84th Academy Awards
In Praise of Billy Crystal
Crystal hosted the Oscars in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2004, according to Wikipedia. But here he is making fun of Titanic. And Ben and Matt!...
Vulture: “Great Oscar Farce”
Gavin Polone describes himself as an "agent turned manager turned producer." Today for NYMag's Vulture he turns into Oscar analyst....
Hugo leads 2012 Oscar Nominations with 11
Best Picture "The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer "The Descendants" Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Scott...
Oscar Nominations to be Livestreamed Here, There and Everywhere
The Live Stream is no more, so we've removed the embed. But there were 130 comments from eager beavers, so...
Oscar Goes Digital
The Academy just sent out the following press release. I will snap any of the digital billboards I see. Many...
Dave Karger and Tom O’Neil Talk Oscar – Sappy Wins the Day!
Love this chit chat with Tom O'Neil and Dave Karger, the latter whom acts very humble considering how TOLDJA he...
Best Picture: Will it be 5? 6? 7? 8? 9? 10?
One of the biggest surprises this year is what number Best Picture will land on. There seem to be eight...
Predict the Oscar Nominees!
The State of the Race: Of Bridesmaids and Dragon Tattoos – Year of the Woman or Just Another Year?
It was hard not to notice Robin Wright at the Critics Choice awards, striding out onto the stage with...
Oscar Ballots Due Today and FYC Giveaway
The best thing about today is that by the end of it, what's done will be done. There will no...
Billy Crystal Video on Funny or Die with Helen Mirren
I thought this was new because I hadn't seen it but apparently it's been around for a while. When Harry...
7 films shortlisted for Best Makeup
"Albert Nobbs" "Anonymous" "The Artist" "Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life" "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "The Iron...
The Dog and Pony Show – Joey and Uggie Hit the Campaign Trail
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZE0GV24FuIY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> I'm probably a stuffed-shirt when it comes to this kind of thing so perhaps...
84th Oscars Gets a Funny or Die Trailer
The Academy decided to hip it up a bit - diving right into their fears about none of the modern...
Entertainment Weekly’s Oscar Cover George Clooney and Viola Davis
The State of the Race: The Changing of the Guard
As I re-watched Avatar last night, or tried to, I was thinking about the future of cinema. I was thinking...
Gold Derby Posts Ballot for Best Picture
Source "It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again." No, it doesn't say that....
84th Annual Oscar Poster
Thanks to Anthony for the heads up. What do all of those images have in a common? They all take...
There Will Only Be Eight Best Picture Nominees This Year, Says Steve Pond
In an extraordinary move to investigate how the year might play out, The Wrap's Steve Pond approached the Broadcast Film...
Reminder: Key dates for the 84th Annual Academy Awards
The snowball starts rolling down the mountain next week. Tuesday, December 27, 2011: Nominations ballots mailed Friday, January 13, 2012:...