Category: 89th Oscars (2016)
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89th Oscars: Animated Short Film Shortlist
The Academy has announced its ten-film shortlist for consideration for the Best Animated Short Film category at this year’s Oscars. Five these titles will become Oscar nominees. Of these, the only film I suspect to be a lock is Piper from Pixar. Walt Disney’s Inner Workings is also a likely nominee. 10 ANIMATED SHORTS ADVANCE…
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89th Oscars: Live-Action Short Film Shortlist
The Academy has announced its ten-film shortlist for consideration for the Best Live-Action Short Film category at this year’s Oscars. Five these titles will become Oscar nominees. I am not familiar enough with any of these films to know which will become nominees. 10 LIVE ACTION SHORTS ADVANCE IN 2016 OSCAR® RACE LOS ANGELES, CA…
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Precursor: 28th PGA Documentary Nominations (2016)
Cue accusations of racism. 13th, Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed documentary isn’t nominated. Those accusations may or may not be accurate, but it seems highly suspicious that a film so acclaimed would be ignored in favor of five documentaries, only two of which are familiar outside of film critics (The Eagle Huntress, O.J.: Made in America) and…
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89th Oscars: The Precursors Are Coming!
Today begins Precursor Season. Film Independent will announce its nominations for the annual Spirit Awards, a recognition of the best indie films released in 2016. We’ll also get the Best Documentary Feature nominees from the Producers Guild of America. With these, Oscar season will have officially begun and, after Thanksgiving, will begin snowballing through December,…
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89th Oscars: Screener Watch: Nov. 13-20, 2016
It’s time for another round of screeners. This time, we have one from Fox Searchlight (Birth of a Nation), two from Amazon Studios (Cafe Society and Love & Friendship), one from CBS Films (Hell or High Water), one from Sony Pictures (Sausage Party), and one from Roadside Attractions (Touched with Fire). The Birth of a…
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2016 Oscar Nominations Predictions: November (Pre-Precursors)
There are only a few more unseen films left to consider, The Founder (has been seen, but not widely discussed), Miss Sloane (has been seen, but not widely discussed), and Silence (hasn’t been seen yet). That doesn’t mean there aren’t other films that haven’t had much coverage that could be players, but these are three…
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89th Oscars: Screener Watch: Nov. 6-12, 2016
Precursor week began this month with a raft of screeners. Last year, I posted for each individual screener. This year, I’m doing a weekly wrap-up. Anthropoid Oscar Chances: None Campaign-Proposed Categories: Best Picture (Sean Ellis, Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon) Best Director (Sean Ellis) Best Actor (Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan) Best Supporting Actor (Toby Jones, Harry…
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89th Oscars: Animated Feature Shortlist
We have our latest shortlist from the Academy. This is the list of 27 animated features submitted for consideration for the Best Animated Feature category. Assuming all of these release prior to the deadline, we’ll have five nominees this year (only need 16 to trigger that number). 27 ANIMATED FEATURES SUBMITTED FOR 2016 OSCAR® RACE…
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89th Oscars: Screener Watch: Nov. 1-5, 2016
Precursor week began this month with a raft of screeners. Last year, I posted for each individual screener. This year, I’m doing a weekly wrap-up. Hello, My Name Is Doris Oscar Chances: Weak: Roadside Attractions is attempting to get this film recognized with its early screener release, but other than at the Golden Globes, I…
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89th Oscars: Documentary Feature Submissions
Here is the list of Documentary Features submitted to the Academy for consideration for this year’s Oscars. There will be a narrowed list at a later date. 145 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES SUBMITTED FOR 2016 OSCAR® RACE LOS ANGELES, CA – One hundred forty-five features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the…
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89th Oscars: Documentary Short Subject Shortlist
This year’s Documentary Short Subject finalists number 10, five of which will be nominated for the Oscar. Here’s the press release with the announced films: 10 DOC SHORTS ON OSCAR’S 2016 SHORTLIST LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for…
