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Category: Academy Awards

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 9 (2014)

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

  • Precursor: 18th Online Critics Nominations (2014)

    In spite of a recent turn towards prescient Oscar prognosticator, the OFCS has gone off the beaten path selecting a large number of films and performances that aren’t likely to translate into Oscar nominees. They are, if nothing else, striking out in a different direction than most other critics groups this year (so far). Nominations…

  • Precursor: 14th American Film Institute (2014)

    The ten best American-made films for 2014 have been announced. Nothing terribly earth shattering on this list. It’s too bad that Interstellar is the lone blockbuster on this list when there were many better blockbusters this year. Best American Films American Sniper Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher The Imitation Game Interstellar Into the Woods Nightcrawler Selma Unbroken…

  • Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 5-7, 2014

    We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Wild The first full weekend after Thanksgiving weekend is typically a dumping grounds for films studios aren’t sure will be Oscar contenders, but they hedge their bets anyway. This year, that doesn’t seem to be the case as the only major…

  • Precursor: 13th DC Critics Awards (2014)

    Another win for Boyhood and better overall support for Birdman. The only striking thing about these awards is how much in sync they are with the general consensus. There are no truly off-the-wall selections. Award Tallies (5) Birdman (4) Boyhood The Awards Best Film Boyhood

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 8 (2014)

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

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 2

    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). A large handful of prominent critics groups announced their awards this week, with another slew to come out…

  • Precursor: 13th New York Online Critics Awards (2014)

    Another win for Boyhood and a first-time appearance by Eddie Redmayne. The film also got some love from their top ten list, which also includes the also heretofore unrecognized The Imitation Game. Award Tallies (3) Birdman, Boyhood (2) Two Days, One Night The Awards Best Picture Boyhood

  • Precursor: 40th Los Angeles Critics Awards (2014)

    The Los Angeles critics made some idiosyncratic choice, though stayed in line with other critics groups. Patricia Arquette suddenly gets promoted to lead for Boyhood. Award Tallies (4) Boyhood (2) The Grand Budapest Hotel, Ida The Awards Best Picture Boyhood (RU: The Grand Budapest Hotel)

  • Precursor: 35th Boston Critics Awards (2014)

    Richard Linklater’s 12-year project continues to roll through precursor season. Is it building up to be a big winner or will it fall like so many other critics’ favorites in recent years? Not much is new from this list, though the previously-invulnerable The Lego Movie was finally beaten, though it isn’t necessarily the kind of…

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 7 (2014)

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

  • Precursor: 13th DC Critics Nominations (2014)

    Not too many shocking selections from the DC critics. Many of the films we expected critics to love (Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Whiplash) are here as are some films (Gone Girl and Selma that some thought might be fading or not getting enough attention from critics so far. They announce their winners…

  • Precursor: 3rd Boston Online Critics Awards (2014)

    In three critic group announcements, we’ve had three wildly different sets of results, including Best Director winners, Best Actor winners and a whole slate of other differences. This wide-open year is getting quite interesting. Kudos to Boston’s online critics for recognizing the brilliant Snowpiercer. Award Tallies (4) Birdman (2) Calvary, Snowpiercer, Two Days, One Night…

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 6 (2014)

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

  • 87th Oscars: Visual Effects Shortlist

    The Academy has revealed 10 films that will compete for five slots for Best Visual Effects at this year’s Academy Awards. There are two glaring omissions here. Both of this year’s biblical epics are absent. Noah and Exodus: Gods and Kings. The latter is most noteworthy since I had thought it had a sure shot…

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