Category: Academy Awards
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Precursor: 23rd Screen Actors Guild Nominations (2016)
The nominations for this year’s Screen Actors Guild awards have been announced. Three are some interesting choices, but a lot of only-in-SAG’s world choices. Best Actor. Viggo Mortensen has been doing incredibly well all season long. Perhaps he’s a stronger candidate than we all thought. Notable omissions: Michael Keaton for The Founder (not likely screened…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 14 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 16th Phoenix Critics Nominations (2016)
Once one of the most accurate film critics groups, the Phoenix critics have given La La Land 13 nominations. Moonlight came in second with nine followed by Hacksaw Ridge and Manchester by the Sea (their capitalization below, not mine) with eight each. Apart from the love for Florence Foster Jenkins and A Monster Calls, which…
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Precursor: 24th Dallas Area Critics Awards (2016)
The Dallas-Forth Worth Area Film Critics are the only group that release their choices ranked. This year, the group didn’t actively rank them on their website, but considering they weren’t posted in alphabetical order, I took them as needing to be in the below order. The three films that have dominated Precursor Season won multiple…
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Precursor: 11th St. Louis Critics Nominations (2016)
Saint Louis Film Critics have announced their nominees for 2016 and the leader by a wide margin is La La Land with a staggering 14 nominations. The nearest two films, Arrival and Moonlight, have 6 fewer nominations. The list looks fairly standard hitting on all the major players in the race so far this year.…
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89th Oscars: Original Song Eligibility List
Today, the Academy has announced 91 original songs that are eligible for consideration for this year’s Academy Awards. Since they limit nominations to two per film, Disney has only submitted two from Moana, though three are on the list for La La Land, the two films most noted for a raft of original songs. I…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 9-11, 2016
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. La La Land Twenty years ago, the musical was reborn at the Oscars with five nominations presented to Evita. It was an inauspicious start, but within the next two decades, many would try to win accolades and few would succeed. In…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 13 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 21st San Diego Critics Awards (2016)
Dominating the San Diego film critics, Hell or High Water shows some muscle with a staggering six citation. Sonia Braga’s surprise win in Best Actress is the only real shock among this list of expected or not entirely unexpected selections. Award Tallies (6) Hell or High Water (2) Manchester by the Sea The Awards
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 3
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). What an interesting week it’s been. Films that were once dominant have faded while others that weren’t much…
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89th Oscars: Screener Watch: Dec. 5-11, 2016
This week, the A24 four-film package arrived, as did a title from 20th Century Fox. 20th Century Women Oscar Chances: Decent: This is one of those films that is likely to do well in only two categories and then not compete anywhere else. Best Actress is the most likely while Best Supporting Actress is a…
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Precursor: 74th Golden Globe Nominations (2016)
Golden Globe voters (the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) are a quirky bunch. They always include contenders that the Academy will never recognize, especially in the Comedy/Musical category, but looking over the list, Oscar contenders are fairly well spread out, as are non-contenders. Simon Helberg doesn’t have a chance in the supporting category at the Oscars,…
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Precursor: 15th New York Online Critics Awards (2016)
The New York Online Film Critics have announced and there are no major surprises, though the Free State of Jones mention in the year’s best list is the oddest selection so far this year. Award Tallies (6) Moonlight The Awards
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This Day in Oscar History: December 12 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 29th Chicago Critics Nominations (2016)
With the hefty nominations count for Moonlight, I suspect the Chicago Film Critics will be heading that direction with their awards. Jackie finally has a strong showing while The Handmaiden also had a solid outing. The acting races are fairly unusual with plenty of familiar names missing while a lot of newer faces are making…
