Category: Academy Awards History
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Precursor: 28th Gotham Awards (2018)
In the first awards of the season, the independent-minded voters of the Gotham Awards were given out and they were more independent-minded than the Independent Spirit Awards usually are, giving their top prize to a film that was contending last year for the Spirit Awards: The Rider. Award Tallies (2) Eighth Grade, First Reformed The…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 26 (2018)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 25 (2018)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 24 (2018)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 47, 2018)
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…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 23 (2018)
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Oscar Profile #419: Thanksgiving Day Movies
Holidays have been celebrated in films since their inception. There have been films about virtually all of them. 1942’s Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire is in fact a celebration of all of the U.S. holidays. We have had films that celebrate those we honor on their birthdays – George Washington (1942’s George…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 22 (2018)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 21 (2018)
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Precursor: 30th PGA Documentary Nominations (2018)
The Documentary Feature nominations take mild inspiration from the choices of the Producers Guild of America. Their choices for best produced documentary of the year often feature sure Oscar contenders, sure snubs, and titles that were never likely to appear. Which of these will make the cut? RBG, Three Identical Strangers, and Won’t You Be…
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91st Oscars: Screener Watch
Instead of posting every time I receive a screener, I’m going to try and post once a week (starting now) a list of all screeners I receive during the prior week. Below is everything I’ve received to date.
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This Day in Oscar History: November 20 (2018)
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 1
As the precursor awards begin, 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). This week only featured one precursor, but it’s among the first and last awarded. It’s awards are always held the night before…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 19 (2018)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 18 (2018)
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