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Showing posts with label Selma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Selma. Show all posts
Saturday, July 25, 2020

Every Best Picture Nominee of the 2010's Ranked: #55-59

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As 2019 reached its end, another decade of cinema had passed. It's amazing to think about how things have evolved since 2010 when the...
Friday, June 5, 2020

"Selma" Came Up Short at The Oscars Due to Being "Too Political"

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Scene from Selma  (2014) With everything going on in the world, specifically in relation to The George Floyd Protests, there is a lot of foc...
Monday, September 10, 2018

Surprise! Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Legend, and Tim Rice are All EGOT Winners Now

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Left to right: Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Legend, and Tim Rice While the Emmy Awards ceremony that everyone knows and loves will be airi...
Sunday, October 23, 2016

Best Song: "Glory" (2014)

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Scene from Selma Welcome to Best Song, a new weekly column released on Sunday dedicated to chronicling the Best Original Song category ...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

When Will There Be More Female Best Director Oscar Nominees?

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Kathryn Bigelow It is likely by now that everyone in America has heard the news. After months of contention and voting, Hillary Clinton...
Saturday, October 3, 2015

Failed Oscar Campaigns: "Selma" (2014)

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As awards seasons pick up, so do the campaigns to make your film have the best chances at the Best Picture race. However, like a drunken ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Final Thoughts on This Year's Oscar Season

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With that, we say goodbye to another Oscar season. While there has been plenty of wrap-up for this year's program, I have chosen to b...
Monday, February 23, 2015

The Worst Moments of the 87th Annual Academy Awards

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Neil Patrick Harris With the Oscars officially behind us, it is time to wrap-up the highs and lows of the season. Where the previous po...

The Highlights of the 87th Academy Awards Ceremony

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The moment has come and gone. The 87th Annual Academy Awards happened at the Dolby Theater and handed out 24 awards throughout the night,...

A Rundown of This Year's Oscar Winners

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It is sad to say, but this year's Academy Awards are officially behind us. Before we get started on predicting next year's big ha...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

My Final Predictions for This Year's Academy Awards

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Ladies and gentlemen, the moment is upon us. The Oscars is only a day away and it is time to place the final bets. While I have kept busy...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

A Few Thoughts on that "Brutally Honest" Oscar Voter

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In an article published today on The Hollywood Reporter , an anonymous Oscar voter came forward to share their opinions. With the headlin...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

A Theory on Why "Boyhood" Could Win Best Picture

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Ellar Coltrane As I wrote in the past with articles on Selma  and Birdman , I feel like there is a three way tie for Best Picture betwe...
Sunday, February 8, 2015

Five Ways That "The Birth of a Nation" Shaped the Oscars

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Scene from The Birth of a Nation Today marks a revolutionary moment in cinematic culture. 100 years ago today, director D.W. Griffiths...
Monday, February 2, 2015

A Few Words on the Oscars' Race Debate from "Selma" Star and Director

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There's been a lot of controversy surrounding director Ava Duvernay's Selma over the past few weeks thanks to a lot of backtalk f...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

A Theory on Why "Birdman" Could Win Best Picture

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Much like a piece that I wrote in December regarding Selma 's Best Picture chances, I have decided to create a series of essays chr...
Monday, January 26, 2015

A Ranking of This Year's Best Picture Winners

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Scene from The Theory of Everything I have done it! I have finally seen all of the Best Picture nominees for this year's Academy Aw...
Friday, January 16, 2015

Why I Hate the "Oscars So White" Campaign

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It's the happiest time of the year for fans of movie award shows. For better or worse, the Academy Awards are perceived as the pinnac...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

A Look at this Year's Surprising Academy Award Nominations

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Scene from Boyhood After months of prognostication and other awards shows, the Academy Awards have finally announced all of their conte...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

My Final Predictions for the Academy Award Nominations

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Ladies and gentlemen, the day is upon us. Tomorrow morning at 5:30 AM, the Academy Awards will be announced. Who will make the final cut...