Scott Menzel’s Oscar Predictions: December 2024
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January 3, 20252024 has been a great year for film, and for Awards Buzz’s inaugural year of existence, we’re thrilled to present our writer favorites! No single film made all five lists but two did make four: Anora and Wicked. The Brutalist, Nickel Boys, A Real Pain, and Sing Sing were each selected by three, with Conclave, Hit Man, My Old Ass, The Last Showgirl, The Substance, and The Wild Robot on two lists. See below for everyone’s picks!
- Wicked
- Emilia Pérez
- The Last Showgirl
- The Brutalist
- A Complete Unknown
- Nickel Boys
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Anora
- The Substance
- A Real Pain
- Joker: Folie à Deux
- Wicked
- My Old Ass
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Heretic
- Hit Man
- Saturday Night
- The Substance
- The Wild Robot
- The Brutalist
- Sing Sing
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- The Wild Robot
- Nickel Boys
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig
- A Real Pain
- Wicked
- Hit Man
- Thelma
1. Nickel Boys
2. Sing Sing
3. Anora
4. Armand
5. The Piano Lesson
6. The Last Showgirl
7. A Real Pain
8. The Brutalist
9. Conclave
10. Juror #2
- It’s What’s Inside
- Anora
- Wicked
- September 5
- Dìdi
- Sing Sing
- My Old Ass
- Conclave
- La Cocina
- Bird
Stay tuned for more film and awards coverage to come in 2025!
Authors
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Abe Friedtanzer is a film and TV enthusiast who spent most of the past fifteen years in New York City. He has been the editor of MoviesWithAbe.com and TVwithAbe.com since 2007, and has been predicting the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, and SAG Awards since he was allowed to stay up late enough to watch them.
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Sari Cohen is an LA-based entertainment journalist, producer, and critic. She has covered movies, television, and music for popular sites such as Screen Rant, Cracked, and AXS and is an on-air correspondent for the nationally syndicated TV show "Hollywood First Look." She spends most of her time on the red carpet interviewing celebrities or binge-watching her favorite reality show at home.
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Born and raised in New Jersey, Scott Menzel has been a life-long admirer of all things entertainment. At age five, he fell in love with film and television and was inspired by the work of Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, John Hughes, and Tim Burton. Scott grew up in a mixed-race household with six adopted brothers. His career as a critic began in 2002 when he started writing reviews for IMDB. Scott is autistic and has dedicated most of his career to supporting and elevating underrepresented voices within the entertainment industry. He serves as the Editor-In-Chief of We Live Entertainment, the CEO of the Hollywood Creative Alliance, and is a Television Academy, Critics Choice and BAFTA member.
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