Category: 90th Oscars (2017)
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Annapurna
Annapurna has had a lot of success at the Oscars in recent memory, so they’ve sent along one of their early contenders. Detroit Oscar Chances: Unlikely: The film came, got good reviews, and then disappeared almost immediately. Although it could be a return to the Oscars for Kathryn Bigelow, it’s more likely that it doesn’t…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Entertainment Studios
A studio with very little experience and clout has sent a film that got good early notices. Hostiles Oscar Chances: Unlikely: While the film did receive solid reviews, it’s being handled by a studio with no real experience in Oscar campaigning, suggesting the film is unlikely to succeed at the Oscars. Campaign-Proposed Categories Picture (John…
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90th Oscars: Visual Effects Longlist
The Academy has released another shortlist. This one is more of a longlist as another shortlist will release later this month for the final ten contenders. Two films I had thought might contend were absent from the list: Geostorm, which isn’t terribly surprising, and Transformers: The Last Knight, marking the first time the Transformers series…
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Precursor: 26th Annie Awards Nominations (2017)
Decimating the competition, Coco should handily win many of its awards. The big surprise here is that The Breadwinner managed to pull off a feat that many indie animated films can’t: double-digit nominations. That could position it as a spoiler in a number of categories and should give it the corresponding Independent Picture race. Nominations…
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90th Oscars: Animated Short Film Shortlist
The Academy has announced the ten finalists for the Best Animated Short Film category at this year’s Oscars. Below is the press release. The only shock is the surprising omission of the much maligned Frozen short that ran before Coco. Disney/Pixar is still represented here by Lou, the creative short that ran ahead of Cars…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 2
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). The calm before the storm. While the last couple of weeks have seen a small, but important flurry…
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Precursor: 43rd Los Angeles Critics (2017)
The Los Angeles film critics have selected their winners for this year with two ties. Call Me By Your Name was the big winner, but The Shape of Water also performed well. The list of winners looks familiar with plenty of this year’s contenders within their ranks. Award Tallies (3) Call Me By Your Name,…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – 20th Century Fox 2
One of the last screeners of the season has arrived. Here’s Fox’s second. The Post Oscar Chances: Strong: There’s no doubt that the film will be a major Oscar player this year and in several categories at that. Campaign-Proposed Categories Picture (Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger) Director (Steven Spielberg) Original Screenplay (Liz Hannah,…
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Precursor: 22nd Satellite Awards Nominations (2017)
Once again, the Satellite Awards announce their nominations earlier than they posted on their own website. This kind of disorganization is plainly frustrating. So too is their inability to alphabetize anything. Now to the nominees. Dunkirk dominated with The Shape of Water not far behind. They matched all categories with the exception of which category…
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Precursor: 83rd New York Critics (2017)
The NYFCC winners have been announced and there are some expected selections and some unexpected ones. Willem Dafoe was always a contender, as was Phantom Thread in screenplay, also Coco, Faces Places, Jordan Peel, and BPM. Sean Baker as Best Director was the biggest surprise, though Lady Bird as Best Picture wasn’t expected, nor was…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – STX
STX Entertainment is relatively new to the Oscar game, but in Molly’s Game, they might have a contender. Molly’s Game Oscar Chances: Potential: Jessica Chastain is a popular actress in Hollywood and could be a contender, as could Idris Elba. While I doubt the film manages many other high profile nominations, the one place I…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Amazon
Amazon has a few offerings, but this is their first physical screener sent out. The Big Sick Oscar Chances: Good: There are only about three categories the film will have much of a chance in: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Screenplay. Only one of those am I really think it will succeed…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Fox Searchlight 3
Another package form Fox Searchlight, this time with two major Oscar players. The Shape of Water Oscar Chances: Likely: There’s little chance this film doesn’t pick up some nominations. All the craft categories are in play, but it’s well regarded by critics, so it will probably be nominated in several categories above the line as…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Shout! Factory
Shout! Factory, which does a lot of DVD production, sent a screener for this film, though I had not actually heard of it prior. In This Corner of the World Oscar Chances: Unlikely: A film that comes out of nowhere that has no profile is usually not an Oscar contender.
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn Films sent a bare-bones screener with no fanfare. No production pamphlet saying where it should be considered. God’s Own Country Oscar Chances: Unlikely: While the firm has received a lot of praise, the Academy isn’t likely to recognize the film.
