Writing for the Carpetbagger, Tony Scott: A Small Oscars By A.O. Scott It looks like they might bring this one in at under three hours, so I’ll curb my complaining. And I’ll close by noting that this seemed not only like a relatively brief Oscar ceremony, but a small one. Maybe this is a harbinger of things to come. Like it or not, the movies have lost...
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Ryan, for all of your dedication and hard work and brilliant writing. The readers of AD for all of your inventive, lively discussion – you really make this site what it is. Fellow bloggers for all of the tips, lengthy phone calls, and analysis: Ryan Adams, David Carr, Kris Tapley, Tom O’Neil, Scott Feinberg and Jeff Wells. Most of all, to my daughter, for...
I’m going to quietly simmer about my own personal disappointments, just as many of you can happily celebrate your triumphs. I think we can all agree that this dreadful year is better off tucked into bed where it can rest in peace. In other words, thank god it’s over. In the ten years I’ve been doing this, it’s been the worst Oscar year on record.¬†...
And here. We. Go. Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight Best Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy,...
PLEASE SEE ABOVE POST for winners. This was the earlier thread. But we’ve left it up in order to show the comments. Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire Best Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger,...
Vote with your hearts. That’s what we asked you to do in our final poll of the 2008 Oscar Season — instead of trying to predict what WTFWAMPASD? And you know what? As the results poured in, and data piled up, the numbers did a crazy thing — they began to sync up with the Big Bad Chart and The Sultans Chart, and every other major predictive instrument...