Comedian Patton Oswalt is one of my favorite people to follow on Twitter. Not only is he funny, but he takes on the topics I love to hear get ridiculed. Case in point: yesterday’s Academy Awards nominations were revealed, and like usual, there were plenty of snubs. Oswalt found his own unique way to comment on the glaring nomination snubs. Find out how after the break.
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After Brett Ratner stepped down from producing the 2012 Academy Awards yesterday, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before host Eddie Murphy would step down as well, since Ratner had been the one to recruit him in the first place. Today we indeed got the news that Murphy will not host the Oscars, so who should be his replacement? One online campaign is pushing for an unusual choice: The Muppets.
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Tonight is the 83rd Annual Academy Awards and we’ll be covering it live for your convenience. We’ll start the live blog at 8:15PM Est. and update it every time a winner is announced or anything noteworthy occurs. We’ve compiled a list of nominees below, which will be updated following the conclusion of the show. [Read more...]
You may have seen the cast of Jackass reenact scenes spoof Black Swan, just one of the ten Academy Award nominees for best picture, you may have seen kids reenact scenes from five of those nominees, and you have seen plenty of behind the scenes videos, but you haven’t seen what Wayne and Garth has done about this year’s Academy Awards. Hit the jump to see who they think will win the top awards. [Read more...]
Sometimes we get flooded with viral videos, and not all of them necessarily need their own post, or sometimes we just don’t have time). That’s when our Viral Video Round-Up comes in handy. See a handful of recent videos after the break!
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Exit Through the Gift Shop was not only a hit at last year’s Sundance, it has already achieved a cult status within the film community. Not only that, but the film that documented street artists like Bansky and Mr. Brainwash has earned itself an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary. In response to the nomination Bansky has said, “I don’t agree with the concept of award ceremonies, but I’m prepared to make an exception for the ones I’m nominated for.”
But has Bansky begun an Oscar Campagin for his nominated film or is this just another street art piece by Mr. Brainwash? Hit the jump to see the full picture and you can decide for yourself. [Read more...]
Want to learn more about the Oscars and the nominees? Want to make your predictions and automatically update your score live during the ceremony? Well, then you’re in luck, because the iPhone/iPod Touch App for The Academy Awards have been updated for this year’s event.
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AOL has a video series called “Kids Act Out” in which they have children reenact an extremely short version of films, always in less than 60 seconds. In honor of the upcoming Academy Awards, they have five new videos to reenact five of the newly announced nominees. Watch Black Swan, 127 Hours, The Social Network, The Fighter, and The King’s Speech after the break.
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The biggest award show in Hollywood is drawing closer, and we’ve taken the first big step this morning with the announcement of the nominees for the Academy Awards. Like usual, there are some surprising snubs, but none more so than Christopher Nolan not getting nominated for Best Director for Inception, despite the film lighting up the nomination boards, including Best Picture. With plenty of fanboys online, you know that the snub has sparked outrage most easily seen on Twitter and film blogs. Get the full list of nominees after the break.
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