Category: Academy Awards
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Precursor: 79th New York Film Critics Circle (2013)
What happened today with the New York Film Critics Circle could be described many different ways. A post-awards verbal sparring on Twitter suggests that there’s a lot of enmity brewing in the venerable organization. Displeased with several selections, members are complaining about the votes, totals of which are prohibited by bylaw from being shared. As…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 3 (2013)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2013
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Frozen Once upon a time, in a time long long ago, Walt Disney Pictures was the most dominant force in animation there ever was. Shortly after Mulan, the mouse house began to tumble in esteem with critics and audiences. A few…
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Precursor: 22nd Annie Awards Nominations (2013)
After a few years where DreamWorks dominated these awards, Disney & Pixar have done exceptionally well once again. Tying for the most nominated gives them added respectability. The Wind Rises makes an appearance, but without Miyazaki in Best Director. Apparently, his time at the top of the animation heap has finally come to an end,…
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Precursor: 18th Satellite Awards Nominations (2013)
Whoever programs this organization’s website needs to be replaced. Just like last year, the full list that was posted was incomplete and they slowly added incorrect names as the day wore on. It appears to be complete now as all categories have the same number of categories. After updating the information, the tallies are now…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 1
As the precursor awards continue unabated through the month of December, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar Preview”. Today, we look back at the results of the New York…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 2 (2013)
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Precursor: 25th PGA Documentary Nominations (2013)
The Producers Guild of America have announced the nominations for the first of their three film categories. Documentary nominations were announced today, and the remaining categories will be announced January 2, 2014. (NOTE: These nominations were announced on November 26, 2013) Apart from A Place at the Table and We Steal Secrets, none of these…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 1 (2013)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 30 (2013)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 48, 2013)
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: November 29 (2013)
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Oscar Profile #162: Mia Farrow
Born February 9, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, the fourth child and eldest daughter of director John Farrow and actress Maureen O’Sullivan, Maria de Lourdes Villiers (Mia) Farrow was born into a life of wealth and privilege that nevertheless had its tragic undertones. She was raised by nannies and educated in a convent by nuns…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 28 (2013)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 27 (2013)
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