Category: Oscars
A Lesson in Sound: Why the Oscars for Sound Mixing and Sound Editing are so Different
** Updated for the 2020 awards season. ** The Academy Awards categories in conversation quite a bit are, of course, Best Sound Editing, and Best…
Filmotomy Podcast 93: Are We Over the Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody Oscars?
As the awards season builds momentum, podcast 93 delves into the hangover of last year’s Oscars. In particular the wins for Green Book and Bohemian…
Best Supporting Actress 2019: Dern v. Robbie?
Now that awards season has kicked into high gear, it’s time for some pre-precursor Oscar predictions. For this post, we’ll be discussing the Best Supporting…
92nd Academy Awards: Submissions for Best International Feature Film
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has published the chosen films from their respective country to be shortlisted for Best International Feature…
Filmotomy Podcast 91: Isn’t it a Little Early for an Oscars Podcast?
What a show this is! The first Oscars / awards season podcast at Filmotomy of this new season. Nice and early. Robin Write is the…
Festival Cinephilia Profile: Daniel Joyaux
ESSENTIALS Daniel Joyaux — Freelance Contributor, Vanity Fair, The Verge, MovieMaker, Filmotomy (mostly Oscar analysis, some interviews and profiles, occasional reviews) Email — Twitter —…
International Feature Film, 5 Makeup Nominees, Netflix Allowed to Compete: the Academy Awards Are A-Changing (Ever So Slightly)
You may or may not have heard earlier today that there have been a few tweaks in the rules and eligibility from the Academy of…
Premature 2019 Oscar Predictions: Best Actor
We’ve talked about the female acting categories because it’s ladies first. Now, it’s time for the males. First up is Best Actor. One thing about…
Premature 2019 Oscar Predictions: Best Supporting Actress
We may have put the 91st Academy Awards behind us. However, it’s never too early to look ahead into what lies ahead next season. For…
Olivia Colman, Spike Lee, Alfonso Cuarón, Among the 91st Academy Awards Winners
Hello ladies and gentleman. I was your host this evening. Your first man, your hooded guide, your blacker-than-you driver. Here to clean up the dog…
13 Great Oscars Wins in the Below-the-Line Categories
With Oscar night 2019 almost upon us, let’s take a quick break from the buzz of this year’s race. By that, we can take a…
The Filmotomy Seminar: How The Favourite Can Win Best Picture at the Oscars
An impromptu episode of The Filmotomy Seminar – and perhaps some much needed therapy for me – as I finally pose the tantalizing question about…
Glenn Close: Our Oscar Darling
“One of the most nominated actors never to win, or one of the greatest.” The 1980s was an era of Oscar darlings in the Academy’s…
Oscars Video: A Very Brief History of the Best Live Action Short Winners
The Best Live Action Short category has so much importance in Oscars history – Watch this video as only the tip of the iceberg.
