Category: 89th Oscars (2016)
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The Rundown 2016: Visual Effects
For our fourteenth Rundown article, we take a peek behind the scenes of the green screen. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Visual Effects as well as general commentary about the race. Tuesday, we’ll cover two categories with a connection and a third that deals with a face-off. (NOTE:…
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89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Visual Effects
For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…
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89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Documentary Feature
For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…
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Precursor: 24th Cinema Audio Society Awards (2016)
Another win for La La Land, which continues to show its strengths in categories where it is expected to triumph. Finding Dory‘s win is strange, but looking at the nominee roster, it looks like familiarity and name recognition may have played a part. The Awards Best Sound Mixing – Live Action La La Land (Wesley,…
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89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Director
For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…
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2016 Precursor Predictions: Motion Picture Sound Editors
The Motion Picture Sound Editors were the stragglers of the guild nominations announcements, but they are right in the thick of handing out awards. With so many categories, they have plenty of chances to match the Oscar winner, so their selections may be intriguing. MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS AWARDS Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and…
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2016 Precursor Predictions: Hollywood Make Up & Hair Stylists Guild
The youngest guild in the Oscar competition has several categories and an imperfect track record with the Oscars. We’ll follow them anyway. HOLLYWOOD MAKE UP & HAIR STYLISTS GUILD AWARDS Best Period and/or Character Make-up Doctor Strange Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Peter, Thomas, RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp) Hail, Caesar! Loving Suicide Squad (Wesley, Tripp,…
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2016 Precursor Predictions: Cinema Audio Society
The Cinema Audio Society correlates with the Sound Mixing award at the Oscars. We’ll look to them to tell us just how strong the love for La La Land is. CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY AWARDS Best Sound Mixing – Live Action Doctor Strange Hacksaw Ridge (Peter, RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp) La La Land (Wesley, Tripp, Thomas) Rogue One…
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2016 Precursor Predictions: Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is the last precursor to award above-the-line achievements. Their atypical eligibility rules make them the least reliable at times, though this year might not be the case. WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS Best Original Screenplay Hell or High Water La La Land (RU:Wesley) Loving Manchester by the Sea (Wesley, Peter,…
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The Rundown 2016: Director
For our thirteenth Rundown article, it’s all about control. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Director as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off our final Rundown week with a category that creates things out of nothing.
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89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Actress
For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…
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89th Oscars: Ceremony Presenters, Part 3
The Academy has submitted more names for their awards presentation. Below are the press releases for two different announcements. The first below are regular presenters. The second set is for performers. Oscar winners Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron; and Oscar nominees Amy Adams, Felicity Jones, and Emma Stone are joined by Riz Ahmed, John Cho,…
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The Rundown 2016: Film Editing
For our twelfth Rundown article, we take a stab at the category that brings it all together. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Film Editing as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll cover a category where the person who brings all the disparate parts together is…
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89th Oscars: The Polls – Best Sound Editing
For the next 24 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2015 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…
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The Rundown 2016: Animated Feature
For our eleventh Rundown article, we look at the newest Oscar category. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Feature as well as general commentary about the race. Thursday, we’ll examine the category that deals with putting all the pieces together.
