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Predictions: 83rd Annual Oscars – Final
And so Oscar prognostication season has come to a close. Now that the Oscars are only two days away, it’s time to put to bed our final predictions. While some categories were really tough to make choices in, others were incredibly easy. We only agreed on 9 categories: Animated Feature, Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay,…
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The Rundown: Best Picture
And here we have our final category: Best Picture. We always save this one for last even if it is the most predictable category of the night. Sure, we all hope for upsets, but we don’t expect them. Later today, we’ll recap our predictions and update to our final predictions.
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Film Fun Friday #45
Welcome to the new Film Fun Friday. In an effort to make our games more fun, I’ve increased the interactivity of them. Now you’ll be responding to your fellow players or continuing their thoughts. Each game has a different set of rules, so make sure to read up before posting. And always remember to have…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 25
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Jed Harris (79 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1908: George Duning (92 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score,Musical Score – 5 Noms, 0 Wins} 1911: Ingo Preminger (95 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Picture – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}…
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Feed the Queue #34
It was a supremely tight race for the top spot with only 7 points separating the winner and the film in sixth place. Starting at the bottom: The Divorcée and Chocolat got equal amounts of no love bottoming out with 8 points each. Punch-Drunk Love didn’t fare much better with a 9-point finish. From there,…
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The Rundown: Best Director
Often considered the second-most important category of the night, the Best Director prize frequently goes to the Best Picture winner, but will that tried and true formula work this year?
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Oscar Profile #26: Anne Bancroft
Born Anna Maria Italiano in the Bronx on September 17, 1931, the future Anne Bancroft made her screen debut in 1952’s Don’t Bother to Knock. In featured roles in A movies like Demetrius and the Gladiators and lead roles in B movies like Gorilla at Large, she became dissatisfied with her film career by the…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 24
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Fred Sersen (72 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects – 8 Noms, 2 Wins} 1890: Marjorie Main (85 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1895: Nat W. Finston (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1897: Louis…
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Looking at the Weekend: February 25-27, 2011
This week, we are paring down our coverage to make things a bit easier on our contributors. From here on out, we will cover all wide releases and the occasional limited release of importance. This week, we have Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number…
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Game: Week 8 – 2011 Spring Box Office Predictions
Time for another week of box office predictions. Submit yours below. Don’t remember the rules or need a refresher? Check them out here: Game Rules. Submit the Following for this Week
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The Rundown: Costume Design
We’re nearly at the end of this year’s Oscar journey. Today, we cover the final tech category from the last guild to announce its winners.
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Oscars: What We Would Choose
Sunday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will collectively select the year’s best films, performances and technicians. However, we don’t always agree with the Academy’s choices. Today, we’re going to look at several categories and who we would want to win, if we could make that choice. Tripp and Wes have advised me…
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Precursor: Costume Designers Guild
The winners of this year’s Costume Designers Guild (the final guild to announce prior to Oscar Night) have been announced. The results are below: Costume Designers Guild Period Costume Design The King’s Speech (Wesley, Peter) Fantasy Costume Design Alice in Wonderland (Wesley, Peter) Contemporary Costume Design Black Swan (RU:Wesley)
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This Day in Oscar History: February 23
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Victor Fleming (59 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Directing – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1899: Norman Taurog (82 at death) {Oscar Winner: Directing – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1920: Maurice Richlin (70 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1936: John Truscott…
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Game: Week 7 – Box Office Predictions: Results & Standings
The President’s Day holiday weekend wasn’t as solid as I expected leaving Liam Neeson the clear box office champ. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for Week 5. Original rules can be found here: Game Rules. #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Correct Response: Unknown, $21,856,389 Scott gets a…
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