One of the true Oscar moments this year happened when host Jon Stewert ushered Best Song co-winner Marketa Irglova back onto the stage after she had been cut off by the music before the commercial break. And thank god she got her chance. Irglova’s speech was moving and inspirational. If you missed it, watch the [...]

At the Academy Awards Hollywood reccognized the best of the best of 2007. But what about the worst?
The 2008 Razzie Awards were announced earlier this weekend while we were typing like madmen in Hall A at WonderCon. I Know Who Killed Me, which starred Lindsay Lohan sweeped with seven wins. Eddie Murphy took home Worst [...]

Here is a listing of the 2008 Academy Award winners, followed by some commentary. Tell me what you think of the winners and losers in the comments below.

Best Picture
No Country for Old Men
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
There Will Be Blood

Best Director
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell [...]

“Anton who?”
When it comes to the showdown, Peter and I will both be there with news on which film wins Best Picture this Sunday evening. However, right now we are both in agreement that Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood is a better film than the Coen Brothers‘ No Country For Old Men. [...]

David Spade impersonates Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in this hilarious There Will Be Blood parody video titled “There Will Be Oscars” over at FunnyorDie.com. Spade’s Plainview wants the Oscar gold. He’s worked long and hard for this moment. This is probably the funniest thing Spade has done in years. Watch the video now below.

Thanks [...]

As much as people like to complain about AMC, but every year they run the Best Picture showcase. What is the AMC 2008 Best Picture Showcase? It is when they show all five films nominated for Best Picture in one day, one ticket, free large popcorn with unlimited refills for only $30. It’s a deal [...]

The award winners for the Directors Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild have been announced.

DGA AWARDS
Winner for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film 2007
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen - No Country For Old Men (Miramax Films/Paramount Vantage)
Winner for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary 2007
Asger Leth - Ghosts of Cite Soleil (Sony BMG Feature [...]

The 2008 Sundance Film Festival comes to a close tomorrow, and the award winners have just been announced. Here are the major winners from this year’s festival:
Alfred P Sloan Memorial Prize: Sleep Dealer
American Cinema:
Grand Jury Dramatic: Frozen River
Dramatic Audience Award: The Wackness
Dramatic Screenwriting Award: Sleep Dealer, Alex Rivera, David Riker
Dramatic Directing Award: Lance Hammer, Ballast
Dramatic [...]

Recently while on Google Chat with Peter, I predicted that Paul Thomas Anderson would follow-up There Will Be Blood with an intensely signature sci-fi undertaking. You can look at the guy in interviews and gleam all of the sick projects dancing in his eyes and hiding in the best smirk in the business; he looks [...]

Before we dive into today’s non-Oscar-related news, this is a forum to express your thoughts on the nominations for the 80th Academy Awards. I’m not sure why I expected to grimace when the bigger categories were announced. Good choices, all.
It’s hard to say, for me at least, that any notable pictures were snubbed, except for [...]

Here are the nominations for the 80th Academy Awards:
Best Picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood
 
Best Director
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Jason Reitman - Juno
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
Joel & Ethan Coen - No Country For Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
 
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett [...]

The Academy announced the nominations, and BoDog has now announced the first day odds for the 80th Annual Academy Awards:

Best Picture:
No Country For Old Men 10/11
Atonement 3/1
Michael Clayton 3/1
Juno 7/2
There Will Be Blood 4/1

Best Director:
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood 3/1
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men 3/1
Tony [...]

“Damn.”
Let’s hope this isn’t a sign of things to come in regards to the Academy Awards for Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood: Jonny Greenwood’s feted instrumental soundtrack for the film, seen as a shoe-in for Best Original Score, has been officially disqualified. The reason? The score contains preexisting music. Red Carpet District reports [...]

“Please, Oscar! Don’t!”
The Academy’s famously snide sib, The Razzies, announced its nominations for the worst movies, performances and direction of 2007 today. Leading the lepers is the already cultish Lindsay Lohan stripper-twin-Blue Velvet-for-Proactiv-set thriller I Know Who Killed Me with nine noms, including Worst Picture. And that seals it: I’m finally going to [...]

I have decided to republish an updated version of this popular blog post from last year, because it has again proved relevant.

Okay, first off: Wrong might be a harsh word. It was used to get your attention. And got your attention it did. Extremely flawed doesn’t make an interesting headline. This year’s award winners had [...]