Category: Academy Awards
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2001 at the Oscars
There was something for everyone in 2001. There was Baz Luhrmann’s anachronistic musical, Moulin Rouge! as well as Peter Jackson’s first installment of the J.R.R. Tolkian Lord of the Rings trilogy; Steven Spielberg’s version of the science fiction film Stanley Kubrick left behind, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence and Ridley Scott’s look at modern warfare, Black Hawk…
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Precursor: D.C. Area Film Critics Winners
So, the Monday date was apparently for the winners, not the nominees. So, here are the winners. I was resistant at first to believe it, but this may finally be Jason Reitman’s entry into the winner’s circle. Up in the Air is very much poised as an Oscar winner for Best Picture. It’s a bit…
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Precursor: D.C. Area Film Critics Nominations
I don’t know if there’s something in the water, but this is the second week in a row where a previously-announced date was ignored and nominations were announced early. Last week it was the Satellite Awards. This week it’s the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. Here are their choices: Nomination Tallies (8) Up in…
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2000 at the Oscars
2000 was one of those years where just about any film could have won an Oscar. The National Board of Review got things started by giving their Best Picture prize to a film that most critics found wanting – Philip Kaufman’s Quills about the life of the Maquis de Sade. They gave their Best Director…
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1999 at the Oscars
Sex sells and in 1999 it sold big time, both at the box-office and at awards time. From sex in the suburbs in American Beauty to sex in Italy in The Talented Mr. Ripley to sex with misery in Magnolia to sex leads to death in Boys Don’t Cry, sex was everywhere. The National Board…
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Preview: Precursors of the Week of December 7-13
Next week, we have only a small handful of precursor announcements, but they include four of the oldest prizes given. The dates listed as (estimated) are based on previous trends and announcement cycles. They are a good guess, but not meant to be unequivocal. The ones listed as (confirmed) have been confirmed by the organizations…
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Precursor: National Board of Review
Below is the list of winners of the National Board of Review awards along with their annual ten-best lists. Total Mentions (5) Up in the Air (4) Invictus (3) The Messenger (2) Burma VJ; (500) Days of Summer; The Hurt Locker; Moon; The Most Dangerous Man in America; A Serious Man The Winners Film: Up…
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Preview: National Board of Review
Tomorrow truly marks the beginning of Oscar season. While Sunday is a good jump start and yesterday was terrific in some regards, few events really pique the interests of Oscar-philes than the National Board of Review. Aside from the Oscars, the NBR is the oldest film award-giving body in existence, starting their awards in 1929.…
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Precursor: Annie Awards Nominations
While the Spirit Awards website works on getting itself together, the Annie Awards website has quickly and effectively added its nominees. Below is the full list. Nomination Tallies (10) Coraline (9) Up (8) The Princess and the Frog (4) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (3) Fantastic Mr. Fox; Monsters vs. Aliens The Nominations Best…
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Precursor: Spirit Awards Nominations
The nominees for the 25th Annual Spirit Awards have been announced. Below is the list. Nomination Tallies (5) The Last Station; Precious (4) The Messenger (3) Amreeka; Cold Souls; Crazy Heart; (500) Days of Summer; A Serious Man; A Single Man; Sin Nombre The Nominations Best Feature Amreeka (500) Days of Summer The Last Station…
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Oscar Calendar: December
Today is the first day of December, and is also the second day of major Precursor announcements (which started Sunday with the Satellite nominees). If you hadn’t noticed the calendar in the right-hand column, then you probably didn’t know all the precursors (even estimated announcement dates) are included in the list. To make things easier,…
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1998 at the Oscars
Early Oscar favorite, Saving Private Ryan was knocked off its pedestal by the National Board of Review, not once, but twice, when it came in second best to Gods and Monsters in the Best Picture balloting and Steven Spielberg lost Best Director to Elizabeth’s Shekhar Kapur. Several days later Spielberg could smile once more when…
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1997 at the Oscars
The big story of 1997 was, of course, Titanic. It didn’t matter whether or not it was the best film of the year or simply one of the best. Its hold on the imagination and the box office was enough. It was good for the industry. Prior to the Golden Globes, however, Titanic was an…
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Precursor: Satellite Award Nominations
Coming a day earlier than their own site even stated (perhaps taking advantage of the new day in another country), the Satellite Awards have announced their 2009 nominees with six in all categories and splitting much like the Golden Globes do with Comedy/Musical plus a few tech categories they don’t have. Here’s the full list.…
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Newly Updated Oscar Hopefuls & An Animated Short First
I have made a much needed update now to my Oscar Hopefuls list, including several new movements in the field. To see the full list, visit 2009 Oscar Hopefuls. I don’t have a lot of time to explain, so I’ll save that for another day. But this will be my last update before the first…
