In our second article on a potential Scott Pilgrim Best Picture nomination, Adam Spunberg examines the possibility. With 10 nominees now, Spunberg thinks there is a chance. Despite a poor reception at the box office, the movie is excellent and it could make the cut.
Alexandra Franklin loves “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” and it seems most of Gen X and Gen Y do too. But despite receiving strong reviews from critics, Scott Pilgrim isn’t necessarily a natural fit for a Best Picture nominee. Franklin takes a closer look at this question in her article.
Our Oscar Decades Series continues into the 80s and there’s no competition for the best Best Picture. It’s Platoon. Kit Bowen reports.
Some truly fantastic films competed for votes in a bid to be the Best Picture of the 1990s. But in the end, Schindler’s List was the clear winner over Braveheart and Forrest Gump. Kit Bowen takes a closer look.
Dreamworks’ ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ is the early leader for Best Animated Feature, and could follow “Up” as the second consecutive animated film to be nominated for Best Picture. Kit Bowen reviews what is arguably Dreamworks Animation’s best film to date.
Our Oscar Decades Series kicks off with a look at the Best Pictures of the 2000s. Our staff writers voted and the verdict was clear — The decade’s best Best Picture is Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Now that it’s won Best Picture, Adam Spunberg is asking about the legacy of “The Hurt Locker.” Will it leave an indelible mark on our culture and on movies forever? Or will it fade into oblivion like some other lesser-known Best Picture winners? Some of its competition may have stronger legacies.
Never has the Best Picture race been so uncertain before the Oscars. With 10 nominees and a new voting system, many Oscar prognosticators have no idea who will win this year. Kit Bowen has it down to three choices: Avatar, which won the Golden Globe; Inglourious Basterds, which won the SAG; and The Hurt Locker, which won the both the Producers and Directors Guild Awards. Bowen is picking Avatar. Who do you pick?
Nicolas Chartier, one of several producers for “The Hurt Locker,” has been banned from the Oscars this Sunday after sending an inappropriate e-mail to Academy members asking for votes over “Avatar.” With a tight Best Picture race, could Chartier have cost his film an Oscar? Savanna New reports.
With the Academy expanding the field of Best Picture nominees to 10 films, Adam Spunberg asks if the move was worth it. The change allowed mainstream movies like “The Blind Side”, “Up”, and “District 9″ to get nominated, but Spunberg questions the value of having them there.
