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2013 Oscars Update: PGA Awards
So, the Producers Guild announced their awards tonight. Always a big deal. Typically, whatever wins their award almost always wins Best Picture. Examples: Argo, The Artist, The King’s Speech, The Hurt...
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Oscars 2013 Update: DGA Awards
So, Alfonso Cuaron just won the DGA. That about sews that one up. Unless we’re in for a real shocker. Which no one expects. Best Picture race — still interesting. Now we actually have to look to the...
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Academy Rescinds Original Song Nomination for “Alone Yet Not Alone”
AKA — A HAHA HAHA HAHA HAHA. The one nominee none of us saw coming, and it’s because of some Academy board member inappropriately lobbied for it. “Alone Yet Not Alone,” a bad song from a movie that...
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Oscars 2013 by Box Office
One thing I like to do each year is check in to see how the Best Picture nominees are doing in terms of box office. Some people like to think it matters, but it really doesn’t. If they like a film (The...
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Oscars 2013 Update: Annie Awards
The Annie Awards were announced last night. Frozen, not surprisingly, cleaned up. I think we all assume that’s the lock of the category and that there’s nothing that can beat it. Especially with Pixar...
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Oscars 2013 Update: ASC Awards
Also announced last night were the ASC Awards. Never particularly a help for guessing Best Cinematography, since the guild has a better grasp on their category than the open vote in the Academy does....
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Oscars 2013 Update: WGA Awards
And finally, the WGA Awards were announced last night, and they’re pretty much the most meaningless of the three sets of awards that were given out. Mostly because so many films are deemed ineligible...
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Oscars 2013 by Statistics
All right. I did this, I think, two years ago, for the first time. It was one of those random ideas I had while thinking up articles, and since I was basically unemployed at the time, had nothing else...
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Oscars 2013 Category Breakdown: Best Live-Action Short
Every year, leading up to the Oscars, I break down every single category. It’s essentially a precursor to my picks. I explain all the stuff that needs to be explained in detail, so when the time comes...
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Oscars 2013 Category Breakdown: Best Documentary – Short Subject
Every year, leading up to the Oscars, I break down every single category. It’s essentially a precursor to my picks. I explain all the stuff that needs to be explained in detail, so when the time comes...
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Oscars 2013 Category Breakdown: Best Animated Short
Every year, leading up to the Oscars, I break down every single category. It’s essentially a precursor to my picks. I explain all the stuff that needs to be explained in detail, so when the time comes...
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Oscars 2013 Update: ACE Eddie Awards
Captain Phillips won the Eddie last night. So that keeps the Best Editing race open, even though it seems like Gravity is still your favorite. There are reasons to take the Eddie win seriously (Bourne...
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Oscars 2013 Category Breakdown: Best Documentary Feature
Every year, leading up to the Oscars, I break down every single category. It’s essentially a precursor to my picks. I explain all the stuff that needs to be explained in detail, so when the time comes...
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Oscars 2013 Update: ADG Awards
The Art Directors Guild Awards were last night. The Great Gatsby won for Period Film, cementing its status as the favorite to take home the Oscar. Gravity won for fantasy, in a pretty lopsided...
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Oscars 2013 Category Breakdown: Best Animated Feature
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Oscars 2013 Category Breakdown: Best Sound Mixing
Every year, leading up to the Oscars, I break down every single category. It’s essentially a precursor to my picks. I explain all the stuff that needs to be explained in detail, so when the time comes...
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Oscars 2013 Category Breakdown: Best Sound Editing
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Oscars 2013 Category Breakdown: Best Visual Effects
Every year, leading up to the Oscars, I break down every single category. It’s essentially a precursor to my picks. I explain all the stuff that needs to be explained in detail, so when the time comes...
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Oscars 2013: VES Awards
Appropriately, the Visual Effects Society Awards were announced last night. And just in case there was any doubt – Gravity cleaned up. Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature,...
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Oscars 2013 Category Breakdown: Best Production Design
Every year, leading up to the Oscars, I break down every single category. It’s essentially a precursor to my picks. I explain all the stuff that needs to be explained in detail, so when the time comes...
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