Category: Week in Review

Oscar News The visual effects shortlist was shortened this week to 10 eligible films for an Oscar nomination later this month. The Writers Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America released their nominees this week for the best achievements of the year. The Art Directors Guild also released their nominations this week. The…

Note: Due to the holiday weekend last week, there was no column. This will cover the last two weeks in Oscar happenings. Sorry for the delay. Oscar News The 97 eligible scores list was released by the Academy, as was the list of 39 eligible songs. The Academy released the official poster for the 84th Awards,…

Oscar News The Artist led the Golden Globe nominations this week with 6 nominations. The nominations for Best Film-Drama are The Descendants, The Help, Hugo, The Ides of March, Moneyball and War Horse. The Help led the Screen Actors Guild nominations this week with 4 citations. It will compete against The Artist, Bridesmaids, The Descendants and Midnight in Paris for…

Oscar News The Academy released the short list this week for Best Visual Effects, leaving 15 eligible films. Kung Fu Panda 2 led the Annie Award nominees for animated films, with 12 nominations. Puss in Boots and Rango each got 9 nods. The Washington D.C. Film Critics named The Artist their Best film of the year, while spreading…

Oscar News The Academy released another shortlist this week, listing the 10 eligible Animated Shorts. Among the short films are new films from Warner Brothers (starring Tweety Bird), Pixar and Aardman Studios. The New York Film Critics were the first awards group to announce their winners this year, and they gave their Best Picture and…

Oscar News Awards season will kick off this week with the New York Film Critics announcing their awards on Tuesday. They pushed them back a day, from Monday, in order to screen The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo for consideration. Review Round-Up The Artist, the French silent film that was a smash at the Cannes and Toronto Film…

Oscar News The Governors Awards were awarded last weekend to James Earl Jones, Oprah Winfrey and Dick Smith. Highlights can be found here. The Academy this week released the preliminary, 15-film list of possible documentary feature nominees. As always, the list has just as many prominent omissions as it does possible nominees. Ricky Gervais will yet…

Oscar News After coming under fire for making a gay slur in an interview, Oscar producer Brett Ratner resigned this week from the show. Oscar host Eddie Murphy soon followed him out the door. Brian Grazer will replace Ratner as co-producer of the ceremony, and has brought in veteran Oscar host Billy Crystal to host…

Oscar News Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer announced this week that he is not submitting any of his scores this year for contention in the Oscars. Among his work this year were possible nominees are Sherlock Holmes 2 and Rango. On nominations morning, the Best Picture nominees will not be read in alphabetical order, nor will their…

Oscar News The Gotham Awards announced their nominees this week, becoming the first announcement of awards season. The Descendants led the pack with three nominations. The New York Film Critics Circle announced that they are moving their awards up two weeks this year, making them the first major critics awards of the season. They will announce…

Oscar News The Academy released the short lists for Foreign Language Film and Documentary Short Film this week. There are 63 eligible foreign films, and 8 short films. On the 63-film list are the new films from Zhang Yimou, Ari Kaurismaki and Wim Wenders, along with Toronto Film Festival Audience Award Winner Where Do We Go…

Oscar News The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced this week that they are constructing an Academy Museum. The museum will focus on cinema as an art form and its impact on culture. David Poland tried to get to the bottom of the new Best Picture voting system this week. Review Round-Up Oscar…

Oscar News The honorees at this year’s Hollywood Film Festival, all of whom are possible Oscar contenders, will be Christopher Plummer (Beginners), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50), Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life and Take Shelter) and Felicity Jones (Like Crazy). The Help, which also features Chastain, will receive a special award for its ensemble. Monday is the…

Oscar News The Academy redefined their regulations this week on campaigning, specifically the types of parties and screenings that can be held for Oscar nominated films between nomination day and when ballots are due. The major effect is on the numbers of panel screenings a nominee can conduct, and restrictions on parties without film screenings.…

Oscar News Eddie Murphy was announced as the host for the 84th Academy Awards next year. The Oscar nominated actor and comedian will lead the Brett Ratner produced show on February 26, 2012. The lineup was announced for the 55th London Film Festival, running the middle of October. Among the films in the running are…