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Oscars

Monday, February 25, 2013

Who Won the Oscars 2013: The Complete List of Winners

Daniel Day-Lewis won for best actor, Jennifer Lawrence for best actress and Argo for best picture.

Here are the Oscar winners among the complete nominations list for the 2013 Academy Awards: Best Motion Picture Argo — Winner Amour Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty  Achievement in Directing Ang Lee, Life of Pi — Winner Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook Michael Haneke, Amour Steven Spielberg, Lincoln Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln — Winner Denzel Washington, Flight Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables Joaquin Phoenix, The Master Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Emmanuelle Riva, Amour Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook…

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Catch an Oscar-Nominated Movie around Cumming

The Academy Awards are Sunday. Have you seen all nine Best Picture nominees?

Film fans needing to catch up on the Academy Award-nominated movies before Oscar Sunday are in luck—several of the Best Picture nominees are still playing. There are nine films contending for the Academy's top honor at the 85th Oscars: Use the Moviefone search window above to find local showtimes for the films or—if you prefer a movie marathon at home—find Oscar-nominated movies available on On Demand by clicking here. Buoyed by its Golden Globe win, Argo is considered the front-runner for Best Picture by many Hollywood watchers. Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty are also in the mix. See the nominees in all categories here. The Academy Awards air Sunday at 7 p.m. on ABC. Movie buffs can download the free Oscars App. The app promises a "…

Thursday, January 10, 2013

The Envelope, Please: 2013 Oscar Nominations Announced

'Lincoln' comes up big. Share your predictions.

Already, some excitement in 2013. The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were released Thursday (January 10) in Los Angeles. Not surprisingly, "Lincoln," directed by Steven Spielberg, came up big with 12 nominations, including best picture. According to the Los Angeles Times, “Lincoln,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Argo” and “Les Miserables” earned multiple Oscar nominations. The nine best film nominees are: “Lincoln,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Argo,” “Les Miserables,” “Life of Pi,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Amour,” “Django Unchained” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” A best director award for Spielberg would be his third. He previously won for "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan." The Huffington Post notes, "Lincoln," which chronicles …

Monday, February 27, 2012

Oscar Winners

'The Artist' takes home the Oscar for best picture - see the complete list of winners below.

During the 84th Academy Awards event a silent film won Best Picture. The Artist, a melodramatic love story set at the end of the silent film era, also took home the honors of  Best Director, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score and Jean Dujardin won for Best Actor. Meryl Streep won Best Actress for "The Iron Lady." This is her second Oscar statue even though she has been nominated 16 times. Octavia Spencer won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for “The Help” and Christopher Plummer takes home the golden statute for Best Supporting Actor for “Beginners." View the complete list of the 2012 winners here.      

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