Predicting the foreign-language Oscar shortlist

Posted by · 6:42 pm · January 17th, 2012

Tomorrow, the Academy announces a shortlist of nine contenders for the Best Foreign Language Oscar — we take a look at what they might be.

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With 'The Hobbit' looming, we revisit the record-tying Oscar haul for 'Return of the King'

Posted by · 10:42 am · December 21st, 2011

As the trailer for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” has pundits wondering if the film could be a 2012 awards juggernaut, it’s a good time to look back on the unprecedented 11-for-11 sweep achieved by “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” in 2003. How many of those awards did it deserve?

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Aiming for head of the cinematic class

Posted by · 8:39 am · November 16th, 2011

The past two decades have offered up such top-tier works as “Breaking the Waves,” “The City of Lost Children,” “The Thin Red Line” and “City of God.” How is this decade shaping up?

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