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Oscar Nominations Announced, Snubs Spark Online Outrage

January 25, 2011 By

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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Toy Story 3 Oscar Campaign Gets Noticed

December 28, 2010 By

Almost every film with a shot at an Oscar (and even some that don’t) starts a campaign around this time of year for their respective category. Usually they are simple and uninteresting, thus go unnoticed. However, Disney’s Best Picture campaign for Toy Story 3 is drawing attention for its unique take. Take a look at the ads for yourself after the break.
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Piranha 3D Campaigns For An Oscar

August 17, 2010 By

One of the reasons that Piranha 3D has a special place in my heart is that it knows what kind of movie it is. It doesn’t try to be anything more than a silly, over-the-top, bottom of the barrel, horror film. The marketing so far has supported that, and it continues with their tongue and cheek “For Your Consideration” commercial, in which they vie for a Best Picture nomination from the Academy. Watch the funny video after the break.

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Viral Video: Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer

March 11, 2010 By

Have you ever felt like every movie campaigning for an Academy Award was the same, or at least promoted the same way? Well, the guys behind Britanick Comedy think so, so they put together a faux trailer that shows just how easy it is to make an Oscar-worthy ad. Check it out after the jump.
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Check Out These Skeleton Oscars Statues

March 10, 2010 By

Two mysterious skeleton-like Oscar statues showed up Thursday in two different areas of Los Angeles, one in the middle of Hollywood, and another near the famed Hollywood sign. They were created by UK artist D*Face, but their purpose outside of being connected to last Sunday’s Academy Awards, is not known. We actually got wind of these statues last week thanks to The Wrap, but it didn’t really hit our radar until Dane Cook posted a TwitPic of him next to one of them. Check out the photos after the jump.
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2010 Oscar Results: The Hurt Locker Takes Best Picture, Director

March 7, 2010 By

We’ll be covering the Oscars LIVE tonight via live blogging. Once the Oscars begin, keep refreshing your browser for continued updates.

Below (or after the jump) is a list of all the nominees. Once the winner is announced, we’ll make their name BOLD and add this symbol by them “∆“.

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Stan Lee’s Oscar Campaign

March 7, 2010 By

There are currently a lot of categories in the Oscars and I suspect that a lot of the votes are pretty random rather than seriously considered. Do the Academy members actually watch all the short films? Do the Academy voters all know the difference between Sound Editing and Sound Mixing? I doubt it. I tend to speculate each year about whether they’ll add even more new categories and what they might be. Dustin Hoffman’s character in Wag the Dog laments the absence of an Oscar for Best Producer and I would actually like to see Stunt work included in the Oscars. Probably more likely for new Oscar categories are best use of CGI or perhaps even 3D.
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Feedback: Give Us Your Oscar Predictions

March 7, 2010 By

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards air live tonight at 5pm Eastern, and everyone has their opinion about who should win and who will win. Unfortunately, for many those are usually two different answers. So, after the jump, let us know what movies and individuals you think will win, then leave a comment about who should win.
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Viral Video: Thankful Oscars

March 6, 2010 By

With the Academy Awards just one day away, the Oscars have a hold on the industry right now. Fortunately, all that coverage can give us some funny viral videos, like this one from Whirled Interactive, which creates a remix of several long Oscar acceptance speeches. With the producers of the awards show looking to shorten speeches, these classics may never be topped. Check out the video after the jump.

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And the Oscar Goes To … Jersey Shore

March 1, 2010 By

The Academy Awards are just one week away, and George Lopex is already on board. All this week on Lopez Tonight, the cast of Jersey Shore will be reenacting scenes from the 10 Best Picture nominees at this year’s Academy Awards. Check out the promo for the stunt after the jump.
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