This year, the Academy and host Ellen DeGeneres have gone with a big, lip-synced production number to get things started. The clip features the host leading a dance group down a street to the track The Walker by Fitz And The Tantrums. With her backup dancers forming a giant Oscar statuette you can see in the image lower down the …
Surprise Inclusions And Unexpected Snubs In The Oscars’ Makeup Race
Seven films still remain in the competition for the Makeup and Hairstyling category for the 86th Academy Awards, as announced by the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. There were quite a few surprises as well. The biggest snub was to “The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug”, despite the fact that the previous movies in the franchise were nominated …
Quentin Tarantino Lists His Best Ten Films Of 2013
Quentin Tarantino wasn’t part of the best ten list last year because he was part of the hectic production of ‘Django Unchained’. He has already posted his top ten films of 2013 on his site. It should be noted that an Oscar-winner automatically is an Academy member. His taste shouldn’t be understood as a replication of the Academy. From Tarantino’s …
Documentary Shot With An iPhone App Wins Oscar
The film “Searching for Sugar Man” which rose to fame after winning Best Documentary category at the 2013 BAFTA awards. To add to its accolades are the Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award for best international documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, amongst several others. And the latest is that it went on to win the Best Documentary in …