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The Gurus: Ranking Acting, Singing, Writing, Best Picture-ing

Thursday, February 14th, 2019

Reflecting the Grammys and a few last guild votes before Oscar voting closes, consensus arrives in a few categories under the watching eyes of the Gurus, notably in the acting categories, and a sweep in Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman.

The Gurus remain unconvinced of a Bohemian Rhapsody surge, but there’s love for Rami Malek.

Rank Last Chart Best Picture AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 Roma
1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 11 83
2 2 Green Book
4 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 11 79
3 3 BlacKkKlansman
5 6 3 4 4 3 3 3 7 5 3 11 53
4 4 The Favourite
2 4 4 3 5 5 8 5 3 6 6 11 48
6 5 Black Panther
8 3 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 11 48
5 6 A Star Is Born
6 5 6 7 3 6 5 6 6 2 5 11 42
7 7 Bohemian Rhapsody
3 7 7 6 8 8 6 7 5 7 8 11 27
8 8 Vice
7 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 9 7 11 14
Rank Last Chart Original Song AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 Shallow
A Star Is Born
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 60
2 2 All The Stars
Black Panther
2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 3 12 43
3 3 I'll Fight
RBG
4 4 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 3 3 2 12 35
4 4 The Place Where Lost Things Go
Mary Poppins Returns
3 3 4 4 4 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 12 29
5 5 When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 12 13
Rank Last Chart Best Original Screenplay AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 The Favourite
2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 12 55
2 Green Book
5 3 4 2 1 4 2 1 2 2 1 1 12 44
3 Roma
1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 4 4 12 37
4 First Reformed
3 4 2 5 5 2 4 5 5 5 5 3 12 24
5 Vice
4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 5 12 21
Rank Last Chart Best Adapted Screenplay AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
BlacKkKlansman
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 60
If Beale Street Could Talk
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 12 44
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
4 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 2 2 3 12 34
A Star is Born
3 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 12 29
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 12 13
Rank Last Chart Best Actor AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 2 Rami Malek
Bohemian Rhapsody
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 12 58
2 1 Christian Bale
Vice
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 12 49
3 3 Bradley Cooper
A Star Is Born
4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 12 35
4 4 Viggo Mortensen
Green Book
3 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 12 25
5 5 Willem Dafoe
At Eternity's Gate
5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 12 13
Rank Last Chart Best Supporting Actor AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 Mahershala Ali
Green Book
1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 59
2 2 Richard E. Grant
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
4 2 2 2 3 1 3 2 2 2 3 2 12 44
3 3 Sam Elliott
A Star Is Born
2 3 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 12 39
4 4 Adam Driver
BlacKkKlansman
3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 12 25
5 5 Sam Rockwell
Vice
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 12 13
Rank Last Chart Best Actress AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 Glenn Close
The Wife
1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 12 58
2 2 Olivia Colman
The Favourite
2‹ 1 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 12 44
3 3 Lady Gaga
A Star Is Born
3 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 1 3 12 38
4 4 Yalitza Aparicio
Roma
4 5 2 4 4 2 4 4 5 4 4 5 12 25
5 5 Melissa McCarthy
Can You Ever Forgive Me
5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 12 15
Rank Last Chart Best Supporting Actress AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 Regina King
If Beale Street Could Talk
3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 56
2 3 Rachel Weisz
The Favourite
2 1 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 5 12 43
3 2 Amy Adams
Vice
1 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 4 3 4 3 12 38
4 4 Marina de Tavira
Roma
5 4 2 4 5 4 5 5 3 4 3 2 12 26
5 5 Emma Stone
The Favourite
4 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 12 17

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The Gurus O’ Gold Weigh The Acting Categories And Best Picture

Friday, January 18th, 2019

Hello, Glenn Close!

Oscar nominations drop on Tuesday morning, and the Gurus anticipate some shifts in the Academy’s Final Five for acting nominations, plus a few flyaway titles from the Best Picture roster, which could contain as many as ten nominees.

