Oscar-nominated short films in the live-action, animated and documentary categories opened in theaters this weekend, making $615,000 at the box office
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ShortsTV and Magnolia Pictures brought the Oscar-nominated short films in the live-action, animated and documentary categories to theaters this weekend, making $615,000 from 180 screens for a per screen average of $3,416.
Though the animated category had some star power with Kobe Bryant’s “Dear Basketball,” this result is still 7 percent down from last year’s Oscar shorts, which made $660,000 in their opening and went on to gross $2.8 million.
Meanwhile, Focus Features’ “Darkest Hour” hit the $50 million milestone in its 12th week, adding $1.5 million for a $51.4 million total. Fox Searchlight’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” crossed the $45 million mark with $2.2 million in its 14th weekend, while NEON/30WEST’s “I, Tonya” crossed $25 million with $1.5 million in its 10th weekend. In the foreign language category, Sony Pictures Classics’ “A Fantastic Woman” expanded to 20 screens, making $121,000 in its second weekend for a 10-day total of just under $233,000.
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“Lady Bird” made less than $1 million in a weekend for the first time in two months, grossing $934,000 as it also crossed the $45 million mark, while dropping 458 screens. “Phantom Thread” shed 628 screens, making $1.1 million for a $16.3 million total. In all, every Oscar contender currently in more than 1,000 screens lost 450 screens or more this weekend.
Outside of the awards season, Vertical Entertainment released the 2017 Sundance film “Golden Exits” for a single screen engagement in New York, making $12,210. The top grossing limited release was Fathom Events’ screening of the Met Opera’s performance of “L’Elsir D’Amore,” which made $1.1 million on 900 screens.
Oscars 2018: 8 Biggest Snubs and Surprises, From Tom Hanks to Denzel Washington (Photos)
Every year at the Academy Awards, there are inevitably certain nominees that raise eyebrows in surprise and glaring omissions that furrow those eyebrows in anger. 2018 was no different. Here are some of this year’s snubs and surprises.
SURPRISE: Denzel Washington for „Roman J. Israel, Esq.“: Washington’s portrayal of a lawyer caught in a moral quagmire left critics lukewarm and didn’t make much of an impact at the box office, yet it has earned the beloved actor his ninth Oscar nomination and sixth in the Best Actor category.
SNUB: Tom Hanks for „The Post“: Many awards prognosticators expected that the Best Actor slot taken by Denzel would have gone to Tom Hanks for his portrayal of Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee. Instead, Jason Robards‘ performance in „All The President’s Men“ remains the only Ben Bradlee to get an Oscar nod.
SURPRISE: Lesley Manville for „Phantom Thread“: Daniel Day Lewis got much of the press for „Phantom Thread,“ but Manville has earned some attention for her performance as Reynolds Woodcock’s devoted sister and business partner, who spends the whole film putting up with Reynolds obsessive nonsense.
SNUB: Holly Hunter for „The Big Sick“: Kumail Nanjiani’s true-story dramedy earned a screenplay nomination, but Hunter, who was considered an early contender for Best Supporting Actress last summer for her performance as Kumail’s tough but loving future mother-in-law, ended up sliding out of the final list.
SURPRISE: Paul Thomas Anderson for „Phantom Thread“: It feels weird to call it a surprise that an acclaimed filmmaker like Anderson got a nomination for Best Director, but in such a competitive field, not many awards analysts expected him to sneak in and take a nod for his work immersing audiences in Reynolds Woodcock’s meticulous world. That’s especially considering he managed to beat out…
SNUB: Steven Spielberg for „The Post“: With its paean to journalism and not-so-subtle tweak at Donald Trump, it was expected that Academy voters would go ga-ga over „The Post.“ Instead, it’s getting the „Selma“ treatment, earning a Best Picture nomination but only getting one other nom for Meryl Streep while Spielberg misses out on an eighth Oscar nomination.
SURPRISE: „Abacus: Small Enough to Jail“ for Best Documentary Feature: PBS will get a surprise nomination for their powerful recounting about how a small, family-owned bank in New York’s Chinatown became the only bank prosecuted by the feds in the wake of the 2008 recession.
SNUB: „City of Ghosts“ for Best Documentary Feature: Docs about the ongoing Syria crisis have been fertile ground for award winning docs like „Last Men In Aleppo“ and last year’s Best Short Doc winner, „The White Helmets.“ But the Academy didn’t go for this horrifying but moving tale about Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, a team of citizen journalists reporting the abuses of ISIS at the risk of their own lives. Previous Slide Next Slide
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Who got robbed at the Oscars this year?
Every year at the Academy Awards, there are inevitably certain nominees that raise eyebrows in surprise and glaring omissions that furrow those eyebrows in anger. 2018 was no different. Here are some of this year’s snubs and surprises.
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