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Category: Academy Awards

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 9

    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   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1993} 1999: 71st Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…

  • 84th Presenters: Angelina Jolie

    Angelina Jolie to Present at 84th Academy Awards® on Oscar Sunday, February 26 Beverly Hills, CA (February 8, 2012) – Academy Award®-winning actress Angelina Jolie will present at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today. In 1999 Jolie took home the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress for her…

  • The Rundown 2011: Best Animated Short / Best Live Action Short

    For our sixth Rundown article, we have two categories where the shortest Oscar winners will be crowned. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the newest Oscar category, one of…

  • Precursor: 10th Visual Effects Society (2011)

    I’m rather astounded that Rango was so well loved. When comparing effects between Rango and several other films, I never would have expected it to win this big, especially not over The Adventures of Tintin. I guess Tintin wasn’t really that well loved. On the Effects-Driven Visual Effects from Rise of the Planet of the…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 8

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1943: 15th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1942}

  • The Rundown 2011: Best Makeup

    For our fifth Rundown article, a category where making oneself look completely alien is a good thing. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Makeup as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover a pair of categories where being powerful and compact leads to victory.

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 7

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1936: 8th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1935} 1937: 9th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1936}

  • 2011 Precursor Predictions: Visual Effects Society

    Peter has said he isn’t terribly confident about his predictions here, largely because the minds of the VES voters are so foreign to us. I have a tendency to agree with this as they have made some off-the-wall selections in the past. Still, we will give it a go and while I have a bit…

  • The Rundown 2011: Best Foreign Language Film

    For our fourth Rundown article, a category least in line with general expectations. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Foreign Language Film as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll discuss a category that has many different faces.

  • Oscar Flashback: The Gowns

    USDish has commissioned an interesting infographic on the fashion trends worn on the red carpet. These are just dresses and not tuxes, so the guys get no love, but is three really much difference in male style on the carpet? Yes, but not enough to really care about. So, here’s the excellent graphic highlighting some…

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 10

    As the precursor awards continue unabated through the month of December, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar Preview”. Today, we look back at the results of the New York…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 6

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1938: 10th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1937} 1942: 14th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1941} 1944: 16th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1943} 1985: 57th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…

  • Precursor: 16th OFTA Film Awards (2011)

    Going out on a limb in a few categories (and ruining their record in Best Actor), the Online Film & Television Association has made several eclectic choices and quite a few that are likely to carry over to the Oscars. I don’t have a lot to say since I run the organization, so here are…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 5

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1935: 7th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1934} 1939: 11th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1938} 1986: 58th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1985}

  • Precursor: 16th Art Directors Guild Awards (2011)

    The Art Directors Guild awards have been announced and the expected winners took home prizes led by likely Oscar winner Hugo. In spite of it taking home a special achievement award, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 was also named Best Fantasy Art Direction, which was further notable considering this was the franchise’s…

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