Academy Award

The 21st Palm Springs International Film Festival: Cinema’s United Nations

source: fest21.com

The centerpiece of the Festival is its annual Awards Gala, which serves as "a precursor to the Golden Globes and Oscars," per Festival Director Darryl Macdonald. Three of last year's honorees - actor Anne Hathaway, director Gus Van Sant and composer Alexandre Desplat - were nominated fo...

Published 6 hours ago

Oscars quiz: What film lost all five bids for acting?

source: The Envelope

The Godfather: Part II" (1974) won one: Robert DeNiro (supporting actor). All About Eve" (1950) won one: George Sanders (supporting actor). What movie nabbed the most Oscars without winning best picture? Oscars quiz: Who wrote the most best-picture winners?

Published 9 hours ago

Inside track: Golden Globes' race for best drama picture

source: The Envelope

Here's how the race looks now. Nominations will be unveiled Dec. 15. More experts predict Oscars' best-picture derby Oscar experts clash over 'Up in the Air' and 'Precious' to win best picture Inside track on the Golden Globes' race for best drama actor

Published 10 hours ago

Oscars 2010: The Race So Far - Best Supporting Actress

source: Inside Movies

If you want to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress this year, it helps to be in one of three movies: 'Precious,' 'Up in the Air' and 'Nine.' This is one of 2009's most competitive races, and multiple actresses from each of these movies will be ... Read more

Published 14 hours ago

'Air' Director Didn't Base Anna Kendrick's Casting On 'Twilight': It's 'A ...

source: hollywoodcrush.mtv.com

Examiner.com While there are still two and a half months until the Academy Awards, winning a NBR award means you have a pretty good shot of nabbing an Oscars (the Best ... Anna Kendrick InterviewAskMen Anna Kendrick of 'Twilight,' 'New Moon' is nbr's Best Supporting Actress for ...Examiner.com

Published Fri, Dec 4

“The Road” to Literary History

source: FOXNews

BBC News His "No Country for Old Men" was adapted for the big screen and won 4 Oscars including Best Picture at last year's Academy Awards. ... Cormac mccarthy's $254500 typewriterLos Angeles Times (blog) Cormac mccarthy ditches his typewriterTelegraph.co.uk all 171 news articles »

Published Fri, Dec 4

Just How Often Does the NBR Predict Oscar Winners?

source: Cinematical

Coming up tops is indeed Jason Reitman's Up In The Air, widely considered to be a frontrunner for this year's Best Picture honors at the Oscars. The film certainly has a leg up for a nomination with this win as 9 of the last 10 NBR winners have gone on to a nod. Quills was the lone holdout in 2000. But...

Published Fri, Dec 4

And the winner was - Financial Mail

source: free.financialmail.co.za

Financial Mail (subscription) And the winner was Financial Mail (subscription) One thing about the movie world's Academy Awards - the Oscars - that has always puzzled me is the separate recognition of best picture and ...

Published Thu, Dec 3