Archive - Numlock Awards

Numlock Awards: The Oscar Bait era is over. The Oscar Chum era is here.

Why Oscar Chum is ruining the Oscars, and how to fix it.

Mar 11

Numlock Awards: Michael's Final Ballot

All the categories, all the risk.

Mar 2

February 2025

Numlock Awards: The Final Forecast

Our prediction for the Academy Awards

Feb 27

Numlock Awards: Pouring one out for the Best Picture nominees with only two nods

It's happened eight times since 2009, and some of those movies are absolute bangers.

Feb 27

Numlock Awards: How the Academy has changed, for good.

Numlock Awards is your one-stop awards season newsletter.

Feb 25

Numlock Awards: The Oscar-BAFTA Documentary Rift

It's been 14 years since the BAFTA winner wasn't nominated for the Oscar.

Feb 22

Numlock Awards: The field narrowed, but these contenders can still seize the moment

Numlock Awards is your one-stop awards season newsletter.

Feb 17

Numlock Awards: You Damn Dirty Apes

Breaking down this year's visual effects nominees.

Feb 9

There's not a frontrunner and it's dumb we're pretending there was

The shock-and-awe awards playbook isn't working.

Feb 4

January 2025

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