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It's hard to treat this like just any other film, but tonight's #FemaleFilmmakerFriday selection and the last film of my #OscarBlitz is THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (2025) by Kaouther Ben Hania. Powerful and necessary. #WomensHistoryMonth #DirectedByWomen #52FilmsByWomen #20 #Filmsky 📽️
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March 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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Night 14 of this year's #OscarBlitz takes a look at #Cinematography! Read on for analysis of #Frankenstein, #MartySupreme, #OneBattleAfterAnother, #Sinners, and #TrainDreams!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Cinematography
When I was a child, there were four things that fascinated me more than anything else: baseball, TV, video games, and camcorders. In my own little world, a bulky camera mounted on your shoulder wit…
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February 27, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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Night 20 of the #OscarBlitz means another video breakdown, this time for #FilmEditing! Read (and watch) for analysis of #F1, #MartySupreme, #OneBattleAfterAnother, #SentimentalValue, and #Sinners!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Film Editing (VIDEO)
Well folks, it’s all over but the crying. At 5pm PST yesterday, as I was writing the Makeup & Hairstyling blog, the official voting deadline for the Academy Awards came and went. The winn…
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March 7, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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The final entry for this year's #OscarBlitz is the annual #Postmortem assessment of everything that went down at the 98th Academy Awards!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Postmortem
At the beginning of this year’s Oscar Blitz, I hinted that it might be the last time I’m able to do this annual excursion into cinematic excellence. Obviously, that still remains to be …
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March 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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The #OscarBlitz live diary is up on site! Refresh regularly for (near) instant reactions once the show starts!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Live Diary
Well, folks, we finally made it. It’s the big night at last, the 98th Academy Awards! Over the span of about four hours, we’ll see lifelong dreams realized, hearts broken, and Diane War…
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March 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Night 25 of the #OscarBlitz is all about who will win on Sunday! Read on for my official predictions and prognostications!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Predictions
We made it, everyone! The votes have been cast, the analysis doled out, the arguments begun, ended, and begun again. But finally, at long last, it’s time to just sit back and enjoy this year&…
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March 14, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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Here's my video breakdown of this year's #BestPicture contest, as part of the #OscarBlitz!

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Oscar Blitz - Best Picture - 98th Academy Awards
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March 13, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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Night 24 of the #OscarBlitz means #BestPicture! Watch me analyze/rank #Bugonia, #F1, #Frankenstein, #Hamnet, #MartySupreme, #OneBattleAfterAnother, #TheSecretAgent, #SentimentalValue, #Sinners, and #TrainDreams!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Best Picture (VIDEO)
Every year, the Academy Awards serve two basic purposes. One is, ostensibly, to recognize the best and brightest achievements in film, celebrating talented artists who go that extra mile to enterta…
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March 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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Night 23 of the #OscarBlitz looks at #DocumentaryFeature! Read on for analysis of #TheAlabamaSolution, #ComeSeeMeInTheGoodLight, #CuttingThroughRocks, #MrNobodyAgainstPutin, and #ThePerfectNeighbor!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Documentary Feature
When it comes to Blitz coverage, the final week is my favorite. It’s not because I’m particularly excited about any of the categories, more that I know I’m coming to the end, and …
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March 12, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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Night 22 of the #OscarBlitz looks at #LiveActionShort! Read on for analysis of #ButchersStain, #AFriendOfDorothy, #JaneAustensPeriodDrama, #TheSingers, and #TwoPeopleExchangingSaliva!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Live Action Short
The Live Action Short category has come a long way since I first started watching the curated screenings in 2014. In that first interaction with any of the Short contests, the entries were prefaced…
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March 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Night 21 of the #OscarBlitz looks at #BestSupportingActress! Read on for performance analysis of #ElleFanning, #IngaIbsdotterLilleaas, #AmyMadigan, #WunmiMosaku, and #TeyanaTaylor!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Best Supporting Actress
We’re in the home stretch, folks! The Oscars are this Sunday, all the major undercard ceremonies have concluded, and we’re in our final four categories for this year’s Blitz. Toni…
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March 10, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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Here's my video breakdown of #FilmEditing as part of this year's #OscarBlitz!

