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Category: Academy Awards

  • 85th Presenters: Multiple

    The Academy dumping three press releases in the span of one day seems like a rather desperate, last-minute thing. Slow, methodical releases of information are preferred to this onslaught. Here are three more articles on presenters, events and hosts. Oscar® Producers Name Performers in Celebration of Musicals of the Last Decade

  • The Rundown 2012: Original Screenplay / Adapted Screenplay

    For our fourteenth Rundown article, we have a glimpse at the first building blocks of a successful film. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover two unalterably-tied creative categories.

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 20 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1967: 39th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1966} 1979: 51st Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1978}

  • Precursor: 15th Costume Designers Guild Awards (2012)

    And there you have the last guild awards for 2012. The late Eiko Ishioka won the prize for Fantasy Costume Design making it a stronger competitor against the more expected victor Anna Karenina, which won Period Costume Design. The Awards Best Period Costume Design Anna Karenina Best Fantasy Costume Design Mirror, Mirror Best Contemporary Costume…

  • 85th Presenters: Large Update

    Once again, I missed all of these presenters being announced (as well as an addition to the Red Carpet show hosting list). Here are the press releases from the Academy: Additional Host Named for Oscars® Red-Carpet Show

  • 2012 Precursor Predictions: Costume Designers Guild

    We’re almost at the end. The Costume Designers Guild is the final guild to announce their winners. It’s the penultimate prize of the season and probably will only give us clues to one final category. Here are our thoughts on the CDG.

  • The Rundown 2012: Sound Mixing / Sound Editing

    For our thirteenth Rundown article, we look at the aural categories that aren’t controlled by composers. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover two categories that are the base foundation of motion pictures.

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 19 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1968: 40th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1967} 1974: 46th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1973} 1991: 63rd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1990} 1992: 64th Annual…

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 12

    This is it! The last week of the Oscar season. Unlucky week 13. The Academy Awards will be aired live this coming Sunday. There are only two precursors left, the Costume Designers Guild and the Spirit Awards. This past weekend saw four different guild precursors working to establish their place in the Oscar season. The…

  • The Rundown 2012: Editing / Cinematography

    For our twelfth Rundown article, we’ll look at two defining categories that form the backbone of filmmaking’s production and post-production process. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Editing and Best Cinematography as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the two most aurally impressive categories.

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 18 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1956: 28th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1955} 1957: 29th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1956} 1958: 30th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1957}

  • Precursor: 60th Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards (2012)

    Although Argo didn’t pick up an award tonight, Life of Pi proved a potent competitor taking two prizes, but the big one went to Skyfall, the film many are predicting to carry the corresponding category at the Oscars. Award Tallies (2) Life of Pi (1) Last Call at the Oasis, Les Misérables, Rust and Bone,…

  • Precursor: 65th Writers Guild of America Awards (2012)

    While the victory of Zero Dark Thirty signals a possible victor over non-nominated Quentin Tarantino, the big news of the night is the Adapted Screenplay win by Chris Terrio for Argo. The film didn’t seem like it had much of a shot with the WGA with the likes of Tony Kushner and David O. Russell…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 17 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1976: 48th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1975} 1981: 53rd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1980} 1983: 55th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…

  • Precursor: 52nd American Cinema Editors Awards (2012)

    Another prize for Argo and a great sign for its Oscar chances. A Best Editing Oscar would be a welcome award for Argo, which is looking at very few places it can compete for this year’s Oscars. Silver Linings Playbook also gets a boost and Brave is showing surprising (though not entirely unexpected) strength in…

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