Usually, the Oscar nominations for Best Original Song are pretty predictable: There’s almost always a Disney torch song, a pop star trying to break the mold, and a tune by Diane Warren, who has been nominated 12 times now with no wins so far. But this year, among songs by …
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If you were paying attention to this year’s Oscars‘ and its renamed Best International Film section — a category that could’ve easily been redubbed “Parasite, and Four Other Films Which Aren’t Parasite” — you might have spotted an outlier in the lineup. There was Bong Joon Ho’s juggernaut of a …
Read More »Oscars 2020 Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
It’s Oscar night on Sunday — a.k.a. Hollywood’s annual orgy of self congratulation. For 2020, there are nine nominees up for Best Picture with Little Women trying not to wipe out in an avalanche of movies about white dudes in crisis (see: Joker, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Ford v Ferrari, …
Read More »Oscars 2019: Enter the Shallowverse
The unquestioned highlight of the 2019 Oscars: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, stealing the show with“Shallow.” It was bittersweet as the final “Shallow” of award season, especially for those of us who were rooting for Gaga to take Best Actress. But every detail was intense. The way she glided to …
Read More »Casey Affleck Drops Out of Oscars, Will Not Present Best Actress Award
Casey Affleck has bowed out of his presenter duties at this year’s Oscars amid a tense moment in Hollywood. The actor has already notified the Academy that he will not be attending the event, a rep confirmed to Reuters. This is due in large part to ongoing controversy surrounding his …
Read More »Oscars 2018: 10 Biggest Snubs and WTF Surprises
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations for the 2018 Oscars this morning, sticking relatively to the script written out by awards season pundits, critics’ groups and Golden Globes voters. The Best Picture race may appear more wide open than usual, but a lot of expected …
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