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Diaries

2 days ago
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Award season is upon us, and this year's race has given us something we haven't seen in a while: genuine unpredictability. With the Oscars just weeks away, the Best Picture category is shaping up to be one of the most contested in recent memory, splitting critics, guilds, and audiences in ways that make for fascinating conversation.

The frontrunner narrative has shifted multiple times already. What started as a clear path for one film has turned into a three-way battle, with each contender representing a different vision of what cinema can be. The traditional period drama faces off against an innovative genre piece and a surprise crowd-pleaser that defied box office expectations.

It's the kind of dynamic that makes award watching actually exciting

1 week ago
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The Oscars Snubs That Actually Matter

Every year, the morning after Oscar nominations drop, the internet explodes with outrage. Some of it performative, some genuine. But this year? The snubs actually reveal something important about where Hollywood's at right now.

Greta Gerwig

1 week ago
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The Oscars are approaching, and this year's race feels unusually wide open. After years of predictable frontrunners and manufactured drama, we're seeing something rare: genuine suspense across multiple categories.

The Best Picture conversation alone is fascinating.

We've got everything from intimate character studies to sprawling epics, and no single film has managed to dominate the conversation the way past winners did. Social media discourse is split between at least four serious contenders, and that's before we even get to the preferential ballot wildcards.