Month: February 2025
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62nd Publicists Guild Film Awards
Nothing surprising here. The Awards Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Motion Picture Wicked Les Mason Award, the highest honor publicists can bestow on one of their own Bill Mona, Disney Press Award Perri Nemiroff, Collider Publicist of the Year Rachael Roth, Unit Publicist Best Unit Still Photography for Motion Pictures Chiabella James International Media Award John…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #17
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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97th Oscars Poll: Best Picture
Every day through the Friday before the Oscars, we’re running polls to determine which of the Oscar nominees are the best. Keep checking back daily. Best Picture Loading…
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Oscar History: February 29 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: William Wellman (79 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story 1924: David Bretherton (76 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Editing Oscar Win: Editing Died 1944: Bobby Connolly (46) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Dance…
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Oscar History: February 28 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Ben Hecht (70 at death) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adaptation, Original Story, Screenplay Oscar Wins: Original Story 1903: Vincente Minnelli (83 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar Win: Directing 1904: Anthony Havelock-Allan (98 at death) {3 Noms, 0…
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28th Film Music Critics Awards
While there are Oscar nominees that won, the frontrunners didn’t, so these aren’t much help. The Awards Score of the Year The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Best Original Score for a Drama Film Here Best Original Score for a Comedy Film Fly Me to the Moon Best Original Score for an…
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2024 Oscar Winner Predictions: FINAL
Here are our final predictions and commentary for this year. The Oscars will be held on Sunday and we’re all ready to enjoy it rather than just talk about it. We’ll have a post-Oscars commentary on Tuesday next week. Until then, have a final look at our final thoughts below. KEY: Appears on Three Lists…
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97th Oscars: Oscar Guy’s Final Thoughts
When the Oscars were airing at the end of March or beginning of April, things felt more leisurely. While the Oscars got the early March berth this year, which would have helped, the fires near Los Angeles caused several postponements and everything got bunched up into the last few weeks, making it a whirlwind January/February.…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #17
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Oscar Profile: Oscar In Memoriam 2025
Although there had been occasional tributes to recently deceased performers and other film greats through the years, the first In Memoriam segment at the Oscars where multiple actors and other film participants are honored did not occur until 1994. Each year, we look to this segment with lumps in our throats and tears in our…