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Category: Academy Awards History

  • Precursor: 32nd USC Scripter Awards (2018)

    In a stunning upset, the USC Libraries put themselves forward as utterly irrelevant and unworthy of attention. The Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Leave No Trace USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First Awards: 1987 (32)

  • 91st Oscars: The Polls – Best Documentary Feature

    or the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2018 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 9 (2019)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations

  • Oscar in Box Office History (Week 6, 2019)

    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…

  • 2018 Precursor Predictions: British Academy

    Although numerous nations have their own national awards, few of those organizations have as much overlap between them and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as the British Academy of Film & Television Arts. In the past, they gave out their prizes after the Oscars, but now they hand them out before and…

  • 2018 Precursor Predictions: American Society of Cinematographers

    One of the best forecasters for the corresponding category at the Oscars, look for them to give a nudge to one of these contenders going into the Oscars. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARDS Best Cinematography Cold War (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter) The Favourite (RU:Thomas) First Man Roma (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas) A Star Is Born (RU:Tripp) Wesley…

  • 2018 Precursor Predictions: USC Scripter

    They are one of the best predictors of the Oscars out there and what they pick could carry over to the Oscars. Look for their winner to possibly carry over to the Oscars, though BlacKkKlansman and A Star Is Born weren’t nominated here, so that might be the only fly in the ointment. USC SCRIPTER…

  • The Rundown 2018: Actress

    For our tenth Rundown article, we look at the ladies who’ve taken the lead this year. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Actress as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with a category that pairs well with this one.

  • 91st Oscars: The Polls – Best Supporting Actress

    For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2018 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 8 (2019)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations

  • Precursor: 21st Film Music Critics Nominations (2018)

    The ever eclectic Film Music Critics Association has selected two of the Oscar nominees for Best Original Score in their primary category with all except BlacKkKlansman earning nominations in the genre categories. Award Tallies (4) Solo (3) First Man (2) Black Panther, Mary Poppins Returns, Mary Queen of Scots, Max and Me, Red Sparrow The…

  • Oscar Profile #430: Nicole Kidman

    Born June 20, 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nicole Kidman was raised in a suburb of Sydney, Australia by her Australian parents who were visiting Hawaii on educational visas at the time of her birth. Young Kidman’s first love was ballet, but she soon gravitated toward drama and made her film debut in the 1983 Australian…

  • The Rundown 2018: Production Design

    For our ninth Rundown article, we look at one of the two “Design” categories. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Production Design as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll cover the female performances that lead the pack.

  • 91st Oscars: The Polls – Best Production Design

    For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2018 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 7 (2019)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations

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