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Food films add flavor to Oscars

This year’s Academy Awards have a little extra flavor as two films in which food played a leading role are nominated. Meryl Streep garnered a record 16th Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Julia Child in "Julie & Julia, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

A Prophet' tries to crash Oscar's Foreign Language Film race

It's been an incredibly dramatic year for the three men behind France's acclaimed drama "A Prophet" (or "Un Prophete" as the filmmakers would prefer). The film was generally regarded as the best picture [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Oscars 2010: The race for Best Animated Film

As always, the Oscar favourite in this category is the fantastically reviewed and phenomenally successful latest release from Pixar. This time it's Pete Docter's Up, a touching tale of an old man with a flying house, but wh [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Oscar-Nominated Short Films

As an Oscar mudslide for Avatar is imminent, the less publicized races are all the more interesting and far more fun to handicap. There’s a furious energy in short-film filmmaking, since distribution possibilities are everywhe [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Aussie filmmakers at Oscar's luncheon

It is the world's most exclusive lunch - 121 Oscar nominees including Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, James Cameron and a couple of Aussie blokes sitting in a Beverly Hills ballroom nibbling on potatoes filled with cavi [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

'Avatar,' '2012' among films seeking effects Oscar

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 15 films vying for best visual effects consideration at the Oscars. Blockbusters such as "Avatar," "2012" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen&qu [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Oscar buzz surrounds young Irish film starlet

'LOVELY Bones' actress Susan Sarandon has taken Irish starlet Saoirse Ronan under her wing. The pair are pictured here at the movie's premiere in Sydney, Australia. The Hollywood star, who plays the Carlow girl's chain-smoking grandmother [...]

Posted On : Dec, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Second film in running for Oscar

A second award-winning Irish film has been shortlisted for an Oscar nomination. The Door by Dubliner Juanita Wilson is one of 10 short features battling it out for the coveted Best Short Film Live Action category Academy Award. Last week Gr [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski under house arres...

"Roman Polanski will be transferred on Friday to his chalet in Gstaad", in western Switzerland, spokesman Folco Galli said on Wednesday, adding he would be released from jail near Zurich the same day. Polanski is expected to arriv [...]

Posted On : Dec, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Oscars Considering 20 Animated Films

A record 20 titles will be considered for Best Animated Feature Film in next year’s Academy Awards, a stark reflection of this year’s colorful craze. Since more than 16 films qualify this year, the panel of judges will also be c [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Up Will Beat 19 Other Films for Animation Oscar

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a list of the twenty films vying for the “Best Animated Feature” Oscar in March 2010. The category allows for five nominees, but has only included three potential wi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

20 animated films up for Oscars

Up, Fantastic Mr Fox and Monsters vs Aliens are some of the movies up for a possible Oscar in the Animated Feature Film category, it has been revealed. In all, a record 20 movies have been submitted to the board of The Academy of Motion Pic [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Film academy makes a safe pick for its Oscar show

If you've been watching the National League Championship Series, seeing the Dodgers take it on the chin from the Phillies, you probably know what it means when a batter takes an emergency swing. It's what you do when you've got two strikes, [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Spike Jonze Film on Shortlist of Oscar's Documentary Shorts

The Oscar fate of Spike Jonze's version of the Maurice Sendak classic "Where the Wild Things Are" is still up in the air, but even if it's a flop the director could end up on the Kodak stage next March. "Tell Them Anything Y [...]