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In response to #OscarsSoWhite Academy makes good on promise to make changes
March 16, 2016Comments Off on In response to #OscarsSoWhite Academy makes good on promise to make changesThe Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had an unusual morning session on Tuesday to tackle a number of issues related to the intense public backlash following a second consecutive... -
New Award Season Rules: Never December, Netflix Crossroads and SAG needs to get real
March 10, 2016Comments Off on New Award Season Rules: Never December, Netflix Crossroads and SAG needs to get realIt’s been only 11 days since the 88th Academy Awards, but it seems like it’s already been a lifetime. That might be because the collective industry conscious wants to move on from six months of almost... -
‘Spotlight’ triumphs in Oscar ceremony focused on diversity issues
February 29, 2016Comments Off on ‘Spotlight’ triumphs in Oscar ceremony focused on diversity issuesWhat can you say about the 88th Academy Awards? It may have been a bit long. It may have featured too many impromptu speeches. It may have even been slightly bumpier than The Academy or producers... -
2016 Academy Award predictions: It’s all about Best Picture and ‘The Revenant’
February 26, 2016We’re here. An Oscar season filled with a seemingly competitive Best Picture race and a public backlash over a lack of diversity among the acting nominees is about to draw to a close. And, chances are,... -
Do the DGA Awards point to a ‘Spotlight’ vs. ‘Revenant’ race for Best Picture?
February 8, 2016Comments Off on Do the DGA Awards point to a ‘Spotlight’ vs. ‘Revenant’ race for Best Picture?I have a theory about who is going to win Best Picture. After the DGA surprisingly awarded Alejandro González Iñárritu the DGA Feature Film Award for “The Revenant” Saturday night Oscar watchers were slightly taken a... -
Contender Countdown: With the DGA looming who’s the Best Picture frontrunner?
February 4, 2016Comments Off on Contender Countdown: With the DGA looming who’s the Best Picture frontrunner?Is this year’s Oscar race really too close to call? After the nominations were announced last month it appeared as though there were just three real frontrunners left in the race: “Spotlight,” “The Revenant” and “The... -
‘The Big Short’ takes PGA and steals ‘Spotlight’s’ frontrunner status for Best Picture
January 24, 2016Comments Off on ‘The Big Short’ takes PGA and steals ‘Spotlight’s’ frontrunner status for Best PictureIf you are going to go by the stats, the only films nominated for Best Picture that could win after the nominations were announced earlier this month were “Spotlight” and “The Big Short.” Each had support... -
Academy AwardsAnimated Feature FilmBest ActorBest ActressBest Adapted ScreenplayBest CinematographyBest DirectorBest DocumentaryBest EditingBest Makeup and HairstylingBest Original ScoreBest Original ScreenplayBest Original SongBest PictureBest Sound EditingBest Sound MixingBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressEntertainmentHomeMoviesNewsOscars 201688th Academy Award nominations – complete list and analysis
January 14, 2016The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 88th Academy Awards early this morning in Los Angeles. After four months of unexpected twists and turns the only thing that was expected... -
Academy AwardsAdapted ScreenplayAnimated Feature FilmBest ActorBest ActressBest Adapted ScreenplayBest CinematographyBest DirectorBest DocumentaryBest EditingBest Makeup and HairstylingBest Original ScoreBest Original ScreenplayBest Original SongBest PictureBest Sound EditingBest Sound MixingBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressHomeMoviesNewsOscars 2016The Academy2016 Academy Awards Nominations Predictions: Anything goes?
January 13, 2016The halfway point in the race for Oscar is officially here. The Academy will reveal the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards tomorrow morning and you can almost guarantee there will be a significant jaw-dropping nominee... -
George Miller, Ridley Scott, Alejandro G. Iñárritu among 2016 DGA Award nominees
January 12, 2016The Director’s Guild of America announced the film nominations for the 2016 DGA Awards and, shockingly, the surprise was that there were no surprises. In a year where every guild announcement has flipped the Oscar race...
