Academy Award

Female Critics Weigh in on 2009's Best

source: Cinematical

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has weighed in on their picks for the best of 2009. And if the Oscars plays out anything like this list, early next year should be a great time for women in Hollywood. Kathryn Bigelow and The Hurt Locker picked up 6 nods from the association, including the...

Published 9 hours ago

Drama and the fantastic collide

source: The Daily Titan

Xinhua The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King won him three Oscars in 2004 for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. ... Saoirse Ronan has done more by the age of 15 then any of us will ever doNorth by Northwestern The Lovely Bones' heart is in WellingtonTVNZ

Published 10 hours ago

Indiana Film Critics Awards 2009

source: altfg.com

The Indiana Film Critics — I hadn’t heard of this group before — has announced its list of winners. Will it influence the Oscars? Not really, but it’s interesting to see that Indianans have gone their own way by choosing Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air as the best picture of the year, The Cove as b...

Published 10 hours ago

Liam Lacey on the Golden Globes

source: Globe and Mail

second-biggest film honours next to the Academy Awards, and are often considered a good predictor of who will walk away with Oscar statuettes. ... Golden Globes nominations launch Oscars raceAFP Movie award season kicks off with Golden Globes announcement tomorrowThe Desert Sun

Published 14 hours ago

'Inglourious Basterds,' 'Nine' and 'Avatar' top nominees at Critics Choice Awards!

source: Examiner.com

Reuters The Critics Choice Awards, long considered to be one of the most accurate precursors to the Oscars, have had a strong overlap with the Academy Awards in the ... New York's Onliners Break Ground With 'Avatar'Cinematical (blog)

Published 14 hours ago

Samson & Delilah Director Eyeing Oscar Glory

source: International Business Times Australia

Samson & Delilah Director Eyeing Oscar Glory The film won awards for best film, best cinematography, best direction, best sound, and best original screenplay as well as the AFI members' choice award. ... Not quite the Oscars, but the AFIs are oursThe Age

Published 21 hours ago

The Lowdown On Seeing Oscars Short Listed Documentaries - Documentaries.About.com

source: documentaries.about.com

The Lowdown On Seeing Oscars Short Listed Documentaries Documentaries.About.com (blog) When the Academy's five actual nominees are eventually announced, perhaps there will be a rush to get them into theaters. So, you'll then have a window of ...

Published Sun, Dec 13

Critic's Choice - Honor Guard or Wannabe Predictor?

source: Cinematical

When the Academy Awards announced it was boosting its Best Picture nominees from five to ten, the status quo of the Broadcast Film Critics Association must have been shaken to their foundation. How could they be considered "the most accurate predictor of the Oscars" when their work was no...

Published Sun, Dec 13