Category: Academy Awards
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Precursor: 22nd Las Vegas Critics Awards (2018)
Another chapter of the Roma show comes to a close with five awards going to Alfonso Cuaron’s black-and-white feature. A Star Is Born did well as well. Nothing particularly exciting jumps out of this particular list. Award Tallies (5) Roma (4) A Star Is Born (2) A Quiet Place The Awards
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 50, 2018)
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: December 14 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Oscar Profile #422: Ralph Richardson
Born December 19, 1902 in Cheltenham, England, Ralph Richardson’s parents were eccentric artists. When he was four, his parents got into a row over the wallpaper his mother had chosen for his father’s study. His mother left his two older brothers with their devout Quaker father who raised them in his religion and took Ralph…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 13 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 15th Women Critics Awards (2018)
Topping this year’s Women critics awards is The Favourite while Eighth Grade, If Beale Street Could Talk, Roma, and Widows picked up multiple awards. Award Tallies (3) The Favourite (2) Eighth Grade, If Beale Street Could Talk, Roma, Widows The Awards
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Precursor: 5th Phoenix Critics Circle Nominations (2018)
Another good day for the likes of The Favourite, Vice, BlacKkKlansman, First Reformed, and Roma. Not a lot of discrepancy here between what we’ve seen previous. Nominations Tallies (7) The Favourite, Vice (4) BlacKkKlansman, First Reformed, Roma (3) Black Panther, A Star is Born The Nominations
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Scientific & Technical Recipients Announced
The annual list of scientific & technical awards have been announced and another year goes by without a statuette being awarded. 9 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE HONORED WITH ACADEMY AWARDS® Curtis Clark to receive John A. Bonner Award
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Precursor: 25th Screen Actors Guild Nominations (2018)
It was a good morning for A Star Is Born and BlacKkKlansman. Apart from that, the nominations are almost as notable for their exclusions than their inclusions. No nominations at all for If Beale Street Could Talk (Regina King or cast), Roma (Yalitza Aparicio cast), First Man (Claire Foy), First Reformed (Ethan Hawke), At Eternity’s…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 12 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 16th African American Critics Awards (2018)
The African American Film Critics Association has chosen Black Panther as the Best Film of the year, beating out If Beale Street Could Talk based on their top ten of the year. Most interesting, BlacKkKlansman, which received two awards for writing and lead actor, didn’t make the top ten selections. There isn’t a lot of…
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91st Oscars: Screener Watch, Week 4
As the OFCS & GALECA reach their screening deadlines, my mailbox is becoming overstuffed with screeners. Here are the metric ton I’ve received this week.
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This Day in Oscar History: December 11 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 23rd San Diego Critics Awards (2018)
Going out on a limb, the San Diego critics made some strange and unusual choices. Picking a handful of Oscar contenders, but otherwise going straight for non-competitors, their selections are idiosyncratic, which is interesting, but inconsequential. Award Tallies (3) Leave No Trace (2) The Favourite The Awards
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 7-9, 2018
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Mary Queen of Scots In Oscar history, period epic dramas have been a staple, gracing countless Oscar ceremonies and winning numerous awards. Mary Queen of Scots looks to be just the kind of movie the Academy has always loved to recognized.…
