Jan 26, 2018
While most serious Oscar pundits assumed Meryl was a lock for Best Actress for her role in Mamma Mia, Meryl actually got nominated for her more dramatic work in Doubt, written by the guy who brought us Moonstruck. Doubt also features an unforgettable breakout role for Viola Davis, stellar work from Amy Adams, and one of...
Jan 19, 2018
Martin Scorsese? For Best Director? Groundbreaking. After losing the Best Director prize five times, Scorsese finally scored with The Departed, which also took home Best Picture, beating out films such as The Queen and Little Miss Sunshine. Not competing in the Best Picture category was Dreamgirls, which, despite...
Jan 12, 2018
Meryl had two major movies in contention at the 75th Academy Awards: The Hours and Adaptation. While she only got a nomination for the latter, her Hours co-star Nicole Kidman ended up winning Best Actress for her role as Virginia Woolf. Elsewhere, controversy brewed over the Best Director race—and not just because of...
Jan 5, 2018
The Oscars were stolen, the Oscars were stolen! The 72nd Academy Awards got off to an inauspicious start when over 50 Oscar statuettes went missing. But for the Oscars that were handed out at the Shrine Auditorium, several went to American Beauty, [redacted] won Best Actor for American Beauty, and Hilary Swank won Best...