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During the awesomeness that is Oscar season, follow me for the latest awards analysis, including forecasts on the Golden Globes and Guild Awards. Off-season, be sure to check in too, as I post film reviews, put together random best and worst lists and embark on the journey that is the Oscar Flashback, when I revisit a past Oscar category and determine who or what really should’ve taken home the golden statue.
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Andrew
Andrew Carden, AKA Human IMDb (to his trivia team), was born in most exciting city in the world, Albany, New York. He has been a film buff since he can remember – his earliest recollection is a double feature of Groundhog Day and A Few Good Men with his parents at the Malta Drive-In, when he was two – and has diligently followed the awards seasons since 2002, when he sighed over Catherine Zeta-Jones’ win (for Chicago) over Kathy Bates (for About Schmidt) in Best Supporting Actress. (Seriously, Kathy has deserved at least four Oscars at this point.) Andrew is a graduate of Northeastern University, where he obtained a master’s in journalism. His investigative report into archaic laws still on the books in Massachusetts was published on the front page of The Boston Globe in 2013. He resides in Boston and works in state government.
Contributions to Gold Derby
Warren Beatty looks to extend Oscar record with ‘Rules Don’t Apply’
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’: Oscar nominations #13 and #14 for celebrated filmmaker?
Which Best Picture is the best musical?
First Ladies and the actresses who portrayed them on film, television and the stage
2017 Oscar predictions (Best Original Song): Animated features will fare well
2017 Oscar predictions (Best Original Song): 7 documentary features that include songs could contend
2017 Oscar predictions (Best Original Song): 'La La Land' likely to reap category maximum two bids
Oscar Best Original Song winners: Top 10 of all time at Academy Awards
Best Original Song Oscar: 'La La Land,' 'Moana,' 'Hidden Figures' could join 16 films with multiple nominations
Best Original Song Oscar: Top 10 tunes snubbed by the Academy include 'Pure Imagination,' 'New York, New York'
Lily Tomlin adds SAG Awards lifetime achievement honor to crowded mantle
'Jackie' composer Mica Levi is only 5th woman in Oscar history to contend in a score category
'La La Land' could dance off with Oscars for costume and production design like 'All That Jazz' did
Damien Chazelle ('La La Land') would be youngest-ever Best Director Oscar-winner
Lucas Hedges ('Manchester by the Sea') would be youngest-ever Supporting Actor winner
Faye Dunaway: Oscar Best Picture presenter has own Academy Award, plus BAFTA, Globe, Emmy (and yes, Razzie)
Oscars: Isabelle Huppert ('Elle') would be 13th Best Actress winner to be sole nominee from her film
Oscars: Viggo Mortensen ('Captain Fantastic') would be 6th Best Actor winner to be sole nominee from his film
Oscars: Top 10 Best Song performances ever - Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and more
Oscars: Top 10 Worst Best Song performances ever - Gwyneth Paltrow, Sheena Easton, Debbie Allen and more
Emmy spotlight: Oscar-nominee Jeannie Berlin seeks first Emmy bid for 'The Night Of'
Emmy spotlight: Will Jane Fonda finally garner a Comedy Actress nod for 'Grace and Frankie'?
Emmy spotlight: Lauren Graham and Kelly Bishop deserve long overdue Emmy nominations for 'Gilmore Girls'
Will Claire Foy ('The Crown') become 4th Drama Actress to win Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award in same year?
'Alien: Covenant' seeks to be fifth film in franchise to garner Oscar nominations
Will Lily Tomlin ('Grace and Frankie') score 7th Emmy victory in 2017?
Emmy episode analysis: Jonathan Banks' ('Better Call Saul') investigation leads him to Los Pollos Hermanos
Emmy episode analysis: Mandy Patinkin's ('Homeland') Saul Berenson under arrest
Emmy Flashback: Norman Lear dominates Emmy Awards, and now Kennedy Center Honors
Emmy episode analysis: Alec Baldwin ('Saturday Night Live') as Donald Trump is grilled over firing of James Comey
Emmy episode analysis: Glory 'Hallejulah' for Kate McKinnon's performance as Hillary Clinton on 'SNL'
2017 Emmys Live Pre-Show (appearance begins at one-hour mark)
2017 Emmys: Nicole Kidman, Alec Baldwin among five best acceptance speeches
Judi Dench ('Victoria and Abdul') would be lucky seventh Best Actress Oscar nominee directed by Stephen Frears
Octavia Spencer in 'The Shape of Water': Oscar history in the making
'Battle of the Sexes': Emma Stone would make Oscar history as first actress nominated for playing real-life athlete
Laurie Metcalf, Allison Janney: Emmy favorites vie for first Oscar nominations for scene-stealing turns in 'Lady Bird' and 'I, Tonya'
Carrie Fisher ('Star Wars: The Last Jedi'), Harry Dean Stanton ('Lucky'): Posthumous Oscar nominations?
