With the Oscar race now almost entirely put to bed, we await two competing stats working against each other to determine the outcome of this year’s race for Oscar: Since 1975 (when the LA Film Critics formed), three films have won the NBR, the Los Angeles and New York Film Critics and the Golden Globe. Two of them will have won Best Picture unless the Social Network...
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Scott Feinberg makes a heartfelt case for his friend, Melissa Leo, citing examples of others who rallied to her defense. We must remember that the Academy, being the wise and intelligent voting body that they are, rarely vote irrationally. Even their housecleaner, mistresses, grandchildren, Jiffy Lube guy take their time to make choices based on their own professional...
I was just yet again grossed out by this statement by an Academy member as quoted by the Hollywood-Reporter’s Tim Appelo. Regarding the Melissa Leo FYC ad, a member reportedly said: “She lost my vote.” Wow, really? So that is how you win an Oscar. Huh. Here all this time I thought it had to do with the actual performance! Silly me. Actually, of...