Category: Academy Awards
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This Day in Oscar History: October 27 (2015)
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88th Oscars: Documentary Short Subject Shortlist
The Academy has, today, announced the 10 documentary short films competing for the final five slots at the Academy Awards. This list was apparently winnowed down from 74 eligible submissions. 10 DOC SHORTS ON OSCAR’S 2015 SHORTLIST
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Oct. 23-25, 2015
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Suffragette As women struggled for the right to vote in England, they were met with violence and repudiation before taking up arms against their oppressors. Suffragette is a picture that demands attention for the light it brings to a dark time…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 26 (2015)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 25 (2015)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 24 (2015)
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88th Oscars: Documentary Feature Submissions Announced
Here is the press release listing the 124 documentaries that are eligible for consideration at this year’s Academy Awards. One hundred twenty-four features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 88th Academy Awards®.
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 43, 2015)
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: October 23 (2015)
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88th Oscars: Chris Rock to Return as Host
Eleven years ago, Chris Rock hosted the Academy Awards to fanfare. I wasn’t a fan, but a lot of people were. Yet, he wasn’t brought back. Now, they’ve returned to him for their new show. We’ll see if he can impress me this time out or not. CHRIS ROCK RETURNS TO HOST THE OSCARS®
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Oscar Profile #258: Ridley Scott
Born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, Northumberland (now Tyne and Wear), England, Ridley Scott was the middle of three sons of an officer in the Royal Engineers. While he intended to follow his father into the Army, his older brother Frank having gone into the Royal Nany, his father encouraged him to pursue his…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 22 (2015)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 21 (2015)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 20 (2015)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Oct. 16-18, 2015
We had five films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Bridge of Spies Steven Spielberg is one of the most consistent directors in Hollywood. In the last two decades, nearly every movie he’s directed has gotten some kind of nomination from the Academy, even his worst reviewed films. Now he’s on…
