Category: Academy Awards
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87th Oscars: The Polls – Your Predictions
The 87th Academy Awards arrive on Sunday. In our coverage leading up to the big event, we’re going to be hosting two sets of polls. This second set of polls lets you vote on the achievements you think were best, not the ones you think will win.
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Precursor: 17th Costume Designers Guild Awards (2014)
It says something for the predictability of awards season (in certain categories) when four predictors can choose the same film as winner in three categories and be 100% correct when the final envelopes are opened. The Awards Best Period Costume Design The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas) Best Fantasy Costume Design Into the…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 18 (2015)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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The Rundown 2014: Cinematography and Writing
For our fourteenth Rundown article, we examine a visual category as well as two categories that create the film’s initial vision. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay as well as general commentary about the race. Wednesday, we’ll cover the final two…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 17 (2015)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Ceremonies
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 12
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). We’ve come now to the end. Sunday, the 87th Annual Academy Awards will bring to an end weeks…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Feb. 13-15, 2015
We had no films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.
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2014 Precursor Predictions: Costume Designers Guild
The last of the guilds goes out with a bang as Costume Design was once thought to be a wide-open field, but has seemingly settled like its companion Best Production Design. Here are our predictions and commentary for this penultimate precursor.
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The Rundown 2014: Sound Awards (Mixing and Editing)
For our thirteenth Rundown article, we look at the categories most responsible for our aural understanding of movies. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing as well as general commentary about the race. Tuesday, we’ll cover two categories that form the foundation of films…
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Precursor: 29th Am. Society of Cinematographers Awards (2014)
As we all expected, Emmanuel Lubezki wins the ASC award for Best Cinematography. This nets him his fourth win from the group, tying Conrad L. Hall for most honors. This should be a nice confirmation that Birdman is indeed still the leader for this category at the Oscars. The Awards Best Cinematography Birdman (Wesley, Peter,…
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Precursor: 62nd Sound Editors Guild Awards (2014)
In a surprising twist, Unbroken won its first major precursor of the season, upsetting a number of expected winners. However, the big win of the night was for American Sniper, which earns the award most closely associated with the eventual Oscar winner for Best Sound Editing. The Awards Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 16 (2015)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Ceremonies
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87th Oscars: Presenters & Performances Update, Part 2
With the site maintenance issues we’ve experienced over the last couple of weeks, I’ve missed out on posting a number of important Oscar ceremony announcements, namely the announcement of several performers and presenters. Here is the summary followed by the official Academy press releases. Performers: Adam Levine performing “Lost Stars” from Begin Again Common and…
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Precursor: 67th Writers Guild Awards (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel continues to steamroll through the Best Original Screenplay awards, likely leading to its win at the Oscars. With Richard Linklater and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu both pursuing Best Director and Best Picture, voters seem to be most inclined to make sure Wes Anderson, one of the most prominent indie filmmakers working today,…
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Precursor: 22nd Cinema Audio Society Awards (2014)
The Oscars take an unusual turn with the victory of Birdman in a category that didn’t seem like it was in its favor. Beating out the likes of American Sniper, Guardian of the Galaxy and Interstellar, Birdman shows it’s still a formidable opponent, even outside the expected categories. The Awards Best Sound Mixing – Live…
