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Category: Academy Awards History

  • Oscar Profile #326: Oliver Stone

    Born September 15, 1946 in New York, New York, Oliver Stone’s father was a non-practicing Jewish stockbroker and his mother a German-east European non-practicing Catholic war bride. Stone was raised Episcopalian in Manhattan and Stamford, Connecticut. He is now a Buddhist. Stone graduated New York University with a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree in 1971.…

  • The Rundown 2016: Foreign Language Film

    For our seventh Rundown article, we look at the only category with mandatory subtitles for all the nominee. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Foreign Language Film as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll tackle the penultimate acting category.

  • 89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Sound Mixing

    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 9 (2017)

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

  • The Rundown 2016: Best Cinematography

    For our sixth Rundown article, we take a look through the lens at life. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Cinematography as well as general commentary about the race. Thursday, we’ll cover a category that the vast majority of Academy members will have to read to watch.

  • 89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Production 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 8 (2017)

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

  • 89th Oscars: Ceremony Presenters, Part 2

    The Academy has released its second (and technically third) batch of presenters this week. Among the main batch are Oscar winners Halle Berry and Shirley MacLaine; Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld; and non-nominees Jamie Dornan, Chris Evans, Gael Garcia Bernal, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Dakota Johnson, and Kate McKinnon. The third set I referenced was…

  • The Rundown 2016: Best Documentary Feature & Short Subject

    For our fifth Rundown article, facts make up an important part of these categories. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short Subject as well as general commentary about the race. Wednesday, we’ll cover a category where composition is most important.

  • 89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Film 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 7 (2017)

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

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 11

    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). A lot happened this weekend with the Directors Guild, Annie Awards, and Cinematographers selecting their winners for the…

  • 2016 Precursor Predictions: Visual Effects Society

    The Visual Effects Society will be announcing its winners this Tuesday evening. They are one of the few groups to present awards on a week night. Comparing to the Best Visual Effects category at the Oscars, the nominees there are spread across multiple categories, so while we can get an idea of which films have…

  • The Rundown 2016: Best Supporting Actress

    For our fourth Rundown article, we take a look at the second of our four acting categories. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Supporting Actress as well as general commentary about the race. Tuesday, we’ll cover the truest of all categories at the Oscars.

  • 89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Animated Feature

    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…

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