Looking at Film from Every Angle

Category: Academy Awards History

  • Oscar Profile #421: Non-nominated Characters

    Film history is full of wonderful characters played by actors and actresses, some of whom were in countless films without making on a mark and then suddenly burst into our collective consciousness with one special performance from which they built successful careers, while others came and went with just that one unforgettable performance. Before 1936,…

  • Precursor: 76th Golden Globe Nominations (2018)

    Vice was today’s big winner taking three acting nominations and bringing in six total. The Favourite, Green Book, and A Star Is Born proved that they are still major players while BlacKkKlansman and Black Panther scored well enough to be considered major threats, as did If Beale Street Could Talk and Roma. Injured enormously here…

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 6 (2018)

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

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 5 (2018)

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

  • Precursor: 18th American Film Institute (2018)

    The big question with AFI is how they determine what’s an American film. After all, one wouldn’t expect The Favourite on this list. That said, other than Eighth Grade and First Reformed, this list looks an awful lot like what we might have expected months ago with two major exceptions. First Man should have been…

  • 91st Oscars: Screener Watch, Week 3

    A nice batch of prominent movies came in this past week, including a handful of solid Oscar contenders.

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 4 (2018)

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

  • Precursor: 12th Detroit Critics Awards (2018)

    The first really strong showing for Eighth Grade outside of the Spirit Awards with the film taking Best Picture honors from Detroit. It was the most nominated (thanks to the Breakthrough category) and now it’s the most honored (also thanks to the Breakthrough category). Vice is performing better here than it has elsewhere so far…

  • Precursor: 3rd Atlanta Critics Awards (2018)

    Not a lot of unexpected choices from Atlanta, with several prominent contenders making showings. What’s interesting is that Favourite won Picture, but Roma won Director. This seems to be a trend of recent years not too dissimilar from the Academy where Picture and Director split, something almost unthinkable through the 1980s and 1990s and even…

  • Precursor: 2nd Los Angeles Online Critics Nominations (2018)

    While some of the top nominees this year come as no surprise right now (The Favourite and A Star Is Born for example), the critics can still surprise. Tying The Favourite for most nominations, with ten each, is Black Panther. The film wasn’t expected to perform this well during precursor season, so this could very…

  • 91st Oscars: Visual Effects Shortlist

    The 20 films that advance to the final race for Best Visual Effects are a solid bunch with a few minor surprises, but a surprising number of these seem like strong contenders. A few can be eliminated, but not enough to truly get down to 5. 20 CONTENDERS ADVANCE IN VFX OSCAR® RACE LOS ANGELES,…

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 3

    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). While the onslaught of critics awards begins in earnest this week, there’s no question that it got a…

  • Precursor: 27th Annie Awards Nominations (2018)

    Topping all others, Incredibles 2 picked up 11 nominations. The reason it didn’t tie with second place Ralph Breaks the Internet was a double nomination in Storyboarding. The major players for this year’s Oscar race were all included in Best Animated Feature with Early Man being the most likely to miss the final Oscar slate…

  • Precursor: 17th DC Critics Awards (2018)

    Roma is taking an early lead in the race for Best Picture, with its second award. If Beale Street Could Talk and A Star Is Born also performed well while other films like Green Book didn’t do as hot with a single award. Award Tallies (4) Roma (2) If Beale Street Could Talk, Isle of…

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 3 (2018)

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

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