Gurus o’ Gold Archive for February, 2012
Gurus o’ Gold: The Final Complete List Of Predictions
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.
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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.
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Part One
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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.
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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.
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