Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1948: 20th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1947} 1996: 68th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1995} 2001: 73rd Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 2000}
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Prior to the live broadcast, the Grammy Awards for all of the film-related categories have already been announced. Here are the winners. With television in one category and 2010 releases in the other two, these will have absolutely no influence on this year’s Oscars (nor even next year’s). Of course, last year’s Oscar nominees (but…
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Every week, I get several press releases, screening invitations and other notifications from a handful of studio contacts. While I won’t be sharing any information regarding my screening invites, some of the press releases might be of interest to my readers, so I thought I’d start sharing them in toto with all of you. These…
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And there you have the winners of the 53rd Annual British Academy of Film & Television Arts Awards. There were very few surprises and a lot of waters became clear, but a couple of contests remain as competitive as ever, though BAFTA may give us the final glimpse into the Oscar competition. Streep picking up…
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There are eight new releases this week. We have previews for seven of them below.
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1950: 22nd Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1949} 1951: 23rd Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1950} 1955: 27th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1954} 1973: 45th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…
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Oscar News Monday the Academy held their annual nominee luncheon, where nominees could socialize, get lectured on the rules of the awards ceremony and pose for photos, including the Oscar Nominee Photo. Among the guilds and minor awards this past week, Rango took Best Film at the Annies, Rise of the Planet of the Apes won the…
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Emma Stone to Make First Oscar® Show Appearance Oscar Sunday, February 26 Beverly Hills, CA (February 10, 2012) – Emma Stone will present at the 84th Academy Awards® ceremony, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today. It will be her first time presenting on the show. Stone appears in the Best Picture nominee…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1940: 12th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1939} 1952: 24th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1951} 1982: 54th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1981} 1987: 59th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…
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Of all the films that could have sat on the shelf for five years, why not this one? The Five-Year Engagement Plot Summary: A simple short-term engagement turns into a five-year engagement as various issues fall in the path of a young, in-love couple. Release Date: April 27, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: It’s…
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On Sundays, we list the weekend’s upcoming films along with previews of trailers and posters. On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll now tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their…
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For our eighth Rundown article, we hit the category with the most support from a single film. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Supporting Actress as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with a category that’s probably the prettiest to look…
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Time for another week of the Friday Face-Off. It’s a simple affair in which you are given a choice between two Oscar winners in specific categories. You choose which of the two is best. When the game concludes, we’ll have the ultimate winner in each category. For example: If you were to choose between Oscar…
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Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…
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In this vote, I’m going to be very very alone and very very wrong. But it’s all in fun, so let’s have at it. GRAMMY AWARDS Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1 Burlesque Glee: The Music, Volume 4 (Wesley) Tangled True Blood: Volume 3 (RU:Wesley) Wesley Lovell: I have a hard…
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