Category: Academy Awards
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Precursor: 10th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (2019)
There isn’t much to say about these selections except that they don’t seem like the kinds of choice the Academy would make, but stranger things have happened. Award Tallies (2) The Biggest Little Farm The Awards
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Precursor: 62nd Grammy Award Nominations (2019)
The Grammys have never been able to lay claim to being Oscar harbingers thanks to their much earlier eligibility period that overlaps the Oscars eligibility period by three months. However, this year’s slate is even less indicative of the potential for the Oscars. First, toss everything in Compilation Soundtrack and Music Film as they have…
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2019 Oscar Nominations Predictions: November
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. We’re in something of a holding…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 20 (2019)
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Precursor: 31st PGA Documentary Nominations (2019)
Of the seven nominations, two are titles that have received consistent buzz for Oscar consideration: Apollo 11 and One Child Nation. Three are titles that have received some small buzz: American Factory, The Cave and Honeyland. The remaining two, Advocate and For Sama haven’t been mentioned much at all. There are several documentaries that aren’t…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 19 (2019)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 15-17, 2019
We had four films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Ford v Ferrari In spite of delivering several well reviewed films, James Mangold has only had one film in the Best Picture race: Walk the Line. That film picked up five nominations and won the Oscar for Best Actress (Reese Witherspoon).…
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92nd Oscars: Screener Watch – Week 4
A large batch of screeners arrived this week. Below, they are revealed in order of receipt. Starting with Bleecker Street, then several Netflix documentaries, followed by the Magnolia/Magnet batch is up next, with National Geographic up next, and finishing off with DreamWorks’ latest Abominable. Bleecker Street Arctic Oscar Chances: Unlikely: The film never managed to…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 18 (2019)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 17 (2019)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 16 (2019)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 46, 2019)
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. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 15 (2019)
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Oscar Profile #470: Haley Joel Osment
Born April 10, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, Haley Joel Osment is the son of teacher Theresa and actor Eugene Osment. He was signed with a talent agent at the age of four. At an audition, he was asked to describe the biggest thing he had ever seen; his description of an IMAX theater screen…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 14 (2019)
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