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Full List Of Oscar Winners For 2013

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Read one out every five minutes between old clips of celebrity roasts and it’ll almost be the real thing.

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Oscars Live Blog For 2013 – The 85th Anniversary Awards

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

As it happens. Well, apart from the time lag inherent in the TV broadcast system and however long it takes my little fingers to work.

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In Case You Missed Them – Some Of 2013′s Oscars Have Already Been Handed Out

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Less glitz, less glamour, but all the skill and craftsmanship you could hope for.

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Watch: All Of The Nominees For The Best Animated Short Film Oscar

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Stop motion, CG and hand-drawn animation all get a look in.

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Some Bits And Pieces Of Trivia About The 2013 Oscar Nominations

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Prepare yourself for pub quizzes to come.

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ILM’s Avengers Reel Is Slick, Convincing Stuff – Oscar Campaigning At Its Best

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

ILM want to scoop Oscars glory from Weta, and they’ve recruited Earth’s mightiest heroes to help them.

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If You Don’t Want To Watch The Oscar Nominations, Watch Spielberg Watching The ’76 Nominations Instead

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Will he be nominated for Jaws? Older readers may recall.

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James Bond Tribute Set For Oscars, Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Wear Pretty Dresses And Drop Dozens Of Golden Globe Gags

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

Men in tuxes, ladies in golden dresses.

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Behind The FX Of Dredd And Zemeckis’ Flight

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

For your consideration.

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No Bond Film Has Won An Oscar Since 1965, Bookies Reveal Odds For Skyfall

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

All of that Oscars blah blah is pretty dull, I reckon, so let’s put some money on it and liven it up a bit.

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The Academy Want Jimmy Fallon To Host The Oscars, But ABC Might Have An Objection

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

The Academy are said to want Jimmy Fallon to host The Oscars next year, and to have made some moves on getting him signed up, but there’s a catch.

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VIDEO: Admiral General Aladeen Threatens The Academy, America, The West

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

Oh dear. Looks like The Academy are in trouble. This whole controversy has been better publicity for The Dictator than any of its trailers. Better in the sense of cash cost and buzz, but also better in sharpening up the …

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Netflix Bait Their Weinstein Hook With The Artist

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

The Weinsteins have announced a deal with Netflix which ties up many of their foreign language and documentary films exclusively, and for “multiple years.” Interestingly, they’re baiting the hook with The Artist. Not only is this not a foreign language …

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Now The Awards Season Is Really Underway – Ladbrokes Start Releasing Betting Odds

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

George Clooney, say the bookmakers at Ladbrokes, is the favourite to win Best Actor at the Academy Awards this year. They give 5/6 odds on him picking up the wee man for his turn in The Descendents. But before you …

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Billy Crystal Is The New Host Of The Oscars

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Brendon Connelly

About fifteen minutes ago, Billy Crystal tweeted that he’s the new host for next year’s Oscars: Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward …

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Eddie Murphy Follows Ratner And Walks From The Oscars

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Brendon Connelly

As many had expected, Eddie Murphy has decided to step down as host of next year’s Academy Awards. This follows the resignation yesterday of his friend and collaborator Brett Ratner. The beginnings of this unraveling, you probably know, was a …

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Brett Ratner Says The Word “Fags” And Loses His Job Producing The Oscars

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Brendon Connelly

It’s been a busy week or two for Brett Ratner, gadding about town and promoting his new film Tower Heist. And he’s done it in just the way you might expect: lying about who he has or hasn’t slept with, …

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An American Werewolf Is 30 – Celebrate With Rick Baker Winning A Special Oscar

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Brendon Connelly

John Landis‘ remarkable horror with a sense of humour, An American Werewolf in London was released 30 years ago today, on 21st August 1981. To celebrate, I thought I’d share a video of Vincent Price and Kim Hunter giving the …

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