Rank Last Chart Best Actress AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondNathanielRSneiderStone Votes Total
1 3 Glenn Close
The Wife
1 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 13 85
2 2 Olivia Colman
The Favourite
2 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 13 76
3 1 Lady Gaga
A Star Is Born
3 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 3 1 3 13 71
4 4 Melissa McCarthy
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
4 4 4 5 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 13 53
5 5 Emily Blunt
Mary Poppins Returns
6 5 7 6 5 5 6 7 5 7 5 5 6 13 29
Yalitza Aparicio
Roma
5 5 4 7 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 11 27
Viola Davis
Widows
6 7 5 3 6
Nicole Kidman
Destroyer
7 7 7 7 4 4
Toni Collette
Hereditary
7 6 2 3
Joanna Kulig
Cold War
6 7 2 3

0 2

0 0
One Vote Wonders
Elsie Fisher
Eighth Grade
6 1 3
Julia Roberts
Ben is Back
7 1 1
Rank Last Chart Best Supporting Actress AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondNathanielRSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 Regina King
If Beale Street Could Talk
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 13 90
2 2 Amy Adams
Vice
2 4 4 2 2 2 3 5 2 1 2 2 2 13 71
3 3 Rachel Weisz
The Favourite
3 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 13 65
4 4 Emma Stone
The Favourite
5 3 3 4 3 4 5 2 4 4 4 4 3 13 56
5 5 Claire Foy
First Man
4 6 5 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 12 36
Margot Robbie
Mary Queen of Scots
5 5 6 5 6 7 7 6 8 17
Michelle Yeoh
Crazy Rich Asians
7 7 6 7 7 5 6 9
Nicole Kidman
Boy Erased
7 7 7 6 6 6 6 9
Emily Blunt
A Quiet Place
6 6 7 7 7 5 7
One Vote Wonders
Elizabeth Debicki
Widows
6 1 2
Thomasin McKenzie
Leave No Trace
7 1 1
Marina de Tavira
Roma
7 1 1
Rank Last Chart Best Supporting Actor AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 Mahershala Ali
Green Book
1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 13 89
2 2 Richard E. Grant
Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
2 4 2 2 2 3 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 13 76
3 3 Sam Elliot
A Star is Born
3 2 4 5 5 2 4 2 3 3 4 3 5 13 59
4 Adam Driver
BlacKKKlansman
5 3 5 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 3 5 4 13 49
5 5 Timothée Chalamet
Beautiful Boy
4 5 3 7 4 4 3 4 5 4 6 4 3 13 48
Sam Rockwell
Vice
7 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 6 5 7 11 18
Michael B. Jordan
Black Panther
6 4 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 10 18

0 0
One Vote Wonders
Steve Carell
Vice
6 1 2
Steven Yeun
Burning
7 1 1
Bryan Tyree Henry
If Beale Street Could Talk
7 1 1
Rank Last Chart Best Actor AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 2 Christian Bale
Vice
1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 88
2 3 Rami Malek
Bohemian Rhapsody
2 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 2 3 2 2 13 76
3 1 Bradley Cooper
A Star Is Born
4 4 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 4 2 3 3 13 65
4 4 Viggo Mortensen
Green Book
3 3 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 4 13 56
5 5 Ethan Hawke
First Reformed
5 5 5 6 6 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 12 33
John David Washington
BlacKKKlansman
6 5 6 7 5 5 7 5 6 6 6 6 5 13 29
Willem Dafoe
At Eternity's Gate
7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 9 10
Ryan Gosling
First Man
7 7 2 2

0 0
One Vote Wonders
Ben Foster
Leave No Trace
7 1 1
Rank Last Chart Best Picture AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 Roma
1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 9 68
4 4 BlacKkKlansman
3 3 1 5 2 2 3 6 5 9 51
3 3 Green Book
7 5 3 1 4 4 2 5 1 9 49
2 2 A Star Is Born
6 4 5 3 3 3 5 2 2 9 48
5 5 The Favourite
2 2 4 4 8 8 4 4 7 9 38
6 6 Black Panther
6 8 8 7 5 5 7 3 4 9 28
7 7 Vice
4 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 6 9 26
8 8 Bohemian Rhapsody
8 7 7 8 6 6 8 8 8 9 15

