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And so we come to the end of the 2010-2011 Oscar season. Like Jerry said, what a long, strange trip it’s been. Naturally, I want to thank all of the readers who make this an engaging and fun place to come to every day. I’ve received a lot of generous notes, Tweets and comments in […]
Entries from February 2011
Gone fishin’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:26 pm · February 28th, 2011
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An open letter to James Franco
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:32 pm · February 28th, 2011
Dear James, So you don’t think much of the Academy. That’s okay. A lot of us don’t. And after the outcome of last night’s awards — in which capping an inevitable Best Picture Oscar for the safe, stolid stylings of “The King’s Speech” with that extraneous Best Director win for a worried-looking Tom Hooper was […]
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Interviews with the winners
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:11 pm · February 28th, 2011
You can check out the 37 interviews we conducted with Oscar nominees this season here, but I thought I’d offer up one more list here at the end of things, the 12 interviews we conducted with those who were lucky enough to walk out of the Kodak with an Oscar in hand last night. The […]
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 55 — Special Edition! — Oscars postmortem
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:03 pm · February 28th, 2011
Welcome to Oscar Talk. In case you’re new to the site and/or the podcast, Oscar Talk is a weekly kudocast, your one-stop awards chat shop between yours truly and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood. The podcast is weekly, every Friday throughout the season, charting the ups and downs of contenders along the way. Plenty […]
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Comic Relief reunion?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:39 am · February 28th, 2011
Reader comment in the Oscar Talk question solicitations thread: I was at a benefit last year in honor of Billy Crystal, in which Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg spoke. All three agreed that, if asked, they would co-host next year’s Oscar telecast in some sort of Comic Relief reunion. So, uh, both you and Anne […]
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Congratulations to our pool winner!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:20 am · February 28th, 2011
Thanks to the 412 Oscar obsessives who joined our Picktainment.com Oscar pool. It was a tough year to call in a few areas, but the ultimate winner was Joe Sinopoli with an overall score of 41 (and coming incredibly close on the tie-breaker, too, guessing the show’s length at 3:03 — it was 3:11). If […]
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Taking questions for Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 am · February 28th, 2011
Here it is, the last solicitation of the season. You know the drill, but no boundaries. Ask as many questions as you want. And get ’em in fast because we’ll be recording soon-ish.
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OFF THE CARPET: Sun came up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:11 am · February 28th, 2011
Steven Spielberg couldn’t have put it more concisely during his presentation of the Best Picture category last night. To paraphrase, he noted that whichever films did not happen to win Best Picture this year would join the ranks of numerous classics of the medium. Was it preemptive damage control? I hope not. Why be apologetic? […]
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TECH SUPPORT: ‘Inception’ dominates below the line
Posted by gerardkennedy · 8:47 am · February 28th, 2011
So, the morning after a terrible prediction record at this year’s Oscars, I’ll try to make some sense of what the Academy told us, and what it means for the crafts artists we got to know along the circuit this year. As the evening went on, many people began to wonder if “The Social Network” […]
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2/28 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Aftermath
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:29 am · February 28th, 2011
• Drew McWeeney writes a lot of words explaining why he doesn’t watch the Oscars. [Motion/Captured] • Nikki Finke reminds who the “In Memoriam” sequence passed over. [Deadline] • Oscar ≠ A-List. [The Wrap]
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‘King’s Speech’ wins four Oscars, including Best Picture…
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:06 pm · February 27th, 2011
…and the sun will still rise tomorrow. Full list of the winners at The Circuit. We’ll be back tomorrow to put a bow on the season. Feel free to carry over conversation from the open thread here.
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83rd Academy Awards open thread
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:07 pm · February 27th, 2011
Alright, I’m ducking out of here for the night. Feel free to use this space to discuss the show, the winners, whatever strikes you. The red carpet starts up in about two hours. I don’t think there will be too much strain on the server, but if things get sluggish, have patience with us. If […]
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At not with
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:44 am · February 27th, 2011
No reason, I just love this shot of Thierry Guetta, aka Mr. Brainwash, from yesterday’s Spirit Awards ceremony (snapped by Jeff Wells).
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Indie Spirits, HBO and Weinstein party down on Oscar eve
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:06 am · February 27th, 2011
Yesterday was a bit of a whirlwind. The Indie Spirits was a lovely affair, though they really need to figure out the show aspect because it kind of fell apart this year. I didn’t see it on television so maybe it was edited into shape, but in the room, it just felt like chaos. I […]
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Guess again: final predictions and preferences
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:23 am · February 27th, 2011
“Oh Sister, I have such doubts!” I’m not given to quoting overwrought (if Oscar-nominated) ecclesiastical dramas at the best of times, but let’s face it, this is not the best of times. There comes a time in every Oscar-watcher’s life when he has to accept the things he cannot change — or simply stop changing […]
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The In Contention Readership Ballot
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:20 am · February 27th, 2011
Today’s the big day. No more Oscar Guide, no more polls, just a few choice hours left in the season and then, the 83rd annual. (And not a moment too soon.) I appreciate everyone participating in the daily polls this month and last, which accompanied each of our Oscar Guide entries. It offers us a […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘King’s Speech’ holds on in the top 10…
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:05 am · February 27th, 2011
…and is poised to have a good night. (Courtesy: Exhibitor Relations)
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Big night for ‘Black Swan’ at Spirit Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:28 pm · February 26th, 2011
Kris was on the scene at the Independent Spirit Awards today, and will, I’m sure, have some first-hand commentary to add later. For now, let me lead the cheers for “Black Swan,” which finally had its moment in the sun this awards season. Two years after its sort-of-sibling “The Wrestler” nabbed the top prize, the surprise […]
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