Academy Award

Gold Derby nuggets: 'Precious' shatters box office record; Taylor Swift soars on 'SNL'; still mad for 'Mad Men'

source: The Envelope

Oscars rewind: 'Slumdog Millionaire' tied for most European Film Awards nominations Oscars predix for best pix from 16 experts Oscars predix: Who's ahead in the best actor derby? Oscars voter: Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' will be nominated for best picture

Published Mon, Nov 9

Oscars rewind: 'Slumdog Millionaire' tied for most European Film Awards nominations

source: The Envelope

For the full list of nominations, visit the European Film Academy website. Oscars predix for best pix from 16 experts Oscars predix: Who's ahead in the best actor derby? Oscars voter: Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' will be nominated for best picture

Published Mon, Nov 9

Rourke determined to win Oscar

source: Hollywood.com

Mickey Rourke is not letting his Oscars disappointment get him down - he's determined to land a Best Actor award before he retires from Hollywood.

Published Mon, Nov 9

Precious little joy for Disney's A Christmas Carol at US box office

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

It's going to be hard to find nine worthy best picture Academy Award nominees who can go head-to-head with Precious. The Hurt Locker deserves to be up there, as does Jason Reitman's Up in the Air. But other than that what is there? This hasn't been a vintage year for US cinema. Nobody's seen Clin...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Un Prophète leads European film awards nominations

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

Conceived as a corrective to the Oscars, the 22nd annual European film awards take place in Bochum, Germany on 12 December. Last year's ceremony was dominated by Matteo Garrone's mafia epic Gomorrah, which took home five statuettes.

Published Mon, Nov 9

Jim Carrey Wins Weekend, Cameron Diaz Tanks

source: Huffington Post

After Sundance, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry signed on as executive producers, helping to spread the word on "Precious," which has earned acclaim from critics and audiences at other film festivals. The film has Academy Awards buzz as a best-picture contender, along with Oscar prospec...

Published Sun, Nov 8

Week in review: Oscars get co-hosts | Pundits predict top races | Mining news nuggets

source: The Envelope

OSCARS HOSTS OSCARS PREDICTIONS OSCARS RACES Oscars voter: Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' will be nominated for best picture Hugh Jackman hails new Oscars hosts | 'A Town Called Panic' calms Oscars toon race | Yea or nay to last-minute Oscars entries

Published Sun, Nov 8

A Single Man Movie Trailer (Tom Ford Teams with Mad Men’s Production Designer)

source: /FILM

When Harvey Weinstein picked up the $2 million rights to A Single Man, he’s said to have personally guaranteed director (and former Gucci creative director) Tom Ford an Oscar for Best Director or Best Picture. And though a statuette for either category seems unlikely given ’09’s ’stiff...

Published Sat, Nov 7