Tag Academy Awards

For me, an average Oscar year Comments

Mar7

My devotion to “Wallace & Gromit” costs me dearly, but I should have known better about “Avatar.”

My Oscar picks: All the categories Comments

Mar3

Beat my predictions, and you could win some dough. Not very much dough, but still.

Quakes, booze, landlords: Fresh ideas for editorials Comments

Mar1

Tsunami preparation, student drinking, shady landlords, the Oscars: They’re all on our short list for editorials this week.

Is ‘The Hurt Locker’ losing steam? Comments

Feb26

Big box office gap may finally prove to be too much for the little movie to overcome.

Wallace & Gromit vie for Oscar glory Comments

Feb23

New “W&G” short is up for an Academy Award at this year’s ceremony.

Sneak peek at G-T editorial topics Comments

Feb5

Here’s a chance to weigh in on some of the topics we’re considering for editorials in the Gazette-Times.

Globes add twist to Oscar race Comments

Jan18

Big wins for “Avatar” may give it the edge over “Up in the Air” as we head into the heart of Oscar season.

A first pass at Oscar predictions Comments

Dec11

“Up in the Air,” “Precious” stake out early front-runner status.

10 Oscar nominees? It won’t work Comments

Jul7

Entertainment Weekly’s Dave Karger has been offering good coverage of the decision by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to double the number of movies nominated for Best Picture, from five to 10. The idea apparently is to make some room for big box-office hits like last year’s “The Dark Knight.” Even though [...]

Oscar ratings up a bit, but not great Comments

Feb23

I had wondered last night how the Academy Awards ceremony would fare in the ratings. Today, the answer came, courtesy of Nielsen Media Research, which says the telecast drew 36.3 million viewers. The good news: That audience was up over last year by more than 4 million viewers. The bad news: Only two other Oscar [...]