Oscar 2008: Helen Mirren, Jon Stewart, Javier Bardem
Jon Stewart
Helen Mirren, Javier Bardem
Jennifer Hudson
Photos: Darren Decker / © A.M.P.A.S.
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by Andre Soares | February 25, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Film Awards, Helen Mirren, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Stewart, Photos
Oscar 2008: George Clooney, Quincy Jones, Alex Gibney
George Clooney, Quincy Jones
Alex Gibney
Jason Reitman, Ivan Reitman, Jon Stewart
Photos: Greg Harbaugh / © A.M.P.A.S.
by Andre Soares | February 25, 2008
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Oscar 2008: Telecast Gets Lowest Ratings Ever
According to Oscar savants, experts, and know-it-alls everywhere, one TV-ratings point was lost per unfunny repartee at the 2008 Oscarcast. If so, the one between Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway was both long and unfunny enough to lose the show about 2 million viewers.
Blame it on the dark-themed films, the (relatively speaking) little-known nominees (in the US), the — until just a week ago — threat that the show wouldn’t go on because of the Writers Guild strike, network TV’s recent strike-related viewership slump, the proliferation of film-award TV shows, the bad weather in Los Angeles, the Danish Film Critics’ Bodil Awards held on the same day, the evening’s fashion (Jennifer Garner, right), the iPhone, or the Oscarcast’s reputation for [...]
by Andre Soares | February 25, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Film Awards, Jennifer Garner, Jon Stewart, Juno, Oscar Ceremony 2008
Oscar Ceremony 2008
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
2008 Academy Awards
2008 Academy Award nominations: Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on Jan. 22, 2008
2008 Academy Award winners: Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles on Feb. 24, 2008
Host: Jon Stewart
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Best film
Atonement (Focus Features) A Working Title Production
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Paul Webster, Producers
Juno (Fox Searchlight) A Dancing Elk Pictures, LLC Production
Lianne Halfon, Mason Novick and Russell Smith, Producers
Michael Clayton (Warner Bros.) A Clayton Productions, LLC Production
Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox and Kerry Orent, Producers
* No Country for Old Men (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production
Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage and Miramax) A JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production
JoAnne [...]
by Andre Soares | February 24, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Alex Gibney, Brad Bird, Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Awards, Javier Bardem, Joel and Ethan Coen, Jon Stewart, Marion Cotillard, Oscar Ceremony 2008, Tilda Swinton
