Everything you wanted to know about tonight’s Oscar’s telecast which you will forget by tomorrow’s cup of of coffee. The new issue of The Hollywood Reporter celebrates all things Academy Awards, from a star-studded 16 page portfolio to the untold story of the infamous Snow White disaster. Plus: a director’s brutally honest voting ballot, how Read MoreRead More
An animated mash-up of Oscar nominated films with the wrong director: Seth MacFarlane directs Life of Pi, Wes Anderson directs Zero Dark Thirty, Christopher Nolan directs LincolnRead More
Forget what movie you actually liked. And forget the experts. The hot new way to predict winners is by using quantifiable data and rigorous statistical analyses. As one quantitative Oscar-predictor wrote in the Huffington Post, “This method is entirely mathematical: no personal hunches are taken into account.” A little impersonal, but hey. This is life in the Read MoreRead More
Flavorwire dug up some of the early roles of this years Oscar’s Nominees.Read More
Kevin B. Lee explains why Silver Linings Playbook, a modern-day screwball comedy, it the best of the Oscar nominees because it’s a revealing reflection of the world we live in.Read More
Seth MacFarlane breaks the big news that he’s this year’s Oscar host to his dad.Read More
The 1927 World War I epic “Wings” was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. But it was almost lost to history, like most other silent movies, until a dramatic restoration brought it back.Read More
Alan Menken’s music for Disney movies has won him eight Academy Awards, more than any one alive. Martha Teichner of CBS News discusses the composer’s work for movies and theater, including an excerpt of the upcoming Broadway musical “Leap of Faith.”Read More
Here is your front row ticket to The Oscars as you’ve never seen them before. Watch a young Steven Spielberg lose out in his first of many nominations to be Best Director. Read More
Who comprises the 5765 voters in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has long been shrouded in mystery, their identities kept a closely guarded secret. A study by the Los Angeles Times, found that 94% were white, 77% men and their average age was 62, with only 14 per cent under 50. Black and Hispanic voters accounted for only two per cent each.Read More
After 2 years of 10 Best Picture Nominees the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is now adding some wiggle room. Under the new rules there will be between 5 to 10 Best Picture Nominees.Read More
Lets face it, the last ten years of Best Pictures have been to put it mildly unremarkable. But, is this anything new? Not hardy. Here is a list of the Top 7 Worst Best Pictures in Oscar History and what should have won instead.Read More
