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    22 Jan 2012

    Back in 1999, when Oscarwatch.com first began, the highest of priorities was to correctly predict the Oscar race.  There was only one other site, for the most part, that predicted the Oscars – Tom O’Neil’s GoldDerby.com.    Tom’s site collected mostly film critics who lined up to give their Oscar …

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  • The Descendants Poised to Upset in Best Picture?

    20 Jan 2012

    There are few movies that feel like they could give The Artist some heat: Hugo and The Descendants.  Perhaps, as many a Tweeter will tell you, “it’s been The Artist since Cannes.” And okay, fine.  Maybe.  What makes The Artist such a threat? It is loved by many, hated by …

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  • The State of the Race: Of Bridesmaids and Dragon Tattoos – Year of the Woman or Just Another Year?

    16 Jan 2012

      It was hard not to notice Robin Wright at the Critics Choice awards, striding out onto the stage with her still impossibly youthful legs, and announcing that 2011 was the Year of the Woman.  She referenced Bridesmaids and Dragon Tattoos, probably because she couldn’t say housemaids.   Either way, …

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  • The State of the Race: DGA Fallout – And Yeah, David Fincher

    10 Jan 2012

    It’s been a funny year for Oscar movies. The trial separation between critics and the industry has widened to a full blown divorce. The Artist and Moneyball are heading down the track to Oscar’s Best Picture with the most outstanding response from critics. Decent reviews have befallen most of the …

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  • DGA Nominations – Fincher in!

    9 Jan 2012

    WOODY ALLEN Midnight in Paris (Sony Pictures Classics) DAVID FINCHER The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS The Artist (The Weinstein Company) ALEXANDER PAYNE The Descendants (Fox Searchlight Pictures) MARTIN SCORSESE Hugo (Paramount Pictures) WOW! EARLIER: The year feels so wide open, with three locks …

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  • The State of the Race: The Changing of the Guard

    2 Jan 2012

    As I re-watched Avatar last night, or tried to, I was thinking about the future of cinema. I was thinking about how hard it is to sell dramas now to the general public. I was thinking about the Academy, and how difficult it must be for them to evolve out …

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  • Fincher’s Dragon Tattoo: What it Feels Like for a Girl

    31 Dec 2011

    Men Who Hate Women. That’s what Stieg Larsson called his book, which then became The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. To know this story is to know Larsson. If you forget about him, the key to this story is lost. The story is about men who hate women and the …

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  • Trouble in Mind – Diving Down Deep with Best Actress

    30 Dec 2011

      Three of the year’s strongest female performances threaten convention, the one that says females are usually cast as supporting, loving, noble characters who give of themselves in the service of the male lead.  It’s not always the case, especially not so in the Best Actress race; what better way …

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  • Best Director 2011: When I Paint My Masterpiece

    28 Dec 2011

    “I’d imagine the whole world was one big machine. Machines never come with any extra parts, you know. They always come with the exact amount they need. So I figured, if the entire world was one big machine, I couldn’t be an extra part. I had to be here for …

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  • Oscar Flashback: The 100m $ Baby and The Dismal Tide

    26 Dec 2011

      “You gotta trust me on this one thing.  You need a lot of drinks.” “To break the ice?” “To kill the bug that’s crawled up your ass.”  — Terms of Endearment, one of the best Best Pictures. The day after Christmas we look at the box office to try …

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• 2011 Oscars Voting Timeline

  Thursday, December 1, 2011
  Official Screen Credits forms due
  
  Tuesday, December 27, 2011
  Nominations ballots mailed
  
  Friday, January 13, 2012
  Nominations polls close 5 p.m. PT
  
  Tuesday, January 24, 2012
  Nominations announced 5:30 a.m. PT, Samuel Goldwyn Theater
  
  Wednesday, February 1, 2012
  Final ballots mailed
  
  Monday, February 6, 2012
  Nominees Luncheon
  
  Saturday, February 11, 2012
  Scientific and Technical Awards presentation
  
  Tuesday, February 21, 2012
  Final polls close 5 p.m. PT
  
  Sunday, February 26, 2012
  84th Academy Awards presentation
  

• Academy Membership by the Numbers

  Actors Branch: 1,170
  Art Directors Branch: 359
  Cinematographers Branch: 201
  Directors Branch: 366
  Documentary Branch: 157
  Executives Branch: 441
  Film Editors Branch: 220
  Makeup Artists & Hairstylists Branch: 117
  Music Branch: 233
  Producers Branch: 444
  Public Relations Branch: 363
  Short Films and Feature Animation Branch: 343
  Sound Branch: 402
  Visual Effects Branch: 286
  Writers Branch: 375
  

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