Oscar History: November 8 (2026)
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This Day in Oscar History: January 5 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Remaking Best Actor, 2014
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Actor, 2014 In our second pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Actor. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Actor slate. There will be an “Other”…
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Trailer Watch: Den of Thieves (2018) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#3-#7) Den of Thieves, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Precursor: 70th Writers Guild Nominations (2017)
Here are your Writers Guild of America nominations. First, let’s look at the films that weren’t included that are still Oscar contenders, then we’ll look to see which of them were excluded from the eligibility list for specified reasons. Titles missing from the list: Darkest Hour, Downsizing, The Florida Project, Phantom Thread, The Post, and…
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Precursor: 22nd Art Directors Guild Nominations (2017)
Adding a new category this year for animation, the Art Directors Guild have entered into the Oscar race with a slate that looks like it’s expected to look. The notable exclusions here are The Greatest Showman, Alien: Covenant, The Beguiled, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Phantom Thread, Victoria & Abdul, and Wonderstruck. Of these,…
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Oscar Profile #373: Fred MacMurray
Born Fredrick Martin MacMurray on August 30, 1908 in Kankakee, Illinois, Young Fred was raised in Wisconsin from the age of five. A saxophone player in college, he later became a singer and as such had featured roles in the 1930’s Three’s a Crowd and 1933’s Roberta on Broadway. He became a life-long friend with…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: January
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. In our first predictions of 2018…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 4 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jan. 5-7, 2017)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jan. 5-7, 2017)
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Film Preview: Gringo (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 31, 2017) Original (February 18, 2018) New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#2-#9) Release Date: March 9, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An exhilarating mix of dark comedy, white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue, Gringo joyrides into Mexico, where mild-mannered businessman Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) finds himself at the mercy of his back-stabbing business…
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Precursor: 12th Oklahoma Critics Awards (2017)
Announced yesterday, Oklahoma critics went all out to recognize Get Out with five awards, including Best Picture. These winners are all previously honored (with the exception of their favoritism-fueled pick of Oklahoma City for Best Documentary Feature). Award Tallies (5) Get Out (2) Call Me by Your Name, The Shape of Water The Awards
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Precursor: 13th Austin Critics Nominations (2017)
These were apparently announced on Dec. 30, but were not and still have not been posted on their own website. Guillermo del Toro’s “fish out of water” fantasy film continues to impress with high nomination tallies during precursor season while Dunkirk underperforms those same metrics. Denis Villeneuve picks up an unexpected Best Director citation, but…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 5-7, 2018
One new release and it’s a doozy. The last two “chapters” have opened over $20 million, though the third film was a major step down from the second. That could mean that this film is a further step down or a step up. Either way, it will compete with the fourth week of Star Wars:…
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Precursor: 57th American Cinema Editors Nominations (2017)
The American Cinema Editors have announced their nominees for 2017 and a lot of the usual suspects are here, as are some surprises. Best Picture nominees at the Oscars, with a small number of exceptions, require a Best Film Editing nomination. Of the Best Picture contenders not on the below list, The Florida Project, Call…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 3 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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