Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 22 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Remaking Best Production Design, 2011
Return Links Polls Remaking Best Production Design, 2011 In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Production Design. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Production Design slate. There will…
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Film Preview: Scoob! (2020)
Page Revisions: (November 17, 2019) Original (March 15, 2020) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#3) Release Date: May 15, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Scooby and the gang face their most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this dogpocalypse, the gang discovers…
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5 Favorites Redux #5: Disney Animated Heroines
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Frozen II enters multiplexes this weekend, so I’m going to take a look at…
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Precursor: 35th Spirit Award Nominations (2019)
For years now, the Spirit Awards have almost looked like a preliminary ballot for the Academy Awards with a large swath of Oscar contenders in tow. This year, however, the list seems to be more in line with the lists of old where some categories have nary an Oscar contender in them and some with…
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Precursor: 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards (2019)
As expected, Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite dominated the awards taking five awards. While it was up for several more and it didn’t win in expected places like Cinematography, Editing, and Screenplay, there’s no question the film was a huge success. Award Tallies (5) Parasite (2) E.X.I.T, Swing Kids The Awards
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Oscar Profile #471: Richard Widmark
Born December 26, 1914 in Sunrise Township, Minnesota, growing up mostly in Illinois but moving frequently due to his father’s job as a traveling salesman. He attended Lake Forest College where he originally studied law but switched to acting after starring a school production of Counsellor-at-Law which he taught after graduating with a degree in…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 21 (2019)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 10th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (2019)
There isn’t much to say about these selections except that they don’t seem like the kinds of choice the Academy would make, but stranger things have happened. Award Tallies (2) The Biggest Little Farm The Awards
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Nov. 22-24, 2019)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Nov. 22-24, 2019)
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Film Preview: Seberg (2019)
Page Revisions: (November 17, 2019) Original Release Date: December 13, 2019 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Inspired by real events about the French New Wave darling and Breathless star, Jean Seberg, who in the late 1960s was targeted by Hoover’s FBI, because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.” Poster Rating: C-…
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2019 Oscar Season Preview: December
Here we look at the upcoming month’s offerings. December 6, 2019 The Aeronauts Premise: From IMDb: “Pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) and scientist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a hot air balloon.” Box Office Prospects: $35 M Expectations: Uncertain. This aeronautical adventure…
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Looking at the Weekend: Nov. 22-24, 2019
There will be no competition for first place. Frozen II will annihilate all rivals. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood could be a minor hit, but Frozen II will have a massive debut and top the chart for the next three weekends until Jumanji: the Next Level unseats it on the weekend of December 13.…
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Precursor: 62nd Grammy Award Nominations (2019)
The Grammys have never been able to lay claim to being Oscar harbingers thanks to their much earlier eligibility period that overlaps the Oscars eligibility period by three months. However, this year’s slate is even less indicative of the potential for the Oscars. First, toss everything in Compilation Soundtrack and Music Film as they have…
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2019 Oscar Nominations Predictions: November
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. We’re in something of a holding…
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