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 [...]
Oscar shows that animators are animated 26 February 201326 February 2013Jason Korsner Comment The Academy might have been staging its 85th Awards this year, but it’s only the twelfth time that it’s handed out an Oscar for [...]
Argo takes Best Picture as honours shared at Oscars 25 February 201329 December 2013Jason Korsner Comment Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage thriller cum Hollywood satire Argo has won the Best Picture award at the Oscars – the first film to [...]
Brits Celebrate 50 Years of Bond at the Oscars 25 February 201325 February 2013Nicola Bailey Two powerhouse female performances came courtesy of Dame Shirley Bassey and Adele at the 85th Academy Awards, in Los Angeles, on Sunday evening. [...]
Winner Adele Makes the “Sky Fall” at the Oscars 25 February 201325 February 2013Nicola Bailey From the very opening of the 85th Academy Awards Ceremony, when host for the evening Seth MacFarlane announced “Music in Film” as being [...]
Talent without glamour at the GREAT British pre Oscars reception 23 February 201324 February 2013Husam Sam Asi Comment The dearth of Oscar nominations for British stars sucked the glamour out of the Great British Film reception in Los Angeles last night. [...]
Oscar asks whether docs can change the world 21 February 201316 April 2013Jason Korsner Comment “The purpose of documentaries is to remind people that the world is a horrible place,” joked Oscar winner Michael Moore as he introduced [...]
WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN BRINGS FAWAD TO THE OSCARS 11 February 201311 February 2013john hiscock Young Fawad Mohammadi, a first-time actor who was discovered selling gum and touristmaps on a street corner in Kabul, will be attending this [...]
DGA honours Affleck as Oscar confusion grows 3 February 20133 February 2013Jason Korsner Comment The Directors Guild of America has given its top award — for directing a feature film – to Ben Affleck, for Argo, his telling of [...]