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OSCARLAND: The Too Many Best Actors Problem

It’s been a relatively quiet week in Oscarland: 12 YEARS A SLAVE expanded well if not phenomenally, ALL IS LOST continued to struggle at the box office despite superb reviews, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB had a moderately...

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Oscar Ballot Tip Sheet

In case you are staring at an Oscar ballot this afternoon or this evening and have no idea what to select, especially in the “down ballot” categories such as documentaries, foreign language film, or the technical aw...

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The Oscars Ratings by Quarter Hour

The Oscars on Sunday 2.26.2017 averaged 32.9 million live+same day, according to Nielsen, close to the 34.4 million last year but down significantly from 37.3 million in 2015 and 43.6 million in 2014. Click here for a compl...

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OSCARLAND: Do the Oscars Need To Be Popular?

Here’s a factoid: during the 1970s, that halcyon decade when the rebel filmmaker inmates finally, if briefly. took over the Hollywood studio asylum, viewed by movie history ever since with wistful nostalgia, ev...

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The Sked: Oscar Ratings — Not a Disaster — UPDATE

Based on the fast national ratings for Sunday, the Academy Awards telecast should average around a 13.4 rating with adults 18-49 (adjusting the preliminary 12.1 rating upward to account for the Pacific time zone seeing the show...

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The Oscars Ratings: Past 10 Years (Updated with Official Nationals)

UPDATE: In the official live+same day nationals for Sunday 2.26.2017, The Oscars averaged a 9.1 18-49 rating and 32.9 million viewers 2+, a modest +6% lift from the fast nationals. That is a record low 18-49 rating, and the...

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OSCARLAND: Producers Guild Nominations

The calendar has turned to 2014, and the critics, for the most part, have spoken. Now Oscar season is moving into the Guild part of its schedule, and today the Producers Guild announced its Best Picture nominees. The...

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Oscar Odds: After the Golden Globes

After its Golden Globes win for Best Drama, the odds of winning Best Picture for Argo improved a bit (moving from a $7.50 payout on a $1 wager to $5.25 and moving past Les Miserables into second place). But the favorite rem...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’S 2021 OSCARS LIVE BLOG

A unique year in the history of movies (not to mention the history of the world) will culminate in a unique ACADEMY AWARDS tonight. Only a small fraction of audiences will have seen any of the nominees on a big screen,...

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OSCARLAND: Final Oscar Nomination Predictions

Let’s face it: anyone with an interest in the matter has been circling the same basic list of titles and names for weeks now, if not months, and the truth is that as much fun as it would be for some shocking surp...

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OSCAR ODDS: An Early Look

As the movie awards season starts to get going, here’s an early look at how the betting odds are shaping up on the Internet. Lincoln is the clear favorite for Best Picture, with bookmakers offering a little unde...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: 10 Thoughts On The Oscars

As the last notes of the not-remotely-accidentally-chosen “Fight the Power” fade from the closing credits of the 88th ACADEMY AWARDS telecast, 10 quick thoughts on the show and awards. 1. Sometimes smart is...

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OscarLand: The Nominations

The Oscar nominations are here, and the biggest surprise is how few surprises they provide. The closest thing to a shock was in the Best Actress category, where Ruth Negga and Isabelle Huppert were in, and that meant A...

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OSCARS MINUS 6: The “Argo”-ness of It All

So, is it over? It certainly feels over. Voting for the Academy Awards ends tomorrow, and last night’s win at the Writers Guild for Best Adapted Screenplay cemented Argo’s astonishing streak of victories ov...

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OSCARS MINUS 4: A Toss-Up and a (Probable) Lock

Almost anyone could win Best Supporting Actor this year. All of the nominees delivered acclaimed performances in highly-praised films, and all are previous winners, so none of them would necessarily take precedence as ...

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OSCARLAND: The Too Many Best Actors Problem

Oscar Ballot Tip Sheet

The Oscars Ratings by Quarter Hour

OSCARLAND: Do the Oscars Need To Be Popular?

The Sked: Oscar Ratings — Not a Disaster — UPDATE

The Oscars Ratings: Past 10 Years (Updated with Official Nationals)

OSCARLAND: Producers Guild Nominations

Oscar Odds: After the Golden Globes

SHOWBUZZDAILY’S 2021 OSCARS LIVE BLOG

OSCARLAND: Final Oscar Nomination Predictions

OSCAR ODDS: An Early Look

SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: 10 Thoughts On The Oscars

OscarLand: The Nominations

OSCARS MINUS 6: The “Argo”-ness of It All

OSCARS MINUS 4: A Toss-Up and a (Probable) Lock

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