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What Would An “Alternate” Academy Award Nominations Lineup Have Looked Like This Year?
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to a fun little exercise that I like to do each year. A day or two after the Academy Award nominees are announced, I like to look at what the alternate version of the nominations would be. Imagine a Best Actor race that includes Zac Efron for The Iron Claw, as just one […] More
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Snubs and Surprises from the 96th Academy Award Nominations
Somehow, yesterday morning’s Oscar nominations felt both familiar and shocking at the same time. I don’t know about you all, but nothing bowled me over. The snubs were snubs we more or less saw coming, while the surprises were possibilities all along. Still, every year we have ones that people seem taken aback by. So, […] More
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Martin Scorsese and More Oscar Nominees Share Their Reactions
Awards Radar is proud to present some of the reactions and statements from today’s Oscar nominees. The post will be updated as more come in. For now, let Martin Scorsese and others fill you in on how it feels to be nominated for an Academy Award! Killers of the Flower Moon Statements Martin Scorsese Rodrigo […] More
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96th Academy Award Nominations Revealed!
Well, now we know. The Oscar nominations are here, full of their normal snubs and surprises. I’ll obviously tackle those in a separate piece, but immediate highlights include America Ferrera pulling off a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Barbie, while the shocks include Greta Gerwig actually missing in Best Director. Leading the way, in terms […] More
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‘Twas the Night Before Nominations…
We’re only a few hours away now, ladies and gentlemen. The Academy Award nominations are in the morning, so to help pass the time, here’s something silly once again for you all to enjoy. My short little Oscar poem I’ve done in the past, updated for this season: ‘Twas the night before nominations with voting […] More
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Sunday Scaries: It Could Be a Horror Shut Out This Tuesday When the Academy Award Nominations Are Announced
The Sunday Scaries are upon us once again! Yes, as the weekend concludes, most of us feel an oncoming sense of anticipatory dread about the week ahead. Anxiety about work manifests itself into a feeling that’s known as the Sunday Scaries. However, we at Awards Radar are here to combat that, by taking back the […] More
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Oscar Voting Closes Today…Then, We Just Have to Wait for the Nominations
Folks, it ends today, well at least Phase One. Later on in the day, ballots are due for Oscar voters. Once the deadline fully passes, it’ll just be a waiting game for everyone. The votes will be tabulated, we’ll all freak out about last minute surprises, but mostly, it’s just time to kick back. So, […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: The State of the Race After Nominations
The dust has settled. Some (but not all) of the hot takes have cooled. The Academy Award nominations are almost two weeks old now, so it’s high time to dig in and tinker with those predictions. Now, realistically, not much changes when you do a first post-nomination update. So much of Phase Two of the […] More
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Who/What Do You Think Were in Sixth Place at the Oscar Nominations?
Folks, the Oscar nominations have been sitting in our minds for a few days now. Often, I like to wait a bit before I do some of these kinds of pieces. On the one hand, it can make some of the immediate emotions feel less fresh. On the other hand, however, it allows for perhaps […] More
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The Academy is Looking Into the Grassroots Andrea Riseborough Campaign
In the days before the Academy Award nominations were announced, a buzz had been building that within the industry, a grassroots effort was going on to get Andrea Riseborough a Best Actress nomination. Her performance in To Leslie was well regarded by those who saw it (including Joey here, who also spoke to her here), […] More
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Snubs and Surprises from the Academy Award Nominations
Every single year, when the Academy Award nominations are announced, there are snubs and surprises that people get up in arms about. I tend to take it all in stride, but that doesn’t mean I don’t notice them, or have ones that bum me out or excite me. So, today I figured I’d do an […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #121: Recapping the Oscar Nominations With Joey, Myles, and Steve
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More