roush and Chris Wagner for the Roush-Wagner Company. Reginald Hudlin and James McKinlay also will executive produce and serve as showrunners. Don Weiner will executive produce and direct. Jonelle Procope will serve as an executive producer for the Apollo Theater, and Michael Antinoro will serve as an executive producer for IMG.
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I was a producer/director on the Bernie Mac Show. In the first or second episode I directed on the series, the guest star was Don Rickles! Bernie Mac was a student (and master) of comedy and he loved inviting his comedy heroes on the show.
Like anyone with a sense of humor, I was a huge fan. Working with Legends like Rickles (or Eartha Kitt on BOOMERANG), I get the most stressed out. They’ve done it all, they’ve worked with the best, and I don’t want to disappoint them.
Don made jokes all day, snapping on everyone in the cast and crew, but it was clear there wasn’t a mean bone in his body. He had a shtick, everyone expected it, he was great at it, and it made the day go fast.
At the end of the day, he told me he enjoyed working with me, and for shock effect, gave me a kiss on the lips. He could never just give a compliment otherwise.
Thank you Bernie for the opportunity to work together all those years. During our final lunch he told me “you get better than anyone in Hollywood”. I don’t know who else he said that to, but I was sure glad I was one of them.
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Nelson George is the hub of all things. He’s usually three people away of anyone worth knowing. So when he comes to Los Angeles and invites a bunch of his friends to see an art exhibition, it’s a must do.
First of all, I wanted to see the exhibition anyway. I’ve been a fan of the art of Kerry James Marshall for years. I had been meaning to buy some of his art, but never got around to it. Now I’m sure I’ll never be able to afford it.
Photos like this can’t do the impact of the work in person. The size, the textures, the colors, and complex symbols, musical lyrics, black pride, love, anger and frustration all expressed in his huge body of work is an experience that must be done live.
I really wanted at least three of his gigantic canvases in my home to stare at for at least a day. There is so much going on.
Because it was a Nelson George event, so many cool people joined. Amber Raspberry, Nikea Gamby-Turner, and Shelby Stone joined me on the bench while we critiqued the art (and shared Hollywood gossip).
Marshall also does comic books, a medium near and dear to my heart. I’m sorry I missed his talk earlier in the week, but it’s supposed to be online so I will try and check it out.
Afterwards, we actually walked several blocks in downtown Los Angeles and went to an open air market where tourists, hipsters and actual working people all mixed and got down with good cheap food.
Here’s Nelson flanked by Novena Carmel and Elliot Wheeler.
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