Looking at Film from Every Angle

Category: Academy Awards History

  • Precursor: 29th Producers Guild Nominations (2017)

    The first thing one must remember about the Producers Guild of America is that they very much look at success as a portion of the measure of quality. Films that underperform, even with acclaim, are seldom recognized. They also tend to avoid films that don’t have some importance to the awards seasons. Further, if a…

  • Oscar in Box Office History (Week 1, 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…

  • Precursor: 9th Make-Up Artists Guild Nominations (2017)

    Here we have the five categories presented by the Make-Up Artists Guild. They ar ean eclectic bunch, but the quesiton is how they may or may not impact the Oscars. The only film on the Oscar shortlist not referenced here is Victoria & Abdul, all of the others are. Two of them, both I consider…

  • 2017 Precursor Predictions: Golden Globe Awards

    Sunday, the first television awards show of the season kicks off with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hosting the biggest party of the year. Televised on NBC, the winners will have receive a tremendous bump going into Oscar nomination voting and could gain some traction towards a win. In this post is our list of…

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

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

  • Precursor: 70th Writers Guild Nominations (2017)

    Here are your Writers Guild of America nominations. First, let’s look at the films that weren’t included that are still Oscar contenders, then we’ll look to see which of them were excluded from the eligibility list for specified reasons. Titles missing from the list: Darkest Hour, Downsizing, The Florida Project, Phantom Thread, The Post, and…

  • Precursor: 22nd Art Directors Guild Nominations (2017)

    Adding a new category this year for animation, the Art Directors Guild have entered into the Oscar race with a slate that looks like it’s expected to look. The notable exclusions here are The Greatest Showman, Alien: Covenant, The Beguiled, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Phantom Thread, Victoria & Abdul, and Wonderstruck. Of these,…

  • Oscar Profile #373: Fred MacMurray

    Born Fredrick Martin MacMurray on August 30, 1908 in Kankakee, Illinois, Young Fred was raised in Wisconsin from the age of five. A saxophone player in college, he later became a singer and as such had featured roles in the 1930’s Three’s a Crowd and 1933’s Roberta on Broadway. He became a life-long friend with…

  • 2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: January

    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. In our first predictions of 2018…

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

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

  • Precursor: 12th Oklahoma Critics Awards (2017)

    Announced yesterday, Oklahoma critics went all out to recognize Get Out with five awards, including Best Picture. These winners are all previously honored (with the exception of their favoritism-fueled pick of Oklahoma City for Best Documentary Feature). Award Tallies (5) Get Out (2) Call Me by Your Name, The Shape of Water The Awards

  • Precursor: 13th Austin Critics Nominations (2017)

    These were apparently announced on Dec. 30, but were not and still have not been posted on their own website. Guillermo del Toro’s “fish out of water” fantasy film continues to impress with high nomination tallies during precursor season while Dunkirk underperforms those same metrics. Denis Villeneuve picks up an unexpected Best Director citation, but…

  • Precursor: 57th American Cinema Editors Nominations (2017)

    The American Cinema Editors have announced their nominees for 2017 and a lot of the usual suspects are here, as are some surprises. Best Picture nominees at the Oscars, with a small number of exceptions, require a Best Film Editing nomination. Of the Best Picture contenders not on the below list, The Florida Project, Call…

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

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

  • Precursor: 6th North Carolina Critics Awards (2017)

    Another critics group has selected Get Out as Best Picture of the year, helping it build momentum towards a potential Oscar win. North Carolina has largely selected winners that have been consistently rewarded with the exceptions of Molly’s Game in its tie for Best Adapted Screenplay and Okja for Best Foreign Language Film. Those are…

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