12 Years a Slave

"I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's...

Seems this year the complaints about the BAFTA's outdated 2-hour delay between actual event and edited broadcast have grown louder...

Best Picture - 12 Years a Slave Best Director - Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity Best Actor - Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years...

The BAFTA awards will be announced tomorrow morning. They will be trickling out on Twitter and won't be shown on...

Alfonso Cuarón was born in Mexico City. His father, Alfredo Cuarón, was a nuclear physicist who, according to Wikipedia, "worked...

“As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.” ― Ernest Hemingway The...

Someone on Twitter asked me recently why I so strongly believed that Best Director needed to be tied to Best...

In a way, Oscars 2013 could be summed up by "Kicking the Best Picture can down the road." We keep...

I posted about this a few days back but it's worth diving into again since the debates have begun to...

John Ridley brought some of Solomon Northup's descendants as he accepted his awards, choking back tears. He thanked honoree Robert...

It must be Oscar ballot time!  Remember what I told you, Oscar watchers.  The film that usually wins King's Speech...

I think there has been some confusion in my State of the Race pieces.  As the race has changed over...

For those who believe Gravity will win Best Picture, might it then become the highest grossing Best Picture winner since...

GALECA/DORIAN AWARDS 2013 — WINNERS (in bold) Film of the Year American Hustle (Sony) Blue is the Warmest Color (Sundance...

Producers Guild Award Winners: Best Picture: TIE! Gravity and 12 Years a Slave Documentary: We Steal Secrets Animated Motion Picture:...

We'll leave the nominees listed in this post as a reminder of who the BFCA passed over in favor of...

Gravity and American Hustle today received 10 nominations apiece. 12 Years a Slave received 9 Oscar nominations. Trailing these three...

A new site has just gone up to honor the history of 12 Years a Slave and the life of...

MOTION PICTURES: Best Director Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity Best Motion Picture – Drama 12 Years a Slave Best Actress  – Drama...

(thanks to Paddy at ScreenOnScreen) Best Picture 1. 12 Years a Slave 2. Nebraska 3. American Hustle Best Director 1....