We're thinking about the Academy Awards again for this week's Thursday Movie Picks, run by Wandering through the Shelves. We’ve been asked to list three to five films where the film took home either the Oscar for Best Cinematography or Best Visual Effects. As usual, I’ve made my selection from films I have seen. Best... Continue Reading →
Thursday Movie Picks: Oscar Winners Edition – Best Actor and Best Actress
A day late to the party but here are my two pennies for the latest theme in Thursday Movie Picks, run by Wandering through the Shelves. This week we've been asked to list 3-5 Best Actor and Best Actress winners from the Academy Awards; I have based my selection on films that I have watched.... Continue Reading →
Full list: Oscar nominations 2012
The nominations for this year's 84th Academy Awards ceremony were announced this morning from Beverly Hills, California, by Jennifer Lawrence and Academy president Tom Sherak. As with the Golden Globe nominations, it is a close call between Hugo and The Artist - Hugo just has the edge with 11 nominations over The Artist's 10. The... Continue Reading →
Full list: Oscar winners 2011
The winners were crowned last night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles for the 83rd Academy Awards. The night belonged to The King's Speech as the film took away the awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. The Fighter was well-represented both Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress... Continue Reading →
Full list: Oscar nominations 2011
[AWARDS SEASON] 33 days until the Oscars Today the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced today at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The King's Speech leads the way with 12 nominations - including Best Picture, Directing and nominations for its three leading actors - followed by True Grit with 10, Inception with eight and... Continue Reading →
Golden Globes 2011 + Critics’ Choice Awards 2011
[AWARDS SEASON] It is just 42 days until the Oscars The nomination poll closed yesterday and on 25th January the nominations will be announced. We all have a rough idea of which film and actor will be in each category: The Social Network, Inception, Black Swan and The King's Speech are all expected to make... Continue Reading →
Oscars 2011 presenters: Anne Hathaway and James Franco
It was announced today that Anne Hathaway and James Franco will be co-hosts at the Oscars ceremony to be held on February 27th 2011. Last year's double act of Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin brought in over 41 million viewers but it has been reported that Anne and James have been chosen as they will... Continue Reading →
Oscars 2010 draws to an end
And what a night it was! In a battle of the sexes, and the exes, The Hurt Locker proved triumphant with Kathryn Bigelow becoming the first woman to recieve the Best Director award. Avatar was, relatively speaking, the night's loser only winning three out of its nine nominations. The top awards were as follows: Best Picture -... Continue Reading →
Lights, camera, Oscars!
Today (2 February, 2010) the Oscar nominations were announced courtesy of Anne Hathaway and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak. I am very, very excited to see who will be this year's victors. Apart from the news that Avatar and The Hurt Locker are both up for nine Oscars, there are two other... Continue Reading →