2018 Oscar nominations: Judi Dench in both lead ('Victoria and Abdul') and supporting ('Murder on the Orient Express')?
Oscar Flashback: Two nominations in one year for Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, Jamie Foxx and more
'The Meyerowitz Stories': Dustin Hoffman back at Oscars after 20-year absence?
Kate Winslet in 'Wonder Wheel': Lucky 13th actress to get Oscar nomination for Woody Allen movie?
Melissa Leo in 'Novitiate': Oscar blessings for her role as nun
Woody Harrelson in 'LBJ': Oscar history in the making?
Aaron Sorkin brings winning Oscar ways to 'Molly's Game'
Frances McDormand ('Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri') seeks elusive first Golden Globe, BAFTA victories
James Ivory: Oscar for writing 'Call Me By Your Name' after three losses for directing?
Michelle Pfeiffer movies: 10 best include 'Batman Returns,' 'Fabulous Baker Boys' and, yes, 'mother!'
Will Tom Hanks ('The Post') and Ben Bradlee follow 'The Godfather' Don Corleone into Oscar history?
Carrie Fisher ('The Princess Diarist') could be 9th posthumous Grammy winner for Best Spoken Word Album
Paul Thomas Anderson ('Phantom Thread') is overdue for Oscar after six losses
Tiffany Haddish: Oscar bound for 'Girls Trip' after NYFCC win?
Jordan Peele ('Get Out') would make Oscar history with Original Screenplay win
2018 Oscar predictions for Best Original Song: Animated features will fare well
2018 Oscar predictions for Best Original Song: Will 'La La Land' composers win again?
Christopher Plummer ('All the Money in the World') on the verge of making Oscar history
Dee Rees ('Mudbound') will make history with Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination
Ridley Scott ('All the Money in the World') would be oldest Best Director Oscar nominee
The 10 films that won Oscars for Lead Actress and Supporting Actress: 'Lady Bird,' 'I, Tonya' or 'The Shape of Water' could be next
Are we underestimating Steve Carell at the Oscars following Critics' Choice, Golden Globe, SAG nominations?
Mary J. Blige ('Mudbound'): Will she be the next musician-turned-actor to win an Oscar?
2018 Golden Globes Live Pre-Show
Oscars: 4 reasons Meryl Streep ('The Post') will get nomination #21 for playing Katharine Graham
2018 Oscars trivia: 15 fascinating facts, figures and milestones
2018 Oscar nominations slugfest (part one)
2018 Oscar nominations slugfest (part two)
Don't despair, Jennifer Lawrence: Check out other great performances that got Razzie nominations
Meryl Streep in 'The Deer Hunter': A look back at her first Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
2018 Oscars: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Octavia Spencer are 14th acting group scoring back-to-back nominations
Meryl Streep in 'Kramer vs. Kramer': A look back at her first Oscar win and the competition
Meryl Streep in 'The French Lieutenant's Woman: A look back at her third Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'Sophie's Choice': A look back at her second Oscar win and the competition
Meryl Streep in 'Silkwood': A look back at her fifth Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'Out of Africa': A look back at her sixth Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'Ironweed': A look back at her seventh Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'A Cry in the Dark': A look back at her eighth Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'Postcards from the Edge': A look back at her ninth Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'The Bridges of Madison County': A look back at her 10th Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'One True Thing': A look back at her 11th Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'Music of the Heart': A look back at her 12th Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'Adaptation': A look back at her 13th Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'The Devil Wears Prada': A look back at her 14th Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'Doubt': A look back at her 15th Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'Julie & Julia": A look back at her 16th Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'The Iron lady': A look back at her third Oscar win and the competition
Meryl Streep in 'August: Osage County': A look back at her 18th Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'Into the Woods': A look back at her 19th Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'Florence Foster Jenkins': A look back at her 20th Oscar nomination, the competition and the outcome
Meryl Streep in 'The Post': A look at her 21st Oscar nomination and the competition
Reflecting on Meryl Streep's record 21 Oscar nominations and 3 wins (to date)
Emmys 2018: Keep an eye on 'Grace and Frankie' in Best Comedy Series
'Roseanne' could bring Roseanne Barr back to Emmys after 23-year absence
'Three Tall Women': Glenda Jackson could finally win a Tony to go alongside her Oscars and Emmys
Jane Fonda ('Grace and Frankie') could be Emmy winner again, 34 years after 'The Dollmaker'
John Goodman ('Roseanne') eyes second Emmy victory, first for portrayal of Dan Conner
Emmy favorite Lily Tomlin ('Grace and Frankie') poised to score nomination #25
'Ready Player One' would be first Steven Spielberg film since 'Jurassic Park' to score Visual Effects Oscar
Nathan Lane ('Angels in America') could win third Tony Award, first for a play
Emmy spotlight: Henry Winkler ('Barry') could finally win, 42 years after first nomination for 'Happy Days'
Will Lauren Graham finally get to Emmys with well-reviewed guest spot on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'?
