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Category: Academy Awards

  • The Rundown: Best Picture

    And here we have our final category: Best Picture. We always save this one for last even if it is the most predictable category of the night. Sure, we all hope for upsets, but we don’t expect them. Later today, we’ll recap our predictions and update to our final predictions.

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 25

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Jed Harris (79 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1908: George Duning (92 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score,Musical Score – 5 Noms, 0 Wins} 1911: Ingo Preminger (95 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Picture – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}…

  • The Rundown: Best Director

    Often considered the second-most important category of the night, the Best Director prize frequently goes to the Best Picture winner, but will that tried and true formula work this year?

  • Oscar Profile #26: Anne Bancroft

    Born Anna Maria Italiano in the Bronx on September 17, 1931, the future Anne Bancroft made her screen debut in 1952’s Don’t Bother to Knock. In featured roles in A movies like Demetrius and the Gladiators and lead roles in B movies like Gorilla at Large, she became dissatisfied with her film career by the…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 24

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Fred Sersen (72 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects – 8 Noms, 2 Wins} 1890: Marjorie Main (85 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1895: Nat W. Finston (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1897: Louis…

  • The Rundown: Costume Design

    We’re nearly at the end of this year’s Oscar journey. Today, we cover the final tech category from the last guild to announce its winners.

  • Oscars: What We Would Choose

    Sunday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will collectively select the year’s best films, performances and technicians. However, we don’t always agree with the Academy’s choices. Today, we’re going to look at several categories and who we would want to win, if we could make that choice. Tripp and Wes have advised me…

  • Precursor: Costume Designers Guild

    The winners of this year’s Costume Designers Guild (the final guild to announce prior to Oscar Night) have been announced. The results are below: Costume Designers Guild Period Costume Design The King’s Speech (Wesley, Peter) Fantasy Costume Design Alice in Wonderland (Wesley, Peter) Contemporary Costume Design Black Swan (RU:Wesley)

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 23

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Victor Fleming (59 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Directing – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1899: Norman Taurog (82 at death) {Oscar Winner: Directing – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1920: Maurice Richlin (70 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1936: John Truscott…

  • Precursor Predictions: CDG

    Tonight, the Costume Designers Guild will announce the winners of its three feature film prizes for Period, Fantasy and Contemporary achievements. So, here’s what we expect Costume Designers Guild Period Costume Design The Fighter The King’s Speech (Wesley, Peter) True Grit (RU:Wesley) Wesley Lovell: I can’t imagine them not giving it to The King’s Speech.…

  • The Rundown: Best Editing

    Today, we present our predictions and commentary on the Best Editing category.

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 22

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Luis Buñuel (83 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay,Adapted Screenplay – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1901: Charles Newman (76 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1908: John Mills (97 at death) {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1917:…

  • The Rundown: Sound Mixing/Sound Editing

    Today, we start our final week of Rundown articles. This week, we’ll cover the remaining categories for this year’s Oscars starting with today’s look at Sound Mixing and Sound Editing. Tomorrow, we’ll open up about our thoughts on the Best Editing prize. Following on Wednesday, we’ll look at Costume Design, then round out the week…

  • Precursor: Motion Picture Sound Editors

    Here are the winners for this year’s Golden Reel Awards Awards Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film The Social Network (Wesley, Peter) Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film Inception (Wesley, Peter) Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Foreign Language Film…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 21

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Clemence Dane (77 at death) {Oscar Winner: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1898: Ray Moyer (87 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White),Art Direction (Color); Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White),Art Direction (Color) – 12 Noms, 3 Wins} 1899: Emile Santiago (96…

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