Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Star of It Came from Outer Space?

I prefer to remember her for Magnificent Obsession, Bigger Than Life, No Down Payment, The Young Philadelphians, Hombre, and even Can't Stop the Music, and for her many guest star appearances in TV, especially a 1987 episode of Murder, She Wrote.

I don't remember that happening with the honorary awards although I do recall it happening once or twice with the scientific awards. They waste a lot of time at the Oscars with nonsense like selfies with the host, wandering tourists, and this year, drinks for the attendees. Worst of all, the opening...

If I were to amend my comments from twelve years ago, I would call this one of the most disappointing years in this category. Calling it the absolute worst was probably unfair. As I pointed out then, the rules in 1958 were different than they were in 2012 and things have only gotten more difficult f...

How about Willem Dafoe? I know he’s very active and could get nominated again, but if it’s limited to retired actors it really limits the pool. It's not limited to retired actors, but the reason most of the awards go to retired actors or those who hardly work anymore is because the thought is that ...

He was one of the giants, a true actor's actor. His best work was on TV in his Emmy-winning role in 1978's Roots, Part 2 and his Emmy-nominated role in 1979's Backstairs at the White House in which he aged from 37 to 88, almost making it to that age in real life. He had an extensive Broadway resume ...

Megalopolis screened this morning at the Universal Citywalk IMAX theatre to an audience of roughly 300 industry elites including all the studio chiefs, Al Pacino, and Roger Corman. The response was said to be quite positive, exciting, and emotional. One of the attendees was quoted as saying “It’s a...

While Harrison Ford's place in film history is unquestionable, I'm not sure he is as popular with the Academy's board of governors as he is with the general public. At the risk of sounding like Patrick's fiancé Gloria recalling an amusing event involving a friend to the delight of no one in Auntie M...

Saw him in the Phoenix Airport in the early 2000s, no doubt coming from or going to a visit with his buddy McCain. He seemed very unassuming.

I like the idea of posthumous awards, but I don't see them doing that ever. They do seem, however, to like to have at least one marquee name to give their awards to every year so I would say in that regard that Glenn Close and Harrison Ford have to lead the conversation again this year. In addition ...

I don't think he'll realize the profits quickly enough to satisfy the AG.

I would think that the AG's office would know to do a title search on all the properties it intends to seize. If there are no prior liens, they're home free. If there are, they will calculate what it will take to pay off the liens and set an opening bid that will satisfy the liens and substantially ...

The Blood Simple actor was 88.

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The entire film was not in a foreign language. The main characters spoke Korean at home, English when speaking to anyone outside the family. I don't know the percentage of English to Korean, but the Golden Globes caught hell for refusing to consider the film for Best Picture - Drama, allowing consid...

Ferrari (Michael Mann, 2023) 8/10 There is clearly a sense of doom and gloom that prevades across this film. Could be why a film by Michael Mann failed to get the attention it deserved. It is a look-in at the life of Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) - Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, the fou...

Megalopolis is in post-production so barring another attack on NYC or something equally horrific which put it on hold after 9/11, it should be ready by the end of the year, but it still doesn't have a release date. A Complete Unknown is more problematic. Mangold does have other projects on his plat...