Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 18-20, 2016
We had five films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Bleed for This The Academy has a long and varied history with boxing dramas. Of all sports-oriented features, boxing has been recognized far more frequently than any other. Perhaps it’s the underdog drama that permeates boxing history. Perhaps it’s the creativity…
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89th Oscars: Screener Watch: Nov. 13-20, 2016
It’s time for another round of screeners. This time, we have one from Fox Searchlight (Birth of a Nation), two from Amazon Studios (Cafe Society and Love & Friendship), one from CBS Films (Hell or High Water), one from Sony Pictures (Sausage Party), and one from Roadside Attractions (Touched with Fire). The Birth of a…
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2016 Oscar Nominations Predictions: November (Pre-Precursors)
There are only a few more unseen films left to consider, The Founder (has been seen, but not widely discussed), Miss Sloane (has been seen, but not widely discussed), and Silence (hasn’t been seen yet). That doesn’t mean there aren’t other films that haven’t had much coverage that could be players, but these are three…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 21 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 20 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 19 (2016)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 47, 2016)
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: November 18 (2016)
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Oscar Profile #314: Anne V. Coates
Born December 12, 1925 in Surrey, England, Anne V. Coates grew up thinking she’d like to be a horse trainer. After graduating college, however, she served as a nurse in Sir Archibald McIndoe’s pioneering plastic surgery in East Grinstead, but found it a harrowing experience. From there she gravitated toward film, where she worked with…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 17 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 16 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 15 (2016)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 11-13, 2016
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Arrival For many years, science fiction was the forgotten child at the Oscars. That genre, along with horror, have a history of being ignored, even when some of the greatest films of the genre were released, such as 2001: A Space…
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89th Oscars: Screener Watch: Nov. 6-12, 2016
Precursor week began this month with a raft of screeners. Last year, I posted for each individual screener. This year, I’m doing a weekly wrap-up. Anthropoid Oscar Chances: None Campaign-Proposed Categories: Best Picture (Sean Ellis, Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon) Best Director (Sean Ellis) Best Actor (Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan) Best Supporting Actor (Toby Jones, Harry…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 14 (2016)
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