Oscar 2008: Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova

It’s not over until the fat lady sings. Since Amy Adams is anything but fat, that meant another three hours of Oscar give-aways after her rendition of "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted.

Nearly four hours into the Oscarcast 2008…
And it’s finally over. No Country for Old Men has been voted the best film of 2007.
I must admit that I didn’t really watch the ceremony, except to listen to the announcements of the year’s Oscar winners. For about two seconds, I did, however, check out Amy Adams singing a ditty from Enchanted — I just wanted to take a look at her, who, in my view, should have been one of this year’s five best actress nominees.
And I did watch Jon [...]

by Andre Soares | February 25, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Amy Adams, Christopher Rouse, Film Awards, Glen Hansard, Heath Ledger, Jon Stewart, Oscar Ceremony 2008, Stefan Ruzowitzky, The Counterfeiters

Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Cinematography, Editing, Music

Best Cinematography
There Will Be Blood, Robert Elswit
Robert Elswit won the American Society of Cinematographers award, beating Roger Deakins for two films, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and No Country for Old Men. Though Deakins does have a chance to win the Oscar for either film, this is one instance where the much overused — and almost invariably absurd — "votes are split; a third party wins" logic actually makes sense. That’s why I predict that Elswit will take home the Oscar.

Best Film Editing
No Country for Old Men, "Roderick Jaynes" (Joel and Ethan Coen)
An atmospheric suspense thriller that wins the best film Oscar will most likely also win for best film editing. If, however, Academy-ites feel [...]

by Andre Soares | January 30, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Atonement, Dario Marianelli, Film Awards, Glen Hansard, Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men, Once, Oscar Predictions, Robert Elswit, There Will Be Blood

Oscar 2008: “Falling Slowly” Remains in the Shortlist

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová’s ballad "Falling Slowly," from John Carney’s Irish-made romantic musical Once, remains in the running in the Best Original Song category of the 2008 Academy Awards.
Several days ago, questions had arisen about the song’s eligibility because before Once came out different versions of "Falling Slowly" had been featured in two music albums and in the trailer of the Czech movie Beauty in Trouble, as reported by Una Mullally in the Dublin Sunday Tribune.
However, last night the Academy’s music branch declared that "Falling Slowly" qualified as an "original song" written specifically for Once.
As reported in the New York Times, Charles Bernstein, Chairman of the Music Branch Executive Committee, stated that "the Academy’s music branch [...]

by Andre Soares | January 30, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Beauty in Trouble, Charles Bernstein, Falling Slowly, Film Awards, Glen Hansard, John Carney, Marketa Irglova, Once

Oscar 2008: “Falling Slowly” from ONCE Possibly Ineligible

Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová in Once

In The Vast Picture Show, the [Dublin] Sunday Tribune’s film critic Paul Lynch reports that "Falling Slowly," from the Irish romantic musical Once, may be ineligible for the best original song Oscar. The Academy has been apparently investigating the issue.
Lynch quotes a piece by the Sunday Tribune’s music critic Una Mullally:
"The Sunday Tribune understands that the Academy query relates to whether the song, from the John Carney-directed movie Once, was written specifically for the film, as the eligibility rules for the Best Original Song category demand. ‘Falling Slowly’ was originally recorded by the film’s co-stars Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova when Czech director Jan Hrebejk asked the two musicians to contribute songs to his 2006 [...]

by Andre Soares | January 26, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Falling Slowly, Film Awards, Film Songs, Glen Hansard, John Carney, Marketa Irglova, Once, Paul Lynch

Critics and Awards Season

Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova in Once

Jack Mathews‘ "Next Up in Oscar Race: Voters Who Matter" in the New York Daily News:
"It’s been fun watching the evolution of the awards, as critics’ groups narrowed the field with their collective awards while breaking the hearts of many of the individual members. Movies that will end up on many top 10 lists didn’t even get a nod of collective approval. When the small Irish musical Once opened in May, it received almost universal praise and with an 88 (out of 100) score on the review collating site metacritic.com, it’s the year’s third best-reviewed film. Only No Country for Old Men and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly rank higher, yet Once is completely [...]

by Andre Soares | December 31, 2007
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Tags: Critics Choices, Film Awards, Glen Hansard, Jack Matthews, Once, Patrick Goldstein, Scott Feinberg, Scott Foundas, Stephen Witty

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