2026 Nominations Predictions: June
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1995 at the Oscars
It’s difficult to fully comprehend what happened in 1995. Early speculation focused on possible Oscar wins for Tim Robbins’ Dead Man Walking, the true story of a nun who acts as spiritual advisor to death row inmates; Leaving Las Vegas, Mike Figgis’ account of an alcoholic’s descent into hell; Ang Lee’s much admired adaptation of…
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Oscar Campaign Breakdown: The Mini-Majors and Specialty Divisions
In my second article covering the contenders the studios have for this year’s Oscars, I’m taking a look at two groups: the mini-majors (DreamWorks, Lionsgate, Overture Films and The Weinstein Company) and the big studio specialty shingles. The Mini-Majors Although DreamWorks feels like a Major, it isn’t. It doesn’t have its own distribution arm, forcing…
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1994 at the Oscars
A good movie is a good movie and will appeal to almost anyone of any age, but there are degrees of appeal that age sometimes plays a part in. In 1994 most people were either in the Forrest Gump camp or the Pulp Fiction camp. The former appealed primarily to the baby boomer generation, which…
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Previews: Week Ending November 22, 2009
It’s a fairly vigorous week, resulting in 16 new trailers and a new poster. The new poster belongs to this weekend’s release of The Blind Side. The remaining posters are split 11 and 5 across 2009 and 2010. The five from 2010 are for Bitch Slap, Extraordinary Measures, How to Train Your Dragon, Salt and…
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1993 at the Oscars
For the first time in ten years, Oscar’s Best Picture winner was a foregone conclusion. Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List, his most serious film to date, a true story about the Holocaust featuring a coda with real life survivors of Auschwitz, was a highly acclaimed work that swept all the precursors. The only question was what…
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1992 at the Oscars
1992 was a year in which everyone agreed Emma Thompson was the year’s best actress in James Ivory’s film of E.M. Forster’s Howards End, but agreements on the other categories, particularly the year’s Best Picture and Director were difficult to come by. The L.A. Film Critics were the first to announce his year. Those chose…
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Oscar Campaign Breakdown: The Majors
With the first precursor awards just around the corner (Satellite Award and Annie Award nominations on Nov. 30), it’s about time to talk seriously about the Oscar race in terms of what each studio has on its plate that they could and possibly will push. For all the latest precursor dates (with a few unconfirmed…
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Documentary Feature Finalists Announced
Beverly Hills, CA (November 18, 2009) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Eighty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title,…
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1991 at the Oscars
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde couldn’t do it. Psycho couldn’t do it. Rosemary’s Baby couldn’t do it. The Exorcist couldn’t do it. Finally, in 1991, a horror film won the year’s Best Picture Oscar. It was, of course, The Silence of the Lambs. The film, which opened in February, was considered a clear front-runner for…
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The DVD Report #130
One of the most satisfying animated features of all time, as well as a front-runner in this year’s Oscar race, Pixar’s Up is a film that pulls you in from the first frame and doesn’t let you go until the last. It begins with a starry-eyed 15-year-old boy becoming transfixed with the career of an…
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The DVD Report #130: November 17, 2009
See what’s coming out this week on DVD! One of the most satisfying animated features of all time, as well as a front-runner in this year’s Oscar race, Pixar’s Up is a film that pulls you in from the first frame and doesn’t let you go until the last. It begins with a starry-eyed 15-year-old…
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Previews: Week Ending November 15, 2009
I was shocked last week when things were so slow, but now they’re even worse. I don’t know if it’s the impending Thanksgiving Holiday, but it’s a super slow day. To prove my point, there are only three new trailers up for review this week, all for 2010 films. The first is the Steve Carell/Tina…
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1990 at the Oscars
Other films may have been better, but in 1990 you were either in the GoodFellas camp or the Dances With Wolves camp. By this time there was a general agreement among certain influential critics that Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull had been the best film of the 1980s. They were flummoxed by the fact Scorsese and…
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Animated Feature – The 20 Semi-Finalists
The Academy announced today the 20 semi-finalists for the Animated Feature Oscar. It’s enough to open the category to 5 nominees. This expands my earlier predictions as follows. After my predictions, please find the Academy’s press release on the matter. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Coraline The Fantastic Mr. Fox The Princess and the…
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1989 at the Oscars
Born on the Fourth of July was the most eagerly anticipated film of 1989. Oliver Stone’s previous Vietnam War movie, Platoon, had cleaned up at the Oscars just three years earlier and this film about war hero turned anti-war activist Ron Kovic, was expected to follow suit. The film was supposed to have been made…
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