Month: February 2010
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Favorite Oscar Moments, Part V
The great moments we remember are sometimes the most subtle and oftentimes the most garish with a few well placed speeches in between. Today we continue with the fifth part of our Favorite Oscar Moments coverage. Peter J. Patrick 1964, 37th Academy Awards 75-year-old Oscar nominee Gladys Cooper runs to the stage to accept Cecil…
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Best Makeup
Just under two weeks left until the 82nd Academy Awards. Today, we’re looking at the Best Makeup award. Below are five facts, our predictions for winners and alternates, and our favorite and least favorite winners in this category. Trivia: Five Facts Given as special honorary awards in 1964 and 1968, the category was not made…
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The DVD Report #144: February 23, 2010
Orson Welles called it the saddest movie ever made. John Ford and Jean Renoir were impressed. George Bernard Shaw wrote him a fan letter. Paramount chief Adolph Zukor fired him because the movie didn’t make any money. Then the Academy, in its wisdom, gave Leo McCarey his first Oscar for “the wrong movie”. Not that…
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Favorite Oscar Moments, Part IV
Our coverage of our favorite Oscar moments continue with our fourth issue. Peter J. Patrick 1974, 47th Academy Awards Ingrid Bergman wins her third Oscar for Murder on the Orient Express and asks co-nominee Valentina Cortese (Day for Night) to forgive her for winning instead of her.
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Best Foreign Language Film
We begin our daily Oscar predictions coverage with the Best Supporting Actress category. Each day between now and the Friday before the Academy Awards, we here at CinemaSight will be presenting a category-by-category analysis of the races including trivia about the category, our predictions and alternates, and a glimpse out our favorite and least favorite…
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Favorite Oscar Moments, Part III
Controversy, grace and surprises have been an integral part of the greatest moments in Oscar history. Here we look at three of those events that have impressed themselves upon the minds of our contributors. Wesley Lovell 1972, 48th Academy Awards Oscars have been refused only a handful of times. The second time it occurred was…
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Precursor: British Academy of Film & Television Arts Awards
The winners of this year’s BAFTA Awards are listed below. Winner Totals (6) The Hurt Locker (2) Avatar; Up; The Young Victoria The Winners Best Film: The Hurt Locker (Wesley, Peter, Tripp) Best Animated Film: Up (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
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Best Director
Today, we take a look at the Best Director prize, one of the night’s most predictive categories. We’ll give you five interesting facts about the award, give you our predictions, and share our favorite and least favorite winners in the history of the Oscars. Trivia: Five Facts The first awards were given out at the…
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Favorite Oscar Moments, Part II
We continue our coverage of our favorite Oscar moments by looking at three new years: 1967, 1992 and 2001. In our mix are honorary Oscars, host antics and surprise appearances. Peter J. Patrick 1967, 40th Academy Awards Alfred Hitchcock wins his only Oscar, the Thalberg for producing, not directing. Wesley Lovell 1992, 65th Academy Awards…
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Precursor: Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards
The Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Award winners have been announced. Below is the list: The Winners Sound Editing/Sound Effects & Foley/Feature Film Avatar Sound Editing/Dialogue & ADR/Feature Film Inglorious Basterds Sound Editing/Animated Film Up
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Precursor: Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America have announced the winners for 2009. The Winners Best Original Screenplay The Hurt Locker Best Adapted Screenplay Up in the Air Prediction Comparisons Wesley Lovell – 2/2 Peter J. Patrick – 2/2 Tripp Burton – 1/2 Wes Huizar – 2/2
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Favorite Oscar Moments, Part I
Everyone remembers something special about their Academy Awards experience. Whether it’s a famous speech, an incident or a great performance. What defines the Oscars for one individual is different from another. Cinema Sight begins its coverage of the most memorable moments in Oscar history…in our humble estimations. For the next 15 days, Peter, Tripp and…
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Best Art Direction
As we continue looking at the Oscars one category at a time, we move on to one of the most stylish awards, Best Art Direction, awarded to the film that created the best overall visual look and sets. Accompanying our predictions for the Oscar winner are some facts and our favorite and least favorite winners…
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Precursor Predictions: British Academy Awards
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) will reveal their winners on Sunday. Below are our predictions for the winners of this year’s awards. BAFTA Awards Best Film: Avatar An Education The Hurt Locker (Wesley, Peter, Tripp) Precious Up in the Air Best Animated Film: Coraline Fantastic Mr. Fox Up (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
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Best Film Editing
Today, we’re going to be taking a look at the Best Editing category, our first tech category. Editing is often ignored as a tech category because it’s not always the most showy or noticeable, but when a film feels like, breezy, cohesive and comprehendable, that’s because the editor did his job. Sometimes it’s the job…
