HitFix's 2014 Oscar Power List: Where do Scott Rudin and Amy Pascal land?

Posted by · 9:20 am · December 16th, 2014

HitFix presents the second annual Oscar Power List for 2014, counting down the power brokers, influential artists, intrepid businessmen and women and creative strategists who populate the Oscar landscape.

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Notable facts and figures from the 2014 Oscar nominations

Posted by · 9:58 am · January 16th, 2014

From Meryl Streep’s record 18th nod to Megan Ellison’s rare double, we round up some unusual statistic and records from this year’s Oscar nominations.

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Roundup: Sony Classics back in the foreign Oscar race with 'The Notebook'

Posted by · 5:05 am · January 3rd, 2014

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Sony Pictures Classics have re-entered the Best Foreign Language Film race — one they’ve won four years running — by picking up Hungary’s “The Notebook.” Meanwhile, why was 2013 a lean year for female filmmakers?

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'Gravity' ties with 'Her' as LA critics' Best Picture winner

Posted by · 12:14 pm · December 8th, 2013

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association were in an indecisive mood today, as three categories ended in ties — most notably Best Picture, which was shared by two very different technological visions: “Gravity” and “Her.”

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Roundup: The case against 'Argo'

Posted by · 5:15 am · February 19th, 2013

Also: Why black characters still fall short in this year’s Oscar crop.

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