Category: Academy Awards
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2017 Precursor Predictions: Annie Awards
Four categories at the Annie Awards will have an impact on the Oscars. For Best Animated Feature, look to the primary and independent awards to give an idea of what could be competing at the Oscars. Meanwhile, Best Animated Short film is comprised of content from both the short film and special production categories here.…
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2017 Precursor Predictions: Directors Guild of America
In the last of the Big Three guilds (after the Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild of America), we may either find the Oscar race drawing to a close or tightening up. Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water needs to win in order to push that PGA victory towards an Oscar one. If Martin…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 2 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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Oscar Profile #377: Steve Carell
Born August 16, 1962 in Concord, Massachusetts, Steven John (Steve) Carell was the fourth son of a psychiatric nurse and an electrical engineer. Raised in nearby Acton, Massachusetts, he graduated from Denison University in Granville, Ohio in 1984 with a degree in history. Carell was a mail carrier in Littleton, Massachusetts but quit after six…
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The Rundown 2017: Documentary Categories
For our first Rundown article, we look into categories featuring stories drawn from real life. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short Subject as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll cover the category where the most nominated living individual picked up…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 1 (2018)
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This Day in Oscar History: January 31 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
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This Day in Oscar History: January 30 (2018)
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 10
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). While there isn’t much going on this next week, last week was a pretty significant week. The Oscar…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 29 (2018)
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Precursor: 60th Grammy Awards (2017)
La La Land won two of the three categories in which it was nominated. The surprise was one of those wasn’t Best Song. Award Tallies (2) La La Land The Awards Best Music Film The Defiant Ones Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media La La Land Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media La La Land…
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Precursor: 38th London Critics Awards (2017)
With a winner set that has a lot of random selections that haven’t been common all season, the London Critics Circle is the last critics group to announce, but also does so at a time when the focus on the guild awards is stronger. Also with their U.K.-based eligibility rules, they don’t compare easily or…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 28 (2018)
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Precursor: 22nd Art Directors Guild Awards (2017)
Proving that Downsizing has been roundly rejected, it lost the contemporary award to Logan. On the Fantasy side, Blade Runner 2049 pulls out the win in a move that could be a sign of an Oscar in its future. Period winner The Shape of Water puts itself into a two-way race for Best Production Design,…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 27 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
