Author: Tripp Burton
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What Did Cannes Teach Us About the Oscar Race?
The Cannes Film Festival is the first major event of every film season. It is the time when several films that will be vying for the Oscar next year are first shown, when the film studios are busy looking at projects to distribute both in America and internationally and a time for the brightest and…
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Oscar Week in Review: May 15-21, 2011
Oscar News Oscar Nominee Terrence Malick premiered his long-awaited The Tree of Life at the Cannes Film Festival this week. The film got a puzzling mix, with people not quite sure what to make of it, although it is still a strong contender at the Oscars. FilmDistrict purchased the film In the Land of Blood…
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Oscar Week in Review: May 8-14, 2011
Oscar News The Cannes Film Festival started this week with Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. The three-time Oscar Winner’s latest film got very positive reactions from the crowds and critics. One of the more anticipated 2011 films, The Iron Lady, was picked up this week at Cannes by The Weinstein Company. The film is considered…
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Oscar Week in Review: May 1-7, 2011
Oscar News The Los Angeles Film Festival next month will feature screenings of some anticipated Oscar contenders, including Vera Farmiga’s Higher Ground and Disney’s Winnie the Pooh. The 2010-11 Tony Award Nominations were announced this week, honoring excellence in Broadway Theatre. Among the nominees are Oscar winners Tim Chappel, Lizzy Gardiner, Joel Grey, Frances McDormand,…
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Oscar Week in Review: April 24-30, 2011
Oscar News The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the dates for next year’s Oscars. Nominations will be announced on January 24, and the awards will be presented on February 26. The Golden Globes will be presented next year on January 15, 2 days after the nomination ballots are due for the Oscars.…
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Oscar Week in Review: April 17-23, 2010
Oscar News The Cannes Film Festival announced the 2011 Jury, led by the previously announced Robert DeNiro. Joining DeNiro will be 8 individuals, including Academy Award nominees Jude Law and Uma Thurman, as well as filmmakers Johnnie To and Olivier Assayas. The Tribeca Film Festival opened its 10th anniversary festival on Wednesday. Select films from…
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Oscar Week in Review: April 10-16, 2010
Oscar News The 64th Cannes Film Festival line-up was announced this week. Among the possible Oscar contenders on the list are Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, Lynne Ramsey’s We Need to Talk About Kevin and Oscar winner Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In. Two-time Oscar winner Robert DeNiro will lead the jury next…
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Oscar Week in Review: April 2-9, 2011
Oscar News Dawn Hudson has been named the new CEO of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Review Round-Up No new Oscar contenders were released this week. Oscar Box Office The PG-13 cut of Best Picture winner The King’s Speech failed at the box office this weekend, bringing in barely over a million…
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Oscar Week in Review: March 26 – April 1, 2011
Oscar News In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, ballerina Sarah Lane claimed that as Natalie Portman’s body double for her Oscar-winning role in Black Swan, she performed “95%” of her dancing sequences. Director Darren Aronofsky rebutted, saying that he and his editor looked at the film and Lane is only about 25% of the shots.…
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Oscar Week in Review: January 30 – February 5, 2011
Oscar News At last weekend’s SAG Awards, The Fighter and The King’s Speech each took 2 acting awards, with the latter winning the Best Ensemble award. Oscar nominees Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo each took home an individual acting award. Tom Hooper won the Directors Guild of America award last weekend…
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Oscar Week in Review: January 23-29, 2011
Oscar News The nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday. The King’s Speech led with 12 nominations, followed by True Grit with 10. A complete list can be found here. The Producers Guild of America gave their Best Picture prize to The King’s Speech. Another Oscar presenter was announced: former…
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Oscar Week in Review: January 16-22, 2011
Oscar News The 68th Golden Globe Awards were passed out Sunday, and The Social Network took 4 awards to lead the film side of the awards. Other winners, as expected, were Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Annette Bening, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo. The biggest story of the evening, though, was host Ricky Gervais, who took…
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Oscar Week in Review: January 9-15, 2011
Oscar News Seven films will compete for nominations for Best Makeup at this years Oscars: Alice in Wonderland, Barney’s Vision, The Fighter, Jonah Hex, True Grit, The Way Back and The Wolfman. The 10 recipients for the Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards were announced by the Academy this week. The Directors Guild of America has…
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Oscar Three Weeks in Review:
December 19, 2010 – January 8, 2011Because of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays falling on a Saturday this year, there were no updates those two weeks. This week I are going to do our best to catch up on three weeks of Oscar news, but if something is missed, I apologize. Oscar News The seven films eligible for the Visual…
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Oscar Week in Review: December 12-18, 2010
Oscar News The Golden Globes, arguably the biggest of the Oscar precursors, announced their nominees on Tuesday. The King’s Speech led the pack with 7 nominations, and will face off for Best Picture – Drama with Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception and The Social Network. The Kids Are All Right led the comedy films with…
