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This Day in Oscar History: January 23
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: Fred Niblo Jr. (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adaptation – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1906: Arthur Lonergan (83 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1910: Walter Greene (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Musical Score – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1910:…
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Precursor: Producers Guild Awards
The Producers Guild of America are announcing their awards this evening. As I get the results, I’ll post them here. There are only three categories we’ll be concerned with, so bare with as it takes time to get past all the other awards. (Editor: As of 12:30 am CT, all prizes have been awarded) The…
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Oscar Week in Review: January 16-22, 2011
Oscar News The 68th Golden Globe Awards were passed out Sunday, and The Social Network took 4 awards to lead the film side of the awards. Other winners, as expected, were Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Annette Bening, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo. The biggest story of the evening, though, was host Ricky Gervais, who took…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 22
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1875: David Wark Griffith (73 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary –0 Noms, 1 Win} 1884: Fred Fox (65 at death) {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1900: Fredric Hope (37 at death) {Oscar Winner: Art Direction – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1909: Ann…
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Film Fun Friday #40
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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Oscar Morning: The Article
FOR AN OSCAR MORNING TRACKING SHEET, CLICK HERE. My predictions are in BOLD. On Tuesday morning, January 25, 2011, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be announcing its nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. It will be broadcast live at just after 5:30a PST (6:30a MST, 7:30a CST, 8:30a EST). While…
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Precursor: Golden Reel Awards Nominations
The Motion Picture Sound Editors present the Golden Reel Awards each year for the best in sound editing. This award can be seen as a precursor to the Sound Editing award at the Oscars. Nomination Tallies (2) Black Swan, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, Inception, Tangled, The Social Network The Nominations Best…
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What to See: January 21-23, 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: Costume Designers Guild Nominations
Below are the nominees for the 2010 Costume Designers Guild Awards. The Nominations Best Period Costume Design The Fighter The King’s Speech True Grit Best Fantasy Costume Design Alice in Wonderland The Tempest TRON Legacy Best Contemporary Costume Design Black Swan Burlesque Inception The Social Network Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
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This Day in Oscar History: January 21
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: J. Carrol Naish (77 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1898: Rudolph Maté (66 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) – 5 Noms, 0 Wins} 1903: William Lyon (71 at death) {Oscar Winner: Editing – 6 Noms, 2 Wins}…
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Feed the Queue #29
Another week with only a pair of participants. Sure, it’s up one over the prior time, but it’s not near our busiest. So, I hope more people will start contributing soon. It wasn’t even a close competition between the two. Three films tied for second place out of four, leaving a clear winner for first.…
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Oscar Profile #21: Billie Burke
Born August 7, 1884 in Washington, D.C, Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke spent her early life touring the world with her father, the famous clown, Billy Burke. Eventually settling in England, the redheaded beauty became a star on the London stage in 1905 and returned to America in 1907 to star opposite John Drew in…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 20
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Mildred Griffiths (55 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1896: George Burns (100 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1907: Waldon O. Watson (79 at death) {Oscar Winner: John A. Bonner Medal,Sci-Tech Award –…
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Game: Week 3 – 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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Short List: Foreign Language Film
The Academy’s Foreign Film branch has narrowed the potential Oscar nominees down to 9 from 66. From this list, five will be selected: Beverly Hills, CA (January 19, 2011) – Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards®. Sixty-six films had originally…
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