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Precursor: Directors Guild of America Nominations
The DGA has announced its nominees. See below: The Nominations Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker James Cameron – Avatar Lee Daniels – Precious Jason Reitman – Up in the Air Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds Predictions Comparison The universally selected four made it through with the fifth spot going to Lee Daniels for Precious.…
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Box-Office Preview #1: Weekend of January 8-10, 2010
And so begins a new decade of film with the first three new releases of the 2010s: Daybreakers, Leap Year, and Youth in Revolt. Unfortunately, not one of them will be the first release of the new decade to reach the top spot at the box-office. In its first non-holiday weekend, James Cameron’s science fiction…
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Precursor: BAFTA Long List and Foreign Film Nominees
Although they are an organization similar to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) are still a precursor to the big awards (and have been more so in recent years, being the first group to pick Tilda Swinton for a Supporting Actress win). They announce…
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Precursor Predictions: Directors Guild of America Nominations
Tomorrow, the nominees for the Directors Guild of America awards will be announced. We took a poll of contributors and here are the results and our thoughts on them. First, we’ll list the films we 100% agreed on. Then we’ll list the ones we didn’t. Best Director @ The DGA Full Agreement Kathryn Bigelow –…
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7 Finalists for Visual Effects Consideration Announced
The Academy has announced the 7 films in contention for the three-spot Best Visual Effects Oscar nominations. Avatar District 9 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Star Trek Terminator Salvation Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2012
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Precursor: Online Film Critics Society Winners
Below are the winners for the Online Film Critics Society Awards. Winner Tallies (4) The Hurt Locker; Inglourious Basterds (2) Up The Winners Best Picture: The Hurt Locker Best Animated Feature: Up Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker Best Actor: Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker Best Actress: Melanie Laurent – Inglourious Basterds…
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Precursor: USC Scripter Nominations
The USC Scripter Nominations, recognizing the year’s best adapted screenplays and the original source material, announced their nominations today. Below are the nominees. The Nominations Adapted Screenplay Crazy Heart District 9 An Education Precious Up in the Air
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The DVD Report #137: January 5, 2010
Every year we lose a number of irreplaceable artists. 2009 was no exception. In celebration of the lives of those we bid adieu to in the year just ended, here are recommendations for films representing some of the best work of just ten of them. Bea Arthur was best known for her TV work in…
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Precursor: Producers Guild of America Nominations
The Producers Guild of America have announced their choices for the Best Pictures of 2009. Below are the lists: The Nominees Best Picture Avatar District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Invictus Precious Star Trek Up Up in the Air
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Predictions: Producers Guild of America
Tomorrow, the PGA announces its nominees for the Best Picture, Best Animated Feature and Best Documentary of 2009. Our regular contributors have put together our predictions not only for the PGA nominations, but also our thoughts, as they currently stand, on Best Picture. Below is our list of Predictions. They fall into three categories: common…
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Academy Deems 81 Productions Eligible for Original Score
Steve Pond over at thewrap.com has an article about several prominent film scores being declared ineligible for the Original Score award at this year’s Academy Awards. Among those ineligible? Where the Wild Things Are, Harry Potter, Precious and The Blind Side. Below is the list of eligible scores: Adam Adoration Adventures of Power Aliens in…
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Precursor: National Society of Film Critics
The National Society of Film Critics applied the status quo to this year’s race honoring The Hurt Locker. The most interesting choice is the tie between Christoph Waltz and Paul Schneider. Schneider gave one of my favorite supporting performances this year, so I’m quite pleased he picked up something even though I’m sure Oscar is…
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Precursor Calendar: January, 2010 and a Happy New Year
Well, it’s another year and another decade, but it’s still Oscar season. May we all have a Happy New Year and may our upcoming months of Oscar fun be filled with surprises, but only pleasant ones. Of course, we still have plenty of precursors left before The Big Night. So, here’s the breakdown of what’s…
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OFTA Reminder Links
Below are several links to the ballots. Trailer Suggestions Black Mass Ex Machina Far from the Madding Crowd Inside Out Joy Jurassic World Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian #1 The Martian #2 Max Minions Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation The Revenant Room #1 Room #2 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Spotlight Star…
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2008 at the Oscars
Although Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire proved unstoppable by the time the Oscars were given out for 2008, it was not an early favorite. Early speculation centered around such eagerly anticipated films as David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Gus Van Sant’s Milk; Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon and John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt along with Christopher…
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