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.
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.
Hugo and The Artist tied with five wins each Sunday at the 84th annual Academy Awards. As expected, The Artist took home the Oscar for best picture.
As if the glitz and glamor hasn’t been enough to tip you off, tonight sees the 2012 Academy Awards taking place, giving the movie industry its annual chance to celebrate just how wonderful it is, as well as providing Billy Crystal another chance at reminding said movie industry that he exists. But what about the nominees? Who’ll take Best Director? What movie is the Best Movie of the year? And what about the Best Actor and Actress? Ahead of tonight’s big event, here’s your chance to pick your favorites… Just think of it as SpinOff’s very own ceremony… just with less red carpet and likelihood of awkward cut-aways of the losers pretending to be happy for whoever actually gets the nod.
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.
With Eddie Murphy stepping down as the host of next year’s Oscars after producer Brett Ratner resigned, old hand Billy Crystal has been tapped to act as Master of Ceremonies at the biggest Hollywood bash of the year. But… why? Do the Oscars really need a host in the traditional sense?
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