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Sunday, February 26, 2017

Oscars frontrunner ‘La La Land’ went 10 for 12 with guilds by Paul Sheehan

Struggling with last-minute Oscar predictions? Questioning whether “La La Land” will sweep, winning a record number of Academy Awards? A good guide to predicting those pesky bel…

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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Indie Spirit Awards: How to watch live stream online on Saturday to see if ‘Moonlight’ sweeps by Paul Sheehan

The Indie Spirit Awards will air live nationwide on Saturday, February 25 from a tent on Santa Monica beach beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT on IFC. The 32nd annual edition of thi…

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Friday, February 24, 2017

Oscars Best Original Screenplay battle: ‘Manchester by the Sea’ v. ‘La La Land’ by Paul Sheehan

While “Manchester by the Sea” writer/director Kenneth Lonergan remains the favorite to win Original Screenplay at the Oscars on Sunday, he could be swept aside by “La La …

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Oscars: How to watch live stream online on Sunday to see if ‘La La Land’ breaks record by Paul Sheehan

The Academy Awards air live nationwide on Sunday, February 26 from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT on ABC. The 89th annual edition of this ceremo…

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Oscars: Sara Bareilles to perform ‘In Memoriam’ by Paul Sheehan

Grammy and Tony nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles will perform during the “In Memoriam” segment on Sunday’s Oscars. In making the announcement, show producers Mi…

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Oscars Top 10 Best Song performances ever: Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston … by Paul Sheehan

Numerous Grammy, Tony and Oscar winners have graced the stage on Academy Awards night to perform tunes contending for Best Song. Most of these performances have, at the very least, proven s…

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Experts’ Oscar predictions: ‘La La Land’ will win 10 Academy Awards, just missing record by Paul Sheehan

“La La Land” will win 10 Oscars on Sunday according to experts’ picks at Gold Derby. Damien Chazelle‘s musical charmer — which earned a record-tying 14 Oscar…

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Tony Awards Best Musical battle: ‘Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812’ v. ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ by Paul Sheehan

At last year’s Tony Awards, it was pretty much a done deal for “Hamilton” to sweep ever since it announced a Broadway transfer from the Public Theatre in the spring of 2015. Th…

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Guild awards scorecard: Oscar frontrunner ‘La La Land’ went 10 for 12 as voting ended by Paul Sheehan

Hours after final Oscar voting ended, “La La Land” added to its impressive tally of wins with the guilds by taking the contemporary award from the Costume Designers Guild. Tha…

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Costume Designers Guild Awards 2017 winners: ‘La La Land,’ ‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘Doctor Strange’ by Paul Sheehan

“La La Land,” which is predicted to win Best Costume Design at the Oscars, prevailed with the guild at its 19th annual awards on Tuesday by taking home the contemporary award. &#…

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Lin-Manuel Miranda may win EGOT for ‘Moana’ song but won’t host Oscars by Paul Sheehan

Lin-Manuel Miranda is slated to perform his Oscar-nominated song from “Moana,” “How Far I’ll Go,” with Auli’i Cravalho who gave voice to the title charact…

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Oscar Best Original Screenplay: Despite WGA loss, ‘Manchester By the Sea’ pulls further ahead of ‘La La Land’ by Paul Sheehan

“Manchester By the Sea,” the longtime Oscar frontrunner for Best Original Screenplay, was expected to win this race at the WGA Awards on Sunday. Instead, “Moonlight” …

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Costume Designers Guild Awards preview: Oscar frontrunner ‘La La Land’ will win by Paul Sheehan

“La La Land,” which is predicted to win Best Costume Design at the Oscars, will first prevail with the guild at its annual awards on Tuesday by taking home the contemporary award…

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‘Avatar’ rides at Disney World previewed in advance of May 27 opening by Paul Sheehan

If the news that the “Avatar” sequels are gearing up production got you excited to revisit the world of Pandora, you won’t have to wait until James Cameron gets the first…

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Monday, February 20, 2017

Oscars scorecard: ‘La La Land’ ends precursor round far in front of rival Best Picture nominees by Paul Sheehan

Breaking down the precursor awards — both nominations and winners — as well as the top Oscar nominations by categories gives us 35 key races that will determine the strongest …

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Oscars box office report: ‘La La Land’ passes $340 million worldwide while ‘Hidden Figures’ hits $144 million domestic by Paul Sheehan

On the only weekend of final Oscar voting, Best Picture frontrunner “La La Land” made almost $5 million dollars domestically for a total take of $134 million. And boosted by a boffo o…

