Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Mar. 13-15, 2015
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Cinderella Kenneth Branagh’s sumptuous rendition of Cinderella has been earning strong notices from critics and is poised to be one of the year’s first major blockbusters. Opening to around $70 million this weekend, the film is connecting with young women and…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 16 (2015)
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This Day in Oscar History: March 15 (2015)
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This Day in Oscar History: March 14 (2015)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 11, 2015)
Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 13 (2015)
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Oscar Profile #226: Cary Grant
Born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England on January 18, 1904, the future Cary Grant grew up in a working class family. When he was nine he was told his mother had gone off to a seaside resort. In truth, she had been placed in a mental institution. His father remarried when he was ten and…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 12 (2015)
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This Day in Oscar History: March 11 (2015)
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This Day in Oscar History: March 10 (2015)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Mar. 6-8, 2015
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Chappie With poor reviews from critics, Neill Blomkamp’s third film looks to be out of the major races, much like his prior effort Elysium was. However, will that mean the entire end of its Oscar chances? Not necessarily. Blomkamp started out…
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2014 Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, FINAL
It’s the end of Oscar season and the awards have all been handed out. There isn’t much left to do, but analyze just how accurate the precursors were. Here are the big winners & losers. This looks at only their winner selections. Comparing nominees to the Oscars would be far more challenging and time consuming.…
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This Day in Oscar History: March 9 (2015)
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This Day in Oscar History: March 8 (2015)
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This Day in Oscar History: March 7 (2015)
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