Last night’s Academy Awards ceremony was a story of upset and redemption, as Life of Pi‘s Ang Lee beat out early favorite Steven Spielberg for best director, and Ben Affleck, long the butt of jokes for his work in front of the camera, accepted the trophy for best picture of Argo.
Ahead of tonight’s Oscar ceremony, Spinoff’s Anna Pinkert imagines what the nominees for best picture might have looked like over the past five years if the Academy actually embraced science fiction and fantasy.
While many Oscar viewers will focus Sunday night on the best-picture race between Argo and Lincoln, Spinoff’s Anna Pinkert will be keeping an eye on the best animated short category.
Five of the stars of Marvel’s The Avengers — Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo — will reunite Feb. 24 to present an Oscar during the Academy Awards ceremony.
The Industrial Light & Magic team has revealed a featurette showing some of the visual-effects work that earned Marvel’s The Avengers its Academy Award nomination.
And so, the Oscar nominations have been released, unleashing waves of frustration across the Internet that [Your Selection Here] was unfairly snubbed, or that the Academy seems to believe that [Your Other Selection Here] is worth the time of day, never mind an award. But looking at the nominations as they stand, who and what actually manages to make the cliche “Just being nominated is an award in itself” come true …?
With nominations in 12 categories, including best picture and best director, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln leads the list of contenders for the 85th Academy Awards. The winners will be announced Feb. 24.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane host the 85th Academy Awards, set for Feb. 24, 2013.
Martin Scorsese’s adaptation Hugo led the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards, earning nods in 11 categories, including Best Picture and Best Directing.
Captain America: The First Avenger, X-Men: First Class, Thor and 12 more are up the Academy Award for Achievement in Visual Effects.
Steve Martin has some friendly words of advice to share with his friend and fellow Academy Awards host Eddie Murphy.
The Oscar nominee has been selected to host the 84th Academy Awards, which will air Feb. 26 on ABC.
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