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Articles tagged "academy awards"NewsHow Oscar got it wrongby Mark Caro [Chicago Tribune][5.Mar.09] :. Few are begrudging Kate Winslet winning her first Oscar in six nominations for “The Reader.” As the common refrain in Hollywood went last week: “It’s time.” Yet few... NewsJapan picks up 2 Oscars; ‘Okuribito’ best foreign film, ‘Tsumiki no Ie’ animated shortby Takashi Kondo [The Yomiuri Shimbun (MCT)][23.Feb.09] :. Two Japanese films picked up Oscars at the 81st annual Academy Awards at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre on Sunday evening. “Okuribito” (Departures) won in the Foreign Language Film...  NewsOne-time underdog ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ dominates Oscarsby Carrie Rickey [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][23.Feb.09] :. “Slumdog Millionaire,” the Cinderella story of a Mumbai orphan who rises from rags to riches, swept the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood Sunday night, winning all eight categories in...  Books ReviewPictures at a Revolution by Mark Harrisby Ryan Michael Williams[20.Feb.09] :. Harris spins an engrossing tale of the collision between artistic ambition and studio politics, all set against the backdrop of the dramatic cultural upheaval of America in the '60s. NewsThe academy has certain conditions when it comes to handing out those coveted statuettesby Julie Hinds [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][19.Feb.09] :. Having sensed over the past few months that (a) Barack Obama would be elected president, (b) the economy would get worse before it gets better, and © the Snuggie would become an infomercial...  NewsThis year’s Supporting Actress?by Rafer Guzman [Newsday (MCT)][19.Feb.09] :. Scan this year’s list of supporting actress Oscar nominees and you may notice a missing name: Cate Blanchett. In “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” she stars opposite Brad Pitt... This year’s Supporting Actor?by Rafer Guzman [Newsday (MCT)][19.Feb.09] :. When it comes to the best supporting actor Oscar, the winning hand could be held by The Joker. That, of course, is the late Heath Ledger, whose eye-popping turn as The Joker in “The Dark... A better way to watch the Oscarsby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][18.Feb.09] :. It is no secret that last year’s Oscars telecast produced the lowest ratings in the history of the show. Hugh Jackman is not going to make that much of a difference this year. Hey, I like... Oscar nominees like Richard Jenkins may look familiarby John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)][18.Feb.09] :. The contenders for acting honors at this year’s Academy Awards are largely a collection of well-branded commodities known to millions of Americans by first name alone: Kate. Meryl. Heath. Even... Which Jerry Lewis will visit the Oscars?by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][18.Feb.09] :. We can’t lose with Jerry Lewis at the Oscars this Sunday. Like the clashing personalities showcased in Lewis’ greatest film, two scenarios present themselves. Scenario 1: The perpetually... Truth, fiction face off — and ‘Slumdog’ will likely take the leadby Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][18.Feb.09] :. There really is no backlash when it comes to “Slumdog Millionaire,” the best bet to take home the best picture Academy Award next Sunday. It’s all front lash with this one. By... It is written: It will be a ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ nightby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][17.Feb.09] :. I don’t care what the odds are, how the winds are blowing or what the obsessed online Oscar watchers say about his chances. I’m pulling for Richard Jenkins (“The Visitor”) to... Waiting for inauguration inspiration to kick in alreadyby Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)][26.Jan.09] :. I was as excitedly caught up in the inauguration of Barack Obama as any other hopeful American - enough so that I found myself watching hours of CNN covering nothing more Jan. 17 than a train pulling... Oscar picks: Who will win, who should winby Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][24.Jan.09] :. The Oscar race for best picture of 2008 comes down to a slum dog and a sleek, big-budget purebred. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (purebred) was the most-nominated film of the... Oscars ignore ‘The Dark Knight,’ except for Ledger nominationby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][23.Jan.09] :. It was a dark day for “The Dark Knight” as the 81st annual Oscar nominations, announced Thursday, snubbed the most popular film since “Titanic.” Christopher Nolan’s... Hugh Jackman to host next Oscar ceremonyby Russ BrittMarketWatch [MarketWatch (MCT)][15.Dec.08] :. LOS ANGELES - Departing from tradition, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday that Australian actor Hugh Jackman will host next year’s Oscar telecast. The selection... Oscar could use a big hitby Rich Copley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][13.Nov.08] :. After this year’s Academy Awards, the question was whether the Oscars were still relevant or if they were going the way of art galleries and modern dance, perceived as too elite and avant garde... The only way to save the Oscars? Stop showing them on TVby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][3.Mar.08] :. The Oscars telecast needs to go viral. I don’t know what that means, but I’m pretty sure it’s a good thing. The young Web masters who run my life get very excited whenever a story... Oscars treat the world to a snoozer telecastby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][25.Feb.08] :. After years of hearing all the endless hype that the Oscars are a global phenomenon, Sunday night’s “80th Annual Academy Awards” finally proved it. The hundreds of million viewers... Well, at least the women looked good — and host Stewart was in fine formby Karen Heller [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][25.Feb.08] :. “In case you’re wondering what we all do here during the commercial breaks,” Jon Stewart said Sunday night at the Oscars, “mostly we just sit around making catty remarks about... ‘No Country for Old Men’ wins best picture, director Oscarsby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][25.Feb.08] :. “No Country For Old Men,” the adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel that uses a botched drug deal as a metaphor for the fateful