New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#10) Early Man, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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I have a voting deadline looming and A24 has sent me another film. While I suspect this one is for my voting that will occur in January, I have an option to review it for Friday. The Disaster Artist Oscar Chances: Uncertain: Only two elements of the film are at all considered Oscar contenders: James…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#26) Paddington 2, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
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We are back to the winners bracket while the losers are percolating. We’re moving into round fou. Here is this week’s ten (or fewer) face-offs.
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Jordan Peele’s horror hit was named Best Picture by the Washington DC Area critics. Only three films picked up multiple awards. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri picked up three different acting citations while Blade Runner 2049 was recognized in three tech categories. While many of their winners are certainly Oscar contenders, few of them are…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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And then there were fifteen. The Academy has narrowed the list of 170 documentary feature submissions down to 15, less than 10% the original numbers. From here, they’ll be pared down to the final five. Two of the five films I had predicted to be the nominees are not on this list. 15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES…
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Perhaps Focus Features’ biggest candidate this year is next up on the docket. Darkest Hour Oscar Chances: Good: Sight unseen, everyone thought this would be a major Oscar contender. While it still has solid chances in a number of categories, its reputation hasn’t been great and it’s stumbling hard in the early precursors. It could…
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Another A24 package arrived, this time with a major contender. Lady Bird Oscar Chances: Definite: The film will be a major factor in several above-the-line category, picking up at least four nominations, possibly a fifth in Best Director). Campaign-Proposed Categories Picture Director (Greta Gerwig) Original Screenplay (Greta Gerwig) Actress (Saoirse Ronan) Supporting Actress (Laurie Metcalf,…
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There may be still more to come, but this is another major Fox contender. This is clearly a SAG screener. War for the Planet of the Apes Oscar Chances: Solid: While it won’t be nominated in any of the recommended categories, it will definitely be a Best Visual Effects contender. Campaign-Proposed Categories Actor (Andy Serkis)…
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A big production package from Neon featuring several titles. No proposed categories on these. Colossal Oscar Chances: Unlikely: Well reviewed Anne Hathaway starrer that doesn’t have much of a prayer. The B-Side Oscar Chances: Unknown: This documentary could be a contender, but it’s not been on many year-end lists so far, so possibly not. The…
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Return Links Polls Remaking Best Actor, 2010 In our second pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Actor. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Actor slate. There will be an “Other”…
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New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#7) All the Money in the World, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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