Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 4
In our fourth week of precursors, we’re heading into the holidays, which means nothing much new will be coming out, but after that, we start getting into the guild nominations and awards, which will be a lot more interesting. But, before we get into this week’s winners and losers, let’s take a look at what’s…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 24 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: December 23 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Precursor: 11th Utah Film Critics (2012)
A surprising split in Best Film/Best Director. The top prize went to Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, but it was a shock win by Wes Anderson for Moonrise Kingdom that kept Bigelow’s film from claiming a third award (star Jessica Chastain tied with Jennifer Lawrence for Best Actress). Award Tallies (2) Zero Dark Thirty The…
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Precursor: 4th Indiana Film Critics (2012)
Announced on December 17, 2012, but I didn’t find them until today. These are probably the most eclectic and interesting bunch of selections so far this precursor season. Sure the acting awards were pretty standard, but Best Film, the writing awards and Foreign Film were all fascinating choices. Award Tallies (2) Lincoln, Safety Not Guaranteed…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 22 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Shortlist: Foreign Language Film
First, I’m rather surprised that we never got the full list of country submissions for this year’s Oscars. Kind of disappointing. Anyway, here is the shortlist for the Foreign Language Film award. 9 Foreign Language Films Vie For Oscar®
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 51, 2012)
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: December 21 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar Profile #116: Ruth Gordon
Born October 30, 1896 to a New England sea captain and his wife, Ruth Gordon Jones was enrolled the American Academy of Dramatic Arts upon graduating high school. A fast study, by 1915 she made her Broadway debut as Nibs in a revival of Peter Pan starring Maude Adams. That same year she made three…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 20 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Precursor: 16th Florida Film Critics (2012)
Florida seems to have loved Argo more than any other group has so far. Ben Affleck’s film picked up the awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, a strong sign. The other categories were won by films that had triumphed in other venues with the exception of Best Documentary which went to…
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Precursor: 8th Austin Film Critics (2012)
The Austin Film Critics have spread their love around, with only The Master garnering more than one award, picking up prizes for Director, Actor and Cinematography. Apart from their selection of Cloud Atlas for Best Score (not a bizarre choice by any means), the group largely picked items that other groups had already picked. Award…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 19 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Precursor: 33rd London Film Critics Nominations (2012)
Films that have been dominating the American critics groups (Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty) didn’t have big showings here. Even Silver Linings Playbook was virtually shut out. Whether their affinity for American films is decidedly minimized or if they just love to spread the wealth to an international community, these nominations are refreshing in a…
