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This Day in Oscar History: February 5
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Bronislau Kaper (81 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score;Oscar Nominee: Song, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Musical Score –4 Noms, 1 Win} 1919: Red Buttons (87 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1921: Ken Adam (90) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner:…
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Oscar Ceremony Updates
Several presenters and performers were named this past week for the Academy Awards. Before, I get to those, the final two sets of nominees for the Documentary Short Subject category (previously listed as Nominees to Be Determined) have been announced. Here’s a run down of those press releases: Sci-Tech Awards Marisa Tomei to Host Academy’s…
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Precursor: USC Scripter Award
Below is the winner of the USC Scripter Award announced this evening. The Award Best Adapted Screenplay Ben Mesrich (author) & Aaron Sorkin (screenwriter) – The Social Network
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What to See: February 4-6, 2011
On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll now tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their responses are posted below. Wesley Lovell 1. Which of the two new wide releases would…
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Precursor Predictions: WGA, Annie, Scripter & ADG
Tonight and Saturday night, four precursors will be revealing their winners. Two guilds, one professional organization and one collegiate group. Starting things off tonight (Friday), the University of Southern California will reveal the winners of its annual Scripter award, a prize given to the best screenplay adapted from a literary source. The prize goes not…
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The Rundown: Makeup
Our final article this week is also the final category that has no professional guild representation. This week’s articles have all featured categories where there are few historical precursors that help us with our predictions. KEY: Appears on Four Lists Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Wes…
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Film Fun Friday #42
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 4
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Jacques Prevert (77 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1913: Frank P. Keller (64 at death) {Oscar Winner: Editing – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1915: Ray Evans (92 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Song – 7 Noms, 3 Wins} 1916: Frank…
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Feed the Queue #31
Another strong week of participation. I like it. Keep it up! This week, we had a hands-down winner, picking up 5 more points than its nearest rival. Second place with 24 points was Naked Lunch. In third, Plan 9 from Outer Space with 19 points. Three films tied for fourth, Barton Fink, The Last Detail…
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The Rundown: Foreign Language Film
Now for our fourth entry this week, Foreign Language Film, a category that sometimes is easily predictable and other times is incredibly esoteric. We try our best with limited knowledge of the nominated films to pick a winner. KEY: Appears on Four Lists Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick…
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Oscar Profile #23: Charles Laughton
Born in Yorkshire, England in 1899, young Charles Laughton followed his father into the hotel management business, but in his late twenties enrolled as a student in London’s prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) where he excelled. Soon appearing on the London stage, he was the first actor to play Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 3
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1909: Dorothy Spencer (93 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 4 Noms, 0 Wins} 1932: Peggy Ann Garner (52 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary –0 Noms, 1 Win} 1936: James Bridges (57 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1938: Victor…
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Game: Week 5 – 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: Documentaries, Feature & Short Subject
In our third predictions article for the 83rd Academy Awards, we take a look at the two documentary awards, Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject. KEY: Appears on Four Lists Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Wes Huizar (New) = New Prediction (O) = Original Prediction (H)…
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Precursor: Visual Effects Society Awards
Below are the winners of the 9th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards. Our predictions are also included. Although not everyone voted in every category, I did pretty well picking the winners in all categories except 3 and in those categories I had the winner listed as a runner-up, so I feel pretty good about that.…
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