Oscar Bits and Bites
The Academy just released this photo of their having sent out to Meryl Streep recognition for her nomination.
American Hustle burns up the box office with $115 million, 12 Years a Slave re-released and has now made $40 million. Wolf of…
SAG, Producers Guild Contest Winners
For the SAG contest we had quite a few winners who correctly predicted all of the film categories:
Jim McCarthy
Angela Hutton
Eric Nehs
Bernardo Sarmiento
Barna emeth
Eric Roeller
Henrik Malinen
peter g
alex rodman
Taylor…
Did the Oscars Ruin the Oscars?
Mark Harris makes a pretty good case for why the Academy's decision to expand the Best Picture race from five to ten, then from five to an indiscriminate number (so far, nine for three years in a row, probably always will be nine) has…
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to Score Fincher’s Gone Girl
If you've never listened to Trent Reznor and Atticus' Ross unbelievable score to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo you are missing, what I've always thought was, the definitive score of a film. It's certainly up there with the Last…
Oscar Flashback: 1939, Gone with the Wind
There are just a few years that will always be remembered in Oscar history, either because one film so thoroughly dominated those awards, or because another film didn't. Gone with the Wind was the kind of film that Oscar seemed to be…
The Academy Posts Martin Luther King Pic
On Facebook and Twitter today, the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences posted this photo:
A potent reminder during awards season.
The State of the Race: Best Picture, Too Close to Call
The Producers Guild pulled out the rug out from awards season by awarding two films their top prize. This has never happened in all of PGA's fairly short history, which started all the way back in 1989, when Driving Miss Daisy won. …
Round-by-Round: Simulated Oscar Ballot Breakdown
Rob has completed all the spreadsheets to show us the internal numbers of this year's Simulated Oscar Ballot Project. I'll keep this intro short and let comments be our guide in determining how much of this needs explaining. You can just…
12 Years a Slave and Gravity TIE at Producers Guild Awards
Producers Guild Award Winners:
Best Picture: TIE! Gravity and 12 Years a Slave
Documentary: We Steal Secrets
Animated Motion Picture: Frozen
Kramer Award: Fruitvale Station
Long-Form Television: Behind the Candelabra
Drama Series:…