Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar Profile #427: Hume Cronyn
Born July 18, 1911 in London, Ontario, Canada, Hume Cronyn was one of five children whose father, Hume Sr. was a businessman and member of Parliament for London who had an observatory at the University of Western Ontario and an asteroid named after him. After graduating from Ridley College, Cronyn switched majors from pre-law to…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 17 (2019)
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This Day in Oscar History: January 16 (2019)
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Precursor: 32nd USC Scripter Nominations (2018)
If you look at the Adapted Screenplay contenders, you would only find two of these films as likely nominees. The Death of Stalin has shown up enough times to be considered a threat, but the Academy doesn’t like comic book movies that much and definitely don’t consider the screenplays worthy since none have ever been…
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Precursor: 17th Visual Effects Society Nominations (2018)
With this group, there are three categories to inspect for clues to the Oscar nominees. Of those three, most come from Best Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature while one or two can come from Best Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature. The third category, which became important with Kubo and the Two Strings…
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Precursor: 10th Denver Film Critics Awards (2018)
Chalk another one up for Roma. We’re getting close to the end of the critics awards, which means the industry will now start weighing in, including the Producers Guild later this week. At that point, all of these carbon-copy critics prizes will be largely forgotten. Award Tallies (3) Roma (2) The Favourite, A Quiet Place…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 15 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones Born Died Released Oscar Nominations Our Site Milestones 2012: Polls: Best Of… (7)
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Precursor: 56th Publicists Guild Nominations (2018)
The ICG Publists Guild doesn’t have anything remotely significant in terms of Oscar predictability and, of these films, four of them are fringe contenders that could be nominated, but definitely not all of them will. Doubtful that any of them would even win. The Nominations Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Motion Picture Black Panther Bohemian Rhapsody…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 9
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). Numerous precursors came out in the last week, many of them from guilds, which should help us set…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 14 (2019)
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Precursor: 24th Broadcast Critics Awards (2018)
Although it didn’t win many awards, Roma edged out everything else to win Best Picture. Can it do the same at the Oscars and become the first foreign language film to perform that feat? All signs point to maybe. There are a lot of obstacles to overcome, but it’s a distinct possibility. That is the…
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Precursor: 3rd Hawaii Critics Awards (2018)
When you only have four members, it’s a likelihood that ties will abound and this list is no exception. It isn’t particularly instructive, though. Award Tallies (6) A Star Is Born, Roma (3) First Man (2) The Favourite, A Quiet Place The Awards
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This Day in Oscar History: January 13 (2019)
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Precursor: 8th Georgia Critics Awards (2018)
A Star Is Born finally picks up another prize after a long drought. Not a lot of new here. Award Tallies (3) Roma, A Star Is Born (2) Eighth Grade The Awards
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This Day in Oscar History: January 12 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies Oscar Nominations
