Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 50, 2021)
Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as a section looking…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 10 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Oscar Profile #577: Steven Spielberg
Born December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio to a concert pianist/restaurateur mother and electrical engineer father, he grew up in Haddon Township, New Jersey, Phoenix, Arizona, and Saratoga, California. His early fascination with home movies led to his career as one the most successful and influential filmmakers in the history of the movies. His career…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 9 (2021)
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Precursor: 19th African American Critics Awards, Part 1 (2021)
Other category winners to be announced on January 17. Unlike prior years, the African American Film Critics Association have announced their ranked top ten list and then will announce the remainder of their awards later. The only titles not usually on other lists with this group are Respect and Who We Are. Otherwise, a fairly…
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Precursor: 21st American Film Institute (2021)
No major surprises here. The Awards Best American Films CODA Don’t Look Up Dune King Richard Licorice Pizza Nightmare Alley The Power of the Dog tick, tick…BOOM! The Tragedy of Macbeth West Sidee Story Special Award Belfast Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) American Film Institute Data Year Founded: 1967…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 8 (2021)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 7 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 6th Atlanta Critics Awards (2021)
Another good pull for Licorice Pizza, which continues to surprise as one of the year’s prime Oscar contenders. Otherwise, the Atlanta list doesn’t look terribly inventive. Awards Tallies (5) Licorice Pizza (4) The Power of the Dog The Awards Best Picture Licorice Pizza Best Animated Film The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Director Jane Campion…
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Precursor: 20th DC Critics Awards (2021)
The DC critics seem to be wanting to make statements and change the conversation. Their choices are both expected and unexpected depending on the category you’re looking at. Awards Tallies (3) Dune, The Power of the Dog (2) Belfast, tick, tick…BOOM! The Awards Best Film Belfast Best Animated Feature The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best…
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Precursor: 15th Detroit Critics Awards (2021)
12 critics. That’s all the stands between you and an award with the Detroit film critics. They handed out two ties, to be expected with such a small group. As are such idiosyncratic choices. Awards Tallies (2) Cyrano The Awards Best Picture Cyrano Best Animated Feature The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Director Lin-Manuel Miranda…
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94th Oscars: Eligible Features (Animated, Documentary, International)
ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY AND INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR 94TH OSCARS® ANNOUNCED LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film categories for the 94th Academy Awards®. Eligibility lists by category can be viewed at…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 3-5, 2021
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Flee Animated documentaries have become an ever present part of Oscar season as each new one tries to become the first to secure Oscar nominations for both Documentary Feature and Animated Feature. No title has done it yet. Flee comes into…
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94th Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 1
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). We’re just getting going with a number of prominent early players making their choices known. The next week…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 6 (2021)
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