Category: Academy Awards
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This Day in Oscar History: December 8 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 7 (2016)
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89th Oscars: Documentary Feature Shortlist
The short-shortlist is the final round before Oscar nominations are announced. Although the Academy usually issues press releases on these things, they have not done so yet. However, this is being heavily reported, I will post the list without the full press release. Cameraperson Command and Control The Eagle Huntress Fire at Sea Gleason Hooligan…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 2-4, 2016
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. La La Land Musicals once dominated the Oscars like few genres could. In the 1960s, musicals were more popular than any other genre, both at the box office and in terms of Oscar’s glory. My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music,…
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Precursor: 59th Grammy Awards Nominations (2016)
Grammy rules set the eligibility period from October through September, meaning their list includes releases from 2015 and 2016. This particularly frustrates Oscar observers because the Grammys are one of the few music-industry awards that recognize scores and songs. As such, we look to what shows up on this list to give us an idea…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 6 (2016)
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89th Oscars: Jimmy Kimmel to Host Academy Awards
Through decidedly different channels, it was announced today that Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC’s late night program will host this year’s Oscars, his first time doing so. The announcement is/was being made on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Here’s the Academy’s press release on the announcement. JIMMY KIMMEL TALKS OSCARS® HOST GIG ON “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!” To…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 2
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). A small raft of precursors were handed out this week, both in terms of actual award and nominations.…
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Precursor: 15th DC Critics Awards (2016)
The Washington D.C. Area critics were over the moon for La La Land, handing the film a staggering 7 awards. This is the first blow-out the film has received this season and suggests it will be a much stronger player than previously thought. Natalie Portman and Viola Davis notch their first wins on what is…
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89th Oscars: Screener Watch: Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2016
This week, eight new films arrived in my mailbox. Three were from Netflix Studios; three were from Focus Features; one was from Cohen Media/Amazon Studios; and the other was from regular Amazon Studios. Here is what arrived. 13th Oscar Chances: Excellent: Ava DuVernay’s Selma scraped by with a small number of nominations, winning Best Original…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 5 (2016)
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Precursor: 42nd Los Angeles Critics Awards (2016)
The Los Angeles Film Critics have announced their winners for the best of 2016. Moonlight performed strongly with La La Land coming in second frequently. Adam Driver and Lily Gladstone received surprise citations while The Handmaiden makes a strong play in Best Foreign Language Film and Best Production Design. Award Tallies (4) Moonlight (2) The…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 4 (2016)
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Precursor: 15th DC Critics Nominations (2016)
The DC Area film Critics have announced their preliminary nominations for this year’s awards. They will announce their winners on Monday (December 5, 2016). Looking over this list, the usual suspects (Moonlight, La La Land, and Manchester by the Sea are here. There are also strong showings by Arrival, Hell or High Water and Jackie.…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 3 (2016)
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