Blogs Posts in Nominees category; 148 blog posts

Daniels gets chummy with fellow Oscar nominees

The Oscar race may be heating up, but Lee Daniels says the nominees in his category aren't feeling the competitive edge.Daniels, who is up for best director for helming Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, says he [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

HBO Snags Oscar Nominee Director

With an Oscar nomination for The Hurt Locker and being the first woman to win a Directors Guild of America Award, Kathry Bigelow is a big name at the moment and HBO has snapped her up for their new drama pilot Miraculous Year. Written, p [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Hurt Locker Oscar Odds Still Even Following Award

The Hurt Locker is a second favorite after Avatar to win "Best Picture" at this year's Oscars. Hurt Locker was set at +120 odds (or near even) while Avatar sat at -250. All odds were courtesy of Sportsbook.com. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

For Oscar Hopefuls, a Season Stretched

Traces of awards fatigue, faint but undeniable, crept into the annual luncheon for Oscar nominees on Monday in a Hollywood prize season that has been stretched by two weeks to avoid having Academy Awards night collide with the Vancouver [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Grapevine: Barbara Walters to end run of Oscar specials

Barbara Walters to end run of Oscar specials Oh my -- what will an Oscar party be without Babs?! Well, we will find out soon, reports the Los Angeles Times. Barbara Walters announced Monday on "The View" that this year' [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Oscar nominees luncheon

Will the fifth time be the charm for Jeff Bridges? It's looking good for the Crazy Heart star, who's picked up the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild equivalents already. However, all his Oscar experience didn't exactly pre [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Nominees told to prep two speeches for Oscar night

Academy Award organizers have come up with a novel idea for avoiding those boring Oscar acceptance speeches filled with "thank yous." Their solution: have the winners give two speeches. Contenders for the world's top film h [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

‘Up’ a favorite in quality Oscar race for animation

The animation category at this year’s Oscars ceremony presents a crowded field of singing frogs, sly foxes and spunky kids, but despite some tough competition, the high-flying adventure movie “Up” is expected to float a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

An Oscar for Meryl Streep? Not till she does an exploding he...

My friend calls them exploding helicopter movies. You know: films with shouting, fighting and nudity; films with vikings; films where grouchy extras say, "Shit jus' got real"; films where zombie heads fly off in slow-m [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Actor in Israel's Oscar nominated movie detained

Police say an actor in "Ajami," the Israeli movie just nominated for an Oscar, was detained briefly for attacking police in the neighborhood where the story was filmed. Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Sunday that police arrested [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

2010 Oscar nominations have been announced

The complete list of nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards have been announced (via Oscars.com). The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the nominees from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. This will be the firs [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Sandra Bullock reacts to Oscar nom

How does Sandra Bullock prepare for the Oscars? With a liposuction, the actress jokes. Bullock was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Female Actor in a Lead Role–her very first Oscar nomination. Her role and performance in the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Sandra Bullock Earns Oscar And Razzie Nominations In Same We...

For seven long years, she was the girl in that failed movie/ TV show that you vaguely recognized. In 1994, she took the bus ride from hell with Keanu Reeves and became America's new sweetheart. Now, after a decade and a half as the A [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Have 'Avatar' And 'District 9' Shattered The Oscars' Sci-Fi ...

In the grand scheme of the Academy Awards' 82-year history, it's no secret that comedies are typically overlooked on Oscar night. But if that's the case, then this week's surprising "District 9" Best Picture nom [...]