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Category: Academy Awards

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 15 (2017)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released

  • 90th Oscars: Foreign Language Film Shortlist

    The Academy has once again made a grave error in omitting the acclaimed BPM (Beats Per Minute). Once again, we must call for the foreign language rules to be updated and modernized. The following is their press release announcing the 9 less deserving finalists. 9 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ADVANCE IN OSCAR® RACE LOS ANGELES, CA…

  • Oscar Profile #370: Charlton Heston

    Oscar Profile #370: Charlton Heston

    Born October 4, 1923 in No Man’s Land, now part of Wilmette, a wealthy suburb of Chicago, Illinois, John Charles Carter became Charlton Heston after his parents’ divorce, his mother’s remarriage and adoption by his stepfather. Charlton was his mother’s maiden name, Heston was her new husband’s surname. The highly imaginative child became interested in…

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 14 (2017)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released

  • Precursor: 24th Screen Actors Guild Nominations (2017)

    I can’t believe I managed to miss the nominations this morning. Got too busy, I guess. Anywhere, here they are. There are a lot of winners and losers with this list, so, as I usually do, I’m going into each category individually, starting with the individual acting categories. Best Actor: Tom Hanks took a major…

  • Precursor: 25th Dallas Area Critics Awards (2017)

    Guillermo del Toro’s period fantasy stormed the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics awards, taking a staggering five prizes, including Best Actress. The rest of the selections have all been seen elsewhere before, so there isn’t much new here. Award Tallies (5) The Shape of Water (2) Lady Bird The Awards

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 13 (2017)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released

  • Precursor: 30th Chicago Critics Awards (2017)

    Chicago has gone gaga over Lady Bird, giving it their Best Picture prize. Several of the big names of the year were also cited, so there’s not a lot of shock going around. Award Tallies (4) Lady Bird (3) Call Me by Your Name (2) Blade Runner 2049 The Awards

  • Precursor: 17th Phoenix Critics Nominations (2017)

    A big day for The Shape of Water as it tops its second slate of nominations today. Fourteen nods is a huge number, especially when the nearest competition (Blade Runner 2049 and Dunkirk) only have eight each. There were a couple of unusual selections from this group, but most of their slate has been on…

  • Precursor: 11th Houston Critics Nominations (2017)

    With a solid performance down ballot, The Shape of Water easily topped Call Me by Your Name and Lady Bird for most nominated. A lot of names here we’ve seen before, so no major surprises. Nominations Tallies (9) The Shape of Water (5) Call Me By Your Name, Lady Bird (4) Dunkirk, Get Out, The…

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 12 (2017)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released

  • 90th Oscars: Live-Action Short Film Shortlist

    The last of the short film categories now has a shortlist. Here are the ten films from which five will be selected as nominees. 10 LIVE ACTION SHORTS ADVANCE IN 2017 OSCAR® RACE LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance…

  • Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 8-10, 2017

    We had one films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. I, Tonya This dark comedy was a rather strange entry into the year’s Oscar race as it never seemed like the kind of film Oscar voters would take seriously. Yet, its prominence among critics groups might bolster its chances with the…

  • Precursor: 22nd San Diego Critics Awards (2017)

    San Diego critics have spread their love out around numerous films, including the 2016-eligible Oscar nominee My Life As a Zucchini. Get Out won Best Picture, but only managed to claim the Original Screenplay award. Greta Gerwig won Best Director, but only managed a second prize in Best Supporting Actress. Things were spread out a…

  • Precursor: 2nd Seattle Critics Nominations (2017)

    For the first time all season, Blade Runner 2049 was finally given its due in terms of nominations, topping Dunkirk, The Shape of Water, and, surprisingly, Lady Bird. This list features a few left-field selections, but is otherwise in line with what we’ve seen so far. Award Tallies (8) Blade Runner 2049 (7) Dunkirk, Lady…

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