Category: Oscar Preview
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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). There was a lot of activity this week, mostly from the guilds, which puts a lot into perspective.…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend Updates
From now, through the end of Oscar season in early March, these articles will be put on hold. Once the Oscar are over, I will begin posting these updates again, starting with a recap of all weeks missed, which could still result in very few contenders thanks to the early-year drought of quality films paired…
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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). A very busy week has preceded this report and there were lots of things to note. However, while…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 29-31, 2017
We had four films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. All the Money in the World Ridley Scott began his directing career on television in the mid-to-late 1960s. After an eight-year hiatus, he made his feature film debut with The Duellists in 1977. The film earned two BAFTA (British Academy of…
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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 last week has seen very little activity with only two groups having announced by deadline. As a…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 22-24, 2017
We had four films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Downsizing Alexander Payne has a tremendous history with the Oscars, but his latest film might just be his least recognized yet. Payne has made 7 movies as of Downsizing. His first, Citizen Ruth in 1996, was well reviewed and performed decently…
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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). It was a very slow week and next week will be equally slow before the new year when…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 15-17, 2017
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Star Wars: The Last Jedi One of the biggest franchise in history is also one of the biggest at the Oscars. Nine films have been released since 1977 and every single one of them has been an Oscar nominee. While Episodes…
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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). It has been an uber-hectic week. Plenty of content this week and most of it is hard to…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 8-10, 2017
We had one films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. I, Tonya This dark comedy was a rather strange entry into the year’s Oscar race as it never seemed like the kind of film Oscar voters would take seriously. Yet, its prominence among critics groups might bolster its chances with the…
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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). A bountiful week of precursors this week with even more to come next week. There were a lot…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 1-3, 2017
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. The Shape of Water In 2006, director Guillermo del Toro presented to the world a dark fairy tale called Pan’s Labyrinth. Although he had had success with critics and audience before that, this became the film that fully launched him into…
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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). The calm before the storm. While the last couple of weeks have seen a small, but important flurry…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 24-26, 2017
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Coco Every animation studio with the exception of one (Studio Ghibli) longs despeartely to replicate the success and passion audiences have for Disney and Pixar. Disney was the only respected game in town for decades until Pixar emerged as Disney faced…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 1
We begin our first weekly recap today. Each week, we’ll look back at all the precursors from Monday through the following Sunday. Will the precursors affect the Oscars? That’s what we’re here to determine. We’ll look at the winners and losers along with what’s coming up from Tuesday through Monday. But, before we get into…
