Category: Academy Awards

Capturing three big prizes from Boston, 12 Years a Slave begins racking up trophies ahead of this year’s Oscars. Enough Said and Nebraska take two trophies each. Award Tallies (3) 12 Years a Slave (2) Enough Said, Nebraska The Awards Best Picture 12 Years a Slave Best Animated Film The Wind Rises

Apparently announcing a day earlier than expected, but here they are. What may be a purposely ironic number, 12 Years a Slave leads the pack with 12 nominations, including one in the newly-created Best Editing category. Her also did quite well, as did Gravity (the first time the film has gotten a major boost from…

It was a landslide victory for Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, carrying away six trophies including Best Picture. That didn’t leave room for much else, but Cate Blanchett and Jared Leto were among those who stood out, Leto beating the frequently-cited Michael Fassbender. Frozen makes its first appearance on the Best Animated Feature list,…

Normally, I don’t post the upcoming precursors until Monday, but I just discovered that I had incorrectly included Sunday as a new week and that would leave five guilds that are supposed to announce on Sunday without a necessary forewarning. So, here are the guilds that will announce on Sunday. I will try to update…

The Grammy nominations are seldom a good precursor, but with so few groups (and no awards from any composers guild), this is one of the few that might give a faint glimpse into the potential Oscar nominations. Unfortunately, of the three categories, Best Original Song is the only one with any likely impact. The Great…

Spike Jonze’s new film, Her, was a big hit with the National Board of Review, which selected the film for Best Picture and Best Director. Yet, it was Fruitvale Station that managed to pick up the most awards with three, including Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Actor and Best Directorial Debut. So far, only two…