Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 11, 2021)
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. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as a section looking…
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2020 Precursor Predictions: USC Scripter
The origination of this organization is rather strange in itself. A collegiate group who honor adapted screenplays, both acknowledging the original writer and the screenwriter. It’s a very bizarre kind of thing to generate, but they have sometimes been a fairly accurate barometer of the Oscars. Sometimes, though, they’ve been completely left-field in their approach.…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 12 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 41st Golden Raspberry Nominations (2020)
Picking the lowest hanging fruit as usual, there’s nothing particularly compelling about this list. Nominations Tallies (6) 365 Days, Dolittle (5) Fantasy Island (4) Music (3) Hillbilly Elegy, Hubie Halloween, The Wrong Missy The Nominations
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Precursor: 60th American Cinema Editors Nominations (2020)
After directing, acting, and writing, the most important precursor for a Best Picture contender to have is an editing citation and there’s no organization more in tune with that than the American Cinema Editors. Of the major Best Picture Oscar contenders, the most notably absent here are The Father, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, One Night…
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Oscar Profile #539: Walter Plunkett
Born June 5, 1902 in Oakland, California to James and Frances Plunkett, Walter Plunkett studied law at the University of California but was more interested in acting. He moved to New York in 1923, where he worked as an actor as well as a costume and set designer for the stage. He moved to Hollywood…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 11 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 24th Toronto Critics Awards (2020) – Canadian Film
Unless you have a particular interest in Canadian cinema, this winner won’t really seem that important to you. The Awards Best Canadian Film Finalists (To Be Announced: March 9, 2020) Anne at 13,000 ft. Toronto Film Critics Association Data First Awards: 1997 (24)
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Precursor: 35th Society of Cinematographers Nominations (2020)
The expected inclusion of Mank, News of the World, and Nomadland came with the unexpected inclusion of Cherry and, to a lesser extent, The Trial of the Chicago 7. The Awards Best Cinematography Cherry Mank News of the World Nomadland The Trial of the Chicago 7 Spotlight Award Dear Comrades! Swallow Two of Us Documentary…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 10 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 18th African American Critics Awards (2020)
The African American film critics spread their love primarily between late-breaking Judas and the Black Messiah and stage-to-screen adaptation One Night in Miami. Clearly, this group had no problem following the Academy’s eligibility window while their counterparts in the Black Film Critics Circle didn’t. Award Tallies (4) Judas and the Black Messiah (3) One Night…
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Precursor: 73rd Directors Guild Nominations (2020)
While it’s odd that Emeraeld Fennell would show up in Best Director, but not First Feature, it seems obvious, this organization is spreading the love between several films. There are no huge surprises here, which makes this welcome sight after the confusion of BAFTA. The Awards Best Director Lee Isaac Chung – Minari Emerald Fennell…
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Precursor: 62nd British Academy Nominations (2020)
If you had BAFTA on your BINGO card for being utterly useless this year, you may have just won all the marbles. The Mauritanian surprises with a Best Film nomination, but nothing for Directing. Meanwhile, Promising Young Woman gets in to the small Best Film slate while getting left off for directing and acting. These…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 9 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 14th Detroit Critics Awards (2020)
While their nominations were a bit outside the mainstream, there winners certainly were not. Awards Tallies (4) Nomadland (3) Minari The Awards
