oscars 2013
On Feb. 5, Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced that Meryl Streep, Jean DuJardin, Octavia Spencer, and Christopher Plummer will present at the Oscars on Feb. 24.
On Monday, the who's who of Hollywood film stepped onto the red carpet for the pre-Oscars luncheon at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles. Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, and Bradley Cooper were among the 160 nominees in attendance.
Barbra Streisand will perform at the Academy Awards on Feb. 24 for the first time in decades.
Argo received the Producers Guild of America Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble this past weekend propelling it to the front running position to win the Oscar.
The cinematography category has changed over the past three years as big Hollywood films have dominated the award. The accolade recognizes the exceptional camera work in a film. The Academy used to recognize art films like “Slumdog Millionaire,” “There will Be Blood” and “Pan’s Labyrinth.” However, recently it has swayed towards bigger films “Avatar,” “Hugo,” and “Inception.” Additionally, the past five winners in the category were nominated for Best Picture. As a result out of the nominees it seems that only three films have a chance of winning the category.
After Ben Affleck won his second major Best Director award this past Sunday at the Golden Globes, the press started questioning how it was possible that the Academy Awards ignored the thespian? Many of them suggested a write-in vote for the actor-turned-director.
The Academy Awards have always favored extravagance and opulence when it comes to the Best Costume Design category.
The Hollywood Foreign Press will hand the Golden Globe Awards out Jan. 13. The awards show is the biggest Party in Hollywood as it honors both Film and TV and brings Hollywood's entire biggest star together.
For the first time in years, the Oscars have created a great deal of controversy over their surprises and snubs. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is usually known for being predictable and choosing in accordance with what other critic's outlets have picked during the course of awards season. However, some major omissions have gotten numerous critics talking.
The Golden Globes did not go against the grain in picking their top five dramas. Each one of their nominees is a major Oscar contender and each one could potentially shift the momentum of the race with a victory on Sunday.
The Critics' Choice awards will be held on Jan. 10th on CW. The show is the first big ceremony of awards season.
On Jan. 10th the Critic's Choice Awards will hand out their prestigious awards. The ceremony marks the first big awards show of the season.
The Academy Award nominations were announced on Thursday Jan. 10.
Like most years, the Best Picture race has been narrowed down to a few films. The only main issue that remains to be seen is how many the Academy ultimately chooses to nominate as they can pick anywhere from five to 10 films.
Argo" and "Zero Dark Thirty" were honored on January 7th as the best films of the year by two separate critics organizations.
