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#Academyaresnobs – Why has The Florida Project Been Snubbed?

And why does the Academy have such an issue with films featuring the lower working class like The Florida Project? Seeing the character of Moonee…

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Roger Deakins & That Elusive Oscar – Is This His Year?

  Consider this: A filmography of 57 films The go-to camera dude for the A-List directors like the Coens and Denis Villeneuve 3 ASC (American…

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The Suspicious Awards Run Of Mudbound

Something about the awards run of Mudbound has been rather suspicious. The film has picked up major nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association: Supporting Actress for Mary…

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100 Performances Oscars Forgot – 20/20

RE-POST And now, the end is near, and so we face the final cinematic curtain. My film friends, I’ll say it clear, we stated our…

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100 Performances Oscars Forgot – 19/20

RE-POST So we reach the penultimate 5 of actors and actresses who were not nomination for an Oscar, and feel they should have. You’ve come…

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100 Performances Oscars Forgot – 18/20

RE-POST Here you’ll find a couple of French, a couple of Greeks, not to mention a Dane, and a Norwegian. Your thoughts are always welcome…

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100 Performances Oscars Forgot – 17/20

RE-POST So we reach the penultimate part of the Oscar Missables. A pleasantly mixed bag too, with a few out-there options as well as some…

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100 Performances Oscars Forgot – 16/20

RE-POST This 5 features, in my opinion, one of the finest pieces of acting by a child I have ever seen – and the odds…

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100 Performances Oscars Forgot – 15/20

RE-POST Some truly crazed and murderous men acting their socks off here – and one man just trying to stay alive. Not one made the…

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100 Performances Oscars Forgot – 14/20

RE-POST Sorry Albert Brooks you are outnumbered here by feisty, fierce women. Go take a look at these Oscar never-weres. Jennifer Jason Leigh for The…

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100 Performances Oscars Forgot – 13/20

RE-POST – Originally Published September 2015. Here are 5 more acting performances not nominated for an Oscar. And might I add even further gratitude to those…

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100 Performances Oscars Forgot – 12/20

RE-POST Another influx of Brits coming up. Including one we don’t often see on screen as the actor, but rather the creature he portrays –…

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100 Performances Oscars Forgot – 11/20

RE-POST As we leap forth into the final half of our 100 Performances Oscar Forgot series I decided to reshuffle the running order a little…

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100 Performances Oscars Forgot – 10/20

RE-POST Another miserable lot to wet your awards season appetite. Not that I am grumbling, mind, it’s hard to argue with any of the next…

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