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Who’s up, who’s down, and who’s currently leading the race for a coveted golden statue.

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 Denzel Washington will take his third statue now. By Nate Jones

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    Oscar Futures: How the Golden Globe Nominations Reshuffled the RaceIt might finally be time to bury Widows and First Man.
    By Nate Jones
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    Oscar Futures: Could Roma Actually Pull This Thing Off?Whatever misgivings the Hollywood Establishment may have about Netflix, they are not shared by critics, as Roma was the big winner at the NYFCCs.
    By Nate Jones
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    What the Gotham Awards Told Us About This Year’s Oscar RaceIt was a good night for First Reformed and Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
    By Nate Jones
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    Oscar Futures: Can Saoirse Ronan Land Her Fourth Nomination?And what do Friday’s Independent Spirit Award nominations mean for the Oscars race?
    By Nate Jones
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    Oscar Futures: Can The Front Runner Come Back From Its Election Day Drubbing?Jason Reitman’s Gary Hart biopic opened on Election Day, a time when its intended audience was glued to the couch.
    By Nate Jones
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    Oscar Futures: Will Roma’s Theatrical Release Sway Netflix Skeptics?Netflix has finally abandoned its most controversial practice, giving Roma a theatrical release weeks before it hits streaming.
    By Nate Jones
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    Oscar Futures: Mama, Rami Malek’s Campaign Has Just BegunAre the Bohemian Rhapsody star’s chances a little high, or little low?
    By Nate Jones
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    Oscar Futures: A Royal Shake-up in the Best Actress RaceThe Favourite’s Olivia Colman is running as a lead. How will that affect the Oscars race?
    By Nate Jones
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    Oscar Futures: How High Can First Man Fly?Critics are praising Damien Chazelle’s outstanding technical achievement, but is the cold of space too chilly for voters looking for heart?
    By Nate Jones
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    Oscar Futures: How Will The Favourite Untangle Its Three Stars?A Star Is Born hits theaters, The Favourite opens the New York Film Festival, and we get our first glimpse of Vice.
    By Nate Jones
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    Oscar Futures: A Best Picture Contender Is Born?After the fall festivals, the Oscar race has begun in earnest. Can A Star Is Born keep momentum going?
    By Nate Jones
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    Oscars: Roma Is Netflix’s Best Chance at Cracking the Best Picture RaceThe tech giant is going to get Alfonso Cuarón’s movie into as many Academy screening rooms as possible before it hits laptops and phones in December.
    By Nate Jones
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    Oscars: Can Beale Street Recapture Moonlight’s Magic?Barry Jenkins’s ode to black love filled Toronto audiences with tears.
    By Nate Jones
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    Summer’s Over — Let’s Talk About the OscarsA look at the frontrunners and dark horses. Plus, 21 narratives to watch out for.
    By Nate Jones
  15. Is It Possible to Predict Best Picture in Our Politically Charged Moment?What will win? And why would it win? This year, it feels like anything could happen.
    By Mark Harris and Kyle Buchanan
  16. Lady Bird Will Go Home Empty-handed on Oscar Night, Unless …… some of these five come-from-behind conditions are met.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  17. In a Weak Year at Sundance, Will Any of the Fest’s Movies Score with Oscar?And will Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, Maggie Gyllenhaal, or Toni Collette nab a Best Actress nom?
    By Kyle Buchanan
  18. Why the Best Picture Front-runner Is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriThe new BAFTA nominations confirm the film’s momentum.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  19. How Will the Golden Globe Results Affect Oscar Hopefuls?Best Director winner Guillermo del Toro and Best Screenplay writer Martin McDonagh ought not get too confident.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  20. Oscar Futures: Will Christopher Plummer Score a Last-Minute Oscar Nomination?He was tapped to replace Kevin Spacey in All the Money in the World, and he’s earning raves.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  21. Oscar Futures: How SAG Nominations Just Changed the RaceCould Best Picture come down to Three Billboards vs. Get Out?
    By Kyle Buchanan
  22. The Surprises and Snubs of the 2018 Golden Globe NominationsNo Jordan Peele or Julia Louis-Dreyfus? If you say so, Globes.
