Category: Academy Awards
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65th British Academy Nominations
Conclave, Emilia Pérez, and The Brutalist performed well, as did Anora but two tech heavyweights, Dune: Part Two and Wicked, were left out of the to spot in favor of the late-surging A Complete Unknown. British picture Kneecap also performed well. Some major snubs include Nickel Boys almost everywhere (not surprising considering the dearth of…
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Oscar History: January 15 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2012: Cinema Sight: Polls: Best Of… (13) Born 1890: Irving Ries (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1905: Allie Wrubel (68 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1907: Marcello Pagliero (73 at…
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9th Hawaii Critics Awards
Hawaii changed course from their offbeat nominations by going for all the expected winners. Awards Tallies (4) The Brutalist (3) Emilia Pérez, Nosferatu, The Substance, Wicked (2) The Fire Inside, A Real Pain (1) A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Deadpool & Wolverine, The Fall Guy, Hit Man, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Madame Web,…
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18th Houston Critics Awards
Houston spread the love fairly wide with plenty of films earning awards. Awards Tallies (3) Anora (2) The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, The Wild Robot (1) Challengers, Dune: Part Two, The Fall Guy, A Real Pain, Runaway Radio, Will & Harper The Awards Best Picture Anora Best Animated Film The Wild Robot Best Director Brady…
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Oscar History: January 14 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Hal Roach (100 at death) {3 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Comedy Short Film, One-Reel Short Film Oscar Wins: Comedy Short Film, One-Reel Short Film, Special/Honorary 1896: Hans J. Salter (98 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1898: Margaret Booth…
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Box Office History (Week 2, 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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Oscar History: January 13 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Herbert Brenon (78 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama Directing 1885: James Monaco (60 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1901: A. B. Guthrie Jr. (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1901: Sidney Wagner (46…
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22nd Iowa Critics Awards
Iowa’s critics are back in the mainstream. Award Tallies (3) Anora (2) The Wild Robot (1) The Brutalist, Conclave, A Real Pain, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Wicked The Awards Best Film Anora Best Animated Movie The Wild Robot Best Director Sean Baker – Anora Best Actor Adrien Brody – The Brutalist Best Actress…
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23rd Utah Critics Awards
An unusual result with The Wild Robot coming out on top. It was also the only film to pick up two awards without starting with the letter “S.” Awards Tallies (2) September 5, Sing Sing, The Substance, The Wild Robot (1) Alien: Romulus, The Brutalist, Challengers, His Three Daughters, Nickel Boys, The Piano Lesson, Red…
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58th Kansas City Critics Awards
KC film critics didn’t just pick The Substance as the best of the year, they heaped most of their awards on the film with a smattering of other films taking one apiece. Award Tallies (6) The Substance (1) Anora, The Brutalist, Challengers, Conclave, The Fall Guy, Flow, I Saw the TV Glow, Late Night with…
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58th Kansas City Critics Nominations
Kansas City’s critics had a lot of ties in the nominations but primarily went for two films with several others doing well with 5 or fewer nominations. Nominations Tallies (8) Dune: Part Two (7) The Substance (5) Anora, Wicked (4) Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing (3) Civil War, I Saw the TV Glow,…
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Oscar History: January 12 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Melchior Lengyel (94 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1893: Edward Selzer (77 at death) {11 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film Oscar Wins: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film 1904: Joseph Gershenson (84 at death) {2 Noms, 0…
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Oscar History: January 11 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Charles Previn (85 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Musical Score Oscar Win: Scoring 1894: Alexander Hall (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1899: Eva Legallienne (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1900: Borden…
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Oscar History: January 10 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Bernard Herzbrun (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1898: Arthur Johnston (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1899: John Mescall (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1917: Jerry Wexler (91…
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18th Women Journalists Awards
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists have surprisingly not released their shame awards this year and I kind of miss it. The selections are fairly predictable though the Brutalist selection is a bit confusing consider what they had to recognize outside of that. Awards Tallies (4) The Substance (3) Conclave (2) All We Imagine as…
