Category: Oscar Preview
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Apr. 27-29, 2018
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Avengers: Infinity War For a time, Tony Stark’s appearance in a film was a guarantee of the film’s Oscar chances. For only films starring Robert Downey Jr. ever made it to the Oscars. Then, when Captain America: The Winter Soldier finally…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Apr. 20-22, 2018
We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Feb. 13-15, 2018
We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Apr. 6-8, 2018
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. A Quiet Place Could horror films find renewed success at the Oscars? It’s been four decades since the likes of Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist defined an Oscar era. However, with Get Out picking up a Best Picture nomination along with…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 2018
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Ready Player One Steven Spielberg’s ability to score Oscar nominations is legendary, but his genre films of late have struggled in this regard. Hook in 1991 was the last genre film he made that scored more than three nominations. You have…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Mar. 23-25, 2018
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Pacific Rim: Uprising It might seem vanity to suggest that a sequel to a Guillermo del Toro film without him at the helm that wasn’t a previous Oscar nominee could even be considered as an Oscar contender, but here we are.…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Mar. 16-18, 2018
We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Through Mar. 11, 2018
We had six films release since the beginning of the year with the potential for Oscar nominations. Paddington 2 The sequel to the surprise family hit of 2014, Paddington 2 opened to rave reviews, bettering its predecessor. Featuring Hugh Grant in several disguises as a thief who steals the rare pop-up book that Paddington (voiced…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, FINAL
And so we reach the end of the road. The Academy Award were announced Sunday night and things are now in the books. Now we just have to wait for the 91st Academy Awards. Big Winners The Shape of Water may not have won all of the marbles, but it came out on top, following…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 14
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 brought only three guild awards, so it’s unlikely that the impact felt here will be…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 13
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). It was a fairly big week for the precursors with the Visual Effects Society (VES), American Society of…
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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). We’re almost into the home stretch. The last of the major precursors will be given out in the…
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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). While the upcoming week is a bit busier than this past week, it’s still a small smattering of…
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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). While there isn’t much going on this next week, last week was a pretty significant week. The Oscar…
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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). The final week before the Oscar nominations and before we shift in earnest into the business of predicting…