consequences to a society that forgets the value of a... Post-strike Oscars ceremony had its moments, but …by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][25.Feb.08] :. So where was the zing? The Academy Awards is Hollywood’s triumphant night, and this one almost didn’t happen. Weren’t you expecting some dash, some spirit, some sense of... 80 Oscar facts for the 80th anniversaryby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][24.Feb.08] :. The eyes of the world focus on Hollywood tonight as the 80th annual Academy Awards ceremonies will be held. What the world will see is that this year’s list of nominated actors and films... There’s a darkness on the edge of Oscar townby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][24.Feb.08] :. There will be blood at the Oscars tonight. There will also be glamour and long-winded speeches and incessant commercial breaks and jokes about the writers’ strike, which ended just in time for... There will be confusion: Deliberately vague films leave critic coldby Christopher Kelly [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][24.Feb.08] :. Walking out of a press screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood” in early November, I turned to a fellow critic in the hopes that he might explain a plot point that... Like Rodney Dangerfield, short films get no respectby John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)][24.Feb.08] :. If someone mentions “short film makers” do you look down? You’re not alone: Misunderstanding and a certain lack of respect have plagued the makers of short films throughout the... Joel and Ethan Coen’s ‘No Country for Old Men’ is favored for the Oscarby John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)][22.Feb.08] :. LOS ANGELES - On a Sunday night this past January, as the filmmaking brothers Ethan and Joel Coen were picking up one of several New York Film Critics Circle Awards for “No Country for Old... 80 years of Oscar factsby Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)][21.Feb.08] :. With the 80th Academy Awards a few days away, here are 80 things about Oscar, past, present and, in a few cases, predicated on what happens at Sunday night’s ceremony. 1. The Academy of Motion... Chatting with first-time nominees Ellen Page, Ruby Dee and Marjane Satrapiby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][21.Feb.08] :. You’ve seen that look before, the one “Juno” star Ellen Page and other first-time Oscar nominees sport when on TV or gracing magazine covers, chatting about “the... Tom Wilkinson and Casey Affleck face-off in murky Oscar nicheby John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)][21.Feb.08] :. There are at least two rules about Oscar’s supporting-actor category: One, it’s always more interesting than the other races, and, two, it’s always a bit confusing - a grab bag of... How Oscar chooses foreign language film nomineesby Jan Stuart [Newsday (MCT)][21.Feb.08] :. It’s become the annual head-scratching rite of Oscar night. Without fail, the nominees for the best foreign language film are announced, and we stare at the TV in befuddlement. What are these... Why watch the Oscars? For the ladiesby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][21.Feb.08] :. From the moment Daniel Day-Lewis fumed, “I drink your milkshake!” in “There Will Be Blood,” this year’s best actor Oscar die was cast. He’s been the Oscar favorite... ‘Michael Clayton’ director Tony Gilroy’s Oscar bidby Jan Stuart [Newsday (MCT)][21.Feb.08] :. He looks like a Brooks Brothers model, but keeps his feet planted squarely behind the camera. He was raised in upstate New York, yet writes like an acerbic British wordsmith. When he decided to... Writers return, but will the world watch Academy Awards this year?by Russ Britt [MarketWatch (MCT)][20.Feb.08] :. LOS ANGELES - This year’s Oscar gala is sure to feature the usual suspects: pricey ads, women in glittering gowns, overlooked talent and awards night upsets. But there will be no blood,... Oscar-nominated films: what to see and where to see itby Jan Stuart and Gene Seymour [Newsday (MCT)][19.Feb.08] :. It’s just days `til Oscar time. Are you up to speed on your nominated films? It’s not too late to catch up. Newsday’s Jan Stuart and Gene Seymour offer a last-minute roundup of what... At the movies, this was the year of smart scriptsby Gene Seymour [Newsday (MCT)][15.Feb.08] :. The writers’ strike is over, but the irony remains: At the same time the standoff between producers and scriptwriters was stretching into weeks and months, theaters all over the country were... This year’s Oscar-nominated shortsby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][15.Feb.08] :. Compared to last year’s shockingly lackluster lineup of Oscar-nominated shorts, the five live-action and five animated entries for the 80th Academy Awards are works of art. Even taken on their... With nominees this good, let’s hope the show goes onby Carla Meyer [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][23.Jan.08] :. In an awards season of diminished luster, Tuesday’s Academy Award nominations offered hope for movie lovers. The best picture category is filled with winners, aptly reflecting an especially... Nominations announced for strike-imperiled Oscarsby Bruce Newman [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][22.Jan.08] :. Like one of those NASA probes sending a signal into deep space, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences beamed its list of Oscar nominees into the blackness of Tuesday morning with no... Oscar predictions: Who will get a nod… and who shouldby Mary F. Pols [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][18.Jan.08] :. No matter what happens with the Oscar ceremony by Tuesday morning, at least we’ll still have nominations to mull over. Here’s a look at who should be nominated and then—reality... Sacrifice the Golden Globes, but save the Oscarsby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][7.Jan.08] :. More than 10,000 Hollywood writers are on strike, but they’re still managing to write a pretty interesting scenario as we head into the final weeks of movie awards season. As of this writing,... At long last, Martin Scorsese will win his Oscarby Jeff Strickler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][25.Feb.07] :. There’s a reputation on the line tonight. No, it’s not Martin Scorsese’s. His rep could hardly be polished any brighter. In question is the number seven, aka Lucky No. 7. Six... |
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