Category: 90th Oscars (2017)
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox has sent a single screener. They may send others since they have more films available, but for now, it’s just their earliest big release. Logan Oscar Chances: Unlikely: Although it deserves tons of recognition, especially for Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart, I highly doubt anything will come of this campaign. Campaign-Proposed Categories…
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90th Oscars: Foreign Language Film Submissions
The Academy has announced that 92 countries have submitted films for consideration for the Best Foreign Language FIlm category. This is up 7 from last year’s 85. This is yet another new record for submissions. I’ll organize them all into a formal list for the 90th Oscars page, but for now, here’s the press release.…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: October
As the year progresses, we continue to update our predictions. We began this adventure in May. Five months later, we are fast approaching the most hectic portion of the pre-Oscar season: the precursors. These won’t begin until the end of November, so we have some time still to look at what’s coming. Venice, Telluride, and…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Netflix & Lincoln Square
Two disparate screeners, the documentary Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 and the Netflix purchase Okja. Okja Oscar Chances: Unlikely: Netflix’s anti-theatrical release model has been steadfastly ignored by the Academy, its Beasts of No Nations getting the shaft, even for the lauded supporting performance of Idris Elba. This Bong Joon Ho drama has been…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: Post-Festival
The Festival Hat Trick (Telluride, Venice, and Toronto) is the official beginning of Oscar season. Although campaigning has already begun, the best lay of the landscape emerges after these festivals have premiered their works. A number of films were propelled forward this year while others seemed to fade. Please keep in mind that Toronto is…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: August
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. Oscar season ramps up at the…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: July
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. We move into the month of…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: June Update
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. As we move into June, the…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: First Predictions
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. Our plan is to update our…
