Category: Oscar Preview

We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.

We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Avengers: Age of Ultron Now that Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain America: The Winter Soldier have broken the Iron Man hold on the Oscars (no film in the Disney/Marvey Cinematic Universe had been nominated for an Oscar unless it featured…

We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. The Water Diviner Russell Crowe’s World War II drama has sparked a lot of positivity in Australia where it received numerous awards. However, the Academy is a far more fickle beast, making his film a far-from-obvious contender. Releasing in the midst…

We had no films released this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.

We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Clouds of Sils Maria When Kristen Stewart won the César for Best Supporting Actress, a couple of unique things occurred. First, her critics were silenced by the fact that she would not only be considered for a major award, but that…

We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.

We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Home DreamWorks is almost always guaranteed a slot at the Oscar nomination table. That gives Home an advantage that I don’t think it would have otherwise. Although it’s opening to strong box office, Home is one of the worst reviewed DreamWorks…

We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.

We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Cinderella Kenneth Branagh’s sumptuous rendition of Cinderella has been earning strong notices from critics and is poised to be one of the year’s first major blockbusters. Opening to around $70 million this weekend, the film is connecting with young women and…

We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Chappie With poor reviews from critics, Neill Blomkamp’s third film looks to be out of the major races, much like his prior effort Elysium was. However, will that mean the entire end of its Oscar chances? Not necessarily. Blomkamp started out…

We had one films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Maps to the Stars Later this week, I should be posting the final Oscar Preview covering the 87th Oscars, looking back at the best and worst of the precursors. Before then, let’s look at what came out this weekend. Maps to…

We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.