Tag Archives: The Oscars

OK, So You Got The Statue, Now Finish The Song Properly…

By | Posted on February 25th, 2013
Adele receives her Academy Award (AP Images)

Look, by any standard of celebrity measurement Adele’s doing perfectly fine, isn’t she? A Golden Globe, an Oscar, an entire dinner service made of Grammys with Brits for salt & pepper grinders.

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Tinker Tailor’s Gary Oldman on Making a Smiley Face – with Glasses

By | Posted on February 26th, 2012

Even if Gary Oldman takes home one of those little gold statuettes at the Oscars for his performance in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, he’s already given away another object of no little importance connected to the movie.

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A Last-Minute Guide to the Oscars: Does Gary Oldman Have a Shot?

By | Posted on February 25th, 2012

Britannia isn’t going to rule this Oscar Sunday.

Unlike last year’s Academy Awards, when The King’s Speech and star Colin Firth owned the night, most major Oscar categories are sadly Brit-lite this time around. (The award show airs live on ABC, with the actual ceremony – that ...

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The Brit List: Interview with Bérénice Bejo, Oscar Nominee for ‘The Artist’

By | Posted on January 24th, 2012

The Artist star Bérénice Bejo was among the actors who heard their names called this morning (January 24) when the Oscar nominations were announced. The Brit List‘s Asha Leo caught up with the impossibly beautiful French-based ...

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Nominations: Could This Be Gary Oldman’s Year At The Oscars?

By | Posted on January 24th, 2012

The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards have just been announced, and while it is true that the strict anglophiles among us will struggle to claim another British takeover of Hollywood this year, there is one man who should be ...

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Should the Oscar-Winning ‘King’s Speech’ Receive a PG-13 Edit?

By | Posted on February 28th, 2011

The King’s Speech, which has made over $100 million at the domestic box office, is ready to bring in the big dough. Not only did the British period drama scoop up four Oscars last night (February 27), including the coveted Best ...

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Oscars 2011 Recap: ‘The King’s Speech’ Prevails with Four Awards

By | Posted on February 28th, 2011

After Ricky Gervais took it in the chin for his “mean-spirited” hosting job at January’s Golden Globes, the 83rd annual Academy Awards tried to make sure Sunday evening’s (February 27) show from Hollywood’s ...

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WATCH: Colin Firth, Other British Oscar Hopefuls Have Their Say

By | Posted on February 25th, 2011

Colin Firth in ‘The King’s Speech’ The British presence at this year’s Academy Awards is formidable. According to the UK Film Council, British talent has secured 33 nominations — and Britain is ...

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Ricky Gervais Writes an Oscar Opener for Franco and Hathaway

By | Posted on February 24th, 2011

That big meanie Ricky Gervais made a lot of Hollywood types upset with his scurrilous jibes at the Golden Globes back in January. But ho no, my friends. He's not done.

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Oscar Execs Nix Banksy’s Request to Attend Show in Disguise

By | Posted on February 22nd, 2011

You have to hand it to Banksy. The British pseudonymous graffiti artist has successfully made his mark in the creative world without revealing his true identity.

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