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With 10 Slots, Should Star Trek Get a Best Picture Nomination?
Now that the Academy will be selecting 10 Best Picture Oscar nominees instead of five, it opens up the possibility for certain films to be recognized that otherwise might be passed over. So far this year a few movies have resonated with critics and audiences alike, and perhaps none as much as Star Trek. Do you think Star Trek is worthy of a Best Picture nomination?
Best Picture Category to Include 10 Nominees at Next Oscars
For the first time since 1943, the Best Picture category at the Academy Awards will include 10 nominees instead of five. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis made the announcement today, and assured us that the outcome — just one Best Picture winner — will still be the same.
Ganis commented, "Having 10 Best Picture nominees is going allow Academy voters to recognize and include some of the fantastic movies that often show up in the other Oscar categories, but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize."
Announcing the 2009 Oscar Nominations!
The 81st annual Academy Award nominations were announced this morning and many of the beloved favorites from the Golden Globes are back with Oscar nominations. There is certainly no lack of love in the Academy for (you might have guessed) Slumdog Millionaire, Milk, Doubt and most of all for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — including a Best Actor nomination for Brad Pitt!
The Dark Knight was passed up in the Best Picture category, though Heath Ledger is in fact up for the Best Supporting Actor award — as is Robert Downey Jr. for his role in
Buzz In: What Are Your Oscar Nomination Hopes?
The Golden Globes have come and gone and "Oscar buzz" surrounding certain actors (Kate Winslet, for example) and movies (Slumdog Millionaire, say) has reached a fever pitch. Bright and early tomorrow morning we'll learn who and what is nominated for Hollywood's prestigious Academy Awards. Where do your hopes lie for this year's nominations?
Buzz News Roundup, 6/20
- According to Variety, the Weinsteins are making a bunch of their movies into stage musicals, starting with Finding Neverland, and later including Shakespeare in Love, Chocolat and Cinema Paradiso, among others.
- Kevin Bacon is joining Renee Zellweger and Chris Noth in My One and Only, writes ComingSoon.
- Sarah Silverman, Niecy Nash, Rashida Jones, and Norm McDonald are among the panelists for TBS's new version of Match Game, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- Annoyed with how slowly MTV has been moving on their movie, Motley Crue is looking for a new partner to help them get the project done, Billboard reports.
- Wilmer Valderrama will star in a one-hour comedy pilot for Fox called The Emancipation of Ernesto, writes MediaWeek.
- Viral video director Wayne McClammy is on a roll: in addition to directing Cool School, he just sold a comedy script to MGM and will most likely direct that one as well. According to Variety, his movie is titled Le Car and follows "an unconventional group of CIA agents."
- The AP has the news that a whole slew of Hollywood folks will be getting stars on the Walk of Fame next year, like Robert Downey Jr., Ben Kingsley, Felicity Huffman, Tim Burton, Cameron Diaz and The Village People.
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has altered the rules for the Oscars so that "the Original Song category will only allow a maximum of two nominated songs from any one film," so movies like Enchanted or Dreamgirls won't dominate the category, Zap2It writes.
- TV Guide points out that the Sesame Street guest stars for next season — Jessica Alba, David Beckham, and Heidi Klum, among them — are pretty darn hot for a kids' show.
Which Entertainment Awards Do You Respect the Most?
As I'm preparing my coverage of the 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards, I'm wondering if you think one of the big four awards organizations tends to get it right more often than the others.
Which Entertainment Awards Do You Respect the Most?
The Grammy Awards
The Academy Awards
The Golden Globe Awards
The Emmy Awards
None of them!
What to Netflix: 2007 Oscar Winners
Now that we know who won at the 2007 Oscars, a lot of you are probably looking to catch up on your Oscar-movie viewing. Well, you're in luck, because most of the winning movies that aren't still in theaters are out on DVD and just waiting to be added to your Netflix queue. Here's a look at all of the Oscar-winning films now available for home viewing.
Recapping the 2007 Oscars in One Handy Post
Just in case you missed the 2007 Oscars or the endless coverage on BuzzSugar, I've designed a point-by-point recap that will let you relive this year's Oscar excitement in one handy post. Here's everything you need to know about everything that went down.
- First, I made some predictions about who would win, which turned out to be about 67 percent accurate.
Buzz Oscar News Roundup, 2/26
- Ryan Gosling bet his friends he wouldn't win an Oscar, Starpulse reports, so at least he won something.
- Variety is reporting that the early ratings for ABC's Oscar broadcast are slightly higher than last year's but lower than 2005.
- The Washington Post thinks the Oscars were long and boring, while USA Today calls Ellen's hosting a bright spot.
- A Reuters story about a historian's objection to The Lives of Others includes this quote from Oscar-winning director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck: "I'm delighted to have this wonderful golden phallus in my possession at last."
- Hollywood Reporter has lots of quotes from Oscar winners, including Alan Arkin's comment that he won because he's 72: "Everyone thinks I'm going to keel over in a few years."
- According to the LA Times, The Departed proves that not trying to win an Oscar might actually help win one.
- And Variety points out that The Departed's DVD sales are going to go through the roof.
- As Jennifer Hudson rules the Oscars, Fantasia Barrino heads to Broadway, reports Variety.
- Somehow, Ghost Rider tops the box office during a weekend of honoring really good movies, reports USA Today.
Post-Oscar Polls: What Did You Think?
Well, before, during and after the Oscars I told you what I thought - who I predicted to win, my snap judgments during the ceremony, and my post-show musings. But enough about me! What did you think about this year's awards?
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