Category: Academy Awards
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Precursor: 29th Spirit Awards Nominations (2013)
The Spirit Award nominations have been announced, kicking off this year’s Oscar season. Topping this year’s nominations was 12 Years a Slave picking up seven nominations followed closely by Alexander Payne’s Nebraska. Frances Ha manages only two nominations but captures a coveted Best Feature slot while Fruitvale Station finds a place in the First Feature…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 26 (2013)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 22-24, 2013
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Even if this becomes the biggest hit of the year, don’t expect the Academy to suddenly take notice. The first film in the franchise was a contender in a number of categories including Best Original Song…
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Oscar Predictions: November Update, Pre-Precursors
Just around the corner (this week and next), the precursor awards will start pouring out. In anticipation of this and updating our first time since October (just after Toronto/Telluride), we’re giving you a glimpse into our pre-precursor predictions. What this is means is that depending on how the precursors go and who they select, we…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 25 (2013)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 24 (2013)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 23 (2013)
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86th Oscars: Live Action Short Film Shortlist
The Academy has announced ten films on the shortlist for the Best Live Action Short Film award. There’s been a lot of talk in the last few days about the Gravity-inspired short film from Jonas Cuaron. As the list indicates, that film did not make the first cut. Below is the official press release. 10…
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 47, 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 22 (2013)
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Oscar Profile #161: Judi Dench
Born December 9, 1934 in Yorkshire, England, to a physician who was also general practitioner for a local theatre and his wife, the wardrobe mistress, Judith Olivia (Judi) Dench grew up to become one of her country’s greatest actresses. Although she intended to become a set designer, she followed her brother Jeff into acting school…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 21 (2013)
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86th Oscars: Precursor Season Begins Next Week
Next week, Oscar Season begins with the first nominations of the year for the 29th Spirit Awards. For the next few months, we’ll be posting almost daily updates with precursor winners and nominees from across all organizations, critics groups and guilds. Below is a calendar of events that should help you identify when your favorite…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 20 (2013)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 19 (2013)
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