Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

I think that The Artist will win Best Picture and other Oscars, but why should they go to France for Best Actor, when they have a local golden boy who's also a big star and who's also a good actor with not one but two much-praised performances in this year? This is the perfect chance to honor someo...

Chuckling at the Bryce Dallas Howard mention. She's my personal front-runner for a Razzie award. I don't think I've ever read a BAFTA longlist on their official website before, and the footnote which reads "Denotes chapter selelction from Round One" intrigues me. I assume it means the nom...

I've got to see Bridesmaids already. I feel like I'm missing out on some significant conversations. And I'll force myself to love it, too. Just to spite the rest of you. :P Yes it's an 'eat ''shit'' and die' scenario, Sonic !! Lol I'm amazed at the awards mileage the film is getting. But then what ...

I always thought Richardson's loss was due to his casting over the beloved Basil Rathbone who played the part in the original 1947-48 Broadway production to great acclaim with Wendy Hiller, Peter Cookson and Patricia Collinge. He was the only cast member nominated for a Tony for his performance. He...

Both times I've seen Twelve O'Clock High I kept straining to figure out what it is about Dean Jagger's performance that got him an Oscar (or even a nomination, for that matter). I still have no idea. He doesn't do much of anything. Never particularly liked Jagger. He was charismatically challenged, ...

So crddic, which candidate are you supporting?

Pina (Wim Wenders) Germany's entry for the Best Foreign Film Oscar is absolutely mesmerizing, gorgeous and quietly heartbreaking. The film consists of performances of Pina Bausch's choreography and performance art pieces, as well as brief comments/memories from members of her company and a few seque...

The sad thing is that it's not unbelievable.

Thanks FilmFan.

By the way, did you know that one reason Thomas Appleton loved Paris was because it's where he lost his virginity?

But there is always hope. A young person I viciously attacked for, I guess, being young a decade ago, turned out to be one of the most admirable people to grace this forum (though way too sporadically, unfortunately). Yes, Uri, I know whom you are referring to. But there is a big difference - that ...

bizarre wrote:LMFAO, Victor/Victoria?

Otherwise, cool project.

bizarre, I never thought your drag name would be Phyllis Steen, but now I'll have to re-think.

Go have some fun with Mike Leigh.

How in the world could they not have nominated The Tree of Life -- probably the best, most accurate '50s recreation I've ever seen (and subtle, too). Guess they must all be jealous of Jack Fisk.

A group of cinephile friends -- most of whom go back to college, and almost all of whom are published writers -- decided to come up with a group consensus composite list of the 10 Best Films (or 10 Favorite Films or 10 Top Films) such as is done in SIght & Sound magazine every ten years. It's a ...

The last time I saw Treasure of Sierra Madre in September 2003, I wrote in my notes: It's okay. The script is schematic and the irony is laid on awfully heavy. Visually, it's a bit more lively than most of the director's films, with some nicely staged use of fore- and backgrpund, but still it made m...

From the Hollywood Reporter: ACADEMY CONSIDERS MOVING OSCARS FROM KODAK (Exclusive) AMPAS has exercised an option to potentially move the Academy Awards to another venue after the 2013 show. by Alex Ben Block The group that puts on the Academy Awards is mulling a plan to move the most famous event i...