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Being IRISH, I;m prejudiced with Jim Sheridan's very strong In America

I know it is, noticed it last week on it's trailers for 2017, but qualifies this year AC was superb & I lived there just after it was filmed! Year of Living dangerously was a strong one (strong ***) I recall Ebert & Siskel loved it! Bored by A Room With a View though. Strangely I rank Merchant/Ivory's 1993 Remains of the Day as magnificent though, especially *Hopkins! Sexy Beast ($8m.) (***) had a volcanic villainous role by *Kingsley, huh & 2005's *Crash was considered a huge upset come Oscar time vs Brokeback Mtn Ever see the somewat porno version of crash with *Holly hunter? & *H. Locker holds record as lowest grossing BP winner at just $17m.

THANX, but *Streisand, Kristofferson, Gary Busey are still here as jakeem & I already predicted one of it's songs will win the GOLDEN BOY! same went for the 1976 version & EVERGREEN

& Parker also hated the HOT ANN-MARGRET! & desperately did not want her to share the screen with his meal ticket ELVIS in 1964's VIVA LAS VEGAS

WHAT ABOUT 1932's WHAT PRICE, HOLLYWOOD? & a long standing famous true story is that ELVIS was going to play K. Kristofferson's pt in the 1976 *Streisand version, but per usual Col.tom Parker butted inhis way!!!

He once used to write columns on cinema for either PREMIERE magazine or EW mag-(think it was PREMIERE? & always voted 1939's Adventure classic GUNGA DIN (RKO) as his all-timer@!

Though has virtually all agree Judy's 1954 version was superior & most always include her in ACADEMY (SINS OF OMISSION) losing Best Actress to *G. Kelly, who was fine in THE COUNTRY GIRL (3 & 1/2) I've always felt HOLLYWOOD wanted to give*GRACE that Best Actress statue because of that role & in about 2 to 3 other releases that year! Plus all already knew I think she was planning to get married in Monaco Don';t care for *JANET GAYNOR THOUGH!!!

8 or more nominations likely

AGAIN YOUR CORRECT JAKEEM! & IT'S A LOCK TO GO ONTO WIN OSCAR GOLD FOR ONE OF THOSE NUMBERS TOO! & MAYBE SOUND MIXING

EVER SEE HER ENTIRE FULL ITALIAN NAME??? REALLY LONG SHE CAN SING BETTER THEN MY "QUEEN" MADONNA, BUT CAN'T> DANCE, PLAY THE GUITAR, YUKALALEE, BANJO, DRUMS, LIKE LOUISE THOUGH!!! EVER SEE_(log it in online it's tremendous) GAGA& TONY BENNETT PERFORMING-(her covering *SINATRA'S NEW YORK, NEW YORK & HIS 100th BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY CONCERT SPECIAL, OFCIURSE HE WAS GINE BY THEN To all check it out & she covers EDITH PIAF's superb number, aghain barely hitting more octaves than MADONNA in doing so!

I already see FIRST MAN & A STAR IS BORN leading the field with most nomnations & then ROMA-(did you see where ROIMA may also be eligible for FOREIGN FILM? Next 2018 releases I hope to go & check out CREED II & then *Clint's THE MULE & STAN & OLLIE LOOKS JUST GREAT LOVE OLD HOLLYWOOD< LISTEDFOR JANUARY 2019 & TIM BURTON'S DUMBO ALSO LOOKS TREMEDOUS IN MARCH!!!

(*-indicates possible frontrunner) & this marks my 37th year at oddsmaking & handicapping our fav annual sport of predicting the Oscars! Started at only age 18 for the 1982 ACADEMY AWARDS & did crappy. By the yr of 1986 & *PLATOON I started to get a handle on them, but still make errors of course! Last year I hit (20 for 24 correct with a batting avg of 83% on the winners I like handicappingthe noms more though,more difficult So here goes my own ultra early forecast of thefrontrunnersof the nominations>(ALREADY SOMEWHAT REVISED, GOT A FEW NEW TIPS1) BEST PICTURE(once again probably 8 to 10 contenders & for the 10th consecutive year? (top 6 majors onlylooked at for now) BLACKKKLANSMAN THE BLACK PANTHER THE FAVOURITE *FIRST MAN GREEN BOOK *ROMA *A STAR IS BORN & VICE (Runners-Up): IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK & CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? BEST ACTOR??? *CHRISTIAN BALE in Vice-(looks amazing as Dick Cheyney) BRADLEY COOPER, A Star is Born WILLEM DAFOE in At World's End *RAMI MALEK, Bohemian Rhapsody & VIGGO MORTENSEN in Green Book (Runners-Up): RYAN GOSLING in First Man BEST ACTRESS??? YALITA APARICIA in Roma *GLENN CLOSE in The Wife-(likely BLOW OUT!) OLIVIA COLMAN, The Favourite LADY GA GA in A Star is Born & MELISSA McCARTHY, "Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Runners-Up): SAOIRSE RONAN in Mary, Queen of Scots & maybe NICOLE in Destroyer SUPPORTING ACTOR??? *MAHERSHELA ALI in Green Book *TIMOTHY CHALAMET, Beautiful Boy RICHARD E. GRANT, Can You Ever Forgive Me? SAM ELLIOTT, A Star is Born & SAM ROCKWELL in Vice (P.S. I had hoped JOHN C. REILLY in the western Sisters Brothers would make the cut! He looks perfecto in upcoming Stan & Ollie!) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS??? *ADAM ADAMS in Vice-(would be her 6th attempt) NICOLE KIMDMAN, Boy Erased REGINA KING, If Beale Street Could Talk EMMA STONE, The Favourite RACHEL WEISZ, The Favourite (Runners-Up): CLAIRE FOY in First Man, MICHELLE YEO in Crazy Rich Asians & AMERINA DE TAVIA in Roma & BEST DIRECTOR??? *ALFONSO CURAN for Roma DAMIEN CHAZZELLE, First Man BRADLEY COOPER, A Star is Born ADAM McKAY for Vice & YOGOS LANTHIMOS for The Favourite (NOTE: I don't see Spike lee being u for his first BD Gold for Blackkklansman, due to him carrying to much baggage over the yrs) WHATS YOUR INOUT & OTHERS AS WELL? MY FAV CATEGORY IS BEST O. SCORE THOUGH this early most sites & such don't really cite the possible early contenders here yet?

PLUS & I COMPLAINED A LOTABOUT THIS AS WELL< I NEVER ANYMORE GET E MAIL INBOX NOTUICES WHENI EUITHER REPOLY OR START A TOPIC ANYMORE & FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW??? I know you may have the answers & are yiu havingany of these troubles (CHECK OUT MY NEW HANDLE OF ONLY (SHANNON) IT ONLY NOEW HAS ABOIUT 2 POSTS VS THE 400

URGENT TO JAKEEM & ALL OTHERS< ALL OF A SUDDEN TCM.COM SEEMED TOIHAVE AN OVERHAUL-(know what I mean?) & I;m now listed as a NEWBIE UNDER (SHANNON)WHERE IS I HAD ALMOST (4,000 posts under the klongstanding handle of (SPENCER) BUT, I NOW HAVE BEEN BLOCKED AT EVEY TURN TO LOG BACK INTO THESE FORUMS CANYOU SUGGEST SOMETHING???

THE FAVOURITE JUST BLEEDS OSCAR BAIT HUHBUDDY! Maybe 8 nominations due?