Tag: Oscar winners
‘Parasite’, an international film, wins Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards
So there we are, one of the most significant and jubilant Best Picture winners in 92 years of the Academy Awards as South Korean gem,…
Oscars are Tough: The 2020 Academy Awards Quiz
I know, I know, this Oscars quiz is a little late you’re thinking. Well, actually, he awards season was rather early. Anyway, I thought I…
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…
And The Award For The Best Oscar Speech, Goes To…
Let’s be honest; we’ve all imagined how our Oscar speech would go, (personally I am thanking everyone I know under the sun and I am…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Oscars 2016: When Emma Stone Won Best Picture
So, what kind of year was 2017? How to even answer this question takes a lot of consideration and research. On the surface, it seemed…
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…
Oscars 2010: The Traditional Over The Bold
When looking at past winners for Best Picture, it is winners like On The Waterfront, the first two Godfather films, The Silence Of The Lambs, Schindler’s…