Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 13, 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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The Rundown 2020: Original Song
For our second Rundown article, we look at Best Original Song. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best XXXX as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with a category Best International Feature.
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This Day in Oscar History: March 26 (2021)
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Oscar Profile #541: Amanda Seyfried
Born December 3, 1985 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to occupational therapist Ann and pharmacist Jack, Amanda Seyfried began modeling at 11 and ventured into acting at 15 with roles in the TV soap operas, As the World Turns from 1999-2001 and All My Children in 2003. She made her film debut in Mean Girls in 2004,…
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The Rundown 2020: Original Score
For our first Rundown article of the year, we look at one of the categories with no adequate guild precursor. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Original Score as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll cover Best Original Song.
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This Day in Oscar History: March 25 (2021)
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Precursor: 32nd Producers Guild Awards (2020)
The last big hurdle for both Nomadland and My Octopus Teacher was the Producers Guild of America. If they love the films, then the Academy generally will as well. It’s more important for an indie film to win at PGA than it is a broad-release one, so Nomadland likely has this thing all sewn up…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 24 (2021)
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2020 Precursor Predictions: Producers Guild of America
The final test of Nomadland‘s ability to sweep into the Oscars is the stuffy, success-craving Producers Guild of America. If it can win here, it can win the Oscar. We’ll just have to see how things go. (Editor’s Note: Updated to include Tripp’s predictions & commentary. 12:06pm Central, 3/23/21) PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS Best…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 23 (2021)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Mar. 19-21, 2021
We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
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This Day in Oscar History: March 22 (2021)
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Precursor: 73rd Writers Guild Awards (2020)
This award matters most to Promising Young Woman going into the Oscars, which reminds me of films like Her and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, films with original concepts that utterly bowled over viewers. The Trial of the Chicago 7 isn’t out of the race, but you have to wonder if Aaron Sorkin, who…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 21 (2021)
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This Day in Oscar History: March 20 (2021)
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