Category: Academy Awards
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28th Film Music Critics Nominations
Seldom a good precursor for the Oscars, they are one of the few film critic organizations that look solely at film music. As such, it’s always a bit fascinating to see what obscure scores they adore. Nominations Tallies (4) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (3) Here, The Wild Robot (2) Avatar:…
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41st Casting Society Awards
While these awards won’t mean much this year, pay attention for next year, they might. That said, it’s interesting to see how few of the major Oscar contenders picked up a prize here. Four of the Oscar nominees for Best Picture won, so that’s a positive for those films but Anora and The Brutalist weren’t…
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6th Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
An intriguing list of winners. Some expected, some less so. Some of these are the Oscar nominees, so they should get a boost from this recognition. The Awards Best Original Score for a Studio Film The Wild Robot WL Best Original Score for an Independent Film The Brutalist WL PP TL Best Original Song for…
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Path to Oscar 2024: Documentary Feature
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, Producers Guild of America. Below are our predictions in Best Documentary Feature. Best Documentary Feature Winner Predictions Black Box Diaries No Other Land (TL…
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Oscar Profile: James Mangold
Born December 16, 1963 in New York, New York, James Mangold is the son of artists Robert and Sylvia Plimack Mangold. He was raised in Washingtonville in New York’s Hudson Valley. After high school in New York, he attended the California Institute of the Arts film and video program under Alexander Mackendrick (Sweet Smell of…
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97th Oscars Poll: Best Production Design
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 Production Design Loading…
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Oscar History: February 13 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: Lennie Hayton (63 at death) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Musical Score Oscar Wins: Musical Score 1918: Nino Oliviero (62 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1918: Oliver Smith (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design…
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Path to Oscar 2024: Animated Feature
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, Annie Awards. Below are our predictions in Best Animated Feature. Best Animated Feature Winner Predictions Flow (TL O) Inside Out 2 Memoir of a…
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Path to Oscar 2024: Animated Short Film
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, Annie Awards. Below are our predictions in Best Animated Short Film. Best Animated Short Film Winner Predictions Beautiful Men In the Shadow of the…
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The Contenders 25: January Retrospective/March Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of January and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to March and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts January Retrospective Although I…
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97th Oscars Poll: Best Documentary Short Subject
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 Documentary Short Subject Loading…
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23rd Visual Effects Society Awards
There’s an odd thing happening this year. Sometimes the expected winner isn’t as sure as it was once thought. This is the case of Dune: Part Two. Perhaps there’s a sense of déjà-vu but I’m not so sure. Dune: Part Two won nearly every other prize but lost the big one to Kingdom of the…
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Oscar History: February 12 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Bess Meredyth (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing 1892: Al Alborn (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1896: Charles G. Booth (53 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story Oscar Win: Motion Picture…
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97th Oscars: More Presenters Announced
MORE STARS TAKE THE STAGE TO PRESENT AT THE 97TH OSCARS®: HALLE BERRY, PENÉLOPE CRUZ, ELLE FANNING, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, JOHN LITHGOW, AMY POEHLER, JUNE SQUIBB AND BOWEN YANG THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE MARCH 2, AT 7 P.M. ET/4 P.M. PT, ON ABC AND HULU LOS ANGELES, CA – Halle Berry, Penélope…
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Path to Oscar 2024: Directing
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, Directing. Below are our predictions in Best Directing. Best Directing Winner Predictions Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez Sean Baker – Anora (WL P) [New]…
