Looking at Film from Every Angle

Category: Academy Awards

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 8 (2016)

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

  • 88th Oscars: The Polls – Best Animated Short Film

    For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 7 (2016)

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

  • Precursor: 68th Directors Guild Awards (2015)

    It looks like Mad Max: Fury Road‘s road to the Oscars is terminated. Without DGA, it would be impossible for him to win Best Director or even Best Picture. That also means that The Big Short‘s shot at Best Picture is gone as well. Only Spotlight, a film that might typically win without a Best…

  • Precursor: 24th Annie Awards (2015)

    Losing only one category in which it was nominated, Inside Out ties five films for most honored film at the Annie Awards with ten awards (the others who share this honor are Mulan, The Incredibles, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda). It’s clear the…

  • 88th Oscars: The Polls – Best Live-Action Short Film

    For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 6 (2016)

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

  • Oscar in Box Office History (Week 6, 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…

  • 2015 Precursor Predictions: Annie Awards

    ASIFA-Hollywood gives out its annual Annie Awards for the best in animation. While they aren’t always harbingers, a strong performance can goose a film’s chances with the Oscars, especially when their awards are in alignment. Typically, it’s when they aren’t that things get dicey in terms of carry-over. This group also streams their awards live…

  • 2015 Precursor Predictions: Directors Guild of America

    Four contributors. Four different predictions to win. The only candidate that has a majority support is Mad Max: Fury Road with one winner projection and two runner-up predictions. Clearly this is anyone’s race and might be the best hint at what might be coming up from Oscar.

  • The Rundown 2015: Visual Effects

    For our fifth Rundown article, we look at one of the most creative categories at the Oscars. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Visual Effects as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with a category that represents one of the year’s…

  • 88th Oscars: The Polls – Best Actor

    For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 5 (2016)

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

  • Oscar Profile #273: Tom Hanks

    Born Thomas Jeffrey (Tom) Hanks in Concord, California on July 9, 1956, America’s Most Popular Actor (according to a January 2016 Harris Poll) is of English-German ancestry on his father’s side and Portuguese on his mother’s. Raised by his father after his parents’ divorce in 1960, he attended Chabot College and California State University at…

  • The Rundown 2015: Documentary Feature

    For our fourth Rundown article, the truth comes out. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Documentary Feature as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll cover the category that creates something from nothing.

Verified by MonsterInsights