Category: Academy Awards
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Precursor: 6th Houston Film Critics (2012)
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This Day in Oscar History: January 30 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: January 29 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 9
There were only three precursors this past week, led off by the Producers Guild of America on Saturday evening, then the Online Film & Television Association on Sunday morning and finishing off with the Screen Actors Guild awards on Sunday evening. But, before we get into this week’s winners and losers, let’s take a look…
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85th Presenters: Norah Jones to Perform
With a bit less spectacle, the Academy has announced that Norah Jones will be among the performers at this year’s Oscars. Norah Jones to Perform Nominated Song from “Ted” Live on Oscar® Telecast
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This Day in Oscar History: January 28 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Precursor: 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012)
And there you have the winners of the Screen Actors Guild awards. Few surprises filled the night with every winner becoming the odds-on favorite to win their respective categories at the Oscars. Best Cast Argo Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook Best Supporting Actor Tommy Lee Jones…
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Precursor: 17th Online Film & Television Association Nominations (2012)
The Online Film & Television Association, an organization which I have run for the last 17 years, have announced their nominees for the achievements of 2012. The group has categories for all of the feature-length film categories at the Oscars, plus a number of categories the Academy doesn’t have. There are three new categories this…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 27 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 2004: 76th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)] (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 2003}
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Precursor: 24th Producers Guild Awards (2012)
The Producers Guild of America awards have been announced. As expected, Searching for Sugar Man took the Documentary prize while Wreck-It Ralph showed its first strength of the season with a win for Best Animated Feature (will it duplicate that feat at next week’s Annie Awards?). However, the big news here is the predictive capability…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 26 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 4, 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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2012 Precursor Predictions: PGA & SAG
This weekend, two of the most prominent guilds will be announcing their awards. The Producers Guild of America will be hosting a private ceremony Saturday evening to give out its tokens. The Screen Actors Guild will broadcast its annual awards live on Sunday evening. We’ll start things off with the Producers Guild of America, which…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 25 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 2005: 77th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)] (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 2004} 2012: 84th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)] (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 2011}
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85th Oscars: Adele to Perform “Skyfall”
The first of the year’s song performers has been announced. Although, the other announcements are sure to be more low key than this, Adele’s appearance at the Oscars may be a ratings boo. This could be the reason they are hyping it so much and might inadvertently backfire if voters feel the over-emphasis is unfair…
