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Oscars 2013: Ang Lee Beats Steven Spielberg To Best Director
Is this a shock? It kind of is. Ang Lee has taken the Best Director Oscar for Life of Pi, ahead of Steven Spielberg for Lincoln, who was the hot favorite to win the award.Not...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 February 2013
Oscars 2013: Argo Takes The Best Picture Oscar From Under Steven Spielberg’S Nose
This was supposed to be Steven Spielberg’s night; his film Lincoln was supposed to win everything, but it hasn’t turned out that way, and Argo has taken Best Film after a late surge.Ben Affleck seemed...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 February 2013
Oscars 2013: Anne Hathaway Picks Up Best Supporting Actress For Her Turn As Fantine In Les Miserables
And the award for Best Supporting Actress goes to Anne Hathaway for Les Miserables! This is Hathaway’s first Oscar having been previously as Best Actress of 2008 for her performance in "Rachel Getting Married."Picking up...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 February 2013
Youngest Ever Oscar-nominee Quvenzhané Wallis Secures Role In Annie
Ahead of what could be the biggest night in Quvenzhané Wallis’ fledgling career, it has been announced that the young starlet will indeed star in Sony Picture’s upcoming version of Annie.Wallis got the film world...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 February 2013
Oscars 2013: Adele And Les Miserables Cast Members Give Practise Performance To Oscar Workers
Musical stars have warmed up their vocal chords in a practise run for tonight's Oscars, among the performers are Adele and Anne Hathaway.Adele was also at the Grammys this year2013's Oscars are set to be...
By Lorna Greville in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24 February 2013
Jennifer Lawrence And Raf Simon's Dior Photos Released Ahead Of The Oscars
How did Dior know that Jennifer Lawrence was going to continue being a darling of the awards season? They announced last October that she would be the face of a new campaign and this week...
By Lorna Greville on 24 February 2013
Oscar Awards Losers Will All Receive An Incredible Consolation Prize Worth Over $45k
For the nominees who were truly humbled by their Oscar nomination but know full well that they wont win, aside from an incredible night in Hollywood surrounded by their biggest inspirations, they'll also walk away...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 February 2013
Argo And Lincoln – Two Oscars Favourites With Historical And Contextual Inaccuracies
Anyone bothered to check the Oscars 2013 news today – the day before the ceremony – has seen both Argo and Lincoln. We have, and we loved them both. But there’s an air of controversy...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 February 2013
Oscars 2013 – Les Miserables Cast Sang For Their Roles In The Film
Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe are all well-respected actors, who’ve carved out hugely successful careers. But that didn’t mean they got a free pass into Les Miserables – no – they had to audition,...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 February 2013
The Oscars 2013: Time For Daniel Day Lewis To Step Into Greatness
Never before has someone taken three Best Actor in a Leading Role awards. So for Daniel Day Lewis – a man with two, and a critically acclaimed performance as Abraham Lincoln under his belt -...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 February 2013
Adele Oscar Win A Cert? Not Quite! Which Other Contenders Are There?
So everyone reckons that Adele's going to walk away with an Oscar this weekend and, given that she's performing on Sunday (February 24, 2013) at the event, as part of a 50th anniversary James Bond...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 22 February 2013
A Week In Movies Featuring The Oscars Favourites, Owen Wilson And Vince Vaughn Crashing Google And Danny Boyle's Gory Trailer For Trance
It's Oscar weekend, so the stars are converging on Los Angeles for the big night on Sunday. Returning from the premiere of her new film Lovelace at the Berlin Film Festival, Amanda Seyfried was caught...
By Staff Writer in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 February 2013
The Oscars Are Asinine: Ethan Hawke Slams Major Movie Awards Ceremony
“Look at how many forgettable, stupid movies have won Oscars and how many mediocre performers have Oscars above their fireplace.” This is just one of the derisory comments that actor Ethan Hawke made about the...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 February 2013
The Oscars 2013 – Let’S Take The Animation Category Seriously, Okay?
Attention swerves towards best film, and the male and female versions of best lead and supporting actors at The Oscars. They’re the big ones, and attract the largest pre-cermoney-buzz. But spare a thought for the...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 February 2013
The Oscars 2013 – Quvenzhané Wallis Represents Longest Odds
Considering she’s the shortest actress in the category, Quvenzhané Wallis represents the longest odds to win Best Actress at The Oscars come this Sunday. Should the miniature force of nature – as she’s been called...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 February 2013
Academy Award-nominated Director Emad Burnat Held At Lax Airport: Why?
