6 March, 2013
They walk out of the embassy and into history: Argo (2012).
The 85th annual Academy Awards, for the film year 2012. The nominations were announced on 10 January 2013 and the awards were held on 24 February 2013.
Best Picture: Argo
Most Surprising Omission: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Eligible Film Not Nominated: Anna Karenina
Rank (out of 85) Among Best Picture Years: #16
3 March, 2013
That great shot where we first see Lincoln’s face.
My Top 20:
10 January, 2013
Clearly the Joaquin Phoenix add campaign worked.
I fully expected to begin this post with the fact that no category had ever been entirely populated with former winners. I expected that category to be Best Director. Instead, with three nominees I wasn’t expecting, things have changed. Instead, that category is Best Supporting Actor.
But the biggest news might be that Harvey Weinstein has done it again, and how. By getting David O. Russell into the Best Director race, he has managed to do some things that haven’t been done in a long time. And for the first time, The Weinstein Company has two films nominated for Best Picture. And since Silver Linings Playbook is in for Director, we may have a return of the Miramax-Dreamworks wars for BP we had in the late 90′s.
But that will be part of the list below. I also have to add in Michael Haneke and Benh Zeitlin to my Oscar nominated directors list. That will be tricky since this is Zeitlin’s first feature film.
I went 4 for 5 on all the acting, 5 for 5 on both screenplay categories and 8 for 9 on Picture (I thought Amour would only get in if there were 10), but I went a shocking 2 for 5 on Director.
So, on to the trivia: (more…)
8 January, 2013
Steven Spielberg working with Daniel Day-Lewis on the set of Lincoln (2012)
So, here we are with the Directors Guild nominations for 2012.
Here are the nominees for this year:
And I’m doing much better than last year in that I have already seen four of the nominees (I still need to see ZDT).
Here’s the trivia for this year: (more…)
27 December, 2012
Still the best animated film of this or any other decade.
2000 - 2009
Total Films I’ve Seen: 1296
Films That Make the Top 5 in Any Category: 48
Best Film Not to Make the Top 5 in Any Category: No Country for Old Men
Film of the Decade: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Worst Film of the Decade: Captivity
Worst Best Picture Nominee of the Decade: The Blind Side
Worst Film of the Decade Made by a Top 100 Director: What Planet Are You From (more…)
28 August, 2012
The 2005 Best Picture nominees
The 78th annual Academy Awards, for the film year 2005. The nominations were announced on January 31, 2006 and the awards were held on March 5, 2006.
Best Picture: Crash
Most Surprising Omission: Walk the Line
Best Eligible Film Not Nominated: King Kong
Rank (out of 84) Among Best Picture Years: #5 (more…)
15 August, 2012
Ed Murrow (David Strathairn) and Fred Friendly (George Clooney) wait to find out what their stand will do to their careers.
My Top 20:
6 April, 2012
"My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius." Easily the best scene in Gladiator.
The 73rd annual Academy Awards, for the film year 2000. The nominations were announced on February 13, 2001 and the awards were held on March 25, 2001.
Best Picture: Gladiator
Most Surprising Omission: Almost Famous
Best Eligible Film Not Nominated: Almost Famous
Rank (out of 84) Among Best Picture Years: #47
3 April, 2012
If you think Crouching Tiger is not the best film of 2000, she will kick your ass. And she might even if you agree. And she'll be sexy doing it.
My Top 20:
27 November, 2011
After sitting through Braveheart a second time, I would gladly inflict this punishment on Mel Gibson.
The 68th annual Academy Awards, for the film year 1995. The nominations were announced on February 13, 1996 and the awards were held on March 25, 1996.
Best Picture: Braveheart
Most Surprising Omission: Leaving Las Vegas
Best Eligible Film Not Nominated: The Usual Suspects
Rank (out of 83) Among Best Picture Years: #58
