2010 Documentary Feature Oscar shortlist announced
Where many of the narrative features have failed this year, documentaries have succeeded. Anyone who has seen Davis Guggenheim’s Waiting for Superman can attest to that. The last 10 or 15 minutes of the film are packed with more drama than any of the live action film I’ve seen this year. In fact, it’s on par with those final moments in Toy Story 3. Now 15 films have been selected as potential nominees for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar. From the AMPAS: The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer” Alex Gibney, director (ES Productions LLC) “Enemies of the People” Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath, directors (Old Street Films) “Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy, director (Paranoid Pictures) “Gasland” Josh Fox, director (Gasland...
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The 2010 Animated Feature Oscar race isn’t much of a race. Toy Story 3 should take this Oscar in a walk. But there are still 14 other animated features competing for a nomination. From the AMPAS: Fifteen features have been accepted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards®. The 15 features are: “Alpha and Omega” “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” “Despicable Me” “The Dreams of Jinsha” “How to Train Your Dragon” “Idiots and Angels” “The Illusionist” “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” “Megamind” “My Dog Tulip” “Shrek Forever After” “Summer Wars” “Tangled” “Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue” “Toy Story 3” “The Dreams of Jinsha,” “The Illusionist,” “Summer Wars” and “Tangled” have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical...
Read MoreSofia Coppola’s SOMEWHERE takes top honors at Venice
Sofia Coppola’s fourth film, Somewhere, took home the Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The film about a Hollywood star whose 11-year-old daughter shows up on his doorstep and forces him to reconsider his life of excess was a surprise winner at the lackluster fest. Complete list of winners (via IndieWire): GOLDEN LION for Best Film: Coppola’s Somewhere SILVER LION for Best Director to: Alex de la Iglesia, Balada triste de trompeta SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to: Jerzy Skolimowski’s Essential Killing COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor: Vincent Gallo, Essential Killing COPPA VOLPI for Best Actress: Ariane Labed for Attenberg OSELLA for Best Screenplay to: Alex de la Iglesia, Balada triste de trompeta MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD for Best Young Actor or Actress: Mila Kunis, Black Swan OSELLA for Best Cinematography to: Mikhail Krichman, Silent Souls SPECIAL LION FOR AN OVERALL WORK to: Monte...
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Read More2010 Oscar winners – THE HURT LOCKER takes 6 including Best Picture
Best Picture The Hurt Locker Best Director Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Best Actress Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Best Actor Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart Best Supporting Actress Mo’Nique, Precious Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Best Screenplay, Original The Hurt Locker Best Screenplay, Adapted Precious!!!!!!!!!! Best Animated Feature Up Best Art Direction Avatar Best Cinematography Avatar Best Costume Design The Young Victoria Best Documentary Feature The Cove Best Documentary Short Music by Prudence Best Film Editing The Hurt Locker Best Foreign Language Film The Secret in Their Eyes Best Makeup Star Trek Best Music, Original Score Up Best Music, Original Song “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)”, Crazy Heart Best Short, Animated Logorama Best Short, Live Action The New Tenants Best Sound Editing The Hurt Locker! Best Sound Mixing The Hurt Locker Best Visual Effects...
Read More12 Hours of Oscar: The Alec and Steve Show
12 Hours of Oscar: 2010 Academy Awards trivia every hour until the show starts. I don’t think I’m the only one who was excited when it was announced that Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin were going to be the co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards. But when was the last time the Oscars had more than one host? You have to go back 23 years to 1987, when Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Paul Hogan co-hosted the 59th Academy Awards. Coincidentally, Platoon, a war picture, took home the trophy for Best Picture that night. Good news for The Hurt Locker? Full list of Oscar Predictions...
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