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  • Oscar Profile #369: Frances McDormand

    Born June 23, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, Frances McDormand was the adopted daughter of Canadian-born parents, Noreen Eloise (Nickleson), a nurse from Ontario, and The Rev. Vernon Weir McDormand, a Disciples of Christ minister from Nova Scotia, who raised her in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. She began her stage career after graduating from Yale in…

  • Precursor: 16th DC Critics Nominations (2017)

    Tying for first place in the nominations from the Washington DC Area Film Critics are two technical achievements, only one of which managed a Best Film nomination. The Shape of Water, Blade Runner 2049, and Mudbound were among the top seven films nominated, but not cited for Best Film. The rest of the list feels…

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 7 (2017)

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

  • Precursor: 11th Detroit Critics Nominations (2017)

    Why a regional group like this would want to get out ahead of the curve is anyone’s guess, especially when their selections aren’t terribly similar to what the Academy picks. They also likely didn’t get to see some of the titles they nominated, at least not enough of them, which might explain why The Post…

  • Precursor: 23rd Broadcast Critics Nominations (2017)

    The nominees have been announced the big surprise is that The Shape of Water utterly destroyed all comers in terms of nominations with 14. Three films have eight each, the next highest amount. All are nominated for Best Picture. Of all the films nominated for 5 or more awards, only Blade Runner 2049 and I,…

  • 2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: December

    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. Precursor season has now begun and…

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 6 (2017)

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

  • 90th Oscars: Documentary Short Film Shortlist

    The press releases are coming hard and fast. Below are the ten documentary short films that will compete for five slot at this year’s Oscars. 10 DOCUMENTARY SHORTS ON 2017 OSCARS® SHORTLIST LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for…

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 5 (2017)

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

  • 90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Annapurna

    Annapurna has had a lot of success at the Oscars in recent memory, so they’ve sent along one of their early contenders. Detroit Oscar Chances: Unlikely: The film came, got good reviews, and then disappeared almost immediately. Although it could be a return to the Oscars for Kathryn Bigelow, it’s more likely that it doesn’t…

  • 90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Entertainment Studios

    A studio with very little experience and clout has sent a film that got good early notices. Hostiles Oscar Chances: Unlikely: While the film did receive solid reviews, it’s being handled by a studio with no real experience in Oscar campaigning, suggesting the film is unlikely to succeed at the Oscars. Campaign-Proposed Categories Picture (John…

  • 90th Oscars: Visual Effects Longlist

    The Academy has released another shortlist. This one is more of a longlist as another shortlist will release later this month for the final ten contenders. Two films I had thought might contend were absent from the list: Geostorm, which isn’t terribly surprising, and Transformers: The Last Knight, marking the first time the Transformers series…

  • Precursor: 26th Annie Awards Nominations (2017)

    Decimating the competition, Coco should handily win many of its awards. The big surprise here is that The Breadwinner managed to pull off a feat that many indie animated films can’t: double-digit nominations. That could position it as a spoiler in a number of categories and should give it the corresponding Independent Picture race. Nominations…

  • 90th Oscars: Animated Short Film Shortlist

    The Academy has announced the ten finalists for the Best Animated Short Film category at this year’s Oscars. Below is the press release. The only shock is the surprising omission of the much maligned Frozen short that ran before Coco. Disney/Pixar is still represented here by Lou, the creative short that ran ahead of Cars…

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 2

    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 calm before the storm. While the last couple of weeks have seen a small, but important flurry…

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