Of the eight nominations for Best Picture, only four made it to Best Director and that helps us knock off half the Best Picture nominations in our predictions. But here’s a closer look at the prospects of the films in the race for the biggest awards at the Oscars this year. > Read here
Which actor this year is wearing the mask that deserves a standing ovation at the Oscars? Here’s a closer look at the nominees and why I think that the odd man out here should ideally win this contest. > Read here
Four of the leading ladies in the fray at the Oscars have got nominations for characters fighting seemingly insurmountable odds, while the other one got in for an author-backed diabolic performance. Here’s why one of the fighters is most likely to win. A closer look at the heroines — the Best Actress in a Leading Role. > Read here
If there’s one award you can bet on this Oscars, it has to be this one. The Oscar surely and clearly belongs to the actress who has smartly been nominated in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role category for a role that goes beyond a supporting part. You know who we are talking about. But here’s a closer look at the nominees. > Read here
The Academy this year isn’t in the mood for big-budget spectacles. It is all art and great character journeys. This year’s nominations largely celebrated underdog arthouse filmmakers with Alejandro González Inárritu’s Birdman and Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel leading the pack with nine nominations each, followed by Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game with eight and Richard Linklater’s Boyhood getting six. > Read here
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