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Category: Academy Awards History

  • 89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Actress

    For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 17 (2017)

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

  • 89th Oscars: Ceremony Presenters, Part 3

    The Academy has submitted more names for their awards presentation. Below are the press releases for two different announcements. The first below are regular presenters. The second set is for performers. Oscar winners Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron; and Oscar nominees Amy Adams, Felicity Jones, and Emma Stone are joined by Riz Ahmed, John Cho,…

  • Oscar Profile #327: Robert Surtees

    Born September 8, 1906 in Covington, Kentucky, Robert Surtees was raised in Ohio. After graduating high school, he got a job as a photographer and re-toucher at a portrait studio in Cincinnati. He moved to California in 1925 intending to go to college, but was offered a job as a camera assistant at Universal based…

  • The Rundown 2016: Film Editing

    For our twelfth Rundown article, we take a stab at the category that brings it all together. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Film Editing as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll cover a category where the person who brings all the disparate parts together is…

  • 89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Sound Editing

    For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 16 (2017)

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

  • The Rundown 2016: Animated Feature

    For our eleventh Rundown article, we look at the newest Oscar category. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Feature as well as general commentary about the race. Thursday, we’ll examine the category that deals with putting all the pieces together.

  • 89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Costume Design

    For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 15 (2017)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations Our Site Milestones 1996: The Oscar Guy Launched on GeoCities (21)

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 12

    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). This week, we had five precursors, four that could have Oscar impact and one that’s purely informative. The…

  • The Rundown 2016: Animated Short & Live-Action Short Films

    For our tenth Rundown article, we look at two diminutive categories. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Short Film and Live-Action Short Film as well as general commentary about the race. Wednesday, we tackle the newest Oscar category.

  • 89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Makeup & Hairstyling

    For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 14 (2017)

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

  • The Rundown 2016: Actress

    For our ninth Rundown article, we examine the final acting category. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Actress as well as general commentary about the race. Tuesday, we’ll cover two of the shortest categories available.

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