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

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Thelma AdamsAuthor, Critic, Oscar Expert
Robyn BahrFreelance (Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, Guardian)
Gregory EllwoodThe Playlist
Peter HowellToronto Star
Mark JohnsonAwards Circuit
Dave KargerTCM, IMDb
Tomris Laffly: Freelance (RogerEbert.com, Time Out New York, Film Journal International)
Wilson MoralesBlackFilm.com
Michael PattersonMichael’s Telluride Film Blog
Steve PondThe Wrap
NathanielRThe Film Experience
Sasha StoneAwards Daily
Jeff SneiderCollider

The Gurus o’ Gold Highlight Best Picture, Best Foreign Language, Best Documentary

Friday, January 11th, 2019

Checking in a week before Oscar nomination voting ends: predictions for documentary feature, foreign language film, and of course, best picture, with some intriguing wiggling in the rankings after major guilds have announced their nominees. 

In foreign language, there’s an apparent consensus, and Germany’s Never Look Away benefits from additional screenings or screeners in the mix.

Rank Last Chart Best Documentary AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 61
2 2 RBG
1 5 5 4 2 4 2 2 5 2 3 3 12 34
3 3 Free Solo
4 3 1 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 5 5 12 33
4 5 Minding the Gap
2 2 5 5 3 3 4 3 2 2 10 29
5 4 Three Identical Strangers
3 3 2 3 5 5 4 4 8 19
Hale County
5 3 2 4 4 4 6 14
Dark Money
5 5 2 2
One Vote Wonders
Crime + Punishment
4 1 2
Shirkers
5 1 1
Rank Last Chart Best Foreign Language AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 Roma
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 91
2 2 Cold War
2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 13 75
3 3 Shoplifters
3 3 4 5 3 4 4 3 3 4 2 3 5 13 58
4 4 Capernaum
4 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 5 3 5 4 3 13 54
5 5 Burning
5 5 2 4 5 4 5 4 8 30
Never Look Away
5 5 5 4 5 5 16
Rank Last Chart Best Picture AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 2 Roma
1 4 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 13 120
2 1 A Star Is Born
2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 13 119
3 4 Green Book
4 1 7 3 1 3 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 13 92
4 6 BlacKkKlansman
7 6 4 6 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 6 1 13 90
5 5 The Favourite
7 3 5 8 6 4 6 6 6 5 4 5 12 67
6 3 Black Panther
8 8 6 8 7 7 6 3 4 5 6 3 7 13 65
7 7 Vice
5 5 5 7 6 5 7 8 7 7 7 8 12 55
8 9 Bohemian Rhapsody
9 3 8 4 5 8 7 9 8 8 6 11 46
9 8 If Beale Street Could Talk
6 9 9 9 9 8 7 10 8 9 9 11 28
10 10 First Man
10 10 10 9 9 10 10 7 9
A Quiet Place
10 9 10 10 10 5 6
Crazy Rich Asians
9 8 2 5
Eighth Grade
10 9 2 3
One Vote Wonders
Cold War
10 1 1
Mary Poppins Returns
10 1 1

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Robyn BahrFreelance (Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, Guardian)
Gregory EllwoodThe Playlist
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Mark JohnsonAwards Circuit
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Tomris Laffly: Freelance (RogerEbert.com, Time Out New York, Film Journal International)
Wilson MoralesBlackFilm.com
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Gurus Predict Globes Picks And Best Picture

Friday, January 4th, 2019

The Gurus weigh in on Best Picture after the PGA nominations and Hollywood Foreign Press best pics before Sunday night gets its Globe on.