Will role on 'SMILF' win Rosie O'Donnell a lucky 13th Emmy?
Bob Newhart could win Emmy bookend for return to 'The Big Bang Theory'
Oscar winner Estelle Parsons: Emmy nomination for 'Roseanne'?
Will acclaimed turn in 'The Tale' earn Ellen Burstyn her ninth Emmy nomination?
Will third time be the charm for Blythe Danner ('Will & Grace') in Best Comedy Guest Actress?
Tony Awards 2018: Gold Derby's predictions champion dishes on his winning strategy
Emmy favorite Beau Bridges ('Homeland') poised to earn 17th career nomination
Sharon Stone eyes Emmy return with her acclaimed performance in 'Mosaic'
Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham could return to Emmys with guest spot on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
Emmy favorite Alan Alda could finally win lucky #7 for 'The Good Fight'
Margo Martindale would make Emmy history with nomination for guest role on 'The Good Fight'
Oscars flashback: Gold Derby celebrates 84 years of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards
Oscars flashback: Best Original Songs of the 1930s, including 'Over the Rainbow, 'The Way You Look Tonight'
Oscars flashback: 'When You Wish Upon a Star' is first Disney winner in Best Original Song
Emmy episode analysis: Lin-Manuel Miranda ('Curb Your Enthusiasm') is at odds with Larry David in 'Fatwa!'
Emmy episode analysis: F. Murray Abraham's incarcerated Dar Adal ('Homeland') offers insights from prison in 'All In'
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the early 1940s, including 'You'll Never Know,' 'White Christmas'
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the late 1940s, including 'Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah' and 'Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the early 1950s, including 'Mona Lisa,' 'High Noon'
1954 Oscar Flashback: Judy Garland classic from 'A Star Is Born' loses Best Original Song to Frank Sinatra standard
Emmy episode analysis: Joseph Fiennes ('The Handmaid's Tale') exacts revenge in 'First Blood'
Emmy episode analysis: Betty Gilpin ('GLOW') learns to love wrestling (and a hunky wrestler) in 'Debbie Does Something'
Emmy episode analysis: Mandy Patinkin ('Homeland') assembles a team to investigate Russians in 'Species Jump'
FX could celebrate at the Emmys with wins for both Comedy Series ('Atlanta') and Drama Series ('The Americans')
Emmy episode analysis: Lily Tomlin ('Grace and Frankie') makes a daring escape from 'The Home'
Emmys 2018 Live Pre-Show Analysis & Predictions with Gold Derby Editors & Contributors
Emmy speeches 2018: The evening’s best (and worst) acceptance speeches, including Glenn Weiss and Alex Borstein
Oscar flashback: Playing a politician is a great way to get elected Best Actor
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the late 1950s, including ‘All the Way,’ ‘High Hopes’
Oscar flashback: Portraying a real-life musician could be key to winning
Nicole Kidman and Steve Carell could make Oscar history with double nominations
Orson Welles (‘The Other Side of the Wind’) could be first-ever posthumous Best Director Oscar nominee
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the early 1960s, including ‘Moon River,’ ‘Days of Wine and Roses’
’The Other Side of the Wind’: Posthumous nomination for two-time Oscar winner John Huston?
’A Star Is Born’: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga to make Oscar history?
