Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar History: January 10 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Bernard Herzbrun (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1898: Arthur Johnston (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1899: John Mescall (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1917: Jerry Wexler (91…
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7th Chicago Indie Critics Nominations
A fairly generic list from Chicago’s independent critics with Barbenheimer dominating predicatbly. Nominations Tallies (13) Barbie (12) Oppenheimer (10) Poor Things (8) The Holdovers (6) Killers of the Flower Moon, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (5) The Iron Claw, Past Lives (4) Anatomy of a Fall, Maestro (3) American Fiction, The Boy and the Heron, The…
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21st San Francisco Critics Awards
Spreading the wealth with Oppenheimer coming out on top. Award Tallies (3) Oppenheimer (2) American Fiction, The Zone of Interest (1) 20 Days in Mariupol, Barbie, The Boy and the Heron, Earth Mama, Fremont, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives, Poor Things The Awards Best Picture Oppenheimer Best Animated Feature The Boy…
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76th Directors Guild Doc Nominations
Three of the main Oscar contenders are here, so it’s a good sign for them. The Nominations Best Documentary Director Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp – Bobi Wine: The People’s President Mstyslav Chernov – 20 Days in Mariupol Madeleine Gavin – Beyond Utopia Davis Guggenheim – Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie D. Smith – Kokomo…
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31st Cinema Audio Society Nominations
The Cinema Audio Society’s nominations give us a direction for what films are being considered in the Best Sound category. All of the nominees this year are prestige pics with Ferrari being the closest to a traditional contender here. Some major omissions include: The Creator, Napoleon, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. The…
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28th Art Directors Guild Nominations
There isn’t anything too shocking here. The only potential Oscar contenders that weren’t on the list were The Color Purple, Indiana Jones, The Little Mermaid, and The Zone of Interest. The Nominations Best Period Art Direction Asteroid City Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Napoleon Oppenheimer Best Fantasy Art Direction Barbie The Creator Guardians of…
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Oscar History: January 9 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: William B. Murphy (62 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1941: Susannah York (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1955: J. K. Simmons (69) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1956: Imelda…
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Box Office History (Week 1, 2024)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Oscar History: January 8 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Gordon Hollingshead (60 at death) {23 Noms, 7 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing, Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film Oscar Wins: Assistant Directing, Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film 1903: Robert Webb (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Assistant…
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7th Hawai’i Critics Nominations
Female-led films led the Hawai’i critics nominations with Barbie and Poor Things coming out on top. It’s also one of the few groups to give attention to Ferrari in any measurable way. Nominations Tallies (13) Barbie (11) Poor Things (9) Ferrari, Maestro, Oppenheimer (7) American Fiction, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (6) Killers of the Flower…
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22nd Utah Critics Awards
Utah’s critics have given their seal of approval to Past Lives, an uncommon decision this year. Award Tallies (3) Past Lives, Poor Things (2) The Holdovers, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (1) All of Us Strangers, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Godzilla Minus One, The Iron Claw, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Marvels,…
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81st Golden Globe Awards
Christopher Nolan’s historical epic carried the day at the Golden Globes, potentially presaging its performance at the Oscars as most of these selections possibly can. Award Tallies (5) Oppenheimer (2) Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things (1) The Boy and the Heron The Awards Best Picture, Drama…
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7th Hollywood Creative Alliance Awards
For some, the HCA was supposed to be another Critics Choice awards, but poor leadership decisions caused several name changes and a re-branding, but it hasn’t helped. These awards were difficult to find other than at competitor sites. I found it on Wikipedia. That said, there are some curious selections on Wikipedia, namely the Stunt…
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Oscar History: January 7 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1873: Adolph Zukor (103 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1906: Herb Magidson (79 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1908: Eliot Daniel (89 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1910: Frank…
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6th Greater WNY Critics Awards
Oppenheimer pulls the most prizes but Past Lives takes the top prize. Award Tallies (4) Oppenheimer (3) Past Lives (2) The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, May December (1) The Boy and the Heron, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, The Zone of Interest The Awards Best Film Past Lives Best Animated Film The…
