Category: Oscar Preview
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 10
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 last of the guilds and other major nominating groups were announced this last week with a smattering…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 9
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). Numerous precursors came out in the last week, many of them from guilds, which should help us set…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 8
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). And it’s now time for all of the precursor awards from critics to slowly fade and the guilds…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Jan. 28-30, 2018
For our final Oscar Preview of 2018 and the last one to post until March, we had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Vice If you look at director Adam McKay’s filmography, you might see early films that seem like he was never going to be an Oscar player.…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 7
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). Only two groups announced anything in the last week, which doesn’t make for an exciting one, but the…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 21-23, 2018
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Aquaman The DC Extended Universe has produced little in terms of Oscar, though it is the first of the two comic book universes to win an Oscar as it did with Suicide Squad for Best Makeup & Hairstyling. The question is…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 6
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 week before Christmas is pretty sparse for critics prizes, rivaled only by the week between Christmas and…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 14-16, 2018
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse As a product of the DC universe, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was though to be little more than a new cash grab for Sony after its ignoble attempts at resurrecting the beloved webslinger. Then something spectacular happened:…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 5
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). With the Screen Actors Guild announcing their nominations, this was a fairly momentous week. Several other groups also…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 7-9, 2018
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Mary Queen of Scots In Oscar history, period epic dramas have been a staple, gracing countless Oscar ceremonies and winning numerous awards. Mary Queen of Scots looks to be just the kind of movie the Academy has always loved to recognized.…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 4
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 slew of precursors have been handed out this week and most of the major ones have been…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2018
We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 3
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). While the onslaught of critics awards begins in earnest this week, there’s no question that it got a…
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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). This past week saw less movement than expected with only the Producers Guild of America documentary nominations. As…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 23-25, 2018
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Ralph Breaks the Internet When you look at the nominees and winners for Best Animated Feature, there are two facts that are irrefutable. One is that Disney/Pixar is responsible for the majority of nominees and a huge majority of the winners.…
