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This is the first of an analysis of films that are in the conversation for Best Picture of the Year....

The first question people asked me when the Harvey Weinstein story broke was whether the Academy was prepared to start...

Kevin Spacey has been cut from Ridley Scott's upcoming All the Money in the World. A whole trailer was cut,...

It is said that well behaved women seldom make history. That is true of most of the strongest performances in...

Dee Rees - Mudbound is a slow burn of a film that depicts an invisible war in post-WWII America, not...

One day we can be watching All the President's Men and the next day there's a story about Dustin Hoffman...

We are in the midst of a kind of golden age of documentary filmmaking. There are so many standouts this...

This train carries saints and sinners This train carries losers and winners This train carries whores and gamblers This train...

"I was a regular guy most of my life, with a nice home, nice suburb, I had pets I went...

Wonder Woman is better than it had to be. Encased in a pre-packaged genre that has its own rules for...

The New York Times and others are reporting that the Academy decided unanimously to oust Harvey Weinstein from their ranks....

Regular readers of this site already know what we talk about when we talk about the "preferential ballot." We have...

Birdman. Most of us in the punditry world still don't have an explanation for Birdman's sudden popularity among industry voters....

Am I right that there is no Love & Mercy on this list? Wow, way to go Academy. "Happy" from...

Best Picture (Drama) Carol Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant Room Spotlight Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) The Big Short...

Gregory Ellwood calls Look of Silence the "Oscar frontrunner," but I'm not so sure about that. The Oscar doc branch...

Best Picture: Ex Machina Best Director: Alex Garland, Ex Machina Richard Harris Award: Chiwetel Ejiofor Best Actress: Saiorse Ronan, Brooklyn...

BEST PICTURE: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD BEST DIRECTOR: George Miller, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD BEST ACTOR: Michael B. Jordan, CREED...

The voting has begun! Here we go. Best Picture: Carol !! Best Director: Todd Haynes, Carol Best Actress: Saoirse Ronan,...

Best Animated Feature  Anomalisa - Paramount Pictures Inside Out - Pixar Animation Studios Shaun the Sheep The Movie - Aardman...