Gurus o’ Gold
Gurus o’ Gold: The Last Gasp
The Gurus make their final calls this week in two ways. First, there is a chart of categories that are the most likely to end up in Oscar night upsets.
And then, specific changes in specific races by specific Gurus. Some made as many as four changes, some made none. Many of the changes brought outlying picks into conformity with the rest of the group. A few went against the grain. But all of the categories in which changes have been made are listed.
Here is the full list of the Final Gurus Predictions
Here are last week’s final charts for your perusal as well.
Have a great Oscar night. The Gurus know you will.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Picking The Winners (Pt 1 of 2)
And now, The Gurus offer their (nearly) final word on the season. One Guru, One Vote.
And for the most part, there is strong consensus or unanimity in almost every category. If you’re looking for the swing vote in your Oscar poll, it’s probably in the 4 seriously contended categories: Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Costume, and Doc Short.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Top 2in’ It (Pt 2 of 2)
The Gurus are now locked into their Top 2 in all Oscar award except for the 3 Shorts categories.
In these 10 categories today, the Gurus have Hugo taking 5 statues home. That would make Hugo the film with the most Oscar wins this season… though with 4 projected wins (Picture, Actor, Director, Score), some would say that The Artist was winning the war.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Top 2in’ It (Pt 1 of 2)
Who/What are the Top Two in each category of the Oscars, now just 18 short days away?
The Gurus are in lockstep on 5 of the winners-to-be right now and in 1 of those categories, there is 100% agreement on the #1 and the #2 candidate. The blurriest categories, based on these votes, are Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: 1st Ranking Of Oscar Nominees In All Categories (Pt 2 of 2)
As they offer 13 more Oscar categories (everything but shorts), The Gurus are predicting that The Artist will win three big prizes on Oscar night… but Hugo will dominate the evening with 5 Oscar wins. Is it likely that Best Picture, Director, and Score will stand alone?
Can The Help score Best Actress and Supporting Actress and nothing else?
These and more questions… as The Gurus turn.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: 1st Ranking Of Oscar Nominees In All Categories (Pt 1 of 2)
The Gurus have their first group of post-nomination projections. (The other categories will be published tomorrow.) There is a tie at the top of one category, and two categories out of these 8 that are unanimous.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Post-Globes/Pre-Oscar Nominations
It’s all over but the nominations announcement. And then we start again.
A lot has changed in the last few months. But the battles at the tops of the charts will look pretty familiar. Perhaps the biggest change in this week’s charts – all 8 of the “top” categories – is Scorsese, who was not named by a single Guru in their Top 6 a couple of months ago and is now… well, you’ll see.
The Gurus also offer an opinion about who might have benefited from their Golden Globes appearance.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Welcome To 2012
The Gurus are back for 2012… and in this special edition, the latest Best Picture chart (the Gurus welcome some more women into the Top Ten)… and a guess at the DGA nominations that are coming tomorrow morning. Better late foresight than hindsight!
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Happy Holidays
The Gurus, like the rest of Hollywood, are ready for a break. The only changes in Top 10 rank are in the bottom slots as we move on to 10 choices instead of 10. However, The Artist is now the #1 choice on all Gurus projections but one.
And there is a chart of movies that voters should be checking out over the holidays before handing in Oscar ballots. The top vote getter is Mike Shannon’s performance in Take Shelter. See it. And check out the rest of the suggestions. Ho Ho Ho!!!
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Golden Globes Nominations
There’s been surprisingly little movement in the Oscar Top 10 chart this week. Hugo rises, War Horse and Extremely Loud fall a bit. But nothing dramatic.
The Gurus were busy ranking contenders in all the Golden Globes categories. And in their eyes, it looks like a very good night for…
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: December 6, 2011
In Best Picture, the big mover is Hugo again, now up to #4 after being at #13 less than a month ago.
Amazingly, there has been no change at the top of the Actor and Actress charts, though the field has continued to narrow and one of the superstars drops out of the #5.
Also, The Gurus take on potential Golden Globe nominations that might shock or surprise.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: November 29, 2011
The Gurus start this week with three questions about the award season itself, primarily about the early awards and nominations coming out in November.
Then it’s on to Best Picture, where Hugo is the big mover, and Supporting Actress & Actor, which hasn’t changed much at the top in the last month… but for which the field keeps narrowing.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: November 22, 2011
As we head into the holiday weekend, The Gurus offer their weekly Best Picture projections.
And this week, the unlikely nominations for which each guru would be thankful. And which choice is being hoped from by 5 of the 14 Gurus? Take a look.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: November 15, 2011
There’s not a lot of movement in the slotting of the Best Picture chart this week, though there is incremental movement all over the place.
Directors are back… though Mr. Eastwood is no longer on the chart.
And The Gurus take on Original & Adapted Screenplay for the first time this season, with 2 comedies not on top of the BP charts landing firmly in the writing Top 10.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: November 8, 2011
First, welcome our newest Guru, the esteemed journalist and writer, Mark Harris.
This week, buzz titles from two of our best working directors, J Edgar and Hugo, rolled out for the media. How will this affect Best Picture and Best Actor? Also, with The Academy announcing their short list of 15 for Best Animated Feature, The Gurus take on the category, looking for 5 potential nominees.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: November 1, 2011
The Gurus are back for their weekly look at the awards races.
As they do every week, they start with Best Picture. And this week, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, and Best Director to boot.
The top of a lot of these lists will look very familiar this week. But as the next couple of weeks progress, a clearer shape to the season should emerge.
Read the full article »Gurus o Gold – Post-TIFF 2011
The Gurus are back again for an early season sneak peak after the Toronto International Film Festival. Moneyball and The Help are the big risers, Ides of March is the dropper.
And in Best Actor, the chart is led by 4 very familiar leading men… and a Frenchman, while in Best Actress, 3 serious make-up performances by previous nominees meets the deep South and the deep South African.
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Pre-TIFF 2011
The Gurus are back!
Last season, the pre-Toronto list turned out to predict 9 of the 10 eventual Best Picture nominees, including the eventual winner in the #2 slot. Will this season be a horse of a similar color?
Also, The Gurus offer up some potential surprises in Actor & Actress categories.
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