Oscar News

• The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony recieved 10 Primetime Emmy nominations this week.
• Among the Primetime Emmy nominees this year were Oscar winners Kathy Bates, Matt Damon, William Hurt, Cloris Leachman, Melissa Leo, Gwenyth Paltrow, Martin Scorsese, Maggie Smith, Kate Winslet, and Oscar Nominees Alec Baldwin, Laurence Fishburne, Paul Giamatti, Taraji P. Henson, Greg Kinnear, Diane Lane, Laura Linney, Elizabeth McGovern, Tom Wilkinson, Mare Winningham and James Woods.

Review Round-Up

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 opened to strong reviews from critics, garnering an 87 on Metacritic. The reviews praised the visuals, which should be enough to push it into consideration in most of the technical categories next year.
• Disney’s newest hand-drawn film, Winnie the Pooh, also has critics cheering. It has a 74 on Metacritic, and critics agree that the film is warm, charming and traditional.

Oscar Box Office

• The latest Harry Potter film is already breaking records, selling over $32 million in advance ticket sales and then taking in $43.5 million at midnight screenings Thursday night.

Oscar Farewell

The Oscar community didn’t lose any of its family this week.