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Tag Archives: Academy Awards
Oscarama Stats: Same Actor, Same Role
It’s awards season again, and this past week brought out the nominations for the 2015 Academy Awards. As always, there’s a lot that people are discussing, from the racial makeup of the nominees to the fact that the third sequel … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, Al Pacino, Becket, Bells of St. Mary's, Bing Crosby, Cate Blanchett, Color of Money, Creed, Elizabeth, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Godfather, Godfather Part II, Going My Way, Hustler, Lion in Winter, Paul Newman, Peter O'Toole, Rocky, Sylvester Stallone
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Oscarama Stats: Ratings
For today, another simple look at the statistics of the Oscars. This time around, I’m looking at the MPAA ratings assigned to the movies — just to see what sort of films get nominated for Best Picture, in terms of … Continue reading
Oscarama Stats: Release Month
I remember back when 2008’s Oscar nominees were announced, and I was a regular visitor to a few different comic book forums. There was, of course, a lot of discussion on whether or not The Dark Knight should have been … Continue reading
Re-Ranking the Oscars: 1994 Best Picture
One of the nice things about awards ceremonies is that they foster discussion based on how people perceive them. Some people couldn’t care less. Some people place great importance on them. Some view it as a guide on what films … Continue reading
Oscarama Stats: Questions of Content
Scattered throughout Oscarama I’ll be posting a few interesting statistics on the Academy Awards’ Best Picture category. (Well, I find them interesting anyway.) We often find ourselves making comments to the effect that “movies of type X never get nominated”, … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness, movies, stats, Toy Story
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News Bites: Millar and Mxyzptlk
Good morning, folks. Halloween Haunters continues apace here at Morgan on Media, and a little later this morning I’ll have a review up of the very first Stephen King film adaptation. But first — it’s Friday morning, time for the … Continue reading
Re-Ranking the Oscars: 2008 Best Animated Feature
For my second outing at ranking the Oscars, we’re sticking with Best Animated Feature still (as Best Picture is sometimes hard to track down…) but we’re jumping ahead a few years to 2008. Like 2003, there were only three films … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, Bolt, Disney, Kung Fu Panda, movies, Pixar, Re-Ranking the Oscars, WALL-E
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News Bites: Sharknado vs. Batman
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, it’s time once again for the weekly News Bites. And this week it really does just seem to be a few bites. As opposed to the veritable smorgasbords of news we’ve had in the last … Continue reading
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86th Academy Award Animated Feature Submissions
The Academy has released the list of submissions for Best Animated Feature. There are a total of 19 films that are eligible for nomination — at least, potentially. Some of these films have not yet had their Los Angeles qualifying … Continue reading →