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Oscars 2018: Predicting the nominations in the main categories

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Tom Beasley takes a shot at predicting the final shortlists for the Academy Awards… The Academy will release their shortlists for the Oscars tomorrow, lighting the touchpaper on the final furlong of the awards season race. These nominations are the holy grail of the awards season calendar and being chosen will ensure the great and […]

Can Joker win Best Picture at the Academy Awards?

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EJ Moreno with an opinion video on Joker’s Oscar chances… In the video below, join EJ Moreno as he breaks down one of the year’s biggest awards contenders, Joker. With 11 Oscar nominations and a few wins at other award shows, it’s looking like the Year of the Clown. But can it take home the […]

Joker leads the nominations for the 2020 Academy Awards

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards have been announced today, with the likes of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Sam Mendes’ 1917, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite all vying for recognition. However, it’s […]

Gal Gadot shares her thoughts on Wonder Woman being overlooked at the Oscars

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When Wonder Woman — defying all odds — released to rave reviews last June, many were wondering if the film may attract some Oscar buzz. Not only was the Patty Jenkins directed film the best of the troubled DC Extended Universe, but Wonder Woman was just a good film, period. However, browsing the list of […]

Jason Blum wonders why the Academy Awards overlook the horror genre

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Over the past few years, horror fans have been blessed with some real gems. Movies like Split, Get Out, The Witch, It Follows and most recently Stephen King’s It prove that there is a lot of potential lying in the horror genre. Many of these films have competed with, or outright exceeded films in other genres […]

This is the Year for More Horror at the Oscars

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EJ Moreno on seeing more horror films at the Oscars… To say the Academy Awards and horror movies have a complicated relationship would be an understatement. Throughout the storied history of the award show, the horror genre has rarely got proper recognition. That’s not saying it never happens, and I do believe some people forget […]

Here are the 20 movies still in contention for the Best Visual Effects Oscar

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As awards season begins to heat up ahead of the Academy Award nominations this January, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences have announced that 20 films have advanced to the next round of voting for the Best Visual Effects Oscar; here they are: Ad Astra The Aeronauts Aladdin Alita: Battle Angel Avengers: Endgame […]

And the winners of the 87th Academy Awards are…

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The 87th Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood last night, with Birdman named Best Picture, as well as taking home a further three awards – Best Director (Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu), Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel also managed a haul of four Oscars for Best […]

Marvel pushes 13 of its Avengers: Endgame cast members for Academy Awards consideration

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When Marvel first launched its Oscar campaign for Avengers: Endgame, it seemed the studio had opted against pushing any of its cast for Academy Awards recognition; however, the Disney and Marvel have now updated the film’s ‘For Your Consideration’ page to push thirteen members of the ensemble cast in the Best Supporting Actor and Actress […]

Warner Bros. launches Joker Oscar campaign

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Having smashed box office records, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time (not to mention one of the biggest DC movies ever), Warner Bros. had now launched its Joker Oscar campaign, with the studio pushing the Todd Phillips-directed crime drama in all categories, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. Joker has […]