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Guild awards scorecard: Oscar frontrunner ‘La La Land’ is 9 for 11 with two days of voting left by Paul Sheehan

On the only weekend of final Oscar voting, “La La Land” added to its impressive tally of wins with wins from three of the four guilds presenting prizes. It prevailed with Cin…

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Make-Up and Hair Stylists Guild Awards: ‘La La Land’ continues winning streak by Paul Sheehan

The Oscar frontrunner for Best Make-Up and Hair Styling,”Star Trek Beyond,” took home the prize for special effects makeup at the guild awards on Sunday (Feb. 19). Its Oscar-riv…

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Sunday, February 19, 2017

Guild awards scorecard: Oscar frontrunner ‘La La Land’ is 7 for 8 as voting deadline looms by Paul Sheehan

On the only weekend of final Oscar voting, “La La Land” has a chance to add to its impressive tally of wins with the guilds as four of them present prizes. It won with Cinema Au…

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Cinema Audio Society Awards winners: ‘La La Land’ leads full list by Paul Sheehan

The 53rd annual Cinema Audio Society Awards were presented on Feb. 18 at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles. During a fun-filled night hosted by Elayne Boosler, seven competitive prizes were hand…

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Cinema Audio Society Awards winners: Oscar frontrunner ‘La La Land,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ … by Paul Sheehan

As Gold Derby predicted, “La La Land” won the Cinema Audio Society award for Best Sound Mixing on Saturday over two of its Oscar rivals –“Hacksaw Ridge” and &#…

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Saturday, February 18, 2017

Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about EGOT potential with Oscar win for ‘Moana’ by Paul Sheehan

If Lin-Manuel Miranda wins Best Song at the Oscars next Sunday for “How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana,” he will become the youngest EGOT winner in history at age 37.…

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Mandy Moore (‘La La Land’) kicks off Emmys celebration of new choreography peer group by Paul Sheehan

With “La La Land” set to sweep the Oscars, even the TV academy has caught dance fever. Choreographers, who had previously been a subset of the directors peer group, got their o…

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Friday, February 17, 2017

Oscar Best Original Screenplay: BAFTA winner ‘Manchester By the Sea’ pulls further ahead of ‘La La Land’ by Paul Sheehan

“Manchester By the Sea,” the longtime Oscar frontrunner for Best Original Screenplay, solidified its lead over “La La Land” when it won this race at the BAFTA Awards …

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Cinema Audio Society Awards: Oscar frontrunner ‘La La Land’ will win by Paul Sheehan

“La La Land” is predicted to win the Cinema Audio Society award for Best Sound Mixing on Saturday over two of its Oscar rivals –“Hacksaw Ridge” and “Rogu…

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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Sara Bareilles making Broadway debut in ‘Waitress’ singing her Tony-nominated songs by Paul Sheehan

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles is to make her Broadway debut in the musical “Waitress” on March 31. While this talented tunesmith will have to learn her lines…

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Damien Chazelle (‘La La Land’) would be youngest-ever Best Director Oscar winner by Paul Sheehan

Should Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”), as widely predicted, emerge victorious in Best Director at the coming Oscars, he will, at age 32 years and 38 days, mark the category’s all-time …

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

ICG Publicist Awards to honor Denzel Washington, Ryan Murphy, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Nanci Ryder by Paul Sheehan

On the Friday before the Oscars, the strategists behind many of the top campaigns will gather at the Beverly Hilton for the 54th annual ICG Publicist Awards. This year’s gathering wil…

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‘La La Land’ could dance off with Oscars for costume and production design like ‘All That Jazz’ did by Paul Sheehan

Among the 10 Oscars that “La La Land” is predicted to win are those for Best Costume Design (Mary Zophres) and Best Production Design (David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco.) This would m…

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Experts’ Oscar predictions: ‘La La Land’ will win 10 awards; Denzel Washington battles Casey Affleck by Paul Sheehan

After sweeping up five trophies at the BAFTA Awards in London on Sunday, “La La Land” is on track to win 10 Oscars, according to experts’ picks at Gold Derby. Damien Chaz…

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Monday, February 13, 2017

Oscars scorecard: ‘La La Land’ wins at BAFTAs to pull further ahead but ‘Lion’ is on the rise by Paul Sheehan

Breaking down the precursor awards — both nominations and winners — as well as the top Oscar nominations by categories gives us 35 key races that will determine the strongest …

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