Category Archives: Oscar Talk

Those Oscar Missed: Best Foreign Language Film

Posted on January 1, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Foreign Language Film has always been a little odd to me. It isn’t the quality of work that gets nominated that worries me, but it’s the politics that can sometimes prevent a certain film from … Continue reading →

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Those Oscar Missed: Best Live Action Short

Posted on December 22, 2012 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Live Action Short is one of the few Oscar categories that home viewers would probably not be very familiar with. As with the other two short film categories, I was originally not going to include … Continue reading →

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Foreign Film Oscar Race Narrows to Nine

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

I’m a little surprised by the exclusions of Barbara and Lore, but otherwise this list is about what was expected. Having recently seen War Witch and Kon-Tiki (both of which are quite good), I could see either getting into a … Continue reading →

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Those Oscar Missed: Best Animated Feature

Posted on December 20, 2012 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Animated films have been with us for so many decades, and yet the Academy only created an official category for them just over a decade ago (it’s especially odd considering how many decades the Best Animated … Continue reading →

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Those Oscar Missed: Best Animated Short

Posted on December 19, 2012 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Animated Short should be the short film Oscar category that most people should be familiar with due mainly to Disney, Looney Tunes, Popeye, Tom and Jerry, and more recently Pixar. As with the other two … Continue reading →

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Those Oscar Missed: Best Film Editing

Posted on December 18, 2012 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Film Editing is one of the more creative Oscar categories. Film editing itself is an art form that is unique to cinema, although there is a similarity to the editing process when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Makeup Oscar Shortlist

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

I have no idea how Cloud Atlas missed the cut on this, but as I follow the Oscars for the first time in a serious way, I’m learning that nothing really makes much sense. The list further assures the Academy’s … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Oscars 2013 Predictions

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

With the SAG nominations announced and the Golden Globes in place, the dust has settled on the majority of major precursor awards. While this season’s “Oscar movies” aren’t the best slate we’ve seen, they do offer a diverse group. Most … Continue reading →

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Those Oscar Missed: Best Sound Editing

Posted on December 13, 2012 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON I often wonder what most people think of when they’re watching the categories of Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing during the Oscars. Do they pretend to know what those categories really mean? Do they … Continue reading →

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OSCAR FORECAST: Best Director 2013

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Best Director Predictions (as of 12-10-12): Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty Steven Spielberg, Lincoln Ben Affleck, Argo David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild Now that significant critics groups have had their say, Zero … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Oscar Talk

Those Oscar Missed: Best Foreign Language Film

Those Oscar Missed: Best Live Action Short

Foreign Film Oscar Race Narrows to Nine

Those Oscar Missed: Best Animated Feature

Those Oscar Missed: Best Animated Short

Makeup Oscar Shortlist

UPDATED: Oscars 2013 Predictions

Those Oscar Missed: Best Sound Editing

OSCAR FORECAST: Best Director 2013

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