Category: Academy Awards
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Path to Oscar 2024: Live Action Short
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ll adjust our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Live Action Short. Below are our predictions in Best Live Action Short. Best Live Action Short Winner Predictions A Lien Anuja (WL O) I’m…
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Oscar History: February 5 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Bronislau Kaper (81 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score 1919: Red Buttons (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1921: Ken Adam (95…
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Path to Oscar 2024: International Feature
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. Below are our predictions in Best International Feature. Best International Feature Winner Predictions Emilia Pérez (WL O) (PP O) Flow The Girl with the Needle I’m Still Here (TL P) [New] The Seed of the Sacred…
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97th Oscars Poll: Best International Feature
Every day through the Friday before the Oscars, we’re running polls to determine which of the Oscar nominees are the best. Keep checking back daily. Best International Feature Loading…
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Oscar History: February 4 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Jacques Prevert (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1913: Frank P. Keller (64 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1915: Ray Evans (92 at death) {7 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Wins:…
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7th Latino Journalists Nominations
Latino and Latina journalists have chosen their best films of the year. Emilia Pérez was, unsurprisingly, the big nominee this year. Several other films doing about what would be expected of them. Los Frikis and I’m Still Here also did better than they have with other groups. Nominations Tallies (17) Emilia Pérez (10) Dune: Part…
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45th London Critics Awards
London’s critics though three films had more worthwhile merits than their own Best Picture winner. Hmmm… Awards Tallies (2) Conclave, Nickel Boys, A Real Pain (1) All We Imagine as Light, Anora, Bird, Blitz, The Brutalist, Emilia Pérez, Hard Truths, Kneecap, No Other Land, The Outrun, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Wander to Wonder…
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67th Grammy Awards
Three winners from 2023 and one winner that was ineligible for this year’s Oscars. If it weren’t clear from the nominations, it’s certainly clear now. These will have no impact. The Awards Best Song Written for Visual Media It Never Went Away – American Symphony (2023) Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Dune: Part Two…
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Box Office History (Week 5, 2025)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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97th Oscars Poll: Best Original Screenplay
Every day through the Friday before the Oscars, we’re running polls to determine which of the Oscar nominees are the best. Keep checking back daily. Best Original Screenplay Loading…
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Oscar History: February 3 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1909: Dorothy Spencer (93 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1932: Peggy Ann Garner (52 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1936: James Bridges (57 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay 1938: Victor Buono (43…
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29th OFTA Film Nominations
We see lots of the regular choices but Emilia Pérez didn’t seem to impress this group with a scant 3 nominations total. Wicked also does significantly better than most everywhere else. Nominations Tallies (19) Wicked (14) Dune: Part Two (13) Anora (11) The Brutalist (10) Conclave (9) The Substance (8) Challengers (7) Sing Sing (6)…
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28th Online Critics Awards
It’s concerning that they wouldn’t pick Wicked for Costume Design but other than that oversight, the results are pretty well expected. Awards Tallies (5) Dune: Part Two (3) Anora, The Substance (2) Challengers, Conclave (1) All We Imagine as Light, Dahomey, A Different Man, Flow, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The People’s Joker, A Real…
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Calendar Preview: February 2025
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. FEBRUARY Festivals Thursday, Feb. 13 – Berlin Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Nominations Sunday, Feb. 2 – Online Film & TV Association (Nominations)…
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Oscar History: February 2 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: Anne Bauchens (85 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1886: Frank Lloyd (74 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar Wins: Directing Academy President #6: 1934-35, 1 term 1902: Wallace Kelley (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0…
