Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…
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We started over at the beginning of August 2013, but with a new, more streamlined methodology to collecting votes. Just choose one selection in each of the ten categories below. Our first few weeks will be to select winners in cases of ties or in years where multiple categories existed for each discipline. After that,…
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There are three precursors announcing prizes the same night (Saturday). One of them, the Annie Awards, will be live streamed (At least, it should be. I haven’t checked, but it has been in the past.) Since the Annies are quite a bit more difficult to predict since they sometimes feel so whim-intensive, none of our…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Ceremonies
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Return Links Poll Archives Best Cinematography Poll: 1963 – 1967 Cinema Sight Asks: Which Best Cinematography winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: March 15, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A straight-laced pharmacist’s uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murde.” Poster: C Review: The former chemistry student in me appreciates the references to…
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Here are the results of last week’s poll. The Conformist Nicholas and Alexandra Klute The Conformist wins and goes into my queue.
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Born February 27, 1930 to Wade and Elinor Woodward, Joanne Woodward was named after Joan Crawford by her avid movie fan mother. When she was 9, her mother took her to the world premiere of Gone With the Wind in Atlanta. When Vivien Leigh exited her limo, young Woodward jumped in the car and sat…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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For the first time in 21 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has decided to rescind the nomination of controversial Best Original Song nominee “Alone Yet Not Alone.” After information surfaced that composer Bruce Broughton may have used his influence and status as a former governor of the Academy’s Music Branch, the…
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Return Links Poll Archives What Are You Watching? (Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2014) Cinema Sight Asks: What are you watching? (Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2014) Public OpinionPoll Results
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Poster Trailer Link Release Date: February 7, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Senior citizens are being offed by a masked killer who stalks the halls of the small retirement community in which they live. The story opens with a terrifying murder, creating space on the waiting list for Rose to move in. Upon Rose’s arrival, she…
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For a full list of rules, click here: 2013 Oscar Season Box Office Predictions Game Rules. Submit Your Predictions for This Week Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least. Individual monetary predictions for each film. Final box office tally for all new wide releases.…
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A movie that received only a light Oscar push and came away with nothing isn’t likely to beat a teen-centered romantic comedy at the box office. While it’s not Valentine’s Day yet, it almost looks like it. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: Labor Day looks better than other critics said it was, so I’ll give it…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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