THB #676: 2 Weeks To Oscar

Now we’re down to it.

29 hours for Oscar voters to vote as I start writing this. 2 weeks until the big Sunday show. The Season of the Freak™ is almost over.

And the field has narrowed, yes.

But how much feels locked in, which is quite the norm by this moment in time most Oscar seasons? Not much.

Two other seasons that I covered closely come to mind.

In the 2000 Oscar race (Oscars, March 2001), I’m pretty sure that I am the only one left who remembers me booming on the E! Oscar Pre-Show (back when that was a real thing) that, “With God as my witness, Gladiator will not win Best Picture!” That one went sour about 5 hours later.