Category: Academy Awards
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This Day in Oscar History: December 28 (2014)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 27 (2014)
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Precursor: 23rd Southeastern Critics Awards (2014)
Wes Anderson claims his second Best Picture prize with the Southeastern Film Critics Association falling in love with his mystery caper. The usual suspects show up in this list as well. Award Tallies (3) The Grand Budapest Hotel (2) Boyhood The Awards Best Film The Grand Budapest Hotel Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher Gone Girl The Imitation…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 52 & 53, 2014)
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: December 26 (2014)
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Oscar Profile #217: Octavia Spencer
Born May 25, 1970 in Montgomery, Alabama the sixth of seven children, Octavia Spencer had her first brush with Hollywood as an intern on 1990’s The Long Walk Home with Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg filmed in her hometown. She was a staff assistant on 1996’s A Time to Kill with Matthew McConaughey and Sandra…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 25 (2014)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 24 (2014)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 23 (2014)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 19-21, 2014
We had four films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Annie When it was announced that young Oscar nominee Quevenzhane Wallis would star in a remake of popular musical Annie, some greeted the news with satisfaction that race roles would be reversed for the productions. Meanwhile, those of us who weren’t…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 22 (2014)
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Precursor: 18th Florida Critics Awards (2014)
In another split ballot, Birdman takes the top prize while Richard Linklater takes the prize for directing. None of these awards are terribly surprising in the current gamut of awards so far announced. Award Tallies (2) Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Interstellar, Whiplash The Awards Best Picture Birdman (RU: Boyhood) Best Animated
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Precursor: 10th Austin Critics Awards (2014)
When an organization gives it’s Best Film Prize to the film it also recognizes as the best film made in their own city, you can disregard the result. That it matches other groups is somewhat circumstantial. Award Tallies (4) Boyhood (3) Nightcrawler (2) Birdman The Awards Best Film Boyhood Best Animated Film
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Precursor: 13th Utah Critics Awards (2014)
There isn’t a lot of overlap in categories from Utah with most films taking only a single award versus the four for Birdman, which continues to perform well with the regional critics. Award Tallies (4) Birdman The Awards Best Film Birdman (RU: The Imitation Game) Best Animated Feature
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Precursor: 4th Nevada Critics Awards (2014)
Gone Girl nabs two awards from Nevada while Birdman is shut out completely and Boyhood has a token award for Youth Performance. Many of these names we’ve seen bandied about as potential Oscar nominees, so there aren’t any real surprises. Award Tallies (3) Nightcrawler (2) Gone Girl, Interstellar The Awards Best Film Gone Girl Best…
