Category: 96th Oscars
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The Contenders: July Retrospective/September 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 July and see what films faltered. Then we’ll look forward to September and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts July Retrospective Let’s start this week…
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Calendar Preview: August
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 organization. Here’s what’s coming up this month. AUGUST Festivals Wednesday, Aug. 2 – Locarno Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Wednesday, Aug. 30 – Venice Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Nominations Friday,…
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2023 Nominations Predictions: July
Once again, our prognosticators have been hard at work putting together revised lists. There aren’t a lot of changes this month, but enough to create some interesting new match-ups. Further, we’ve added the Animated Feature and Visual Effects categories to expand our lists to ten categories. Next month, we’ll add another two. They will probably…
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The Contenders: June Retrospective/August 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 June and see what films faltered. Then we’ll look forward to August and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts June was a month of successes…
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The Contenders: May Retrospective/July 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 May and see what films pulled ahead and which faltered. Then we’ll look forward to July and see what has some potential. Normally, this will post earlier…
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Calendar Preview: July
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…
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2023 Nominations Predictions: June
June Predictions We’re back with our first updated predictions of the year. There wasn’t a lot of movement, but one film that suddenly pulled into the competition is Cannes winner The Zone of Interest, which features in several new predictions this month. We’re taking the categories from our last slate in May and added the…
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Academy Announces Honorary Recipients
The Academy has announced its honorary recipients and one of them smells of “sorry you didn’t win last year.” Bassett is A) too young and B) not lacking in honors. There are plenty of aging actors (see James Hong) who are more deserving of an accolade now. Bassett could wait another decade and still be…
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Calendar Preview: June 2023
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…
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Rules & Promotional Guidelines Announced
CAMPAIGN PROMOTIONAL REGULATIONS AND AWARDS RULES APPROVED FOR 96TH OSCARS® Additional Submission Key Dates Announced LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved campaign promotional regulations and awards rules for the 96th Academy Awards®. The campaign promotional regulations, which specify how motion picture companies and individuals directly associated with Oscars®-eligible motion pictures…
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2023 Oscar Nominations Predictions: May
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. Tripp was unable to participate in…
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The Contenders: April Retrospective
Every month, we’ll take a look at the films that have shown the right kind of potential to eventually become Oscar nominees. On the last Monday of the month, we’ll look at what films in the next month will be playing for Oscar’s attention. On the first Monday of every month, we’ll look at how…
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Calendar Preview: May 2023
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…
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The Contenders: 1st Quarter Retrospective
Every month, we’ll take a look at the films that have shown the right kind of potential to eventually become Oscar nominees. On the last Monday of the month, we’ll look at what films in the next month will be playing for Oscar’s attention. On the first Monday of every month, we’ll look at how…
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Calendar Preview: April 2023
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…
