Category: Academy Awards History
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This Day in Oscar History: December 25 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 21st Florida Critics Awards (2017)
Dunkirk picks up its first Best Picture prize of the season, also winning Best Director. However, it wasn’t as successful in the tech categories where it came in second in nearly every race to Blade Runner 2049, which was the largest winner of the day. The rest of the selections are familiar faces this season…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 24 (2017)
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Precursor: 7th Nevada Critics Awards (2017)
Getting a bit of love when it has only gotten a smattering before, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won top prize with The Shape of Water also doing quite well. These are all winners we’ve seen before. Award Tallies (3) The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2) Blade Runner 2049, The Disaster…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 23 (2017)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 51, 2017)
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: December 22 (2017)
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Precursor: 21st Florida Critics Nominations (2017)
Following everyone that came before them, the Florida Critics throw in a little spice, but have mostly created a list that duplicates other lists. Award Tallies (9) The Shape Of Water (8) Dunkirk (7) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (6) Get Out, Lady Bird (5) Call Me By Your Name (4) Blade Runner 2049, I,…
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Oscar Profile #371: Christmas Movies
Technically, no Christmas movie has ever won a Best Picture Oscar, but one film in which the holiday is prominently featured did win the big prize. 1960’s The Apartment, which takes place primarily from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve, doesn’t so much celebrate the holiday as observe it. Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Jack…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 21 (2017)
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Amazon Studios
Amazon has a lot of solid efforts this year. They’ve sent four. Of note is that Woody Allen isn’t listed at all on the Wonder Wheel screener, not for directing or for screenplay.
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – SP Releasing
A company I’ve not heard of with a film I’m not familiar with starring people I recognize. It’s an odd submission. The Pirates of Somalia Oscar Chances: Unlikely: The fact that this is on no one’s radar pretty much confirms it’s not a contender. Campaign-Proposed Categories Picture (Mino Jarjoura, Matt Lefebvre, Claude Dal Farra, Irfaan…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 20 (2017)
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Precursor: 17th Phoenix Critics Awards (2017)
More awards for already-awarded individuals and films. There’s nothing here that’s original, making it a rather staid slate. Award Tallies (4) The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2) Gifted The Awards
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Precursor: 38th London Critics Nominations (2017)
Here we have the London Film Critics Circle’s nominations. With films releasing in the UK well after releasing in the US, oftentimes films like Elle end up bumped into the next year, which in turn bumps people out of the acting categories. There are a few original selections here, but most of them are more…
