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AOTN Predicts the 90th Academy Awards!

It's that time of year everyone! We here at the Age of the Nerd really love movies, if you couldn't tell, and obviously want to be a part of any celebration of the form. What better way to do that than to predict the Oscars!

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2018 Oscar Nominations Analysis

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Alright, Serkis and Haddish stumbled through this well enough, let's get to the big stories. Stars(*) represent went I got a prediction correct, and you can see my Oscar predictions for this year after the jump!

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Oscar Nominations: ‘Shape of Water’, Three Billboards’, and ‘Dunkirk’ Lead the Pack

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The nominations for the 90th Academy awards were announced today, and Guillermo Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' seems to be continuing it's awards show streak with 13 Oscar nominations in total. 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' follows with 9 total nominations, and the third most nominated film with 'Dunkirk' landing 7 total nominations. Hit the jump to see the full list nominees!

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David’s Official 2018 Oscar Nomination Predictions!

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This'll be a challenge, especially considering how I usually do this, 'cause I try to make this pilgrimage as extensive as I can, and I go through all 24 categories like this, so, (nervous deep breath) for my usual audience this is nothing new, but those of you experiencing this for the first time, buckle up; this is will take a while, and it doesn't help that this is particularly strange Oscars year.

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5 Times When The Academy Awards Faced The Unexpected!

This year's Oscar ceremony is almost upon when it takes place this coming Sunday on February 26th. It may be fair to say that the nominees, especially for categories such as Best Picture, are hardly appetizing but it will be interesting to see what else they can conjure to make the show an event to remember alongside Jimmy Kimmel, who will be host. It will be the 89th show since it's birth in 1929.

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89th Oscar Nominees Have Been Announced

(AOTN)  Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, was joined by Oscar-winning and nominated Academy members Demian Bichir, Dustin Lance Black, Glenn Close, Guillermo del Toro, Marcia Gay Harden, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Jason Reitman, Gabourey Sidibe and Ken Watanabe, to announce the 89th Academy Awards nominations. For a complete …

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