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The Post-Win Nomination

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Some people think that once you win an Oscar, you may never win or be nominated again. You’ve hit the high point of your career. But that’s certainly not the case, especially recently. There have been a number of times when actors are nominated again for performances shortly after they took home the gold. And […]
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LCJ’s 2021 Oscar Predictions

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After some careful consideration (including a few last-minute changes) and difficult decisions, I have locked in my predictions for the 93rd Annual Academy Awards. And they are: Best Picture – “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Alternate: “Nomadland”) Best Director – Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland” (Alternate: David Fincher, “Mank”) Best Actor – Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s […]
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Analyzing Oscar Races in Six Major Categories

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The Academy Awards is now less than three weeks away – Sunday April 25th. Final voting takes place from the 15th through the 20th. Some races are pretty much (though not entirely) locked-in, while others are still very wide open. Let’s break it down: BEST PICTURE “Nomadland” is the Golden Globe, Critics Choice and PGA […]
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2021 Oscars Nominees Predictions

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The Academy Awards nominations will *finally* be announced this Monday morning! There are only 23 categories this year instead of 24 because the Sound categories are now combined (for some ridiculous reason). Here are my predictions of the nominees in seven of the major categories: Best Animated Feature “Onward” “Over The Moon” “A Shaun the […]
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Animation Scoop: ‘Traces’ Q&A

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The directors of Oscars Animated Short Film finalist “Traces” join me for this Animation Scoop Q&A. ————————————– Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written over 1,000 reviews of new releases. And altogether he has seen more than 1,500 […]
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Unique Mickey Mouse Short Turns 25

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Next month marks the 25th anniversary of a unique Walt Disney Animation Studios Mickey Mouse short: “Runaway Brain”. It was released theatrically in August 1995 with the film “A Kid in King Arthur’s Court” (which flat-out bombed). But “RB” was nominated for that year’s Best Animated Short Film Academy Award (losing to “Wallace & Gromit” […]
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Everything Theater Podcast – 2/4/20

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Jackson joins hosts Benita Zahn and Ellen Cribbs on the Everything Theater Podcast to talk about “Judy” & “The Two Popes” (plays that were turned into movies) and the 2020 Oscars. —————————- Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has […]
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‘2020 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts’ Review

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This year’s Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films all have something to say — a cause to champion or an issue to put front and center. It’s not the most feel-good collection, but you can find positives in all of them. “Daughter” won the Student Academy Award in 2018. It’s a moving, stop-motion father-daughter story with […]
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