Oscar Flashback: With ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ snubbed, ‘Mary Poppins’ tune wins Best Original Song
Oscar Flashback: The eight films that struck out in the Big Five, including ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,’ ‘American Hustle’
Oscar Flashback: The 11 films that won one of the Big Five, including ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ ‘Chinatown’
Oscar Flashback: The 11 films that scored two of the Big Five, including ‘The Philadelphia Story,’ ‘La La Land’
Oscar Flashback: The six films that earned three of the Big Five, including ‘Network,’ ‘Million Dollar Baby’
Oscar Flashback: ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,’ ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ among the earliest nominated horror films
Oscar Flashback: ‘Psycho,’' ‘The Exorcist’ among the nominated horror films of the 1960s, 1970s
Oscar Flashback: ‘Aliens,’ ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ among the nominated horror films of the 1980s, 1990s
Oscar Flashback: The four films that won four of the Big Five, including ‘Gone with the Wind,’ ‘American Beauty’
Oscar Flashback: ‘Black Swan,’ ‘Get Out’ among the nominated horror films of the 2000s, 2010s
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the late 1960s, including ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head’
Oscar Flashback: The three films that swept the Big Five, including ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the early 1970s, including ‘Theme from ‘Shaft’,’ ‘The Morning After’
Oscar Flashback: ‘Live and Let Die’ no match for ‘The Way We Were’ in Best Original Song
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the mid-1970s, including ‘I’m Easy,’ ‘Evergreen’
Oscar Flashback: ‘New York, New York,’ ‘Saturday Night Fever’ snubbed in 1977 Best Original Song race
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the late 1970s, including ‘Last Dance,’ ‘It Goes Like It Goes’
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the early 1980s, including ‘Fame,’ ‘Flashdance…What a Feeling’
Oscar Flashback: ‘Footloose,’ ‘Ghostbusters’ no match for Stevie Wonder
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the mid-to-late 1980s, including ‘Take My Breath Away,’ ‘Let the River Run’
Oscar Flashback: With ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Disney begins domination of Best Original Song
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the early 1990s, including ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘A Whole New World’
Oscar Flashback: ‘The Lion King’ roars in Best Original Song
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the mid-to-late 1990s, including ‘Colors of the Wind,’ ‘My Heart Will Go On’
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the early 2000s, including ‘Lose Yourself,’ ‘Into the West’
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the late 2000s, including ‘Falling Slowly,’ ‘Jai Ho’
Oscar Flashback: Best Original Songs of the early 2010s, including ‘Skyfall,’ ‘Let It Go’
Oscar Flashback: ‘Writing’s on the Wall,’ ‘City of Stars’ and ‘Remember Me” triumph in Best Original Song
Contributions to AwardsWatch
2020 Oscars: Scream Queens in Best Actress – Is Lupita Nyong’o Next?
2020 Oscars: ‘Bombshell’ and ‘The Irishman’ in the hunt for multiple supporting nominations
2020 Oscars: Can Lupita Nyong’o or Alfre Woodard win Best Actress as their film’s lone nomination?
2020 Oscars: Can Diane Warren 'Breakthrough' and finally win Best Original Song?
2020 Oscars: After 14 nominations and losses, will Thomas Newman finally triumph with ‘1917’?
2020 Emmys: Will Jonathan Banks (‘Better Call Saul’) finally score an elusive Drama Supporting Actor win?
2020 Emmys: Laura Dern (‘Big Little Lies’) could emerge as the 5th actor to win an Oscar and Emmy in the same year
2020 Emmys: ‘Watchmen’ could mark second program in Emmy history to sweep Limited Series acting categories
2020 Emmys: Alex Borstein (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’) is on the verge of joining elite group of Comedy Supporting Actress Emmy favorites
Golden Globes: Donald Sutherland (‘The Undoing’) on the verge of tying TV Supporting Actor record
2021 Oscars: Glenn Close & Amy Adams (‘Hillbilly Elegy’) and Ellen Burstyn & Vanessa Kirby (‘Pieces of a Woman’) could be latest Oscar-nominated mother-daughter duos
2021 Oscars: ‘The Father’ poised to be latest role to score the Best Play Actor Tony and an Oscar nomination
2021 Oscars: Will the Academy go all in with Aaron Sorkin (‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’) this year?
2021 Oscars: How Andra Day (‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’) or Vanessa Kirby (‘Pieces of a Woman’) could be the 13th Best Actress winner to be the lone nominee from her film
2021 Oscars: On her 8th bid, will Glenn Close (‘Hillbilly Elegy’) triumph like Geraldine Page or fall short like Peter O’Toole?
