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Six short months from now, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will hold the 82nd annual Academy Awards ceremony. It’s fitting then that this official end of summer is also the official start of Oscar season. Yes, now that the summer is over, the grown-ups can enjoy the cinemas again. We’re already getting [...]
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Ahh… Oscar Season
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on September 7th, 2009
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No Comments »10 Nominees to Compete for Best Picture!
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on June 24th, 2009
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that there will be 10 nominees vying for Best Picture at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony. Not since 1944, when Casablanca was named the Best Picture of 1943, has the Academy nominated 10 films for its top prize. From the release: “After more than [...]
Posted in Random Tags: academy awards, avatar, casablanca, oscar, pirates of the caribbean, sid ganis, spider-man, star trek, terminator 2, the matrix, up No Comments »TFC Morning Report – Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 – Slumdog takes Best Picture
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on February 23rd, 2009
Top Story: Slumdog Millionaire won eight Oscars at the 81st annual Acadamy Awards last night, including Best Picture and Best Director. Sean Penn won his second Best Actor Oscar for Milk, while Kate Winslet finally took home the Best Actress trophy for her role in The Reader. Supporting Oscars went to Heath Ledger and Penelope [...]
Posted in Random Tags: academy awards, coraline, ghostbusters 3, madea goes to jail, mike myers, oscar, razzies, slumdog millionaire, taken No Comments »The Billion Dollar Bat
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on February 21st, 2009
It may have taken 218 days, but The Dark Knight finally crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide on Friday. Who needs a Best Picture nomination when you have a cool billion in the bank, right? (Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, and Chris Nolan all shoot me a dirty look.) Okay, an Oscar nod would have been [...]
Posted in Random Tags: academy awards, crash, oscar, pirates 2, spider-man 3, the dark knight, the lord of the rings, titanic No Comments »TFC Morning Report – Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 – Slumdog looks to sweep after ASC and ACE wins
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on February 16th, 2009
Top Story: Slumdog Millionaire took home the editing (ACE) and cinematography (ASC) awards this weekend underscoring its frontrunner status ahead of next Sunday’s Oscars, Variety’s Awards Central reports. It now looks like Slumdog has a chance to win in all nine categories for which it is nominated after locking in so much pre-Oscar support. The film has 10 nominations, including [...]
Hooray for Hollywood!
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on February 13th, 2009
I’ve been light on posting for the past few days because the day job sent me to California. Being the responsible employee that I am, I dutifully performed my tasks. And as a reward, me and my traveling companion decided to take a short detour into Hollywood on our way to LAX. The road closure [...]
WGA goes for Slumdog, Milk
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on February 8th, 2009
The Writers Guild of America gave out its awards last night, making the Best Picture race even less interesting as the inevitable Slumdog win becomes crystal clear. Slumdog now has the DGA, PGA, SAG, and WGA (Adapted Screenplay) awards. Yes, that’s every major guild prize. In other news, Milk took home the WGA original screenplay [...]
UPDATE: How do you kiss an Oscar goodbye?
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 28th, 2009
Mickey Rourke, what were you thinking? Appearing on Larry King Live and exchanging barbs with Chris Jericho? Nothing says Oscar like challenging a professional wrestler to a bare-knuckle fight. It looks like Sean Penn and Frank Langella’s chances at winning the Oscar just got a whole lot better. Update: The Defamer says Mickey Rourke is [...]
Today’s Best News Ever: Luhrmann to Stage Academy Awards Opening
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 26th, 2009
Okay, so this isn’t confirmed, but Fox News is reporting that Hugh Jackman has asked his Australia director to stage the opening number at this year’s Oscar ceremony. Now, I know this isn’t a way for the Oscars to get a mainstream audience. People really hate Luhrmann. But to all the haters out there, if [...]
Oscar Trivia: What if Kate Winslet loses?
Posted by Dan Stasiewski on January 24th, 2009
Kate Winslet earned her sixth Academy Award nomination on Thursday for her performance in The Reader. All signs point to Oscar for Mrs. Mendes, but what happens if she doesn’t win? Well, she’ll tie Deborah Kerr for female actor with the most nominations and no wins. Kerr earned her sixth and final acting nomination when [...]
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