A list in progress… Best picture Midnight in Paris, The Tree of Life, The Help and Moneyball are on video. The Descendants, The Artist, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and War Horse are currently in area theaters. Directing Midnight in Paris and The Tree of Life on video. Hugo, The Descendants and The Artist in [...]
Data on Oscar Nominees
From the motion picture academy … 84TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS® OSCAR® NOMINATIONS FACT SHEET Best Motion Picture of the Year: The Artist (The Weinstein Company) [Produced by Thomas Langmann.] – This is the first nomination for Thomas Langmann. The Descendants (Fox Searchlight) [Produced by Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor.] – This is the [...]
Oscar Trivia
From the motion picture academy: This year's balloting rules allowed for the possibility of between five and ten Best Picture nominees, and for the first time in Academy history, nine films have been nominated in that category. With his two nominations for Original Score this year, John Williams now has a total of 47 nominations. [...]
Oscar Notes, Part 1
The complete nomination list is here. Early thoughts: Tough year for Ryan Gosling, with three great performances and no nominations. Several major nominees are on video already, including Moneyball, Tree of Life, Midnight in Paris, The Help, Bridesmaids, A Better Life, Warrior, Beginners and animation nominees Rango and Kung Fu Panda 2. So you can [...]
How Academy Award nominees did at selling tickets
By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer Oscar Money. The Box Office Mojo website tallied how Academy Award nominees did at selling tickets, and the range is considerable. As of Monday, the most lucrative best-picture nominee is Toy Story 3 ($415 million); the least, Winter’s Bone ($6 million). But Winter’s Bone best-actress nominee Jennifer…
More Finding Oscar Nominees
Supporting actor: “The Fighter” (Christian Bale) and “The King’s Speech” (Geoffrey Rush) are in theaters. “Winter’s Bone” (John Hawkes), “The Town” (Jeremy Renner), “The Kids Are All Right” (Mark Ruffalo) are on video. Supporting actress: “The Fighter” (Amy Adams and Melissa Leo), “King’s Speech” (Helena Bonham Carter), “True Grit” (Hailee Steinfeld) are in theaters. “Animal…
Where Can You Find Nominees? (Updated)
Of the 10 best picture nominees, “Inception,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “The Social Network’ (which also returns to theaters on Friday), “Toy Story 3″ and “Winter’s Bone” are on DVD/Blu-ray. “Black Swan,” “The Fighter,” “The King’s Speech” and “True Grit” are in theaters. “127 Hours” (six nominations total) is expected back in theaters Friday;…
