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No match is a sure thing, since the aerial photos don't match up exactly.
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Eric Siegel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Crochet is their only addition who seems close to a sure thing.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Add to that Netflix’s marketing might, and Emilia looks as close to a sure thing as any title on Oscar’s dance card.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
The Globe wins might lightly anoint The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez as Oscar favorites, but both are still relatively outside the mainstream, and hardly a sure thing.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Eric Siegel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Crochet is their only addition who seems close to a sure thing.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Add to that Netflix’s marketing might, and Emilia looks as close to a sure thing as any title on Oscar’s dance card.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
The Globe wins might lightly anoint The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez as Oscar favorites, but both are still relatively outside the mainstream, and hardly a sure thing.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“A sure thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20sure%20thing. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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