Category: Oscar Preview
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of April 13-15, 2012
There were no new releases this week that have a chance at Oscar, not even among the limited releases (at least those films that aren’t already Oscar nominated like Monsieur Lazhar or Oscar eligible last year like The Lady. As such, I would normally fit in some measure of article looking at the upcoming year…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of April 6-8, 2012
The weekend saw no new releases that would be considered strong Oscar contenders, so instead of forecasting something where there is nothing, I’m going to look back at a few films I’ve seen this year that I think could make an appearance at the Oscars (or are ones I think deserve nominations). Haywire It is…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 2012
While there is only one mostly-guaranteed nomination for films releasing this week, there are four films that have some measure of potential. Here they are in the order they are most likely to be nominated: Bully This is the film that I think has the best chance at an Oscar nomination. With all the free…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Mar. 23-25, 2012
Looking forward to the 85th Oscars this early in the season is a bit of a challenge. Knowing what won’t be a nominee is easier than knowing what will. While nothing really released in limited engagements this weekend had much potential for Oscar consideration, the massive debut of The Hunger Games might bode both well…
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Oscar Preview: 85th Oscars – The Year To Date
Now that our recap of the 84th Oscars is finished, we’re going to start looking towards the 85th Oscars. To do that, we need to look back at the last two and a half months to see what, if anything, came out that Oscar might be interested in. For the most part, I left off…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor & Oscar Season Wrap-Up, Part 3
We are now in our final week of Oscar Season wrap-up for the Oscar Preview series. 18 articles started out or Oscar Preview series, each covering one of several individuals whose Oscar prospects are historically impressive or whose chances were strong from early in the season. Below, I have categorized them into Big Winners, Big…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor & Oscar Season Wrap-Up, Part 2
In our second week of review for this past Oscar season, we’re taking a look back at all of the precursors and who were the best and worst at predicting this year’s Oscars. Next week, we’ll cover the individuals highlighted in this weekly article going back to The War Horse Steven Spielberg who began this…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor & Oscar Season Wrap-Up, Part 1
Last night, the 84th Annual Academy Awards took place, bringing to a close a long Oscar season fraught with many twists, turns and troubles. Since there were also precursors released in the last week, I’ll still give my regular Big Winners/Big Losers commentary as well as thoughts on the immediately preceding precursors and what they…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 12
As the precursor awards continue unabated through the month of December, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar Preview”. Today, we look back at the results of the New York…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 11
We’re nearing the final moment. While the precursors have slowed, they aren’t over as this week and the five next weekend should show. We’re going to continue providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 10
As the precursor awards continue unabated through the month of December, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar Preview”. Today, we look back at the results of the New York…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 9
As the precursor awards continue unabated through the month of December, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar Preview”. Today, we look back at the results of the New York…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 8
As the precursor awards continue unabated through the month of December, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar Preview”. Today, we look back at the results of the New York…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 7
As the precursor awards continue unabated through the month of December, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar Preview”. Today, we look back at the results of the New York…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 6
As the precursor awards continue unabated through the month of January, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar Preview”. Today, we look back at the results of the New York…
