Oscar History: November 8 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – 20th Century Fox 3
There may be still more to come, but this is another major Fox contender. This is clearly a SAG screener. War for the Planet of the Apes Oscar Chances: Solid: While it won’t be nominated in any of the recommended categories, it will definitely be a Best Visual Effects contender. Campaign-Proposed Categories Actor (Andy Serkis)…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Neon
A big production package from Neon featuring several titles. No proposed categories on these. Colossal Oscar Chances: Unlikely: Well reviewed Anne Hathaway starrer that doesn’t have much of a prayer. The B-Side Oscar Chances: Unknown: This documentary could be a contender, but it’s not been on many year-end lists so far, so possibly not. The…
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Poll: Remaking Best Actor, 2010
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Actor, 2010 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: All the Money in the World (2017) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#7) All the Money in the World, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Precursor: 17th American Film Institute (2017)
AFI announces its list of the ten best American-made films each year. Below is the list of those films. The notable omission is Blade Runner 2049, but the rest of these have been cited several times by other groups as among the best of the year with Wonder Woman the lone non-Best Picture candidate of…
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Precursor: 11th Detroit Critics Awards (2017)
Early nominations and early wins usually means the selection of winners that are outside the Oscar conversation. Either these awards will give visibility to these productions in terms of Oscar consideration or they will be ignored as being too far out there. Only Willem Dafoe among these winners seems possible to carry over to the…
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Oscar Profile #369: Frances McDormand
Born June 23, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, Frances McDormand was the adopted daughter of Canadian-born parents, Noreen Eloise (Nickleson), a nurse from Ontario, and The Rev. Vernon Weir McDormand, a Disciples of Christ minister from Nova Scotia, who raised her in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. She began her stage career after graduating from Yale in…
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Precursor: 16th DC Critics Nominations (2017)
Tying for first place in the nominations from the Washington DC Area Film Critics are two technical achievements, only one of which managed a Best Film nomination. The Shape of Water, Blade Runner 2049, and Mudbound were among the top seven films nominated, but not cited for Best Film. The rest of the list feels…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 7 (2017)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 8-10, 2017)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Dec. 8-10, 2017)
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Precursor: 11th Detroit Critics Nominations (2017)
Why a regional group like this would want to get out ahead of the curve is anyone’s guess, especially when their selections aren’t terribly similar to what the Academy picks. They also likely didn’t get to see some of the titles they nominated, at least not enough of them, which might explain why The Post…
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Film Preview: The Leisure Seeker (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 3, 2017) Original (March 4, 2018) New Posters (#3-#9) / New Release Date (changed from 1/19/18) Release Date: March 9, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker.” Poster Rating: C / C / C / C- /…
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2017 Summer Season Preview Wrap-Up: July
July 7, 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Uncertain. For a time, any film starring Iron Man was a guaranteed Oscar nominee. However, that has since changed with the last two efforts underwhelming Oscar voters. Thus, it’s possible the film is ignored. However, if there’s any category it could be a factor in,…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 8-10, 2017
As Thanksgiving becomes a memory, December releases begin taking a stronger interest in box office success. With numerous likely huge films coming out later in the month, it’s a bit surprising that this weekend sees only a single release. Just Getting Started is the latest in a series of similar films that put big name…
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Precursor: 23rd Broadcast Critics Nominations (2017)
The nominees have been announced the big surprise is that The Shape of Water utterly destroyed all comers in terms of nominations with 14. Three films have eight each, the next highest amount. All are nominated for Best Picture. Of all the films nominated for 5 or more awards, only Blade Runner 2049 and I,…
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