Category: Academy Awards
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Precursor: 18th Online Film & TV Association Awards (2013)
The Online Film & Television Association presented their 18th awards this year, giving Best Picture and a large number of top tier categories (including three acting prizes) to 12 Years a Slave. Gravity topped 12 Years a Slave‘s 7 awards with 9, including Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron. Together, the two films claimed 16 awards,…
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86th Oscars: The Polls – Best Original Score
As we approach the 86th Annual Academy Awards, we would like to see what our readers think are the best of this year’s Oscar crop. To achieve such, we will be running one new poll each day for the next 24 days. Best Original Score Cinema Sight Asks: Which 86th Oscars nominee for Best Original…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 9 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Ceremonies
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Precursor: 27th USC Scripter Awards (2013)
Although it wasn’t eligible for the WGA award, 12 Years a Slave seems certain to take Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars, this award should help it considerably. The Awards Best Adapted Screenplay 12 Years a Slave (Wesley, Peter, Tripp) USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First Awards: 1987 (27)
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Precursor: 18th Art Directors Guild Awards (2013)
The first step towards the Oscar begins with the Art Directors Guild award. As expected, the two films that are most competitive at the Oscars won their various awards tonight. The Great Gatsby‘s period win should be key to its eventual win. Gravity won fantasy meaning it’s still in the hunt and Her won contemporary.…
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86th Oscars: The Polls – Best Original Song
As we approach the 86th Annual Academy Awards, we would like to see what our readers think are the best of this year’s Oscar crop. To achieve such, we will be running one new poll each day for the next 24 days. Best Original Song Cinema Sight Asks: Which 86th Oscars nominee for Best Original…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 8 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 53rd American Cinema Editors Awards (2013)
Leave it to the American Cinema Editors to do nothing to help predict this year’s Oscars. Giving their award to Captain Phillips seems a bit like cheating since they gave its director a Golden Eddie award this year. It’s obviously favoritism, but it’s not really that surprising. Most of Christopher Rouse’s recognition for editing has…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 6, 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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The Rundown 2013: Best Original Score / Best Original Song
For our first Rundown article, we’re going to start with the music categories, one of the few sets of categories that don’t have much in the way of precursor attention and no active guild participation. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Original Score and Best Original Song as well…
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2013 Precursor Predictions: ADG & USC
The Art Directors Guild represent the production designers and costume designers that make the sets and overall artistic designs of motion pictures pop. If you love the location, the decor or anything about the visual look of a film, you can probably thank an Art Director. They don’t have a spotless history predicting the Oscars,…
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86th Oscars: The Polls – Best Sound Editing
As we approach the 86th Annual Academy Awards, we would like to see what our readers think are the best of this year’s Oscar crop. To achieve such, we will be running one new poll each day for the next 24 days. Best Sound Editing Cinema Sight Asks: Which 86th Oscars nominee for Best Sound…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 7 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Oscar Profile #172: Paul Newman
Born January 26, 1925 in Shaker Heights, Ohio to Theresa (née Fetsko) and Arthur Newman, who ran a profitable sporting goods store, Paul Newman would become a world-famous actor, director; entrepreneur; humanitarian; professional racing car driver and auto racing team owner. He would receive numerous awards throughout his career including nine Oscar nominations and one…
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2013 Precursor Predictions: ACE
The Best Editing category at the Oscars is one of the most prescient categories currently in existence. It’s been more accurate than Best Director and that’s saying something. While a win isn’t necessary, films that are on the bubble can get a great boost from it. The American Cinema Editors is the guild representing the…
