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Category: Academy Awards

  • Precursor: American Society of Cinematographers (CORRECTED)

    While attempting to find the winner of the American Society of Cinematographers award, I had incorrectly found an update that showed Roger Deakins having won for True Grit. I didn’t see the result where I should have and posted before I could verify. My apologies to anyone who took Deakins’ win as truth based on…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 14

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Werner Heymann (65 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score – 4 Noms, 0 Wins} 1903: Stuart Erwin (64 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1905: Thelma Ritter (63 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress…

  • Precursor: British Academy Awards

    The winners for this year’s British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) awards have been announced. Here they are. Awards Tallies (7) The King’s Speech (3) Inception, The Social Network (2) Alice in Wonderland The Awards Best Film The King’s Speech (Wesley, RU:Peter)

  • Precursor Predictions: British Academy Awards

    Today, we’ll cast our crystal balls at the British Academy Awards and hope they don’t shatter. Here are our predictions for today’s awards. The Awards Best Film Black Swan Inception The King’s Speech (Wesley, RU:Peter) The Social Network (RU:Wesley, Peter) True Grit

  • Precursor: OFTA Film Awards

    The Online Film & Television Association has announced the winners for its 15th Annual Film Awards. Below are the results. Awards Tallies (7) Inception, The Social Network (3) Easy A (2) Black Swan, The Fighter, The King’s Speech, Toy Story 3, True Grit The Awards Best Picture The Social Network

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 13

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: Lennie Hayton (63 at death) {Oscar Winner: Musical Score – 6 Noms, 2 Wins} 1918: Nino Oliviero (62 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1918: Oliver Smith (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1928: Gerald…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 12

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Bess Meredyth (79 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Writing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1892: Al Alborn (76 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1896: Charles G. Booth (53 at death) {Oscar Winner: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 1 Win}…

  • Precursor Predictions: ASC

    This weekend gives us two precursors, but only one we’ll be prediction. Both are on Sunday. The one we’re taking some shots at picking winners is the American Society of Cinematographers. The other, the Online Film & Television Association’s Film Awards, is not a group we would feel comfortable prediction. Reason 1) all of the…

  • The Rundown: Supporting Actress

    We close out the week with one of the more exciting races of the year, the most tense one in the top six. Here are our thoughts on the Supporting Actress race as it stands.

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 11

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: Philip Dunne (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay, Screenplay –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1909: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (83 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Directing, Screenplay;Oscar Nominee: Directing, Adaptation, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay – 9 Noms, 4 Wins} 1916: Walter Newman (77 at death) {Oscar…

  • The Rundown: Supporting Actor

    Our penultimate analysis this week, we present our Rundown series article for Supporting Actor, a category that that has honored legendary actors like Thomas Mitchell, Walter Huston, George Sanders, Anthony Quinn, Frank Sinatra, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Robert De Niro, George Burns, Christopher Walken, John Gielgud, Jack Nicholson, Don Ameche, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Jack…

  • Oscar Profile #24: Gary Cooper

    Frank James “Gary” Cooper was born May 7, 1901 in Helena, Montana. The son of a Montana Supreme Court judge, he was schooled in England and Iowa as well as Montana. He moved with his parents to California when his father retired from the bench. His numerous early jobs included that of an extra in…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 10

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: George Leverett (85 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1888: Harry Beaumont (78 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Directing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1897: Judith Anderson (94 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Lewis…

  • The Rundown: Art Direction

    In this week’s third Rundown article, we take a look at Art Direction, a category that so frequently favors period dramas that it’s almost become a joke, especially when the best candidate doesn’t win (see Sweeney Todd over There Will Be Blood)

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 9

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Ronald Colman (67 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actor – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1892: Peggy Wood (86 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1900: Robert de Grasse (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901:…

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