Rank Last Chart Golden Globes Drama AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondNathanielRSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 A Star Is Born
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 65
2 3 BlacKkKlansman
2 4 3 2 2 1 4 2 2 2 2 2 12 44
3 2 Black Panther
3 2 2 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 3 12 36
4 5 Bohemian Rhapsody
4 3 4 3 4 5 3 5 4 4 3 4 12 26
5 4 If Beale Street Could Talk
5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 12 15
Rank Last Chart Golden Globes Musical or Comedy AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondNathanielRSneiderStone Votes Total
1 2 Green Book
1 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 13 -8
2 1 The Favourite
2 4 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 12 -11
3 4 Vice
3 2 5 3 3 1 5 2 3 3 4 3 12 -25
4 3 Mary Poppins Returns
5 3 2 4 4 4 2 5 4 4 3 4 12 -32
5 5 Crazy Rich Asians
4 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 12 -44
Rank Last Chart Best Picture AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 A Star Is Born
3 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 13 120
2 2 Roma
1 3 2 2 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 4 3 13 115
3 5 Black Panther
8 7 4 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 1 13 91
4 6 Green Book
4 1 6 5 6 3 6 2 6 3 5 5 5 13 86
5 4 The Favourite
2 4 3 3 4 5 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 13 84
6 3 BlacKkKlansman
6 6 5 4 1 6 5 5 4 6 4 3 4 13 84
7 8 Vice
7 5 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 8 8 9 12 43
8 7 If Beale Street Could Talk
5 8 7 9 9 8 7 8 7 9 7 11 37
9 10 Bohemian Rhapsody
9 9 10 7 8 9 9 8 10 7 8 7 12 31
10 First Man
10 10 9 8 4 7
A Quiet Place
10 9 10 10 10 5 6
Crazy Rich Asians
10 10 10 9 4 5
9 Mary Poppins Returns
10 10 2 2
One Vote Wonders
First Reformed
9 1 2
Eighth Grade
9 1 2

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Thelma AdamsAuthor, Critic, Oscar Expert
Robyn BahrFreelance (Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, Guardian)
Gregory EllwoodThe Playlist
Peter HowellToronto Star
Mark JohnsonAwards Circuit
Dave KargerTCM, IMDb
Tomris Laffly: Freelance (RogerEbert.com, Time Out New York, Film Journal International)
Wilson MoralesBlackFilm.com
Michael PattersonMichael’s Telluride Film Blog
Steve PondThe Wrap
NathanielRThe Film Experience
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The Gurus o’ Gold On Key Categories

Friday, December 21st, 2018

The Gurus Try On Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay

The Gurus Predict Globes for Drama, Musical or Comedy, and Director

Monday, December 10th, 2018

The Gurus predict the sentiment of the happygoing members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association this week, considering what tickled their fantasy this season: lots of love predicted for A Star Is Born, as well as possible chances for Green Book.

Rank Last Chart Golden Globes Drama AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondNathanielRSneiderStone Votes Total
1 A Star Is Born
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 60
2 Black Panther
2 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 12 42
3 BlacKkKlansman
3 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 2 4 3 12 38
4 If Beale Street Could Talk
4 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 5 3 5 5 12 22
5 Bohemian Rhapsody
5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 3 4 12 18
Rank Last Chart Golden Globes Musical or Comedy AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondNathanielRSneiderStone Votes Total
1 The Favourite
3 1 1 4 2 3 1 1 2 3 3 2 12 46
2 Green Book
2 4 3 1 3 1 4 2 3 1 1 3 12 44
3 Mary Poppins Returns
1 2 4 3 4 4 2 4 4 2 2 4 12 36
4 Vice
5 3 2 2 1 2 5 3 5 3 5 5 12 31
5 Crazy Rich Asians
4 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 1 5 4 1 12 24
Rank Last Chart Golden Globes Director AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondNathanielRSneiderStone Votes Total
1 Alfonso Cuarón
Roma
2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 12 54
2 Bradley Cooper
A Star Is Born
1 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 12 52
3 Spike Lee
BlacKkKlansman
3 2 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 12 35
4 Adam McKay
Vice
4 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 12 22
5 Peter Farrelly
Green Book
5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 3 12 17

The Gurus, At Your Service

Thelma AdamsAuthor, Critic, Oscar Expert
Robyn BahrFreelance (Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, Guardian)
Gregory EllwoodThe Playlist
Peter HowellToronto Star
Mark JohnsonAwards Circuit
Dave KargerTCM, IMDb
Tomris Laffly: Freelance (RogerEbert.com, Time Out New York, Film Journal International)
Wilson MoralesBlackFilm.com
Michael PattersonMichael’s Telluride Film Blog
Steve PondThe Wrap
NathanielRThe Film Experience
Sasha StoneAwards Daily
Jeff SneiderCollider

 

 

Gurus o’ Gold Go Best Picture, Director, Cinematographer

Friday, November 23rd, 2018

Post-Thanksgiving, the Gurus shake up the Best Picture field on a couple of pictures that have just opened, reflecting critical and financial reception, as well as bright-and-sunny early previews for Mary Poppins Returns.

