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 81st Academy Awards
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 [...]
Mock the Vote: Tina Fey as Sarah Palin
For the past few weeks, people have been laughing their butts off at Tina Fey’s hillarious impression of Alaska governor and Vice-Prseidential candidate Sarah Palin. Even before Fey began performing the skits on Saturday Night Live, people have been sommenting on the uncanny resemblance between the two. The impression is dead on: the accent, the [...]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trailer
It is finally here! The long awaited teaser trailer:
“Bond. James Bond.”: The New Teaser Trailer
Here is the brand new teaser trailer fo rthe new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, opening in theaters on November 7. The title is taken from a short story in the anthology For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming. Daniel Craig will reprise his role as 007. His first appearence as the secret agent [...]
Return of the "King"?
Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings films, is returning to the next Rings film, only, not as director. The next film, The Hobbit, is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings and was the first of the series that J. R. R. Tolkein. The book will be split into two films, [...]
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 [...]
