The 81st Academy Awards

The winners of the 81st Academy Awards:
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
 
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, Milk
 
Best Adapted Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
 
Best Animated Feature
Wall-E
 
Best Animated Short
La Maison en Petit Cubes
 
Best Art Direction
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
 
Best Costume Design
The Duchess, Michael O’Connor
 
Best Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Greg Cannom
 
Best Cinematography
Slumdog Millionaire
 
Best Live Action [...]

The Under”dog” Will Win: My Oscar Predictions

Tonight is the night many people have been waiting for. We’ve had to go through the slums of Mumbai to get here. It’s Oscar night. Who will win? What will be the biggest upset? I’ve got the predictions for all of the major categories.
Best Picture
Should Win: Milk has a very, pardon the pun, skim chance [...]

The Road to Gold: The Oscars!

The Oscars are famous for being prestigious, glamorous, and star studded. However, they’re notorious for being long, boring, and dull. You can’t really blame’ em, it’s an awards show, and awards shows all have those tenancies. This year, Jon Stewart hosted, what would normally be a predictable year, and brought spice, wit, and humor to [...]

Best of the 2008 Oscars

Best PictureNo Country for Old Men
Best DirectorJoel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old MenBest ActorDaniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be BloodBest ActressMarion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Best Supporting ActorJavier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting ActressTilda Swinton, Michael ClaytonBest Animated FeatureRatatouille

Winners Circle:The Winners of the 80th Annual Academy Awards

Best Costume DesignAlexandra Byrne, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Best Animated FeatureRatatouille, Brad Bird
Best MakeupLa Vie en Rose, Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
Best Visual EffectsThe Golden Compass, Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Moriss, Trevor Wood
Best Art DirectionSweeney Todd, Art Direction: Dante Feretti, Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Best Supporting ActorJavier Bardem, No Country for Old MenBest Live Action [...]

The Bets: Who I Think Will Win

Best Actor will definitely go to Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood. He’s a brilliant actor and he’s given a great performance. But I think Johnny Depp as Sweeney Todd deserves it. He’s scary and he slashes and he sings. Best Actress is a tough one, with the brilliant Julie Christie as an Alzheimer’s [...]

Pencil Pushers: News on the Strike

The Writers Strike may be coming to a close. The WGA will vote Saturday. If they vote to end it, that will mean that in a couple of weeks, we may see Betty, Grey, those Desparate Housewives, Samantha and even Oscar could be in the lime light. Cross your finges for the whiny brats to [...]

The SAG Award Winners

Here is the list of Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Male Actor in a Drama Series
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos

Female Actor in a Drama Series
Edie Falco, The Sopranos

Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Cast of The Sopranos

Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men

Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Male Actor in a [...]

Miss Interpretation: Review for "Atonement"

The long and somewhat confusing adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement, is a masterpiece to behold during the Oscar season. The story of a young girl, Briony Tallis (Oscar nominee, Saorise Ronan, for Best Supporting Actress), who reads a letter that was delivered to her sister, Cecilia (Keira Knightley, ravashing as always), by Robbie Turner [...]

Oscar Fight: The Academy Awards Nominations

Here is the complete list of nominees for this year’s Oscars.
Best Actor
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises
Best Supporting Actor
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem, No Country [...]