The Gurus also look upon best director and best cinematographer for the first time in 2018, with much love for one big black-and-white picture: Alfonso Cuarón’s cinematography on Roma makes a rare Gurus sweep.

Rank Last Chart Best Pic Post-Thanksgiving AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 1 A Star Is Born
1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 12 136
2 3 Roma
3 3 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 12 130
3 1 Green Book
2 2 2 2 4 4 2 3 3 1 1 3 12 127
4 4 The Favourite
4 4 4 8 3 3 4 4 4 6 7 6 12 99
5 5 Black Panther
7 7 5 12 6 5 5 8 6 4 4 11 12 76
6 6 If Beale Street Could Talk
10 8 6 5 8 7 6 5 8 5 4 11 71
7 9 Vice
5 6 7 4 8 11 9 5 7 6 10 11 65
8 7 BlacKkKlansman
6 7 11 5 7 6 7 8 5 9 10 59
9 8 First Man
8 9 12 7 9 9 11 9 7 9 5 11 48
10 Can You Ever Forgive Me?
9 11 8 11 12 10 10 12 8 9 26
Mary Poppins Returns
10 9 6 12 9 10 12 7 23
10 Widows
12 10 12 10 11 11 8 7 17
On the Basis of Sex
10 7 2 9
First Reformed
12 7 2 7
The Front Runner
8 12 2 6
Eighth Grade
8 12 2 6
Boy Erased
12 8 2 6
Cold War
11 11 2 4
Crazy Rich Asians
12 11 2 3
One Vote Wonders
Bohemian Rhapsody
9 1 4
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
10 1 3
The Mule
10 1 3
A Quiet Place
10 1 3
Rank Last Chart Best Director AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 Alfonso Cuarón
Roma
2 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 11 73
2 Bradley Cooper
A Star is Born
1 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 11 63
3 Yorgos Lanthimos
The Favourite
3 4 4 6 3 4 3 5 2 4 6 11 44
4 Spike Lee
BlacKkKlansman
5 2 1 5 7 4 3 4 2 7 10 40
5 Barry Jenkins
If Beale Street Could Talk
5 5 7 4 6 7 4 5 3 9 26
Peter Farrelly
Green Book
6 7 3 5 6 6 5 2 8 24
Damien Chazelle
First Man
7 4 6 5 5 7 6 7 16
Ryan Coogler
Black Panther
6 6 7 3 6 7 6 13
Adam McKay
Vice
4 5 2 7

0 0
One Vote Wonders
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Marielle Heller
7 1 1
Pawel Pawlikowski
Cold War
7 1 1
Rank Last Chart Best Cinematographer AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 Alfonso Cuarón
Roma
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 84
2 James Laxton
If Beale Street Could Talk
4 2 4 5 3 2 3 4 4 3 2 3 12 57
3 Robbie Ryan
The Favourite
5 3 2 3 2 6 2 5 2 7 3 5 12 51
4 Matthew Libatique
A Star is Born
2 6 3 4 5 3 7 2 6 2 4 2 12 50
5 Linus Sandgren
First Man
3 4 7 2 6 5 6 3 3 5 5 4 12 43
Cold War
Lukasz Zal
5 6 6 4 7 6 5 4 6 7 10 24
Rachel Morrison
Black Panther
5 7 4 4 7 7 7 6 8 17
One Vote Wonders
A Quiet Place
Charlotte Bruus Christensen
5 1 3
Mary Queen Of Scots
John Mathieson
6 1 2
Suspiria
‎Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
7 1 1
Widows
Sean Bobbitt
7 1 1

The Gurus, At Your Service

Thelma AdamsAuthor, Critic, Oscar Expert
Robyn BahrFreelance (Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, Guardian)
Gregory EllwoodThe Playlist
Peter HowellToronto Star
Mark JohnsonAwards Circuit
Dave KargerTCM, IMDb
Tomris Laffly: Freelance (RogerEbert.com, Time Out New York, Film Journal International)
Wilson MoralesBlackFilm.com
Michael PattersonMichael’s Telluride Film Blog
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Gurus O’ Gold On Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor

Friday, November 16th, 2018

For mid-November, the Gurus update their predictions for Best Picture, and take a first look at best supporting actor and best actor. 

