Looking at Film from Every Angle

Category: Academy Awards

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 8 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released

  • Precursor: 26th Toronto Critics Awards – Canadian Film (2022)

    Not much to see here. The Awards Best Canadian Film Award Riceboy Sleeps Toronto Film Critics Association Data First Awards: 1997 (25)

  • The Rundown 2022: Original & Adapted Screenplay

    For our fifteenth Rundown article, we look at the foundations of all successful films. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Original Screenplay & Best Adapted Screenplay as well as general commentary about the race. Wednesday, we’ll cover the final component of all films that brings everything together. Best Original…

  • 95th Oscars: The Polls – Best Costume Design

    For the next 23 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2022 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 7 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies

  • 95th Oscars 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). The last of the significant precursors announced this weekend, so this may well be the last time we…

  • The Rundown 2022: Sound

    For our fourteenth Rundown article, we tackle the aural category that brings music, dialogue, and effects together. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Sound as well as general commentary about the race. Tuesday, we’ll cover the literal foundations of a film. Best Sound Winner Predictions All Quiet on the…

  • 95th Oscars: The Polls – Best Actress

    For the next 23 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2022 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 6 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Our Site Milestones 2011: Weekend Preview (12)

  • Precursor: 37th Society of Cinematographers Awards (2022)

    In a minor surprise, Elvis claimed the ASC award making Mandy Walker the first woman to win there. Could this also point to an Oscar victory? The historic nature might be tempting and it’s possible, but the only competition here wasn’t Oscar nominated while the bigger contender at the Oscars, All Quiet, wasn’t even nominated,…

  • Precursor: 75th Writers Guild Awards (2022)

    If only The Banshees of Inisherin had been nominated, this might have been a proxy for Best Original Screenplay, but the award remains a tight race, though Women Talking may have just pulled ahead. The Awards Best Original Screenplay Everything Everywhere All at Once (Wesley, Thomas) Best Adapted Screenplay Women Talking (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Documentary…

  • Precursor: 62nd American Cinema Editors Awards (2022)

    The American Cinema Editors have picked four films for theatrical awards and three of them are very likely to win their categories at the Oscars. The Awards Best Drama Editing Top Gun: Maverick (Wesley, Thomas) Best Comedy/Musical Editing Everything Everywhere All at Once (Wesley, Thomas, RU:Peter) Best Animation Editing Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Peter, Thomas)…

  • 95th Oscars: This Week in Ceremony Announcements

    In the last week, the Academy has released numerous press releases listing song performances and the first round of presenters. I’m going to consolidate those all right here for your quick perusal. RIHANNA TO PERFORM AT THE OSCARS® THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE MARCH 12, 2023, ON ABC LOS ANGELES, CA – Music superstar…

  • Precursor: 27th Online Film & Television Awards (2022)

    The OFTA went big time for Everything, giving it 11 awards, the most its given to a single film in 20 years. They even managed to make a few unexpected selections (e.g. Stephanie Hsu in Supporting Actress, After Yang in Title Sequence). Awards Tallies (11) Everything Everywhere All at Once (4) Top Gun: Maverick (3)…

  • 95th Oscars: The Polls – Best Animated Short Film

    For the next 23 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2022 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

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