An Academy-nominated Palestinian film maker suffered the ignominy of being held at LAX airport after customs refused to believe that he was entering the country in order to attend this weekend’s Oscars.Emad Burnat is nominated...
By Contributor in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 February 2013
Oscar Nominated Director, Emad Burnat, Held At Los Angeles' Lax, Texts Michael Moore For Help
Five Broken Cameras is an Oscar-nominated documentary by Emad Burnat. And if it wasn’t for Michael Moore’s help, the director might not be in the country to accept the award, should he win.See, he was...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 February 2013
Hey, Losing Oscar Nominees: You're All Getting $45,000 Gift Bags!
Academy Award invites who don't end up taking an Oscar home on Sunday evening (February 24, 2013) shouldn't despair, for nobody will be going home empty handed! Los Angeles-based marketing firm Distinctive Assets will once...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 February 2013
Seth Macfarlane At The Oscars: How Denzel Washington Will Help Him Cope
Hosting the Oscars is one of the biggest hosting jobs a person can do in their lifetime, unless you hosted the royal wedding, or... well, that's pretty much the only thing bigger than the Oscars....
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 February 2013
Writers Guild Win Adds To Zero Dark Thirty Momentum... But Is It In Time For The Oscars?
In the Oscars build-up the bulk of the attention has been on Ben Affleck and Argo, with the director and actor confounding the Academy’s decision to omit him from the best director shortlist by cleaning...
By Contributor in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 February 2013
Skyfall And The Olympics Did The Job For The Brits According To Naomie Harris
The Olympic and Paralympic games were a tremendous success for the U.K; add Skyfall into the mix – the James Bond film that has broken box office records – and these would appear to be...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 February 2013
Will The Six Spies 'Bond' At The Oscars?
It's less than two weeks until the most prestigious movie awards ceremony - the Academy Awards -takes place on February 24th 2013 and rumours are flying around everywhere about alleged appearances. One of the biggest...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 February 2013
Ben Affleck Wins Big At The Director's Guild Awards Despite No Oscar Nomination
Ben Affleck as won the Director's Guild Award for Best Film, which marks the 5th major award win for that category, yet without an Oscar nomination for his Direction. The Oscars, in some respect, may...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 February 2013
Awards Snubs And Surprises Are Great! What Good Does Winning A Golden Globe Or Oscar Deliver?
When neither Ben Affleck nor Kathryn Bigelow had been nominated for the Oscar for Directing there was absolute uproar. While they are both wonderful film makers, what good would it do if they won all...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 January 2013
No Love For The Dark Knight Rises At This Year's Oscars
Christopher Nolan's epic conclusion to the celebrated Dark Knight trilogy was released in the summer of 2012, with many critics agreeing that it was already a viable contender for Oscar season, but of the 24...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 January 2013
Forget The Snubs, Here Are The Unexpected But Deserving Nominees For The Oscars
Headlines haven't been able to keep away from the massive injustices of the snubbing of both Kathryn Bigelow and Ben Affleck, but to be fair to them both, they have an Oscar each (or more)...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 January 2013
Why Does Adele Feel Like Meryl Streep Today, Exactly?
Adele’s going to be getting a few sly looks from Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes next time they’re in the same room together, we reckon. Skyfall hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons today,...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 10 January 2013
Oscars Voting Deadline Extended After Glitches In New Online Ballot System
The new online voting system for the Oscars has been hampered by reports of difficulties in accessing the online balloting program and fears that the system may have been hacked.Concerns that the turn-out for this...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 January 2013
Anna Karenina Likely To Be Left Out At The Oscars?
We're still in 2012, but already talk of who will win what at next years Oscar ceremony is widespread across the web. One picture that isn't feeling the love so much is period picture Anna...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 November 2012
‘Hitchcock’ To Contend For This Year’S Oscars?
Alfred Hitchcock biopic ‘Hitchcock’ is set to be in line for an Oscar this year as Fox Searchlight reveals the 2012 release date.Fox Searchlight Pictures are known for producing and distributing independent, mainly British films...
By Holly Williams on 21 September 2012
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