Rank Last Chart Best Picture - October AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondNathanielRStoneSneider Votes Total
1 1 A Star Is Born
2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 13 146
1 3 Green Book
1 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 13 146
3 2 Roma
3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 2 13 137
4 5 The Favourite
4 4 4 6 8 4 7 4 4 6 5 7 7 13 99
5 6 Black Panther
8 7 6 4 11 6 5 6 9 8 4 9 4 13 82
6 7 If Beale Street Could Talk
5 8 8 4 5 8 7 8 5 8 8 5 12 77
7 8 BlacKKKlansman
9 5 5 11 6 9 9 5 5 9 6 4 12 73
8 4 First Man
6 9 9 9 5 8 10 8 7 7 10 5 12 63
9 9 Vice
10 7 10 7 7 12 9 6 4 11 10 6 12 57
10 Widows
12 6 10 12 9 12 4 10 11 10 7 11 8 13 47
10 Can You Ever Forgive Me?
7 10 11 5 10 11 11 10 11 12 6 11 39
Boy Erased
12 12 11 12 9 5 9
Mary Poppins Returns
9 10 12 3 8
The Front Runner
8 12 2 6
A Quiet Place
10 11 2 5
One Vote Wonders
On the Basis of Sex
6 1 7
First Reformed
7 1 6
The Mule
10 1 3
Hereditary
11 1 2
Eighth Grade
11 1 2
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
12 1 1
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
12 1 1
Rank Last Chart Best Supporting Actor AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 Mahershala Ali
Green Book
1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 13 89
2 Sam Elliot
A Star is Born
2 2 3 5 3 1 6 2 3 4 1 3 5 13 64
3 Richard E. Grant
Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 6 3 4 4 13 62
4 Timothée Chalamet
Beautiful Boy
3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 6 2 2 12 54
5 Michael B. Jordan
Black Panther
7 5 4 6 5 6 5 7 5 9 22
Adam Driver
BlacKKKlansman
3 7 2 5 6 3 6 22
Sam Rockwell
Vice
6 7 6 7 5 3 4 7 8 19
Steve Carell
Vice
6 5 7 7 4 7
Daniel Kalyuua
Widows
7 6 5 3 6
Russell Crowe
Boy Erased
7 6 7 3 4
One Vote Wonders
Steve Buscemi
The Death Of Stalin
5 1 3
Andrew Dice Clay
A Star Is Born
5 1 3
Robert Forster
What They Had
5 1 3
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Mary Poppins Returns
6 1 2
Nicholas Hoult
The Favourite
7 1 1
Rank Last Chart Best Actor AdamsBahrEllwoodHowellJohnsonKargerLafflyMoralesPattersonPondRogersSneiderStone Votes Total
1 Bradley Cooper
A Star Is Born
1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 13 85
2 Viggo Mortensen
Green Book
2 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 1 13 76
3 Christian Bale
Vice
7 1 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 3 12 56
4 Rami Malek
Bohemian Rhapsody
4 1 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 10 46
5 Ryan Gosling
First Man
3 5 7 7 5 5 6 5 5 5 7 7 6 13 31
Willem Dafoe
At Eternity's Gate
6 5 6 7 5 4 7 5 4 9 23
Ethan Hawke
First Reformed
6 7 7 6 3 5 11
Hugh Jackman
The Front Runner
4 6 6 7 4 9
Robert Redford
The Old Man & The Gun
5 6 2 5
Clint Eastwood
The Mule
6 5 2 5
John David Washington
BlacKKKlansman
7 5 2 4
Steve Carell
Beautiful Boy
0 0
One Vote Wonders
Chadwick Boseman
Black Panther
5 1 3
Lucas Hedges
Ben is Back
6 1 2

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