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Oscar Blitz - Film Editing - 98th Academy Awards
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March 7, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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Night 19 of the #OscarBlitz looks at #MakeupAndHairstyling! Read on for analysis of #Frankenstein, #Kokuho, #Sinners, #TheSmashingMachine, and #TheUglyStepsister!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Makeup & Hairstyling
If you’ve kept up with the Blitz over the years, you know that a) this category is very much NOT my forte, and that alongside Costume Design and Production Design, it’s where I have the…
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March 6, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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Night 18 of the #OscarBlitz takes a look at #BestSupportingActor! Read on for performance analysis of #BenicioDelToro, #JacobElordi, #DelroyLindo, #SeanPeann, and #StellanSkarsgård!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Best Supporting Actor
In addition to all the various bits of history and significance to this year’s Oscars, the Supporting acting categories offer their own rarity. This year is but the sixth time in the long leg…
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March 5, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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Night 17 of the #OscarBlitz deals with #AnimatedShort! Read on for analysis of #Butterfly #Forevergreen, #TheGirlWhoCriedPearls, #RetirementPlan, and #TheThreeSisters!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Animated Short
There’s been an interesting shift in the dynamics of the Animated Short category over the last decade. For the longest time, this was a field dominated by Disney and Pixar (and Warner Bros. w…
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March 4, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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Night 16 of this year's #OscarBlitz looks at #VisualEffects! Read on for analysis of #AvatarFireAndAsh, #F1, #JurassicWorldRebirth, #TheLostBus, and #Sinners!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Visual Effects
Well, last night certainly was interesting. On Sunday evening, the Screen Actors Guild handed out their awards. It was the third of the major union awards ceremonies, and it definitely threw a wren…
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March 3, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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Here's my video breakdown for #BestActor as part of this year's #OscarBlitz!

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Oscar Blitz - Best Actor - 98th Academy Awards
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February 28, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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Night 15 of the #OscarBlitz means another video breakdown, this time for #BestActor! Read (and watch) for performance analysis of #TimothéeChalamet, #LeonardoDiCaprio, #EthanHawke, #MichaelBJordan, and #WagnerMoura!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Best Actor (VIDEO)
It’s all but certain that Timothée Chalamet is going to win an Oscar in just over two weeks. He’s a tremendous actor who has rarely had a misfire in his film career, which has lasted ju…
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February 28, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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Night 13 of the #OscarBlitz looks at #AnimatedFeature! Read on for analysis of #Arco, #Elio, #KPopDemonHunters, #LittleAmelieOrTheCharacterOfRain, and #Zootopia2!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Animated Feature
Thirty-five. There were 35 movies up for consideration for the Animated Feature Oscar this year, the most there’s ever been. Every year, I endeavor to clear the lot, because unfortunately the…
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February 26, 2026 at 7:28 AM
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Night 12 of the #OscarBlitz tackles #OriginalScreenplay! Read on for analysis of #BlueMoon, #ItWasJustAnAccident, #MartySupreme, #SentimentalValue, and #Sinners!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Original Screenplay
Well friends, it seems that the Best Picture race is all but sewn up. Paul Thomas Anderson has just taken top honors at the Directors Guild Awards, and One Battle After Another cleaned up at the BA…
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February 25, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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Night 11 of the #OscarBlitz looks at #DocumentaryShort! Read on for analysis of #AllTheEmptyRooms, #ArmedOnlyWithACamera, #ChildrenNoMore, #TheDevilIsBusy, and #PerfectlyAStrangeness!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Documentary Short
I’ve mentioned many a time that the Shorts are my favorite part of the Oscar Blitz. A little over a decade ago, ShortsTV began packaging the nominees together by category and screening them i…
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February 24, 2026 at 6:29 AM
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Here's my video breakdown for #CostumeDesign as part of this year's #OscarBlitz!

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Oscar Blitz - Costume Design - 98th Academy Awards
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February 21, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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Night 10 of the #OscarBlitz means it's time for the 2nd video breakdown, this time for #CostumeDesign! Read (and watch) for analysis of #AvatarFireAndAsh, #Frankenstein, #Hamnet, #MartySupreme, and #Sinners!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Costume Design (VIDEO)
The old adage is to dress for the job you want, not the job you have. Well, for me, that’s fairly obvious. I dress in jeans and dark t-shirts, which is literally my wardrobe when I’m on…
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February 21, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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Night 9 of this year's #OscarBlitz concerns #OriginalScore! Read on for musical analysis of #Bugonia, #Frankenstein, #Hamnet, #OneBattleAfterAnother, and #Sinners!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – Original Score
Late in January, I had to take my computer in for service. It was the second trip to the Geek Squad in as many months. The problem was that my C drive was constantly filling up, causing my web brow…
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February 20, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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Night 8 of the #OscarBlitz looks at a stellar field for #InternationalFeature! Read on for analysis for films from #France, #Brazil, #Norway, #Spain, and #Tunisia!

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Oscar Blitz 2026 – International Feature
I am overjoyed at this year’s International Feature field. Not only is it one of the strongest we’ve seen in years, but for the first time since I’ve done the Blitz the result is …
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February 19, 2026 at 7:26 AM