Sunday, February 17, 2013

10 Things to Know Before the Oscar Ceremony


The 85th Oscar ceremony is only a week away. Here are some stats and reminders to keep in mind for the event next Sunday.


1. If Argo wins Best Picture, Ben Affleck will have 2 Oscars, 2 BAFTAs, 2 Golden Globes, 2 SAG Awards… and 2 Razzies.


2. Daniel Day-Lewis will likely become the first actor to win 3 Best Actor Oscars.


3. Mychael Danna (0/2), Thomas Newman (0/11, above), or Alexandre Desplat (0/5) could win his first Oscar for Best Original Score.


4. Whoever wins Best Supporting Actor will win his second (or third, in De Niro's case) Academy Award.


5. If "Skyfall" wins Best Original Song, it will the first Bond song to win an Oscar, and the film will be the third Oscar-winning entry in the 007 series (the others were Goldfinger and Thunderball).


6. Brenda Chapman (co-director of Brave) could become the first female winner of Best Animated Feature Film.


7. If Skyfall wins Best Sound Mixing, Greg P. Russell will receive his first Oscar after 16 nominations.


8. Amour, Argo (above), or Lincoln could become the 22nd Best Picture winner with a one word title.


9. Adele, Norah Jones, Dame Shirley Bassey (above), and Barbra Streisand will be performing at the ceremony.


10. There will be a special tribute to modern movie musicals, focusing on Chicago (above), Dreamgirls, and Les Misérables.

The Oscars air on February 24, 2013.

22 comments:

  1. Ooh, reasons to hope for Brave to win the Oscar doubled!

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  2. Great post!!! I can't wait for the big night!:)

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  3. Fingers crossed Thomas Newman and Greg P. Russell win for Skyfall, 0/11 and 0/16...that sucks.

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    1. I'd love for Newman, Russell, and Deakins to finally win. They're a combined 0/37, after all.

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  4. Oh I had no idea no Bond songs ever won an Oscar! That's crazy.

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    1. I know, right? You'd think songs like "Goldfinger" or "Live and Let Die" would've won.

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  5. What an enlightening post, Josh, thanks for this. I didn't know about most of these. I think DDL is a shoo-in winner from the look of it, and WOW that Greg P. Russell is the Susan Lucci of Oscar, I thought it was Roger Deakins w/ 10 noms.

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    1. Thanks Ruth! Glad you liked it. Don't know if you saw my tweet, but the sound mixer Kevin O'Connell holds the record - 0/20 at the Oscars!

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    2. Hey Josh, I hope you don't mind that I put all these wonderful facts on my TRIVIA sidebar. I'll give you credit of course :D

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    3. No problem, Ruth. Thanks again! :)

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  6. Excellent post! After 16 nominations, I do hope Russell wins for Best Sound Mixing. I finally saw Skyfall the other night. I fell asleep at the end of the movie. Ha ha. No reflection on the film -- I've just been uber tired lately. But seriously, who falls asleep during the climax of an action movie?

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    1. Thanks! Haha, I watched For Your Eyes Only yesterday, and I almost fell asleep a few times. :)

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  7. Really hope Brave doesn't win haha. Rooting for Adele! Her speech is going to be amazing.

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    1. I really want Adele to win, and I wouldn't mind if Brave or Wreck-It Ralph won.

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  8. Great little tidbits - I just love stuff like this.

    Except: a tribute to modern movie musicals? Oh geez, that's a bathroom break for me right there. Ha.

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    1. Thanks. I left out Deakins, but that's a popular stat, like DDL.

      A bathroom break for that is okay. But the Bond tribute should be interesting.

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  9. Aw man, I want Denzel Washington to win Best Actor... never gonna happen, I know.
    Thanks for making this :)

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    1. Denzel was great, but I'd be overjoyed if Joaquin Phoenix won.

      You're welcome! Glad you liked it. :)

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  10. Can't wait for the musical tribute!!!!! Go "Argo"!

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    1. I don't think you have anything to worry about. ;)

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