Tag: Academy Awards
Scorsese and the Oscars: Actors' Wins, For and Against (1973 – 1991)
Heading into the 1973 Oscars, up-and-coming actor Robert De Niro was hotly fancied for a Best Supporting Actor nomination. And he had two very good…
Filmotomy Oscars Quiz Results
I do believe the gold dust has just about settled on this year’s riveting awards season. That might be my cue then to announce the…
Why The Shape of Water is the Oscars Best Picture of 2017
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is a beautiful tale of love conquering all. The plot is relatively simple; a fairytale for troubled times set…
The 90th Academy Awards Showed Signs Of Moving Forward And Backwards
How do I explain how the 90th Academy Awards went? Well, for the most part, every award went according to plan which made the ceremony…
90th Academy Awards Winners – A Predictable End to a Turbulent Season
The 90th Academy Awards are all done and dusted. Oh how far we have all come. Here are the winners in case you were on…
Filmotomy Team Oscar Predictions
Yes, it is almost time to watch film actors, directors, producers, and writers award the newest minted Oscar winners to their colleagues and friends. Sunday…
Oscar Rant – Building a Better Mousetrap
Oscar is a snapshot in time, a prom queen, the MVP of a game. It’s borderline idol worship by those in pursuit of “winning”, a validation that our tastes are in sync for some, a betting competition for many, and a glammed-up sideshow of camp for the rest of us.
An Epic Oscars Argument For The English Patient
The battle of the Oscars an astonishing 21 years ago might tell us just how much the awards race has changed. I mean, heading into…
First Slate of Presenters for the 90th Oscars Announced
Producers of this year’s Academy Awards announced the first batch of presenters for the 90th Oscars ceremony. The presenters include last year’s winners for acting…
Original Screenplay Feud: Get Out v. Three Billboards
While those of us Oscar predictors are scrambling our brains trying to figure out what will win Best Picture, another category that we still can’t…
#Academyaresnobs – Why has The Florida Project Been Snubbed?
And why does the Academy have such an issue with films featuring the lower working class like The Florida Project? Seeing the character of Moonee…
Why Didn't Oscar Call Armie Hammer By HIS Name?
While Armie Hammer’s breakthrough with The Social Network as the Winklevoss twins is a demonstration of his acting prowess thanks to his ability to nail…
The Filmotomy Oscars Quiz 2018
It’s that time of year again. That no man’s land between the Academy Awards nominations and the announcement of the winners. So I thought why…
Survival of the Finest: Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk
Shortly before I embarked on my first screening of Christopher Nolanʼs latest motion picture Dunkirk back in July of 2017, I filled my face with a…
