Oscar envelopes have been full of surprises over the years, yet one pattern persists: academy voters are moved by affliction.From…
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Timing is everything in the Oscar race. Except when it's not.This year's Academy Awards field has done more than most…
It’s been a gratifying awards season for writer/producer Anthony McCarten who last month earned his first career Oscar nominations–Best Picture…
Pawel Pawlikowski tried to make his film a flop. He shot it in black-and-white, in Polish and without any well-known…
The economic benefits of filming extend well beyond actual production. Consider the boost to tourism that film, TV or Web…
An Academy Award nomination is an incomparable stamp of approval for any film — and for an indie feature coming…
Julianne Moore isn't just the leading nominee for best actress at this year's Oscars, she's also helping design the backstage…
With an Oscar nomination for best foreign-language film crowning a string of accolades, director Damian Szifron seems to be living…
Responding for the first time to the firestorm of criticism over the lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations,…
The Oscar nominations added intrigue if not diversity to an Academy Awards race by favoring one late-season release ("American Sniper")…