Academy Awards

Mank: Early social media reactions hail another David Fincher winner

Posted 6 years ago

It has been over five years since David Fincher has graced us with a major motion picture and if you think he might've lost some of his touch since directing GONE GIRL back in 2014, the early social media response...

Oscars: Academy lists inclusion requirements that take full effect in 2024

Posted 6 years ago

The Academy is making moves to ensure that inclusion is very much represented at the Oscars and the news comes just shy of the fifth anniversary of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that "The...

Update: 2021 Oscars officially postponed to April 25 amidst other changes

Posted 6 years ago

Update: After a series of meetings and much speculation, word has reached the masses that the 93rd Academy Awards, originally scheduled for February 28, 2021 will now take place on April 25th, the latest date in Oscar history for the...

The Academy is considering postponing the 2021 Oscars

Posted 6 years ago

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted just about everything in our lives, and its effects will likely be felt for quite some time, and one of those effects may very well be the postponement of the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021....

The Academy temporarily changes rules, movies debuting on streaming eligible

Posted 6 years ago

It really took a global pandemic for The Academy to adjust its rules and open the door to films that debut exclusively on streaming services. Due to the theater closures and most films delaying or postponing their releases altogether in...

Oscars telecast hits all-time viewership low on Sunday

Posted 6 years ago

Let me take you back to 2019. The 91st Annual Academy Awards sees an uptick in ratings over the 2018 telecast despite going hostless for the first time since 1989. During a time when many award show ratings were dwindling,...

VFX society chastises Oscars for cheap Cats joke

Posted 6 years ago

So at this point I think we are all fully aware that the Academy Awards doesn't necessarily award the "best" films of the year. That's not to say that it doesn't occasionally happen, but I lost most of my faith...

The Visual Effects Society snaps back at Cats insult during Academy Awards

Posted 6 years ago

Oh, Digital Fur Technology, what sweet madness have you unleashed upon the world? From the moment the very first trailer for CATS was released, all anyone could talk about were the rather disturbing visuals of these human/cat hybrids. During Sunday's...

Oscar museum to open this December

Posted 6 years ago

Ah culture! It's the thing that separates us from the animals. Whether it's the stunning beauty of the Venus de Milo, Mozart's Requiem, or the Shamrock Shake, the Earth is replete with impressive monuments to society and culture. For many...

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