Category: Academy Awards
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Precursor: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Awards
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association have announced their award winners for 2010. Here are the winners: Award Tallies (4) Inception (3) The Social Network (2) The Fighter (1) Biutiful, Exit Through the Gift Shop, The King’s Speech, The Town, Toy Story 3, Winter’s Bone The Winners Best Picture The Social Network
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Precursor: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Nominations
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association have announced their nominees for 2010. Their winners will be announced on Monday. Here are the nominations: Nomination Tallies (8) The Social Network (7) Black Swan, Inception, True Grit (6) 127 Hours (4) The Fighter, The King’s Speech (3) The Kids Are All Right, Toy Story 3, Winter’s…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 5
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1878: Milan Roder (77 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1897: Nunnally Johnson (79 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1898: Grace Moore (48 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Walt Disney…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 4
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Malcolm Bert (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Color) –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1910: Alex North (80 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary;Oscar Nominee: Song, Original Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Non-Musical Score, Drama Score – 15 Noms, 1 Win} 1913: Mark…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 3
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1874: Arthur Wimperis (78 at death) {Oscar Winner: Screenplay – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1891: Hans Koenekamp (100 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1907: Virginia Kellogg (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay, Motion Picture Story – 2 Noms, 0…
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Precursor: National Board of Review
One of the oldest awards bodies out there, the National Board of Review is the first critics group every year to post their choices for the best of the year. Here’s what they had to say about this year’s films: Awards Tallies (4) The Social Network (1) Animal Kingdom, Another Year, Buried, Conviction, Fair Game,…
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Oscar Profile #14: Frank Morgan
Born in 1890, the youngest of 11 children of a wealthy businessman, Frank Morgan followed his older (by seven years) brother, Ralph, into show business. Though Ralph was initially the more famous of the two, and later the first President of the Screen Actors Guild, Frank’s career would soon eclipse his. A popular character actor…
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Oscar Predictions: November 2010
The beginning of December has arrived and before the critics groups start citing their favorites of the year, we wanted to take one last stab at predicting the Oscar before then. Here are our latest thoughts looking back at all that occurred in November. Also, with this update, we have made so many changes that…
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Precursor: Grammy Nominations
The nominees for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were announced this morning. While they have 109 categories, 3 of them are film related (with television mixed in), but their eligibility year runs through October, so late-year releases don’t compete until the following year. Therefore, take these nominations with a grain of salt as some 2009…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 2
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Joseph Farnham (46 at death) {Oscar Winner: Title Writing – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1894: Viola Lawrence (78 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1899: Peter Herman Adler (90 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Musical Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1902: Howard…
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Precursor: Satellite Award Nominations
Below are the nominees for the 15th Annual Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, an off-shoot of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Nomination Tallies (11) Inception (9) 127 Hours (7) The Social Network (6) The King’s Speech (5) Alice in Wonderland, Black Swan, The Kids Are All Right, The Town, Unstoppable The Nominations…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 1
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Otho Lovering (75 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1895: A. W. Watkins (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing – 4 Noms, 0 Wins} 1901: William Daniels (68 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White); Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography…
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Short Lists: Animated Short and Live Action Short Films
The Academy has reversed its past decisions and released both the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film short lists. Ten shorts in each category will advance to final voting. Three to five nominees in each category will be selected. Here are the press releases: Live Action Short Film Beverly Hills, CA (November 30,…
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Spirit Award Nominations Announced
Nominations for the 26th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced this morning by Jeremy Renner and Eva Mendes. See the nominees below. Nomination Tallies (7) Winter’s Bone (5) The Kids Are All Right (4) Black Swan, Greenberg, Rabbit Hole (3) 127 Hours, Jack Goes Boating, Tiny Furniture (2) Daddy Longlegs, Get Low, Life…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 30
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Karl Struss (95 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography;Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color) – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1888: Kenneth Macgowan (74 at death) {Oscar Winner: Comedy Short Film – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1891: B. B. Kahane (68 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms,…
