Did you miss any of the important Oscar speeches from last night’s Academy Awards? Well you have a second chance to catch them now on YouTube. After the jump we’ve embedded the speeches from Danny Boyle (Best Director), Kate Winslet (Best Actress), Penelope Cruz (Best Supporting Actress), AR Rahman (Best Sound, Best Score), Heath Ledger‘s Family (Best Supporting Actor), and Sean Penn (Best Actor).
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First Look: Depp, Law and Farrell in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Posted on Friday, February 20th, 2009 by Brendon Connelly
Bored? Frustrated? Desperate for something a bit more filling than the typical bot-crunching blockbuster? If you want something to really get excited about, try The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, the next sly and subversive fantasy from Terry Gilliam. It certainly works for me.
Below the break is our very first look at most of the main cast in character and costume. This is the first time we’ve seen Johnny Depp, Jude Law or Colin Farrell in their shared role of Tony, and there’s another – cheeky- shot of Heath Ledger as Tony too.
BAFTA 2009 Award Speeches: Heath Ledger, Mickey Rourke, Danny Boyle and Slumdog Millionaire
Posted on Sunday, February 8th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
BBC has put a bunch of the acceptance speeches from the 2009 British Academy Film Awards on YouTube. I’ve included some of the highlights after the jump.
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Annie Leibovitz’s “Something Just Clicked” Photos
Posted on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Vanity Fair hired Annie Leibovitz to photograph “10 partnerships that helped generate more than four dozen Oscar nominations this season.” If you’ve ever seen any of Leibovitz‘s photographs before (and you have, even if you don’t know it) than you know what to expect. She is somehow able to capture the life, natural realism and character of any of her subjects. And yes, the Christopher Nolan / Heath Ledger photo is a composite. Check out all the photos on VanityFair.com. Thanks to /Film reader Josh B for the tip.
One Year Later: Looking Back on Heath Ledger’s Career
Posted on Friday, January 16th, 2009 by David Chen
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009, will mark the one-year anniversary of actor Heath Ledger’s passing. That same day, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the Academy Award nominations for 2008 (a posthumous nomination for Ledger is considered a virtual certainty). To honor his memory, Entertainment Weekly has published a 28-page retrospective of Ledger’s career featuring heartfelt interviews with a variety of Ledger’s friends and colleagues. It’s a fitting tribute and well-worth the read. You can hit the jump for just a few highlights, and some of the interesting information revealed within the piece.
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Does a Golden Globe Win Hurt Heath Ledger’s Oscar Chances?
Posted on Monday, January 12th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
As you all know by now, Heath Ledger won the Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role Award at last night’s Golden Globes. Does this mean that Ledger is a shoe in for an Academy Award? Actually, that’s actually a misconception. While Heath’s win probably solidifies the fact that he will be nominated and in contention, history has shown that Academy members tend to disagree with the Hollywood foreign press.
Golden Globes Speeches: Christopher Nolan, Mickey Rourke, Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan
Posted on Sunday, January 11th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
We have found some of the highlight speeches from tonight’s Golden Globe Awards. After the jump you will find Tracy Morgan and Tina Fey’s hilarious 30 Rock acceptance speeches, Christopher Nolan’s acceptance speech for Heath Ledger’s Dark Knight best performance win, and Mickey Rourke’s Best Dramatic Actor speech where The Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky flips Mickey “the bird”. Classic. And after you watch the Tina Fey video, head on over here to find out the truth behind the harsh “internet critics” that Fey tells to “suck it”.
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Could The Joker Return For The Dark Knight Sequel?
Posted on Friday, January 9th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
There has been no movement on a third Batman film, and there won’t likely be anything for a while. But MTV caught up with Dark Knight producer Charles Roven at the People’s Choice Awards and asked him a few questions. When asked if Rovan would have changed the fate of The Joker knowing now that the actor could never reprise the role, Rovan responded that “We have to separate the actors from the role.”
Which I think means, that with all due respect, The Joker and Heath are two completely separate entities. The Joker could return for the sequel if the story called for it. It’s a possibility that we’ve danced around this whole time, because we all assumed it would never happen. That said, I doubt that it will, but I wanted to get your opinion on the possibility.
Discuss: Would you be okay with The Joker being recast so that the character could return for the third film?
