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  • This Day in Oscar History: January 11

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Charles Previn (85 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Scoring; Oscar Nominee: Scoring, Musical Score – 7 Noms, 1 Win} 1894: Alexander Hall (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Directing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1899: Eva Le Gallienne (92 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1…

  • Precursor: American Society of Cinematographers Nominations

    Announcing a day earlier than expected, here are the nominations for the American Society of Cinematographers Awards. The Nominations Best Cinematography Black Swan Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network True Grit

  • Oscar Semi-Finalists: Makeup

    The Academy has announced the seven films from which the final 2 or 3 nominations will be selected. Here’s the article: Beverly Hills, CA (January 10, 2011) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in competition in the Makeup category for the 83rd Academy Awards®. The films…

  • Precursor: Directors Guild of America Nominations

    Below are the nominees for this year’s Directors Guild of America awards. The Nominations Best Director Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan David Fincher – The Social Network Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech Christopher Nolan – Inception David O. Russell – The Fighter

  • Precursor: Visual Effects Society Nominations

    Below are the nominations for the 9th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards. Nomination Tallies (4) Inception (3) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, How to Train Your Dragon, Iron Man 2, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, TRON Legacy (2) Alice in Wonderland, Hereafter, Shrek Forever After, Tangled, Toy Story 3…

  • This Day in Oscar History: January 10

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Bernard Herzbrun (72 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1898: Arthur Johnston (56 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1899: John Mescall (63 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White) –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1917: Jerry Wexler (91…

  • Precursor: National Society of Film Critics

    Below are the nominees for the National Society of Film Critics awards. This is the last of the Grand Old Precursors to announce. Note that these are ranked in order of the votes each nominee received. The number of votes is listed in parentheses. Awards Tallies (4) The Social Network The Awards Best Picture The…

  • This Day in Oscar History: January 9

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: William B. Murphy (62 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1941: Susannah York (69) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} 1956: Imelda Staunton (54) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Noms, 0 Wins} Died 1954: Jack Leonard…

  • This Day in Oscar History: January 8

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Gordon Hollingshead (60 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director, Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film – 23 Noms, 7 Wins} 1903: Robert Webb (87 at death) {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director – 1 Noms, 1 Wins} 1909: José Ferrer (83 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar…

  • Oscar Predictions: Week Ending January 7, 2011

    Now that we’re getting closer to the Oscar nominations (Tuesday, January 25, 2011), we’re going to try to continuously update our predictions. Because of the vast array of categories, we’ll only share our updated predictions each week based on which guild or category-based precursors have come out during the week. This week, we had a…

  • This Day in Oscar History: January 7

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1873: Adolph Zukor (103 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms, 1 Wins} 1906: Herb Magidson (79 at death) {Oscar Winner: Song – 3 Noms, 1 Wins} 1908: Eliot Daniel (89 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1910: Frank Bracht (75 at…

  • Precursor: USC Scripter Nominations

    Below are the nominees for the USC Scripter award. This precursor is a minor precursor of the Adapted Screenplay category, but is mostly limited to literary adaptations (with a few minor exceptions over the years). These awards are given not only to the screenwriter but also to the source material author. The Nominations Best Adapted…

  • Oscar Profile #19: Maggie Smith

    Born in 1934, Maggie Smith has been acting on stage since 1952, on TV since 1955 and on screen since 1958. She is a recipient of five BAFTAs, two Oscars, two Golden Globes, two Emmys and a Tony. She has been a Dame of the British Empire since 1990. Although she started out as a…

  • Precursor: Cinema Audio Society Nominations

    Below are the nominees for the Cinema Audio Society. This precursor is used to predict the Sound Mixing category nominees. The Nominations Best Sound Mixing Black Swan Inception Shutter Island The Social Network True Grit

  • And Then There Were Seven:
    The Academy’s Visual Effects Finalists

    The Academy has announced the seven films from which the five Visual Effects nominees will be selected. Here’s the full press release: Beverly Hills, CA (January 5, 2011) – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 83rd Academy…

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