Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1913: Dan Dailey (64 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1935: Lee Remick (55 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1945: Hawk Koch (80) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy President #34: 2012-13, 1 term 1945: Hawk Koch (80) {0 Noms, 0
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2012: Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers (13) Born 1890: Marc Connelly (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1899: Sidney S. Brod (55 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1901: George R. Groves (74 at death) {8
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Four of these five Best Picture leaders and five of the five nominations leaders, look to be entering guarantee territory. Nominations Tallies (12) Sinners (10) One Battle After Another (9) Hamnet (6) Frankenstein (5) Marty Supreme (4) It Was Just an Accident, Sentimental Value, Weapons (3) Bugonia, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Hedda, Train Dreams
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These five Best Picture nominees all seem likely to carry over to the Oscars. San Francisco will likely continue its trend of accuracy. Nominations Tallies (11) One Battle After Another (9) Sinners (8) Sentimental Value (7) Hamnet (5) Train Dreams (4) Frankenstein (3) Bugonia, It Was Just an Accident (2) Marty Supreme, No Other Choice,
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Notch another win for One Battle After Another. Awards Tallies (6) One Battle After Another (1) Frankenstein, Hamnet, KPop Demon Hunters, Marty Supreme, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Naked Gun, The Perfect Neighbor, Sentimental Value, Sinners, Weapons The Awards Best Picture One Battle After Another Best Animated Film KPop Demon Hunters Best Director
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Chicago confirms One Battle After Another is in the pole position. Awards Tallies (9) One Battle After Another (2) Frankenstein, It Was Just an Accident (1) If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, KPop Demon Hunters, Marty Supreme, The Perfect Neighbor, Sinnersorry, Baby The Awards Best Picture One Battle After Another Best Animated Film KPop
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The early results share one thing in common: there’s very little out of the ordinary in them. Note: It doesn’t appear they awarded the Original Score or Original Song categories. These may have been unexpectedly moved to the main awards. Awards Tallies (3) Frankenstein, Sinners (2) Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, One Battle After
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A few unexpected choices but for the most part, the major contenders are all here. I imagine the Sci-Fi category is a done deal but the other two categories are going to be tough to predict. The Nominations Best Period Costume Design Downton Abbey: The Grand Vinale Frankenstein Hamnet Hedda Sinners Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Costume Design
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We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of November and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to January and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts November Retrospective Quite a
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: Harry M. Warner (76 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1893: Edward G. Robinson (79 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1897: Eddie Imazu (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1899: Floyd Crosby (85
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Born December 22, 1907 in Surrey, England, Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was a titan of the British stage who only occasionally appeared in films, but when she did, she was as amazing and unforgettable as she was in her lauded stage roles. Ashcroft’s mother had been an actress. Her father,
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1912: Carlo Ponti (94 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Foreign Film Oscar Win: Foreign Film 1923: Betsy Blair (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1931: Rita Moreno (94) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win:
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Testament of Ann Lee does better here than with other groups but there isn’t much else that’s new about this list. Nominations Tallies (12) One Battle After Another (11) Sinners (8) Marty Supreme (7) Frankenstein (5) Sentimental Value (4) Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Secret Agent, Train Dreams, Weapons (3) Bugonia, F1: The Movie, The
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Victor McLaglen (72 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1893: Lew Brown (64 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1903: Una Merkel (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1906:
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St. Louis critics are big on One Battle After Another and Sinners, but which groups aren’t? Nominations Tallies (15) One Battle After Another (14) Sinners (11) Hamnet (7) Frankenstein (6) Marty Supreme, Weapons (5) It Was Just an Accident (4) Sentimental Value (3) Blue Moon, KPop Demon Hunters, The Phoenician Scheme, The Secret Agent, Superman,
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