Category: Academy Awards History

Whereas the Writers Guild of America has its peculiarities, so too does the USC Libraries Scripter award. Although, films are seldom outright declared ineligible, USC prefers to select titles that are adaptations of literary works. The reason for this is that they also award the author of the original work. Winners here have a good…

The Writers Guild of America, in spite of its peculiar rules of eligibility, is the preeminent predictor of Oscar success. With a few exceptions, they will generally nominate the ultimate Oscar winner. Further, they are likely to also duplicate the selection or at least boost the potential of their winners to gain Oscar glory. WRITERS…

For our seventh Rundown article, we look at the only category where the actors aren’t typically seen on screen. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Feature as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with a category we’ll examine the one…

For our sixth Rundown article, we look at the category most responsibility for place and setting. 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 newest Academy category.

For our fifth Rundown article, the only category that awards the product of a specific nation and not an individual. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Foreign Language Film as well as general commentary about the race. Thursday, we’ll look at a category that has paired so significantly with…