Oscars 2013

Argo is not my favorite film of the year. It didn't even make my best-of list. But it's a populist mainstream genre entry of uncommon craft and intelligence, rooted in character and narrative. In terms of the best representation of what 2012 had to offer, Argo is absolutely the movie of the year.

Remember back in ancient times -- oh, about eight weeks ago -- when it seemed "Zero Dark Thirty" was going to sweep the Academy Awards? The Oscar race...

"Moonrise Kingdom" Nominated For: Best Screenplay (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola) What's It About? Two star-crossed tweens (Kara Hayward, Jared Gi...

While the voting process for the Oscars is shrouded in secrecy -- and this year, mass confusion -- one voter was brutally candid. Revealing his bal...

While The Oscars are, quite obviously, held on the sunny West Coast, there are still a bunch of Academy members who live on the East Coast who have vo...

Last year, when Meryl Streep took to the stage to accept her Best Actress Oscar for "Iron Lady" she said, "I want to thank God -– Harvey Weinstein. ...

Well, folks, we've finally made it: It's Oscar week! This Sunday, the 85th Academy Awards Oscars will air on ABC at 8:30 p.m. EST. But before f...

This Sunday, the Academy Awards will crown a whole new crop of golden children. But once that buzz from winning wears off and the congratulatory phone...

Lists must be made, and so here are my 10 nominees for the greatest performance by a lead actor (OF ALL TIME!).

This year, the Academy Awards is getting a facelift -- sort of. The annual awards show is eschewing its illustrious history -- 85 years young! -- ...

"Flight" Nominated For: Best Actor (Denzel Washington), Best Original Screenplay What's it About? Denzel plays William "Whip" Whitaker, an unsta...

If you search the Academy Awards acceptance speech database, you'll find that, over the past four decades or so, winners have thanked Jesus three time...

"Argo" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), Best Film Editing, Best Music, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best ...

If you don't know who Seth MacFarlane is, then the commercials for this year's Academy Awards have likely left you a bit flummoxed. Who the heck is th...

"Django Unchained" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz), Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Scr...

It's not clear yet what form the Oscars' tribute to the James Bond franchise will take. On Friday, the Academy announced it had booked Shirley Bassey ...

"Life of Pi" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Director (Ang Lee), Best Editing, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best...

There's one segment during the Oscars where nominees can come in dead even. Such is the case for the annual In Memoriam tribute, which honors Hollywoo...

The 85th annual Academy Awards are just around the corner. Hosted by Seth MacFarlane, the 2013 ceremony is taking place on Sunday, February 24 at 8 p....

Right now, the "Argo" train to the Best Picture podium seems unstoppable. After all, over the weekend, it won the Directors Guild Award for Ben Afflec...

The Avengers will assemble once more -- but this time, they'll be in black ties. Per Deadline, The cast of this year's Marvel superhero epic -- Ro...

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By Tariq Khan, Gold Derby 1. It's a wide open race. The last five years, the Supporting Actor derby has been incredibly easy to call. Just conside...

The five Oscar nominees for Best Documentary Feature this year show that the power of film can make a difference. One has changed policy at the Pentag...

By Tom O'Neil, GoldDerby Attention other Oscar bloggers: While discussing historic precedents that may (or may not) apply to the Oscar smackdown be...