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  • Oscar Profile #376: Lois Smith

    Born November 3, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas, Lois Arlene Humbert was the youngest of six children of a telephone worker and his wife. She grew up performing in church plays put on by her father. At 18, she married fellow actor Wesley Dale Smith, becoming Lois Smith, the actress we know and love today. Smith…

  • 2017 Precursor Predictions: American Cinema Editors

    The American Cinema Editors select nominees in four categories. Two of those categories (Animation & Documentary) have no Oscar impact. The other two, Drama and Comedy/Musical do. While Comedy/Musical has less of an impact than Drama does, they could both have something to say about this year’s competitors. That’s because of the five Oscar nominees,…

  • This Day in Oscar History: January 25 (2018)

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

  • 2017 Oscar Winner Predictions: First Post-Nominations Predictions

    Our contributors have been hard at work assessing the nominations and deciding just which films and individuals have the best chances at winning. Below are our first post-nominations predictions. Looking over what we’ve predicted to start, we have agreed on the winner in nine categories out of twenty-four. We have completely different takes on Production…

  • This Day in Oscar History: January 24 (2018)

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

  • 90th Oscars: Academy Awards Nominations

    And there you have the full list of Oscar nominees. The Shape of Water, failing to get an expected Visual Effects nomination, falls one shy of tying the record. With 13 nominations, however, the film becomes the most nominated R-Rated film in history. Some of the big surprises this year: Martin McDonagh fails to carry…

  • This Day in Oscar History: January 23 (2018)

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

  • Precursor: 65th Sound Editors Guild Nominations (2017)

    Announcing nominations in a number of categories, the guild that represents sound editors and which closely mirrors the Sound Editing award have given three nominations to each of four films, all of which should be considered heavy favorites for nominations. The two films that got two each could be thought as contenders, but the Sound…

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 9

    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). The final week before the Oscar nominations and before we shift in earnest into the business of predicting…

  • Oscar Morning: The Article (2017)

    FOR AN OSCAR MORNING TRACKING SHEET, CLICK HERE. My predictions are in BOLD. After last year’s switch-up of the nominations announcement, we return to something akin to the prior two years’ announcements. All categories will be announced, once again in separate blocks. This time, they are announcing most of the categories regular audiences aren’t as…

  • 2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: Final

    As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. And so we come to our…

  • Precursor: 38th Golden Raspberry Nominations (2017)

    These are copies directly from the Razzie press release, so the fudged title names are entirely their doing, though I get some mild humor from the “Dead Careers Tell No Tales” dig at Johnny Depp. Announced the day before the Oscar nominations, the Razzies have always gone for low-hanging fruit or popular actors doing bad…

  • This Day in Oscar History: January 22 (2018)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones Born Died Released Oscar Nominations Our Site Milestones 2010: The Oscar Guy Became Cinema Sight (8)

  • Precursor: 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards (2017)

    The night went largely as predicted with a raft of individual actors who are likely going to ride this third telecast victory to Oscars this March. Three Billboards helps itself in the Oscar race for Best Picture, but losing PGA isn’t likely to help. Award Tallies (3) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (1) Darkest Hour,…

  • Precursor: 22nd Online Film & Television Nominations (2017)

    With a staggering 19 nominations, The Shape of Water topped the nomination count at the OFTA Film Awards. Call Me by Your Name also had an impressive showing. A lot of the names we’ve seen throughout the season here, though The Florida Project rebounded a little bit by picking up a Best Picture slot, while…

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