Best bet: the case for Curtis, get on before it’s too late Everywhere
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Best bet: the case for Curtis, get on before it’s too late Everywhere

Powered by a CODA like unit that is endearing voters and leading the regional awards circuit, the tide is rising for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

A beneficiary of this rising tide is Jamie Lee Curtis., who is solidly supported by the campaign engineering of A24. Seven out of ten Gold Derby experts currently have Curtis ranked first to win Best Supporting Actress at the 80th Golden Globes.

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Podcast S3 E05 and best bets
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Podcast S3 E05 and best bets

In this episode, we look at the betting angles for the 2023 Academy Awards and Golden Globes

We also review The Fabelmans, She Said, The Banshees of Inisherin, RRR and Triangle of Sadness.

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Golden Globe Awards – By The Numbers
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Golden Globe Awards – By The Numbers

The Globes, as per usual, threw us some curveballs this week.

Yet despite the volatility the Globes typically bring, they still provide some solid statistical links for the Oscars.

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Critics’ Choice Awards – By The Numbers
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Critics’ Choice Awards – By The Numbers

The Critics’ Choice Awards nominations are announced on December 14th, and there are some solid Oscar-winning correlations to be found.

Over the past ten years, almost uniformly across all corresponding categories, if you’re not nominated for a Critics’ Choice Award, you’re not winning the Oscar.

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Frontrunner Farrell?
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Frontrunner Farrell?

After a handful of wins over the past few weeks, Colin Farrell might have overtaken Brendan Fraser as the Best Actor frontrunner.

He’s definitely locked for a top 3 finish, but I’m not ready to anoint Farrell (or dismiss Fraser) just yet.

My main issue is with Farrell’s performance, and its lack of traditional Oscar-friendly bells and whistles.

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Welcome!

Welcome to the Lights Camera What’s The Action? webpage!

Here you’ll find links to our podcast, plus our regular irregular rants about all things awards and punting.

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The king rises
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The king rises

Austin Butler, who plays Elvis, is astonishing. Four criteria favour Austin Butler, which will positively drive his Oscars 2023 campaign.

From the last 10 years there is a 72% (36/50) statistical correlation between an Academy Award Best Picture nomination and Best Actor nomination.

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