Category: Academy Awards
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Precursor: 28th Gotham Awards Nominations (2018)
With only a handful of categories, the Gotham Awards have been having a small impact on the indie cinema that becomes big contenders in Oscar season. First Reformed topped the list with three nominations while several others placed with two. The Favourite ended up with three citations, though one was a winner-only as best ensemble…
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Oscar Profile #414: Nicolas Cage
Born January 7, 1964 in Long Beach, California, Nicolas Kim Coppola, known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is the son of literature professor August Coppola and his wife, dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang. He is the nephew of Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola and Oscar-nominated actress Talia Shire. Inspired to become an actor by watching James Dean in…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 18 (2018)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 17 (2018)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 16 (2018)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Oct. 12-14, 2018
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. First Man With his debut film, Damien Chazelle received critical acclaim. Although Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench wasn’t an Oscar contender, it established him as an up-and-coming director. While it took four years to find his next projects, writing…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 15 (2018)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 14 (2018)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 13 (2018)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 41, 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: October 12 (2018)
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Oscar Profile #413: Nicholas Musuraca
Born October 25, 1892 in Riace, Calabria, Italy, Nicola (later Nicholas) Musuraca emigrated to the U.S. with his father in 1907 when he was 14. They settled in Brooklyn where his father’s brother was already living. Musuraca began his show business career as a chauffer for silent film director and producer J. Stuart Blackton. He…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 11 (2018)
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2018 Oscar Nominations Predictions: Post-Festival
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. Oscar season is upon us and…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 10 (2018)
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