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Oscars 2015: Best Documentary Short Shortlist
This feels early. But whatever. Oscar shit! We have our first shortlist of the year. The bad news is that it’s Documentary Short. The even worse news (for guessing purposes) is that they’ve expanded...
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2015 Oscars: Best Documentary Longlist
124 films have been longlisted for Best Documentary. Normally I wait until they announce the shortlist in December, but what the hell. We’re on a roll today. I’m gonna give synopses and brief (I mean...
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Oscars 2015: Best Animated Feature Eligibles
There are 16 films eligible for Best Animated Feature. Fortunately for us, they changed the category a few years ago, guaranteeing five nominees as long as there are 16 qualifying films. So we got in...
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Oscars 2015: Best Foreign Language Film Eligibles
I got bored. Not for lack of having things to do, but because I’m getting antsy for Oscar season. I need things to talk about. And since I already talked about every potential documentary that could be...
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Oscars 2015: Best Animated Short Shortlist
Oh boy, look at me, three in one day. This is what happens when I’m not on a timeline to present shit when it happens but instead am presenting it when I have enough time to present a reasoned… well,...
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Oscars 2015: Independent Spirit Awards
Did I not talk about these already? I guess not. They got announced right before Thanksgiving. And there was no way I’d have written them up. Okay, so we talk about them now. I’ll preface this by...
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Oscars 2015: Best Documentary Feature Shortlist
And now we have our Documentary shortlist. This is why I love December. All of this stuff starts getting announced within the same ten day span. I previewed the entire list of what could be nominated a...
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Oscars 2015: National Board of Review
Those who have read the spew of nonsense I’ve been writing for the past five years know this is perhaps my favorite article of the year to write. (Top five, for sure.) I love the National Board of...
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Oscars 2015: Important Dates
It’s that time of year again. Awards season is upon us. Which means you know what to expect out of me for the next three months. I always kick off the season with a timeline of all the major Oscar...
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Oscars 2015
I’m trying something new this year. One link, including everything you need to follow all the Oscar coverage this site will provide. As each new article goes up, and with each bit of coverage I...
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Oscars 2015: Best Visual Effects Longlist
The Academy announced their longlist for Best Visual Effects. There are 20 films on it. In a few weeks, this list will be narrowed down to 10 films, and then of those 10, 5 will be nominated. So really...
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Oscars 2015: Online Film Critics Society Nominations
The Online Film Critics Society announced their nominees earlier today. I really put no stock into this as an Oscar precursor at all (critics don’t vote for awards. You think OFCS nominated Extremely...
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Oscars 2015: Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
All right. We have our first set of nominees that matter. The SAG Awards. A reminder — this isn’t what will be nominated. This is just what stands a good chance at being nominated. It’s what wins here...
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Oscars 2015: Golden Globe Nominations
And now the Globe nominations. These are always fun, because they’re from the Hollywood Foreign Press, a group that does not vote for the Oscars at all, and yet we put so much stock into them. Not to...
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Oscars 2015: Best Original Song Eligibles
The day they announce the eligibles for Best Original Song is one of my favorite days of the year. Very few things make me happier than going down the list, finding and listening to all the songs and...
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Oscars 2015: Online Film Critics Society Winners
The OFCS announced their winners. In case you were wondering, “Didn’t they just announce the nominees like a week ago?” the answer is yes. Yes they did. I don’t take them seriously as a precursor, but...
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Oscars 2015: Critics Choice Nominations
The BFCA announced their nominations today, and I’m really interested to see which way they go. They’re quietly one of the more helpful precursors out there. They tend to also be somewhat populist, but...
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Oscars 2015: Best Makeup & Hairstyling Shortlist
You know what I love about the Best Makeup & Hairstyling Shortlist? It’s only 7 films. And of the 7, three will be nominated. And you can usually guess how it’s gonna go. Here, we have six films...
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Oscars 2015: AFI Top Ten Films of the Year
The American Film Institute announced their top ten films of 2015. I typically don’t say much about them. We all know how much I love NBR. To me, AFI tends to be more populist, going for more obvious...
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Oscars 2015: Best Foreign Language Film Shortlist
So, Best Foreign Language Film had 80 films eligible at the outset. I previewed all 80. Then I randomly guessed what I thought the shortlist was going to be. Mostly to prove how impossible it is to...
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