Academy Award

Pacino Buys Rights to Roth's 'Humbling'

source: New York Times

The director will be Barry Levinson, who won an Oscar for “Rain Man” and was nominated for “Bugsy.” (More recently, he has been producing television, ... and more »

Published 10 hours ago

Djimon Hounsou

source: Bossip

As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards. Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin. He emigrated to Paris at the age of thirteen with ...

Published 14 hours ago

Eric Ehrmann: US - Brazil Relations Desafinado

source: Huffington Post

Obama has nominated Bush holdover, Thomas Shannon, a highly regarded careerist who has been Assistant Secretary of State for "western hemisphere" affairs to be the next US ambassador to Brazil. Shannon's appointment, however, has been held up for months because of objections from the...

Published 15 hours ago

This decade's film: 2000-2004

source: t5m

a unique critique on the American dream that attracted widespread acclaim, being nominated for 8 Academy Awards and winning 5; including Best Picture. ...

Published 16 hours ago

Kathryn Bigelow > James Cameron...and here's why

source: OH NO!!

Bigelow could very likely be nominated for all the important awards, from the Oscar to the DGA and the Golden Globe. Cameron could as well. The difference would be that Bigelow has a shot at winning. The Academy, while appreciative of the “Avatar” technology, may view Cameron’s achievement...

Published Sun, Dec 13

AFI's top 10 movie list includes shocking snubs – as usual (Hey, where's 'Avatar'?)

source: The Envelope

Notable snubs include "Avatar," "Inglourious Basterds," "Invictus," "The Road" and "Star Trek." It's likely that a few of those will make the top 10 Oscar list for best picture, considering that the AFI roster usually snubbed films that went on to be nominated for top academy prize back w...

Published Sun, Dec 13

Johnny Depp can't get used to winning awards

source: google.com

Depp, best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" blockbusters, made the comments Sunday night ... and more »

Published Sun, Dec 13

Spike TV 7th Annual Video Game Awards

source: Examiner.com

Academy Award™ nominated Actor Jake Gyllenhaal doled out the night's most prestigious honor, Game of the Year to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. ... Spike VGA Awards: Uncharted 2 Lands Top HonorsPSX Extreme (press release) Spike TV Announces 2009 'Video Game Awards' WinnersPR Newswire (pres...

Published Sun, Dec 13