2021 Oscars: After chaotic awards season, Youn Yuh-jung (‘Minari’) scores history-making Best Supporting Actress win
2021 Emmys: Jean Smart (‘Hacks,’ ‘Mare of Easttown’) is on the verge of joining elite group of double Emmy winners
2021 Emmys: Will John Lithgow (‘Perry Mason’) tie Ed Asner’s Emmy wins record?
2021 Emmys: Will Paul Reiser (‘The Kominsky Method’) finally triumph on his 11th career nomination?
2022 Oscars: Nicole Kidman and Nina Arianda (‘Being the Ricardos’) may be latest stars nominated for turns as real-life actresses
2022 Oscars: Andrew Garfield (‘tick, tick… BOOM!’) could be the 21st Best Actor nominee from a musical
2022 Oscars: Is ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ poised to be latest Shakespeare adaptation to make an awards season splash?
2022 Emmys: Will ‘Julia’ bring past winners David Hyde Pierce and Bebe Neuwirth back to the Emmys?
2022 Emmys: Will Nathan Lane (‘Only Murders in the Building’) finally prevail on his 7th primetime career nomination?
2022 Emmys: 2022 Emmys: With ‘Inventing Anna’ and ‘Ozark,’ will Julia Garner keep her winning streak alive?
2022 Emmys: Mare Winningham (‘Dopesick’) could shatter the record for Limited Series Supporting Actress wins
2023 Oscars: Austin Butler (‘Elvis’) and Naomi Ackie (‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’) may be latest stars honored for turns as real-life musicians
2023 Oscars: EGOT winner Mel Brooks (‘At the Automat’) back in the awards hunt with Best Original Song bid
2023 Grammys: Will Diana Ross (‘Thank You’) finally prevail on 13th career nomination?
2023 Tonys: Jodie Comer (‘Prima Facie’) could be the fifth Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play winner from a one-woman show
2024 Tonys: Leslie Odom, Jr. (‘Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch’) May Join Elite Group of Tony-Winning Leading Men
2024 Emmys: Will Angela Bassett (‘Queens’) Finally Triumph on Her 9th Career Nomination?
2024 Emmys: Christopher Lloyd (‘Hacks’) Could Become the Oldest Comedy Guest Actor Winner Ever
2024 Emmys: Can Robert Downey, Jr. (‘The Sympathizer’) Triumph as his Show’s Lone Nomination?
2024 Emmys: Jean Smart (‘Hacks’) Has Never Lost a Comedy Emmy – Will That Streak Continue This Year?
2025 Grammys: Will Barbra Streisand (‘My Name Is Barbra’) Triumph at the Grammys for the First Time Since 1987?
Podcast Appearances
Next Best Picture Review: "The Founder"
Film Guy Podcast: Episode 4 - Final Oscar Predictions
Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 27 - Reactions to the 89th Academy Awards
Next Best Picture Review: "Dunkirk"
The Film Scoop Podcast: Episode 14 - Pre-Festival Oscar Predictions
The Film Scoop Podcast: Episode 24 - BFCA Nominations
The Film Experience: 2017 Supporting Actress Smackdown
And the Runner-Up Is...: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
And the Runner-Up Is…: “Moonstruck”
And the Runner-Up Is…: The Current Oscar Race
Next Best Theatre Podcast: Episode 14 - Best Picture Oscar-Nominated Musical Adaptations
On Second Thought: “Manchester by the Sea”
And the Runner-Up Is…”Judgment at Nuremberg”
Academy Queens: Film Twitter Roundtable
Academy Queens: The Class of 1995
On Second Thought: “Sideways”
Academy Queens: The Class of 2002
And the Runner-Up Is…”The Bells of St. Mary’s”
On Second Thought: “Ghost”
And the Runner-Up Is…”Skippy”
On Second Thought: “Tootsie”
Categorically Oscars: Episode 35 - Best Visual Effects 1986
And the Runner-Up Is…1927-28 Best Actress
The One-Inch Barrier: “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”
And the Oscar DOESN’T go to…: “The Prince of Tides”
The Lone Acting Nominees Podcast: “Anna”
On Second Thought: “Sons and Lovers”
And the Oscar DOESN’T go to…: “Stage Door”
Out of Oscar: “Ed Wood” & 1994 Best Picture
The Lone Acting Nominees Podcast: “Six Degrees of Separation”
And the Runner-Up Is… 1973 Best Actress
The Lone Acting Nominees Podcast: “Mr. Saturday Night”
A Woman Robbed: Mia Farrow
The Lone Acting Nominees Podcast: “Rabbit Hole”
Overhated: “Haunted Honeymoon”
Overhated: “The Fan”
Radio Interviews
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