Tag: Oscar nominations
‘Joker’, ‘1917’, ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, ‘The Irishman’ top the 92nd Academy Awards Nominations
Welcome to the last great day of hope in the awards season. That’s right, it is that time again – our Christmas Eve – as…
For Your Consideration: Pawel Pawlikowski, Best Director for Cold War
Like Roma, Cold War is a deeply personal film for its director, Pawel Pawlikowski. Cold War tells the somewhat tragic romantic tale of musicians Zula…
For Your Consideration: Christian Bale, Best Actor for Vice
There are actors, and then there is Christian Bale. This is an actor who is a living embodiment of The Method. Bale transforms himself into…
Oscar Season: Sinking to the Occasion
Let’s face it, we’ve all seen better Oscar years. But have we seen worse ones? No, according to many despairing voices online, and the smarter…
Review: Oscar-Nominated 'Border'
Based on the short story of the same name, Border (dir. Ali Abbasi) tells the story of Tina, a customs agent at the Swedish border…
And Here Are All Male Nominees (Again)
Oh dear, have we not learned anything now from last year? Yesterday, the nominees were finally announced for the 91st Academy awards, and like many…
LISTEN – The Filmotomy Seminar: Oscar Nominations Reactions
Before we relive those Oscar nominations, have some of this: Sumamente feliz, cuando desperté hoy tan temprano, (claro, a la hora de aquí) no esperaba…
Oscars: Nominations for 91st Academy Awards Announced
Months of blood, sweat, and tears of predicting this magnificent game we call the awards race. And now we all can collapse on our sofas…
Final Oscar Predictions from Filmotomy Team Members
Let’s cut straight to the chase. We at Filmotomy assembled a humble group of film lovers, to each predict the selections for the upcoming Academy…
For Your Consideration: Sorry to Bother You, Best Original Screenplay
I had the honour of meeting Boots Riley this year at the London Film Festival. In fact, he shook my hand. And for a surreal…
Scorsese and the Oscars: So Many People Have Been Wishing This For Me (2004 – 2016)
Following the complete shutout for The Gangs of New York two years prior there may have been a touch of Academy guilt attached to the potential…
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.
