Is Wall-E Too Futuristic for Best Picture?
It's no secret that the elderly members of the Academy like to honor movies that remind them of their youths in medieval times.
Tracing the Reasons People Stopped Caring About the People’s Choice Awards
Hint: It's because Will Smith wins everything!
Oscar Movies Get an Unscheduled Wide Release on File-Sharing Networks
So, you didn't make it to a movie theater to see any of this season's critically acclaimed, awards-grabbing films over the holidays?
Jeffrey Wells Finally Relents, Predicts a Best-Picture Nomination for Wall-E
When we called for a Best Picture nod for Pixar's masterpiece last summer, Wells laughed at us — but he's changed his mind!
Daily Beast Stirs Oscar Pot by Creating a Feud Between Mickey Rourke and Sean Penn
We're not really sure we're buying this one.
The Dark Knight Once Again Eligible for Oscar Sweep
The Academy has ruled that Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's score is, in fact, eligible for Oscar consideration.
The Carpetbagger Returns
He's sorta like the Punxsutawney Phil of the Oscar season, only more prolific in his forecasting and with a slightly less furry exterior.
Ellen Page Coldly Denied Admission Into Hip New AMPAS
The Academy apparently instituted a new, stricter admissions policy way back in 2004 with the intent of making the membership younger, hipper, and more culturally diverse.
Academy Needs New A.V. Club
Recent 'Benjamin Button' screenings made everyone look greenish and un-Oscarable.
Is Hugh Jackman Too Sexy to Win an Oscar?
'Older male Academy members have a long-standing tradition of slapping the stud,' says Tom O'Neil.
The Academy Smites Bill Maher
The list of fifteen finalists for this year's Best Documentary Oscar has been released, and it doesn't include Bill Maher's atheist movie, 'Religulous.'
‘Dark Knight’ Score Disqualified by Oscar Committee for Some Stupid Reason
The Academy apparently has some wacky allergy to multiple-composer collaborations.
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