    By Kyle Buchanan and Jen Chaney
  23. Oscar Futures: Can Call Me by Your Name Win Best Picture?Also, The Shape of Water finally gets an awards-season boost.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  24. Oscar Futures: Lady Bird’s Oscar Chances Look Very BallerIt picked up big wins from critics’ groups this week, but how far can it go?
    By Kyle Buchanan
  25. Oscar Futures: Why the Comedy Controversy Could Help Get OutThe debate about whether it’s in the right Golden Globes category has people appreciating the film anew.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  26. Oscar Futures: Is Spielberg’s The Post the Second Coming of Spotlight?Will the new Steven Spielberg movie contend for multiple Oscars, or is it a little too familiar?
    By Kyle Buchanan
  27. When Will Marvel Studios Win an Oscar?It’s the rare victory that the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t managed.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks Risk Everything for the Truth in trailer for The PostThe historical drama starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Alison Brie, and Carrie Coon hits theaters December 22.
    By Tolly Wright
  29. Oscar Futures: How Will Sony Handle Its Kevin Spacey Movie?All the Money in the World is in deep trouble.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  30. Oscar Futures: How Will the Post-Weinstein Moment Affect Awards Season?Films like Three Billboards and Wonder Woman could suit the current mood.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  31. Oscar Futures: Can Kate Winslet Break Into the Packed Best Actress Race?Wonder Wheel screened for the press today, and it may have an uphill battle to fight.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  32. Oscar Futures: Can a 7-Year-Old Actress Get Nominated This Year?Will The Florida Project’s irrepressible Brooklynn Prince be the youngest Oscar nominee ever?
    By Kyle Buchanan
  33. Oscar Futures: Is Blade Runner 2049 a Major Contender?The hotly anticipated sequel may be a contender for Best Picture and Best Director.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  34. Oscar Futures: The Race Begins, But Who’s in the Lead?There’s no overwhelming Best Picture front-runner, but these actors are leaping out ahead.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  35. Will Dunkirk Score the Most Oscar Nominations This Year?Here are the categories where we expect Christopher Nolan’s war epic to do well.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Could War for the Planet of the Apes Finally Win the Series an Effects Oscar?The series is a special-effects triumph, but has gone zero-for-two on Oscar night so far.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  37. Could Get Out Win an Oscar?It’s rare for a horror movie to earn awards-season buzz, but Get Out may be uniquely positioned to break that barrier.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Vulture’s Final Oscar-Nomination PredictionsOur last best guess before the announcement.
    By Kyle Buchanan and John Horn
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    After DGA and the Golden Globes, Who Comes Out Ahead for Oscar?Featuring Mel Gibson, Isabelle Huppert, Natalie Portman, and more changed fortunes.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    How Will La La Land’s Golden Globes Sweep Affect the Oscar Race?The movie might begin with a sequence set in deadlocked traffic, but from here, expect La La Land to enjoy a smooth journey to Oscar.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Is There Really a La La Land Backlash?And will Martin Scorsese be left out in the cold?
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Oscar Futures: Suddenly, Viggo Mortensen Comes On StrongAnd La La Land is dealt a blow.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Oscar Futures: Is La La Land Still the Front-runner?Plus, how is Martin Scorsese’s Silence likely to fare?
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Oscar Futures: As Critics Weigh In, Moonlight Is Doing Everything RightBest Picture looks like a three-movie race.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Manchester by the Sea Named Best Film by the National Board of ReviewBut what does that mean for other awards?
    By Kaitlin Fontana
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    Oscar Futures: Is Ben Affleck’s Live by Night a Contender?Meanwhile, Hidden Figures with Taraji P. Henson comes on strong.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Oscar Futures: Can Arrival Make the Cut In Best Picture?Also, how Denzel Washington’s Fences changed the game.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    It’s Done: Viola Davis Will Win the Oscar for FencesHow the new Denzel Washington movie shakes up awards season.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Oscar Futures: Will the Academy Like Loving?And can Ruth Negga make the formidable Best Actress field?
    By Kyle Buchanan
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    Oscar Futures: Who Benefits From the Big Actress Shake-up?Also, why Moonlight is cruising.
    By Kyle Buchanan
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