Looking at Film from Every Angle

Category: Academy Awards

  • The Rundown 2012: Makeup & Hairstyling / Visual Effects

    For our eighth Rundown article, two categories that put all of their talent on the screen for viewers to appreciate. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Makeup & Hairstyling and Best Visual Effects as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the only two categories at…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 12 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1950: 22nd Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1949} 1951: 23rd Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1950} 1955: 27th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1954} 1973: 45th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement)…

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 11

    We’re getting down to the wire and there are only a small number of precursors left to announce. This past week, we had some big ones including the British Academy Awards, the USC Scripter Awards, the Visual Effects Society and the Online Film & Television Association. But, before we get into this week’s winners and…

  • The Rundown 2012: Director

    For our seventh Rundown article, we look at a category where the most accurate precursor cannot help us in the slightest. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Director as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover two categories that are among the most visually arresting.

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 11 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1940: 12th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1939} 1952: 24th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1951} 1982: 54th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1981} 1987: 59th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover…

  • Precursor: 27th American Society of
    Cinematographers Awards (2012)

    The battle between Roger Deakins and Claudio Miranda continues with another split decision leading up to the Oscars. Deakins has struggled for years to find a film that would net him an Oscar and he might have finally found one. The problem is the vast color palette of Life of Pi tempts members to vote…

  • Precursor: 55th Grammy Awards (2012)

    This year’s Grammy awards ceremony will begin in about one hour, but we already have all the results we need for Oscar forecasting and they don’t mean anything. Two categories went to films released last year (due to the Grammys’ unusual eligibility period) and the third is a song that wasn’t even on the Academy’s…

  • Precursor: 54th British Academy Awards (2012)

    The British Academy of Film & Television Arts confirmed things we already knew and infused the Oscar race with a little more confusion than expected. Argo taking the prizes for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Editing have continued the film’s avalanche of late-season awards cementing its lead for this year’s Oscar. The same goes…

  • Precursor: 17th Online Film & TV Association Awards (2012)

    The Online Film & Television Association has selected their annual awards. Below is the full list of winners. Over the years, the OFTA has had many successes, but also many failures in predicting the Oscars. As the head of the organization, I can only say that I think the overall quality of this year’s winners…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 10 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1941: 13th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1940} 1949: 21st Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1948} 1977: 49th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1976} 1998: 70th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover…

  • Precursor: 26th USC Scripter Awards (2012)

    This is a rather surprising result. I had expected the award to go to the more writerly Tony Kushner and Doris Kearns Goodwin. This really does mean the film has a lot of broad support in many circles. Certainly, this is no guarantee of an Oscar, but it does indicate support for the film’s adaptation.…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 9 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1947: 19th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1946} 1953: 25th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1952} 1994: 66th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1993} 1999: 71st Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover…

  • Oscar in Box Office History (Week 6, 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…

  • 85th Presenters: Shirley Bassey

    Of all of the announcements to date, this is the only one that has made me excited. Bassey is the First Lady of Bond songs having sung two of the definitive title tunes: “Goldfinger” and “Diamonds Are Forever” with “Moonraker” another top song. For her to be appaering on the show is spectacular news and…

  • 2012 Precursor Predictions: ASC & BAFTA

    This Sunday, two of the remaining major precursors will reveal their awards. The American Society of Cinematographers will present their award for Best Cinematography while the British Academy of Film & Television Arts will be announcing a raft of nominees that have, in the past, foreshadowed shifts in popular belief (such as the year Tilda…

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