Tag: AMPAS
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.
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…
#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…
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…
Consider A Fantastic Woman For Best Foreign Language Film
One main narrative surrounding this year’s Oscar race is how it has been the year of the woman. Our Best Picture frontrunners are Lady Bird,…
A Look Back At The First Ever Oscars Ceremony
The 90th Oscars ceremony is quickly approaching us. Now such a major part of the film industry that it is almost hard to believe that 90…
Academy Awards Nominations: Greta Gerwig Joins The Oscars History Makers
The Shape of Water joins films like From Here to Eternity, Gone with the Wind, with an Academy Awards Nominations tally of 13. Steven Spielberg…
Watch The 2018 Oscar Nominations Live
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caCdf94Blfw?rel=0&w=560&h=315] The Oscars are coming. It’s hard to believe the months and months of squabbles, list-changing, discussions, movie-watching, podcast-listening, Tweeting, blogging, and all the…
Oscars Time: Potential Academy Awards Nominations Sneakers and Snubs
Over on Twitter, a dear film friend Emi (@shruburbia) said “film twitter and the award circles have all ignored Roman J. Israel like it never…
Oscars: When Reality Diddles the Dream Factory
The most appropriate metaphor for the Oscar race is probably the image of a cattle drive, with PR staff working overtime to herd as many voters as possible into one’s own corral. What is the most effective strategy for this? Concentrating on the perception that one’s vote does not necessarily reflect what is best in film, but what best represents the collective self-image of AMPAS voters from selections of a particular season.
For Your Consideration: Benny Safdie, Best Supporting Actor, Good Time
Connie Nikas: You’re incredible, do you understand? Nick Nikas: Yeah. Good Time has a run time of 101 minutes, it’s a non-stop thrill ride which…
