For our eighteenth and final Rundown article, we hit the pinnacle of the evening. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Picture as well as general commentary about the race.
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Time for another week of the Friday Face-Off. It’s a simple affair in which you are given a choice between two Oscar winners in specific categories. You choose which of the two is best. When the game concludes, we’ll have the ultimate winner in each category. For example: If you were to choose between Oscar…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1964: 36th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1963} 1969: 41st Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1968} 1975: 47th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1974} 1980: 52nd Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…
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Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Melissa Leo and Natalie Portman to Present at 84th Academy Awards® Beverly Hills, CA (February 23, 2012) – The four Oscar®-winning actors from the 83rd Academy Awards – Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Melissa Leo and Natalie Portman – will present at the 84th Academy Awards, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don…
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Return Links Best Picture Poll Archive Best Actress Poll: 1927/28 – 1931/32 Cinema Sight Asks: Which Best Actress winner is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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A dog comedy drama that isn’t Benjy. Go figure. Darling Companion Plot Summary: When a woman discovers an injured dog on the side of the road and adopts him, her husband finds the entire affair questionable and doesn’t seem to care when the dog escapes into the forest. Release Date: April 20, 2012 Poster Trailer…
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Born October 5, 1908 in Texarkana, Texas, Joshua Logan’s father committed suicide when the younger Logan was just three years old. He then moved with his mother and sister to his maternal grandparents’ home in Mansfield, Louisiana. After his mother’s remarriage he was sent to a military boarding school. He became interested in acting while…
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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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For our seventeenth Rundown article, we look at the last two films whose precursors have come near the end. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Editing and Best Costume Design as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the final category.
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Meryl Streep to Present at 84th Academy Awards® Oscar® Sunday, February 26 Beverly Hills, CA (February 22, 2012) – Two-time Academy Award®-winning actress Meryl Streep will present at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today. Streep, who is nominated for her lead performance in “The Iron Lady,” has…
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There are titular reasons why I’m not interested in this. 7500 Plot Summary: On a cross-ocean flight, the passengers find themselves assaulted by an unseen and murderous force. Release Date: August 31, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written. Rating: C Commentary: The trailer just…
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For a full list of rules, click here: 2011 Spring 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. Awards…
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Well, these winners throw me off completely. I had entertained the possibility of W.E. winning the Oscar, but not the CDG who I thought for sure would go for The Artist if anyone. Now it looks like Madonna’s feature debut may be heading towards an Oscar win. I still think Anonymous has stronger credentials and…
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For our sixteenth Rundown article, we originate and we adapt. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the stragglers.
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