Birdman and Grand Budapest Hotel lead Oscar nominations 15 January 201515 January 2015Jason Korsner The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced this year’s Oscar nominations at a pre-dawn ceremony, here in Los Angeles. Birdman [...]
Neil Patrick Harris to host 2015 Oscars 16 October 2014Jason Korsner In recent years, he’s hosted the Emmys and the Tonys and now, Neil Patrick Harris – currently starring in the box office chart [...]
Christian film loses Oscar nomination 30 January 2014Jason Korsner The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has withdrawn the Oscar nomination from one of the contenders for Best Original Song at [...]
BAFTA picks British film for Foreign Language Oscar race 20 September 201320 September 2013Jason Korsner The British crime thriller Metro Manila is marking its UK theatrical release with the news that it’s been picked to represent the UK [...]
Jolie, Martin and Lansbury honoured by Academy 6 September 20136 September 2013Jason Korsner The Academy that hands out the Oscars has announced four film-makers to receive honorary statuettes at the fifth annual Governor’s Awards ceremony in [...]
Ellen to host 85th Oscars, as Academy diversifies 3 August 20133 August 2013Jason Korsner The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the Oscars, says the comedian and chat-show host Ellen DeGeneres will host [...]
Academy picks first black president 1 August 20131 August 2013Jason Korsner The body that hands out the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has chosen its first black president. Cheryl Boone [...]
British film wins Student Oscar 9 June 20139 June 2013Jason Korsner A British short animation has won the top prize in the foreign film category at the 40th Student Academy Awards. The body that [...]
Academy celebrates short film nominees 20 February 20139 June 2013Jason Korsner Comment With just a few days to go until Oscars night, Hollywood is abuzz with talk about whether Argo will steal the Best Picture [...]
American Academy to honour Bond at Oscars 4 January 2013Jason Korsner Comment A week before the Oscar nominations are revealed, it can already be said with certainty that James Bond will be honoured by the [...]