The AFI Film Festival; hosted from November 10th – 17th 2016 at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California. My AFI Experience It’s Monday night and I’m waiting in line to see the most recent Disney feature film, Moana. The line is very long and I’m wondering if I’m even going to get into the theater at all. Why is […]
Best Picture The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Room Spotlight (winner) Best Actor Bryan Cranston, Trumbo Matt Damon, The Martian Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant (winner) Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl Best Actress Cate Blanchett, Carol Brie Larson, Room (winner) Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
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Best Picture Birdman — Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole Best Director Alejandro González Iñárritu — Birdman Best Actor Eddie Redmayne — The Theory of Everything Best Actress Julianne Moore — Still Alice Best Supporting Actor J.K. Simmons — Whiplash Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette — Boyhood Achievement in Costume Design Milena
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Follow these easy steps and that Best Actor/Actress Oscar will be yours in no time! STEP 1: Wear that make-up like a second skin. STEP 2: Lose as much weight as possible. Hollywood loves that. It’s all for the role, you’ll eat after award season. STEP 3: Grow some spectacular facial hair, preferably a well-oiled
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If you want to see a list of Oscar winners, head over to IMDb here. I won’t bore you with those details. Just know that Gravity dominated a majority of the technical categories (duh) while 12 Years A Slave went home with the Best Picture award (yay) and American Hustle got nothing at all (ha).
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Last year, Jennifer Lawrence famously tripped on her way up to the stage at the Oscars to collect her award for Best Actress. This year, she didn’t wait until she was inside the auditorium. As seen in this .gif below, she darn tootin’ went down in the parking lot. Even host Ellen had to make
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Congratulations are due to Frozen for becoming the second of only two animated films to ever pass the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. The other is, unsurprisingly, Toy Story 3 which grossed $1.06 billion. Frozen is now among seven Disney films to have grossed over the $1 billion mark (there are only
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With the Oscars less than 24 hours away, the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards were the last of the shows leading up the big mama presentation. The Spirits honor independent film-making but many of the nominees will also be present at the Oscars tomorrow night, notably 12 Years A Slave and Dallas Buyers Club. 12 Years
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Every year, Jimmy Kimmel Live! hosts a post-Oscars special. Being unable to stand Jimmy Kimmel for more than a minute at a time – I swear one of his eyes follows me wherever I go – I was not aware of this fact until today when I came across this clip. I don’t know what
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If you’re anything like me, you watch the Oscars every year out of of habit and boredom. You smile and nod appreciatively when your faves win and shake your head when Jennifer Lawrence is again getting a goddamn statue for a blah performance. Ugh. You roll your eyes and wince in secondhand embarrassment when the
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